Devising a game plan to defend Young on the high pick-and-roll is the first item on any opponent's to-do list. At the outset on Wednesday, the Bucks rolled out their most common strategy -- dropping their big men into the paint as Young's defender fights over the ...
NEW YORK -- — Aroldis Chapman bent over sharply and cursed at himself after blowing a save with a four-pitch bases-loaded walk and falling behind on an infield single. Just 13 minutes later, the closer and the rest of the Yankees were all smiles.
OMAHA, Neb. -- They were one pitch away from going home. Bottom of the batting order. Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin scanned the dugout Wednesday night and decided to pinch hit Spencer Jones, who had just 87 at-bats all season, who less than a year ...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Major league rookie home run leader Adolis García went deep twice for his 19th and 20th, Brock Holt had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK -- — Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs, Michael Conforto jolted New York's stagnant offense in his delayed return from injury and the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Wednesday night. Tylor Megill and Corey Oswalt came up ...
Manny Machado followed with a ground ball to third baseman Justin Turner, who in trying to look Cronenworth back to second took too much time in throwing to first. Instead of two outs and nobody on, Blake Treinen left his second inning of work with two on and ...
The hosts got off to a quick start, with star man Carlos Vela scoring after just four minutes. From outside the box, midfielder Eduard Atuesta sent a perfect through ball toward the penalty spot, where Vela received and quickly struck on the turn for his first goal of ...
Jeremy Ebobisse scored his first goal of the 2021 season Wednesday on stoppage-time equalizer in Houston, salvaging a valuable road point for the Portland Timbers in a 2-2 comeback draw to the Dynamo. In the 91st minute, a Larrys Mabiala cross found ...
Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Kelley O'Hara are headed to their third Olympics, while Crystal Dunn, Lindsey Horan, Julie Ertz, Christen Press and Alyssa Naeher will become two-time Olympians.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his eighth goal of the 2021 MLS season, and then the teams traded goals in a dramatic bout of stoppage time, as the LA Galaxy beat the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night. While the ...
"I did an Ozzie Smith somersault when we got that last out," White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. La Russa called the last few days "miserable" as his White Sox slogged through five straight defeats against the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates before ...
There may be somewhat of a changing of the guard on the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team for the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo. Simone Biles will be a constant for the women's team, but aside from her, little will remain the same. That's why there will be a ...
Rickie Fowler wants back in. Fowler, 32, has spent most of his 10-plus years on the PGA Tour running with the cool crowd, but, of late, he's been on the outside looking in. More from: Mark Cannizzaro. Mark Cannizzaro. Jon Rahm's anger management ...
A titan of the National Hockey League and Chicago broadcasting community, Foley's 39th season in the booth will include a year-long celebration with details to follow in the fall. "Listening to the ...
Very little was pretty in the Lynx's 87-85 victory Wednesday in Atlanta. Well, other than the play of Sylvia Fowles. That was beautiful — dominant, really. The Lynx's all-world center went off for 26 points, 19 rebounds, five blocked shots and two steals on a night ...
The Missouri basketball team will play at Iowa State on Jan. 29 as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, the two leagues announced Wednesday. MU is 2-2 all-time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge with wins over West Virginia (2013-14) and TCU (2020-21) and ...
June 24 (Reuters) - Five skateboarders to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NYJAH HUSTON (UNITED STATES). A skateboarding prodigy who made his X Games debut when he was just 11, Huston is one of the most high-profile athletes in the sport with ...
Dan Moore was one of the Steelers fourth-round selections as the big offensive tackle comes out of the Texas A&M program. He has all the physical tools that teams look for in a moldable prospect in the NFL Draft. The only issue is that this player still needs ...
The Miami Heat coach, who went head-to-head against Popovich and San Antonio in the 2013 and 2014 NBA Finals, will be involved coaching the U.S. select team — a group of players that will be brought in to practice and scrimmage against the Olympic ...
By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer. LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's not simply the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are fighting their own fraught playoff history. It's a rutted road of blown leads, blowout ...
When the Minnesota Timberwolves drew the seventh overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, not only did they fail to land an elite prospect, but also had to give their pick to the Golden State Warriors to complete the D'Angelo Russell trade.
At age 39, Justin Gatlin fell short of his bid to make Olympic team in 100 meters · Donavan Brazier shockingly finished last in the 800-meter final · Three-time Olympian Jenny Simpson was 10th in the women's 1,500.
As it stands now, Alabama has 13 current or former athletes headed to Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Games. Justin Thomas added to the list Tuesday when he became the first Crimson Tide golfer to make it to the Olympics He's the fifth to make a team ...
France's Karim Benzema, right, kicks the ball past Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patricio to score his team's second goal during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group F match between Portugal and France at the Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary, ...
At the US Olympic Trials in Portland, Oregon last weekend, Sha'Carri Richardson won the 100m in 10.87, stamped her ticket to Tokyo, and generally lit up the place. Wearing an eye-catching orange weave in her hair, elongated technicolor nails on her hands, ...
Kohli's India were bowled out for 217 and 170 in their two innings in Southampton, en route to an eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final.
Electronic Arts has acquired Golf Clash creator Playdemic from WarnerMedia for $1.4 billion in cash as EA shores up its sports game portfolio. That's a lot of money for a development studio with just one game, but a free-to-play Golf Clash has been a big ...
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