LOS ANGELES -- Magic Johnson had the title he'd always wanted. He had the power to guide one of the most important franchises in sports, carte blanche. Anything he wanted to do as President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, he had ...
MIAMI -- With just over a minute remaining in his final home game at American Airlines Arena, Dwyane Wade walked to the bench one last time. The crowd, in full throat all night long, rose to its feet, chanting and cheering like they were never going to again.
What a night. On the second-to-last evening of the NBA regular season, the league delivered one of the most memorable few hours in years. First of all, two legends played the final home games of their career, and each scored 30 points. Honored with tribute ...
All season long, the Miami Heat have celebrated Dwyane Wade's career. It all led up to Tuesday's home finale, which was Wade's final game in Miami that saw them eliminated from the playoffs despite a 122-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Heat did ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tommy La Stella homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-8 on Tuesday after Mike Trout departed with a groin injury. Los Angeles extended its win streak to five games. Jonathan ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Manager David Bell had an unfamiliar vantage point — a booth far away from the field — to watch his struggling Reds end their slump at long last. Matt Kemp started Cincinnati's spree of three consecutive homers, Luis Castillo dominated ...
Oklahoma City fell into a 13-point hole on Tuesday night entering the fourth quarter of its matchup against the Houston Rockets, and looked to be out of the game. The Thunder weren't done. They mounted a massive 15-0 run midway through the final period ...
Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer. Dallas Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence takes a selfie with fans before an NFL football game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Smiley ...
After a season of speculation, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has made it official: he is retiring from the NBA. The future Hall of Famer made the announcement Tuesday night following the Mavericks' regular-season home finale. "As you guys might ...
Rory McIlroy went for the bold play, even if it turned out a little off line. Asked how he had dealt with four unfulfilled attempts to complete golf's career Grand Slam, McIlroy offered a historical reference as perspective. "I guess I've become a lot more comfortable ...
Patrick Reed has been waiting for his meal for a long time — 15 years to be exact. On Tuesday, Reed, who won last year's Masters, hosted his first Champions Dinner at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for past winners and Fred Ridley, the club ...
Jacob deGrom's slider was not obeying. His control — usually throw it in a teacup precise — was off. The Twins were on pitch after pitch. DeGrom, though, had taken on such a James Bondsian glean that no matter how dire the situation the expectation was, ...
On Sunday, April 15, 1979, Ed Sneed was about to win the Masters. He was leading by three shots with three holes to go. Then, suddenly, the game became as cruel as it can possibly be. Sneed, who had started the day ahead by five, bogeyed 16, 17 and 18 ...
The Warriors saw it, fans around the NBA have seen it and Stephen Curry actually felt it. With 3:21 remaining in the first quarter Tuesday night in New Orleans, Curry's right ankle gave way without contact and he crumpled to the floor. He got up, adjusted his ...
HOUSTON — The Yankees let one Astros ace escape. Then they did it again. A night after making Justin Verlander look human and losing anyway, the Yankees did enough against Gerrit Cole to grab a victory at Minute Maid Park. Instead, for the second ...
The pitch hovered over the outside of the plate, so Whit Merrifield went along with it, shooting a line drive into the right centerfield gap that traveled 103.6 miles per hour. As he slid into third base for a triple, Merrifield's teammates stood on the top step of the ...
Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless, upper right, celebrates with teammates after making a game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer in an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Trail ...
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw went six innings, giving up five hits and two runs, walking none and striking out six for Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. Editor's Picks. Ryu better but still will make eighth trip to IL. The Dodgers are scrambling to fill out ...
Derek Holland got two big assists from catcher Buster Posey and the Giants defense in the first inning, setting the tone for the left-hander's longest outing in nearly two years. Then he received more help from an unlikely source in the second — San Francisco's ...
A legendary player-turned-coach walking away. Players and assistant coaches kept in the dark. Recruits backing out of commitments. It's been chaos in Queens as St. John's is starting over yet again. Four years after bringing back its greatest player to run its ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Virginia Cavaliers were down three. De'Andre Hunter, the sophomore soon-to-be lottery pick for Virginia, stood in the corner, motionless. There were 17 seconds left on the clock when point guard Ty Jerome deked the Texas Tech big ...
WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards point guard John Wall says he is not sure whether he will be able to play next season as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon. Wall spoke to reporters at halftime of the Wizards' last regular-season game Tuesday ...
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins have the big-name players. The New York Islanders rely on their system for success. Perennial All-Stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin lead the high-scoring Penguins against Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal ...
As Southern pitcher Eli Finney walked off the field for the final time Tuesday night, his teammates spilled out of their dugout. The fans cheered. One person held up a phone, recording the moment. Finney shut down No. 8 LSU at Lee-Hines Field, leading the ...
CHICAGO — The Knicks won't be the very worst. Point guard Dennis Smith Jr., starting in place of an ailing Mario Hezonja, scored 25 points and had five assists, while Kevin Knox chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Knicks avoided becoming the ...
With one game left, the Charlotte Hornets are still in the playoff chase. There's hope, not heartache. Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Charlotte kept its late-season postseason push going by pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 124-97 win Tuesday night ...
The Utah Jazz capped off their regular season home schedule in style, locking down the Western Conference's fifth seed with a 118-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets in front of a raucous crowd in Salt Lake City Tuesday night. The Jazz (50-31) have won ...
Virginia's national champion men's basketball team returned to campus Tuesday and was greeted with a hero's welcome. A throng of several thousand fans serenaded coach Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers, many in the crowd sporting newly acquired T-shirts ...
The Memphis Grizzlies surrendered a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter as they fell to the Detroit Pistons, 100-93, on Tuesday night in Little Caesers Arena. The Grizzlies dropped to 32-49 on the season and 12-29 on the road. The Pistons improved to 40-41 ...
As the man in the green jacket recounted the incredulous events of the past week, Corey Conners cocked his head to one side and smiled ever so slightly. Almost as if he couldn't believe it, either. A little over a week ago, Conners snatched the last spot in the ...
The owner of a used furniture store in downtown Griffin lucked out when he purchased a storage unit once owned by Hall of Fame football player Terrell Owens. Jim Rice said he paid just over $4,000 for Owens' unit, which contained sports memorabilia such ...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The first Formula One win is special for every driver but Charles Leclerc will feel it magnified by a thousand if he triumphs in China this weekend after being denied by cruel misfortune in Bahrain. Formula One - F1 - Chinese Grand Prix ...
The wait for preseason opponents is over. On Tuesday, the Washington Redskins announced their four-game preseason schedule for 2019, which is as follows: Week 1, Aug. 8-12 (Time TBD): at Cleveland Browns; Week 2, Aug. 15-19 (Time TBD): vs.
Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium came to life last night, as Mauricio Pochettino's side beat Manchester City 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash. Son Heung-Min was the hero, his 78th-minute strike proving the difference after ...
WASHINGTON — Bill Hamid had his fourth shutout in six games this season and D.C. United tied the Montreal Impact 0-0 on Tuesday night. United (3-1-2) rebounded from its first loss of the season last Saturday. Montreal (2-2-2) concluded its six-game road ...
CLEVELAND — Tuesday's Cleveland Cavaliers' season finale against the Charlotte Hornets was also the last game in the career of big man Channing Frye. Prior to the start of the game, Frye addressed the fans of Cleveland: "I'm humbled to be part of this ...
Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin doesn't need to check social media or turn on a television to get a sense of how Montrealers have felt about him for the last month. Social Sharing. Mood in the locker room was generally positive as Habs packed up ...
If a fighter was going to cheat and knew he could get away with it, EPO would have to be among the choices he'd have to strongly consider taking. It is a powerful drug that increases red blood cell production. That then increases the blood's capacity to carry ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State (19-13) fell to Florida (22-13) 3-1 in the third and final game of the Sunshine Showdown Tuesday at Dick Howser Stadium. A pinch-hit two-run double in the top of the ninth by Kirby McMullen proved the difference as the ...
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