After a wild sequence of events over the last few days of the regular season, two of the five best teams in the league, statistically, will face each other in the first round of the playoffs. The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, ...
Nick Saban isn't likely to get much sympathy from his coaching peers regarding his offseason challenges. But even Alabama faces some, especially on a defense that was uncharacteristically vulnerable late last season. Such challenges are inevitable when ...
NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia began his 19th and final big league season with five stellar innings, pinch-hitter Luke Voit came through with a broken-bat RBI single in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 Saturday to end ...
MILWAUKEE -- After missing nearly one month with a fractured left thumb, Nikola Mirotic is expected to be available to play in Game 1 of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks' first-round series against the Detroit Pistons. Mirotic participated in the Bucks' full ...
Luke Walton and the Sacramento Kings have agreed to a deal in principle to make him the team's new head coach, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. A formal announcement is expected as soon as this weekend, sources told ESPN, as Walton is ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – For a place that prides itself on supplying patrons with plenty of guidance and information, there's an aura of mystique surrounding Jeff Knox. With an odd number of players (65) making it past the 36-hole cut at the Masters, it was once again ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL's best team, lost their first two playoff games at home to the Columbus Blue Jackets and are vulnerable without their top scorer for Game 3. Winnipeg lost its first two at home, leaving the Jets ...
EAST LANSING — No one expected Michigan State football to unveil its revamped offense during Saturday's spring game. But there were things to see from the offense in the defense's 42-26 victory at Spartan Stadium. Specifically that quarterback Brian ...
FULL MASTERS LEADERBOARD | ROUND 3 PREVIEW Refresh the page for the latest updates. 4:30: Tiger Woods goes wayyyy right on 11, but has a pretty gap in the trees and finds the green. He'll have a nice birdie opportunity from there. 4:25: The ...
One day after the inauguration of his Roubaix shower plaque, Bora-Hansgrohe leader Peter Sagan headed to the team presentation of the 2019 Paris-Roubaix in Compiègne. It's the eighth time he has stepped on that stage, and on this occasion, he was ...
Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at Huesca but Ernesto Valverde's side, with star players including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez rested for next week's Champions League game against Manchester United, still moved 12 points clear of Atletico Madrid.
As the Heat enters an offseason with no cap space and approaching the luxury lax threshold, Pat Riley conceded the current roster hasn't been as productive as he expected and didn't rule out changes this summer. "This has not come together the way that I ...
In Game 1 of their first-round series against the Bruins, the Maple Leafs brought more skill. Nazem Kadri's pass, to a streaking William Nylander for the 3-1 goal Thursday night, went through the neutral zone like a fly buzzing through a Venus Flytrap's jaws.
While Gary Harris was in street clothes, DeMar DeRozan averaged 22.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the first two meetings between the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. In the two tilts that saw Harris active and in the scrum, ...
One of the most dramatic moments from a wild Friday at the Masters happened after Tiger Woods hit an incredible second shot from the trees on the 14th hole that landed on the green. Because as the ball soared toward the green, Tiger and the fans who were ...
Drue Chrisman got a chance to show off his 2018 Big Ten Championship ring during Ohio State's Spring Game. He also got a chance to give one to his girlfriend Avery Eliason. (AP Photo/Al Goldis). By Stephen Means, cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yasmani Grandal had an emotional and satisfying return to Dodger Stadium on Friday night. The Milwaukee catcher, who was with Los Angeles for four seasons, went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in his first game back at ...
UPDATE, 2:05: Asked if there were any weaknesses with Snell his hitters could exploit, Montoyo said "there's one ... not many people have seen it though," then joked he couldn't say with a Tampa Bay reporter present because word would get back to Snell.
The Mets (9-4, first place in NL East) face the Braves (7-6, third place in NL East) on Saturday night in Atlanta at 7:20 p.m. on SNY. Mets Notes. The Mets have won three games in a row for the second time this season and have the best winning percentage ...
LINCOLN — The Red team, filled with mostly first and second team players, beat the White team 24-13 in Nebraska spring game scrimmage on Saturday afternoon. In front of 85,000 fans, it was mostly a defensive showcase. Erik Chinander's side of the ball ...
The sun is out, and it's going to be a warm afternoon here on South Capitol Street as the Nationals and Pirates return to action after last night's rainy (and frustrating, for the Nats) affair. They'll try to get back on track with AnÃbal Sánchez on the mound, though, ...
BOSTON - (AP) -- The Celtics and Pacers aren't interested in talking about the past as they prepare to tip off their first-round playoff matchup. Indiana doesn't want to dwell on injuries, like the season-ending right knee injury Pacers guard Victor Oladipo ...
It was home sweet home for the Montreal Impact in Week 7 after they defeated Eastern Conference leaders Columbus Crew SC 1-0 in their first home match of the season at Stade Saputo. And they did it without superstar Ignacio Piatti, who sat out his fourth ...
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer great Pele had a successful operation to remove a kidney stone on Saturday, doctors in Sao Paulo said. Pele had the surgery at the Israelite Albert Einstein hospital. "The procedure was a success and the patient is ...
The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder kick off their first-round NBA playoffs series in a little over 24 hours as a pair of division foes look to advance to the second round for the first time since 2016. "Turnovers are going to be our biggest ...
Juventus will have to wait at least another round to secure a record-extending eighth straight Serie A title after its second-string team was beaten 2-1 at relegation-threatened Spal on Saturday. Juventus only needed a point and seemed all but certain of that ...
As the Carolina Hurricanes warmed up for Game Two against the Washington Capitals this afternoon, a potentially bad omen fell upon them. Literally. A dead rat. Warning: this is very very gross and I will not blame you if you X out your screen and go hide ...
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyson Ross throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio). By Evan Woodbery | ewoodber@mlive.com. Follow along for live updates ...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Uefa has to change the way it schedules Champions League ties and that he "tried to Google" why Manchester United are playing again on Tuesday. United face their third games in six days when they head to Barcelona.
(CNN) Mitch Evans negotiated a chaotic opening lap that saw bumps, crashes and a multi-car pile up before pulling off a dramatic overtaking maneuver to secure victory at the Rome E-Prix Saturday. Evans' triumph is his first in Formula E and a first for ...
The celebrations were in full swing in the Connacht dressing room after their victory over the Cardiff Blues sent them through to the Guinness Pro14 play-offs. Ulster now await them in the quarter-final. The 29-22 win at the Sportsground also ensured they will ...
(CNN) The Australian wonder-horse, Winx, racked up a 33rd straight win and a third consecutive Queen Elizabeth stakes in the final race of a remarkable career on Saturday. In doing so, the seven-year-old mare extended its already record haul of coveted ...
Orlando Pirates overcame a strong tactical showing from relegation-threatened Free State Stars, scoring twice in six minutes at the start of the second half to go on and win 2-1 and open up a six point gap at the top of the Premier Soccer League table.
Billy Vunipola is on the bench for Saracens after he refused to unlike an Instagram post published by Israel Folau which made homophobic remarks. England international Vunipola, the son of a Methodist Minister, said people should follow God's teachings ...
London - Manchester City's quest for an unprecedented quadruple leaves Pep Guardiola with a perilous balancing act for Sunday's trip to a Crystal Palace side that know how to shock the Premier League champions. Last season, Palace ended City's record ...
Formula One will celebrate its 1000th world championship grand prix in China on Sunday. Despite all the debate about what will be the "actual" 1000th F1 race, it is a remarkable achievement for the sport. Times have changed and will continue to change.
Cape Town - The inconsistent Sharks were handed yet another reality check as they were thrashed 51-17 by the Jaguares at Kings Park Stadium in Super Rugby on Saturday. It felt like they had turned a corner last weekend when they delivered a similar ...
So Game 1 was fun. The job is far from done, though, and the Calgary Flames are expecting a very different Colorado Avalanche team to fly around the ice on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome (8:30 p.m., CBC/Sportsnet 960 The Fan) … He said it:.
BOGOTA – American teenager Amanda Anisimova reached the second WTA final of her career on Saturday with a three-set victory over Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia at the clay-court event in Bogota. The 17-year-old sixth seed, who was runner-up to Hsieh ...
Lewis Hamilton was beaten to pole position for Formula One's 1,000th race by Valtteri Bottas. In a nail-biting session, Bottas saw off the five-time world champion by just 0.023 seconds at the Shanghai International Circuit. The form guide indicated that Ferrari ...
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