They say anything can happen in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and yet one of the greatest regular-season teams in NHL history blowing a three-goal lead to lose on home ice to the lowest seed in its conference felt stunning to the point where "anything" wouldn't ...
This particular Masters -- the 2019 version of the event -- may well be the most anticipated in the illustrious history of the tournament. The field is loaded. The course is primed. And action is set to begin Thursday with Rory McIlroy entering the field as the ...
DENVER (AP) — Sputtering into the postseason was no way for the Denver Nuggets to end their six-year playoff drought. Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and had a key strip and two clutch free throws in the closing seconds and the Nuggets pulled out a 99-95 ...
The Cardinals added to the growing number of MLB contract extensions by extending Matt Carpenter for two more seasons at $39 million, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon. Carpenter's contract with St. Louis was due to expire at the end of this ...
It was a lineup decision made for a specific situation, and turned out to be more than that. Islanders coach Barry Trotz dressed veteran Tom Kuhnhackl against the winger's former team, and he played a whale of a game, including two disallowed goals — if ...
Walt Lemon Jr. was speaking after the Bulls Wednesday finished their ill-fated 2018-19 NBA season with a 125-109 loss to a legion of Philadelphia 76ers backups, the Bulls closing with a 22-60 record. Lemon in his sixth game with the Bulls out of the ...
The Nets dropped the curtain on Dwyane Wade's career to end the regular season. Now on to Philadelphia for the postseason. Brooklyn's 113-94 beating of Miami at sold-out Barclays Center on Wednesday night was the final game for Wade. Now the Nets ...
Asia Durr spent part of Wednesday before the WNBA draft at the Empire State Building. Now, she's a true New Yorker. The Louisville great was drafted second overall by the New York Liberty, where she'll join forces with Tina Charles, who remains one of the ...
BALTIMORE — Fans at Camden Yards hoping for a breakout from slumping slugger Chris Davis got a cruel twist Wednesday night. Oakland slugger Khris Davis homered twice and had three hits, Baltimore's Chris Davis extended his record hitless streak to ...
On March 16, 2018, the University of Virginia (UVA) men's basketball team suffered perhaps the most embarrassing defeat in the history of college sports. The overall number one-seeded Cavaliers, fresh off an ACC Championship, lost to the 16-seed ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rugby Australia said on Thursday it would terminate the contract of Israel Folau, the country's best-known and best-paid player, if he cannot offer a good reason for a social media post that said gay people would go to "hell" if they did not ...
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.
LONDON (Reuters) - Bernie Ecclestone may have been to more Formula One grands prix than any man alive but if the former supremo could shed the years and start over, he says he would probably embrace electric. FILE PHOTO: F1 Formula One - Austrian ...
The Los Angeles Clippers are in the process of taking over their city. The Lakers are in complete disarray, with a murky future, and the Clippers seem to have an edge over their Staples Center rivals in every category. You get the feeling, after Wednesday's ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Zach Johnson begins his 15th Masters at majestic Augusta National with hope. He may not be among the list of possible winners, but being a "shorter hitter" can be helpful at times. This year's Masters favorite, the long-hitting Rory McIlroy, ...
(CNN) Dutch police arrested more than 140 people as trouble flared prior to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie between Ajax and Juventus on Wednesday. Supporters from both teams clashed ahead of the game at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, ...
The Twins basically handed the Mets this one, as a walk-happy Minnesota pitching staff led New York to a 9-6 win at Citi Field on Wednesday night. >> Box score. Six things to know about Wednesday's game... 1) Noah Syndergaard had a decent outing for ...
DETROIT - (AP) -- 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 ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say guard Marcus Smart will be sidelined 4 to 6 weeks after being diagnosed with a partial tear to his left oblique abdominal muscle. The injury was revealed in an MRI scan on Wednesday. Smart sustained the injury ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Pat Maroon set up the winning goal for the St. Louis Blues, and his thoughts immediately turned to his late grandfather. Tyler Bozak scored with 2:05 left in the third period off Maroon's assist to give the Blues a 2-1 victory over the ...
Canberra - The Brumbies welcome back a trio of Wallabies to their starting XV for the their Super Rugby encounter against the Lions in Canberra on Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 11:45 (SA time). Prop Scott Sio, hooker Folau Fainga'a and lock Rory ...
The two Brits could have been going head-to-head in an exciting boxing showdown this Saturday night at Wembley. Anthony Joshua's team had the date booked for months but changed their plans, with Joshua instead now taking on Jarrell Miller in his first ...
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