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| Paxson: Bulls on right path; may extend Boylen CHICAGO -- John Paxson remains convinced the Chicago Bulls are on the right path despite one of the worst records in franchise history and that they have the coach they need in Jim Boylen. Chicago's top basketball executive, Paxson said Thursday he ... | |
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| NBA Playoff Bracket 2019: Round-by-Round Predictions All 30 NBA teams crossed the finish line of the 2018-19 82-game marathon. Now, 16 advance to the second season for a grueling four-round fight for championship bliss. The postseason is a test of mental toughness, physical stamina, execution, coaching ... | |
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| Mariners homer in 15th straight game, down Royals 7-6 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Trailing by two runs and down to their last strike, the Seattle Mariners found a way to keep their winning streak alive. "Confidence is building," manager Scott Servais said. Seattle became the first major league team to homer in each ... | |
| Euro swap for Mavs: Porzingis joins Doncic as Dirk moves on DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis are the Euro stars of the future for the Dallas Mavericks now that Dirk Nowitzki has retired after a record 21 seasons with the same franchise. The rookie sensation from Slovenia and the 7-foot-3 Latvian ... | |
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| Magic's Isaac clears protocol, set for Game 1 Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac has cleared the NBA's concussion protocol and will be available to play in the team's playoff opener Saturday in Toronto, the team announced Thursday night. Isaac is believed to have been hurt on Orlando's win ... | |
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| Miserable season over, Knicks hope for big offseason ahead It was the 80th game of one of the most miserable seasons in New York Knicks history, and it sounded like the playoffs. A sellout crowd of 19,812 roared as the Knicks charged back from 10 points down after three quarters to beat the Washington Wizards for ... | |
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| Martin, Bieber lead Cleveland to 4-0 win over Tigers DETROIT (AP) — Leonys Martin capped a successful return to Detroit with another fine day at the plate. Martin had three hits, including a solo home run in the third inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Thursday. Shane Bieber ... | |
| Jackie Young is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft NEW YORK (AP) — Jackie Young said it was a dream come true to be taken first in the WNBA draft. The Notre Dame guard, who decided to enter the draft early and skip her senior season, was selected No. 1 by the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night. | |
| Bobby Hurley not interested in St. John's coaching job Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley will not make himself available for the vacancy created at St. John's when Chris Mullin resigned on Tuesday. "I am thankful to President Crow and Ray Anderson for entrusting me to lead the basketball program at ... | |
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| Former pitcher Scott Sanderson has died at 62 CHICAGO — Scott Sanderson, the right-hander who helped the Chicago Cubs make two playoff appearances and was a member of four postseason teams during a 19-year career, died Thursday. He was 62. An official with Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake ... | |
| Benfica teenager Joao Felix nets treble in 4-2 Eintracht win LISBON (Reuters) - Benfica's 19-year-old forward Joao Felix became the youngest player to score a Europa League hat-trick as he led them to a 4-2 win over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in their quarter-final first leg on Thursday. Soccer Football - Europa ... | |
| Michigan's kicking competition may last until season opener Quinn Nordin (shown above) lost the starting place-kicker duties to Jake Moody last fall. The two are currently competing for the job this fall. By Aaron McMann | amcmann@mlive.com. ANN ARBOR -- We know the competition at right tackle might last well into ... | |
| St. Louis Blues April 11, 2019: Thoughts From The Common Fan The St. Louis Blues took Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets. Despite the big win, little will come easy for the boys in blue. The St. Louis Blues better know they have a fight coming the rest of this series. Perhaps that won't be in the literal sense, but there were ... | |
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| NBA sets record with 760 sellouts during 2018-19 season NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA sold out a record 760 games in 2018-19, including a Nets crowd that included LeBron James on the final night of the season. The league says its final attendance of 21,964,447 was its fourth highest. That was down from last ... | |
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| Rockets projected starting lineup for Game 1 vs. Jazz The last time the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz faced off in a playoff series, it wasn't particularly close. The Rockets roasted Utah to the tune of a 4-1 gentlemen's sweep, effectively playing Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert off of the court so that ... | |
| Wild-card Tipsarevic beats No. 3 Norrie in Houston HOUSTON -- Former top-10 player Janko Tipsarevic reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in 2 1/2 years by beating No. 3-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. | |
| NHL playoffs 2019: Today's scores, TV schedule, live updates The first night of 2019 NHL playoff action was weird in all the best ways. A 128-point Lightning team coughed up its three-goal lead to the Blue Jackets, the Eastern Conference's de facto No. 8 seed, and is in a quick 0-1 hole. The Penguins, Predators and Jets ... | |
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| Sanchez scheduled to start for Blue Jays at Red Sox Toronto Blue Jays (4-8, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (3-9, fifth in the AL East). Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 1.64 ERA) Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 8.10 ERA). LINE: Red Sox favored ... | |
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| Winx - The lasting impressions Members of the racing.com team reflect on their favourite memories of Winx, who will have her final start this Saturday at Randwick in Sydney. BRENT ZERAFA - Debut: June 4, 2014. I remember being at Warwick Farm for her debut, which was just a standard ... | |
| Thunder get 6th spot in West with win over Bucks MILWAUKEE - (AP) -- Oklahoma City wanted a win to avoid slipping into a first-round playoff matchup against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. The Milwaukee Bucks, with the NBA's best record already clinched, just needed to stay healthy. | |
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| Woman sues Astros over T-shirt cannon injury A woman filed suit against the Houston Astros, alleging a T-shirt cannon fired by the team's mascot broke her finger last season. Jennifer Harughty is seeking more than $1 million through the suit. She claims the mascot, named Orbit, "shattered" her left index ... | |
| Baber ensures the players are mentally prepared After climbing to the pinnacle in Hong Kong five times in a row, the Fiji Airways 7s side now stretches for its second consecutive summit of success in Singapore this weekend. Coach Gareth Baber says they have been doing self-focus meetings to ensure the ... | |
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