Less than a week ago, the Toronto Raptors looked indomitable. After polishing off the Orlando Magic with four consecutive wins, the Raptors handled the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their conference semifinals by playing the kind of ferocious team ...
After suffering a devastating back injury in December 2017, doctors were worried that Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier might not ever walk again. However, not only has Shazier been back on his feet for months, but he can even dance now, and we know that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Newman expected to be part of a platoon at shortstop with Erik Gonzalez when he made the Pittsburgh Pirates out of spring training. A cut to the middle finger of his right hand a month ago sent Newman to the injured list instead.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James didn't believe it when he was told Magic Johnson had stepped down as president of basketball operations for the Lakers. In his first public comments since Johnson decided to leave the Lakers in April before the season ...
SAN JOSE – With captain Joe Pavelski out of the lineup, there are a couple of Sharks who have really put pressure on themselves to step up in his absence. Tomas Hertl, who took on more of a leadership role for San Jose in the regular season, has been one ...
Nothing has ever come easy for Mikko Korhonen. On 12 occasions the 38-year-old Finn has visited the European Tour Qualifying School, the last time in 2014, when he finished first amongst the army of hopefuls and has-beens. Since then, however ...
MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Albies tied a career high with five RBIs. Ronald Acuña Jr. tied a career high with four hits. Mike Soroka watched his already-tiny ERA plummet. Against the Miami Marlins, Atlanta's young stars were plenty. Oops. Looks like we're having ...
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal hadn't started the clay-court season with these many setbacks in four years. Not since 2015 had Nadal arrived at the Madrid Open without having won a title either in Monte Carlo or in Barcelona, the tournaments that mark the ...
Even though this year's NBA Draft has a huge name at the top, the interesting part about it is that there's a lot of talent that may not be "All-Star caliber," but still ready to take on a major role for a team right away. Sometimes you can't look at the draft as a place ...
CINCINNATI — In retrospect, it was OK that Stephen Vogt didn't appear in the Giants-Dodgers game on Wednesday, the day he returned to the big leagues. His family didn't get a chance to be there. But on Friday night, when Vogt made his triumphant return ...
Turns out that 2007 wasn't the only time Jimmy Rollins made a bold prediction and backed it up. Shortly after being selected by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 draft, Rollins broke out the crystal ball for his mom, GiGi. "I got drafted, didn't know ...
Guinness World Records says its guidelines for the fastest marathon in a nurse's uniform are "long overdue a review". It comes after it refused to consider a nurse's record attempt because she was wearing scrubs instead of a dress. Officials told Jessica ...
The Cincinnati Reds made a flurry of moves on Saturday and one more move is expected today. Will Zach Duke follow in Matt Kemp's footsteps and be released as well? The Cincinnati Reds were wheeling and dealing over the last few days. Nick Senzel was ...
Britain's Jamie Chadwick wins first W Series race • Wilson is the last woman to compete in a grand prix. Giles Richards at Hockenheim. @giles_richards. Sun 5 May 2019 08.45 EDT Last modified on Sun 5 May 2019 09.38 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...
The Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Saturday evening, taking their third win in a row and continuing their march back up the table after going winless in their first six matches. After a Diego Valeri cross was whipped across the face of the RSL goal ...
After fog led to a cancellation of a practice session on Saturday morning, another round of rain spreading through the mid-Atlantic can bring more disruptions to NASCAR in Dover, Delaware, on Sunday. Following Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series, the ...
Jonathan Schoop thought he'd hit a three-run homer in the fourth innning, only to see Yankees right fielder Cameron Maybin run back, jump and stick his glove over the wall to make the catch. "I thought for sure off the bat that it's going to go," Schoop said.
Substitute Derrick Etienne Jr. scored his first goal of the season to put the New York Red Bulls ahead for good -- if only following a Video Review -- in an enthralling 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. Zlatan Ibrahimovic ...
UFC Fight Night 151 came to the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday with an elite lightweight main event. Title contenders Donald Cerrone and Al Iaquinta put their title dreams on the line, and it was Cerrone who kept his afloat with a ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield played a pivotal role in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Mayfield gave the "Riders Up" call prior to the start of the race. "[On behalf of] the commonwealth of Kentucky, the city of Louisville, and sports ...
In Rabat, Maria Sakkari emerged victorious in the final of the Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse against Johanna Konta, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, to claim her maiden career WTA title on Saturday. Sakkari was trailing a set and a break before summoning her coach Tom ...
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