Buffalo Bills super fan Ezra Castro, who was known as Pancho Billa for his game-day outfit that includes a sombrero and facemask in the NFL team's red, white and blue colors, died Tuesday after battling cancer. The 39-year-old mortician from Dallas was ...
After a season of toil and struggle, you finally did it: you finished with the worst record in the NBA. Visions of the No. 1 pick, the glittering crown jewel of the draft class, dominate your thoughts. But will that pick actually be yours? The answer very much depends ...
MILWAUKEE -- The NBA playoff series many fans have been anticipating most of the season finally has arrived. The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors - who had the best records in the league - meet Wednesday night (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT) at Fiserv Foum ...
Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily in-depth look at the 2019 NHL playoffs. The St. Louis Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Monday. The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1.
Turkish sports broadcaster S Sport will not air the NBA's Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers because of the political stance of Portland center Enes Kanter, a vocal opponent of the country's president, ...
Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was not present as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' organized team activities got underway Tuesday, according to the Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud. McCoy is under contract for three more seasons and is owed ...
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – After opting out of golf's return to the Olympics three years ago in Brazil, Rory McIlroy said he "more likely than not" will be among the 60-man Olympic field next summer in Tokyo. And if he plays, it'll be for Ireland. McIlroy fielded a ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis athletic director Tom Bowen has stepped down after seven years, and Allie Prescott has been named his replacement on an interim basis. President M. David Rudd announced the moves Tuesday and said a search for a new ...
The Houston Rockets lost to the Warriors in heartbreaking fashion in the Western Conference Semifinals. At full strength with James Harden and Chris Paul and with the Warriors missing Kevin Durant, they came up short yet gain. The result is another ...
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a variety of names in the mix to interview for their coaching job, with several prominent assistant coaches dotting the list. New Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas plans to interview Miami Heat assistant coach Juwan ...
Tiger Woods might be in the middle of a career renaissance with a 2019 Masters win under his belt and a PGA Championship within reach, but legal controversy has arisen away from the golf course. As ESPN's Bob Harig reported Monday evening, Woods is ...
MONTREAL — There was one key problem with the most high-profile candidate in the race to become the new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Her name wasn't on the ballot. A group of government representatives chose Polish sports minister ...
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Tiger Woods is keen on qualifying for the Olympic golf tournament in Japan next year. And if the qualification period ended now, he would be part of it. Woods, 43, who did not play at all in 2016 when golf returned to the Olympic Games ...
These are games the A's just didn't lose last season. That's not hyperbole. Oakland didn't lose a single contest when leading after seven innings until the final week of the season, when it had already locked up a postseason berth. This year, it's been a totally ...
BALTIMORE — Aptly nicknamed Old Hilltop, antiquated Pimlico Race Course has finally reached the point where its illustrious past might not be enough to assure a vibrant future. The 144th Preakness will be run Saturday at Pimlico, and will be back next year ...
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Al Harris coaches the D1Minnesota 17U squad. So, in other words, he coaches plenty of Division I-level prospects dealing with the pressure of Division I-level recruitment. He tries to help his players navigate the process with one piece ...
As most of you are probably aware by now, the Kansas City Royals did a complete 180 on us yesterday by calling up Nicky Lopez days after telling us they weren't going to call up Nicky Lopez. You can read about that here, here, here, and here. Shortly after ...
With the franchise in a state of disarray, people are scrambling to find a scapegoat for the Lakers' recent front office troubles. Now, it appears that the team's partners are putting the blame squarely on the president and majority owner Jeanie Buss. On Monday ...
"That which does not kill us only makes us stronger" – Fredrich Nietzsche, German philosopher. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"- Kelly Clarkston, American pop-star. "Now that that don't kill me can only make me stronger" – Kanye West, legendary ...
No player had a more emotional response to Kawhi Leonard's incredible, bouncing buzzer-beater than Joel Embiid. From the moment that shot dropped, Embiid was holding back tears as he congratulated Raptors players on the court. When Embiid made his ...
Has anyone noticed that all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House! Others also have done very well. The White House visit is becoming the opposite of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated! By the way, the Boston players ...
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA says Damir Skomina will be the referee for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham. Skomina has handled four Champions League games this season, including Manchester United's 3-1 win at Paris ...
After recovering from Kawhi Leonard's game-winning shot, the first Game 7 buzzer beater in NBA history, I wondered whether it was unprecedented or whether it should be compared to another standout Toronto sports moment: Jose Bautista's bat flip. How do ...
Australia face the world's most valuable ODI cricketer in their next match, ten days from now in Southampton. It's not Virat Kohli, it is England's slog-monster Jos Buttler. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman was not in England's first-choice team when the last ...
Transit police in Massachusetts are looking for a group of men who appear to be Boston Bruins fans who they say "viciously beat" and seriously injured a man at an MBTA station. MBTA Transit police say the attack occurred at the North Quincy station at about ...
The United States and Canada will battle it out in a bid to continue their journey to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 and ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2021. · United States and Canada square off in the ICC Women's Qualifier Americas 2019 as the ...
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Australia's Sam Kerr, left, fights for the ball against Brazil's Rafaelle Carvalho Souzav during their friendly soccer match in Penrith, Australia. Kerr has been selected as captain of Australia's 23-player squad for the ...
This week is National Bike to Work Week! A number of local biking organizations are celebrating by hosting a couple events throughout the week all over the area. This morning, a free pancake breakfast was hosted by the Bike Michiana Coalition at the John ...
After the first round of the Munster Hurling Championship the draw has been blown open with Tipp's revival under Liam Sheedy. With many pundits and analysts predicting a Cork three-in-a-row in Munster, Tipperary showed the form of 2016 and 2010 with a ...
LONDON (AP) — One of the biggest operations in British and Irish horse racing will be phased out over the next five years. Michael O'Leary, who owns the team of horses in Gigginstown House Stud in Ireland that includes two-time Grand National winner ...
Michael Conlan will get a chance to settle an old score with the man that denied him a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Conlan will fight Vladimir Nikitin at Falls Park in Belfast on August 3. Both men have a perfect record since entering the pro ranks but ...
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