There were some thoughts heading into the 2019 season that we had seen the best of Jose Altuve. The consensus view after a 2018 season in which he hit .316 with 13 home runs and still finished 13th in the MVP voting: still an excellent player, but probably ...
LOS ANGELES -- The Golden State Warriors will begin their three-peat quest against an old rival in the LA Clippers, while the Denver Nuggets will look to prove they're legitimate challengers to the champs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs ...
TAMPA -- The Tampa Bay Lightning did not lose a game during their historic regular season when leading by three goals. In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay led by three before losing 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena on ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Iglesias' diving play wiped out an early Marlins rally. His first homer of the season saved Cincinnati from another shutout loss. One of the Reds' spring training signings gave them momentum for the first time all season. Iglesias led off ...
The Philadelphia 76ers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs this season, but it's not all good news in Philly. According to 76ers general manager Elton Brand, their star big man Joel Embiid may not be ready for Game 1 of their first-round ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Pavelski took a puck off his chin to score the opening goal and the San Jose Sharks raced past the Vegas Golden Knights with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round series. Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic ...
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart could miss up to the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs after suffering a torn oblique on the left side of his body, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. To say the Celtics will definitely feel the effects of Smart's absence in ...
Another day, another brief, beat-up outing by a White Sox starting pitcher. They're just as tired of it as you are. Yes, they're only 11 games into a 162-game season, and this stretch of bad pitching could very well end up a mere bump in the road. But as the ...
Dan Straily, signed last week to stabilize the Orioles' rotation after a rough first week of the season, found himself Wednesday flying the same turbulent skies as the rest of the team's pitching staff in a 10-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics at Camden Yards.
CHICAGO — Jordan Lyles struck out 10 in crisp six innings to tie a career high, Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte homered off Yu Darvish, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Wednesday night. Lyles (1-0) allowed three hits and ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool fans could be excused if they break out into cold sweats in the build-up to this weekend's crunch Premier League clash with bogey side Chelsea at Anfield. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Third Round - Liverpool ...
Rookie Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 37 points in his first start of the season and the Portland Trail Blazers secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with a dramatic 136-131 victory over the Sacramento Kings using just six players ...
PHILADELPHIA - (AP) -- The only pitcher the Washington Nationals had trouble with was an outfielder. Jeremy Hellickson threw three-hit ball over six innings, Matt Adams drove in four runs and the Nationals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 15-1 on ...
Oklahoma City played without injured Paul George, but Westbrook, Jerami Grant and Dennis Schroder led a hot-shooting effort from 3-point range. Westbrook had 15 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds. He moved into a tie with Magic Johnson for second ...
The latest version of Adobe Flash is required to play this video. Download the free Flash player here. SS-400-200. Enable Location. You can't get closer to fighting for the world title without doing it than Kelvin Gastelum did at UFC 234 in February in ...
The 2018 Boston Marathon was marred by heavy rain, cold temperatures, and a gusty wind. If you ran last year, you were probably hoping the same thing wouldn't happen for this year's race. Unfortunately, we might not be far of last year's mark come Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Five Pac-12 women's basketball players were selected in Wednesday night's WNBA Draft at Nike Headquarters in New York City, including first-round picks Alanna Smith from STANFORD and Kristine Anigwe from CALIFORNIA, marking ...
MILWAUKEE – The Thunder arrived in Milwaukee at 3 a.m. Tuesday night to play a rested, and resting, Bucks team. Paul George didn't play due to shoulder soreness. Steven Adams played only 12 minutes after taking a hard fall and returning to action in the ...
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA • So this is what playoff hockey looks like. Hits. Mayhem. More hits. Ill will. Even more hits. Screaming, booing fans. And then along came Tyler Bozak, with the game-winning goal with just two minutes five seconds to play, giving the ...
Katie Lou Samuelson couldn't believe what she was seeing on the monitor: Larry Bird was congratulating her on becoming a WNBA player and wishing her success. Samuelson, who pays homage to Bird by wearing his No. 33, received a surprise message ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that they have re-signed K Stephen Gostkowski and signed TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins as an unrestricted free agent from Jacksonville. Terms of the contracts were not announced. Gostkowski ...
The San Antonio Spurs controlled their matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night to secure the seventh seed in the Western Conference after Oklahoma City took care of business in Milwaukee. The two, three, and four seeds were up for grabs ...
Niko Goodrum and John Hicks were in no mood to wait for a deep count against Trevor Bauer. "This isn't the time to be patient against a guy who throwing like that," Goodrum said. "He threw me a fastball down and in, and I put a good swing on it.".
DALLAS — Following their successful effort to lock up DeMarcus Lawrence long-term, the Dallas Cowboys' front office will turn their attention to retaining the likes of Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper, Byron Jones and Dak Prescott for the foreseeable future.
The Blackhawks' draft situation suddenly got a lot more interesting Tuesday night with the team's move up to the third overall pick thanks to the lottery. The team had just an 8.1 percent chance of making that jump after finishing with the 12th-worst record in the ...
Former Oregon State pitching star Luke Heimlich helped the Beavers win the 2018 College World Series. (Nati Harnik). 0. By Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Luke Heimlich made his long-awaited professional debut Tuesday when the former ...
Sophie Cunningham's wait at Wednesday's WNBA draft lasted longer than she would have liked. "I tried to stay patient, but it's so nerve-wracking," she said later in the night. Eventually, the tension broke for Missouri's career scoring leader. Just as the draft ...
Sydney - Australia star Israel Folau's future and his participation in the Rugby World Cup were called into doubt on Thursday as Wallabies sponsor Qantas joined a chorus of outrage at his latest homophobic rant. The airline, whose CEO Alan Joyce is openly ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hilo's own BJ Penn is back in the headlines ahead of his return to the octagon next month. The UFC Hall of Famer's ex-girlfriend has a temporary restraining order against him. A Family Court judge in Hawaii first granted the ...
Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors will face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press). 0. comments. The Toronto Raptors will face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The best-of-seven ...
Johnson and California socialite Yassie Safai were said to have struck up a relationship that has infuriated his partner Gretzky. Exclusive. By David Facey. 10th April 2019, 5:48 pm. Updated: 10th April 2019, 5:49 pm. Video Player is loading.
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