LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Anthony Davis was the biggest player on the floor, and the Houston Rockets had no answers. Davis had 29 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James finished one assist shy of a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers topped the ...
Nolan Patrick remains part of the plans for the Philadelphia Flyers despite last playing 17 months ago. Patrick, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, has been sidelined by a migraine disorder, but Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said Thursday the ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The most consistent weapon the Minnesota Vikings have drawn against Aaron Rodgers since he became Green Bay's quarterback has been a defense built around a relentless pass rush and revved up by a raucous home crowd.
Joe Judge made it clear from Day 1 that he wanted to bring a physical, old-school approach to New York. Thursday provided another example of the ideology the Giants head coach is seeking to instill. Frustrated by the team's effort during the first 25 minutes ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed starting pitcher Walker Buehler on the injured list Thursday because of a lingering blister issue in his pitching hand and reinstated hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly, who will begin serving his five-game suspension for his ...
The Globe hosted a subscriber-only webinar with the 2020 Patriots coverage team, moderated by deputy sports editor Scott Thurston, to preview the season and give a glimpse at what our experts think might happen. National NFL writer Ben Volin, Patriots ...
NEW YORK -- It wasn't until Naomi Osaka got a little help from a fortunate net cord and an incorrect line call that she finally was able to get the better of Jennifer Brady in a US Open semifinal filled with fast serves and strong forehands. And now Osaka, still just ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Jimmy Garoppolo was last seen on the football field he was missing Emmanuel Sanders on a deep pass for a potential go-ahead score in what turned out to be a painful fourth-quarter Super Bowl collapse. Those final few ...
Houston Rockets star James Harden failed to deliver an MVP-level effort in another pivotal playoff loss, as the Los Angeles Lakers joined the L.A. Clippers one win from meeting in the Western Conference finals. Anthony Davis scored a game-high 29 points, ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago , and Detroit , will kick off their seasons in the Motor City, desperately hoping to bounce back from disappointment. Chicago's quest seems a little less challenging. The Bears did win eight games last year, but missed the playoffs ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The NFL season that close friends and former LSU teammates Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. envisioned playing, the one where they shredded secondaries, dominated and qualified for the playoffs together, didn't materialize in ...
Much of the season before he became a free agent, the buzz around the league was Kevin Durant was headed to Madison Square Garden to be the savior of the Knicks. Even after Durant and Kyrie Irving chose Brooklyn, the rumors about how close the ...
In July, the NFL decided to play "Lift Every Voice and Sing," commonly known as the Black national anthem, prior to kickoff of Week 1 games, in addition to the usual national anthem. On Thursday, the Miami Dolphins announced that the team would remain ...
Tom Brady takes a leap into the unknown on Sunday as the NFL icon launches the final phase of his two-decade career with a long-awaited debut for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the New Orleans Saints. The 43-year-old stunned the NFL in March ...
Miami upped its sideline bling game last season when the turnover chain was joined by touchdown rings. Well on Thursday night as the Hurricanes got their 2020 season started against UAB, it took nearly a quarter before the team got to flash their newest ...
Robbie Erlin was horrible Thursday night in Washington. He allowed five runs on six hits and got only five outs. The last thing the beleaguered Braves rotation needed was another short appearance, but Erlin lasted only 1.2 innings. What do the Braves do?
DENVER (AP) — Ever since the NFL released its schedule on May 7, Jurrell Casey has been counting down the days to the Denver Broncos' season opener against Tennessee. The Titans traded Casey to Denver this offseason in a salary dump, clearing $11 ...
The United States Open men's doubles final lacked drama, but the victors' celebrations were enthusiastic: Mate Pavic collapsed to the ground on his back as Bruno Soares screamed his name. When Pavic rose, the two hugged enthusiastically before ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Bobby Dalbec homered for his fifth consecutive game, Rafael Devers homered and drove in three runs and the AL-worst Boston Red Sox beat the AL-best Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night. Support our journalism.
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier became the third Flyers player to be chosen as the NHL's top defensive forward when he was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy on Thursday night. "It's one thing to produce offensively, but if ...
Welcome to another of our daily game threads. Thursday marks the finale of three with the DBacks at Arizona. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. PT on SportsNet LA. And you read that correctly. Mookie Betts is penciled into start at second base for Los Angeles.
Major League Baseball and the players union are discussing a proposal for the final three rounds of the postseason and the World Series to played at a neutral, controlled-bubble site. The desire to shift to a bubble format comes following outbreaks that shut ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Mike Norvell has waited nine months to coach his first game at Florida State. After the coronavirus-disrupted offseason, Norvell believes the Seminoles are ready to play their first game Saturday when Georgia Tech visits Doak ...
How were the Eagles able to restructure Jason Peters' contract? With a little help from Lane Johnson. Johnson agreed to allow the Eagles to restructure his contract in order to be able to give Peters a raise to move from right guard to left tackle, NFL Network's ...
It wasn't exactly what he was hoping for, but Phil Mickelson still views his opening round of the new PGA Tour season as a step in the right direction. Mickelson is one of a handful of players in the field for the Safeway Open who will also make the trek across ...
Martin Truex Jr. dominated the first race of the NASCAR Playoffs at Darlington only to crash out in the final 20 laps after colliding with Chase Elliott in a battle for the lead. The win wound up going to Kevin Harvick. Harvick and Denny Hamlin have earned the ...
That best describes the reaction from members of the Section VI high school football community Thursday, a day after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's stunning announcement that the start date for all high-risk fall sports, including ...
Paddack was removed from Thursday's game against the Giants at the start of the third inning due to an undisclosed reason, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The only sign of injury for the right-hander was a drop in fastball velocity from ...
For a half's worth of basketball it didn't matter that the Las Vegas Aces were getting almost any shot they wanted. In the second half it did. Close at the half, one-sided after, the Lynx dropped their third straight game – and fell into a two-way tie with Phoenix for ...
When running back David Montgomery suffered a groin injury, even he thought it was as bad as the media made it out to be. Maybe worse. "I thought I tore something, actually — just how it happened," Montgomery said. "Really just trying to be sure that it ...
DU hockey coach David Carle held virtual one-on-one meetings with each of his players this week as the Pioneers approach the start of a new season. A global pandemic hasn't altered their championship expectations. "We're going to be a deep, four-line ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Grant Enfinger bounced back from a tire rub that dropped him well back in the field and rallied to win the NASCAR truck race at Richmond Raceway on Thursday night. Enfinger took the lead with seven laps to go, passing reigning ...
Terrell was limited in Thursday's practice due to a hamstring injury, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. Terrell wasn't listed on Wednesday's injury report, so he may have sustained his hamstring injury during Thursday's session. The rookie first-round pick ...
The New York Jets didn't go out and get a proven wide receiver this offseason. But they still believe that on Sunday, when they take the field against the Buffalo Bills, quarterback Sam Darnold will have a dynamic weapon he didn't get to throw to a year ago.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The National Women's Soccer League game between the Thorns and OL Reign set for Saturday in Portland has been postponed because of poor air quality. Fires burning across Oregon have made the air quality in many parts of the ...
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has informed Richard Petty Motorsports that he will not return to the team for the 2021 season. RPM officials confirmed the move Thursday, while noting that Wallace will finish out this season behind the wheel of the iconic No.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Former LSU players Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros and Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies have been nominated by their respective MLB clubs for the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award. The award is given annually to a player ...
The officiating in Thursday's Toronto Raptors Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics courted plenty of controversy. Two plays in particular stood out. With 43 seconds left in regulation, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum threw a pass out of bounds in the direction of ...
SARRAN, France (AP) — Tour de France rookie Marc Hirschi won the longest stage with a bold solo breakaway on a previously unused sharp ascent, signaling a precious talent on Thursday. The Swiss rider powered away on the Suc au May climb, new to ...
The Detroit Pistons will have to wait a little longer before seeing game action in the 2020-21 season. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the NBA league office recently let its Board of Governors know that the start of next season will not begin before ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's a lot of love for the Chiefs' returning players, those Super Bowl Champions. But there are a lot of eyes on the new players — especially rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire. The last time the first-round draft pick played in ...
HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — A Holland native who was a swimmer for the University of Michigan has died. Michigan Swimming said Thursday that Ian Miskelley died Monday. The Holland Sentinel reports he would have turned 20 in two weeks. It's unclear ...
Southington quarterback Brady Lafferty speaks to the crowd at the State Capitol during Wednesday's rally to reinstate the fall football season. Shortly after the rally, Gov. Ned Lamont called on the CIAC and state Department of Public Health to reconvene on ...
Lewis Hamilton has given his full support for Sebastian Vettel's "exciting" 2021 move, claiming Formula 1 needed the "great driver" to remain in the sport and that Aston Martin have made the "smartest" decision. After months of speculation following Ferrari's ...
by Rowan Kavner. Experimentation is a luxury for teams comfortably atop their divisions. That will be on display Thursday night for baseball's top club. Offensively, Mookie Betts is leading off in his normal role. Defensively, he's starting a game at second base ...
49ers cornerback Richard Sherman hasn't been shy about being outspoken during his career. The 32-year-old didn't back away from a question in a press conference after Thursday's practice regarding a potential NFL players strike as a way to protest ...
At about this time last year, on the eve of the 2019 NFL Season, Lamar Jackson was roughly at +4000 to be named the NFL's Most Valuable Player. At that time, Patrick Mahomes was the clear-cut favorite in the NFL MVP odds. On the morning of the 2020 NFL ...
The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars will open the 2020 season in the same spot they ended 2019. The Jaguars closed a forgettable year for both teams with a 38-20 victory in Jacksonville. The rematch is one of two NFL games in Week 1 that will ...
AUGUSTA, Maine — On Thursday, the Maine Principals' Association, along with several state agencies, announced their 'Return to Competition for Competitive Athletics and Activities in Maine' plan. These new guidelines generally align with the most recent ...
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