PORTLAND -- Damian Lillard grabbed the ball during a timeout in the third quarter of Saturday's Game 3 and shot a short set shot. He grabbed it again after making the shot and hit a layup before walking to the Portland Trail Blazers' bench. Lillard just wanted ...
NEW YORK -- In the acrimonious lead-up to heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder's defense against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale, Wilder spent a lot of time talking about how much he wanted to hurt him. Wilder even accentuated that he ...
PHOENIX -- The most important thing is that Joe Panik looks the part. Everyone knows that if you pull up your socks, you immediately look faster, and with his black socks tugged up to his knees Saturday night, the Giants second baseman strolled to the plate ...
As Jaylon Smith is illuminating how a couple of long-term dreams were coming to life, there's the clanking of spoons and pans providing dysrhythmic percussion in the background. "Sorry," the regenerated 23-year-old star linebacker explains into the phone ...
Angels outfielder Justin Upton has been out of a walking boot for about three weeks, but he is not much closer to resuming regular baseball activities. Upton, who is on the 60-day injured list because of a left big toe sprain, hasn't been slowed by any setbacks, ...
The Seattle Mariners (22-26) dropped a 17-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at T-Mobile Park. Here are three takeaways from the loss. 1. LEBLANC SHAKY IN RETURN. Mariners starter Wade LeBlanc (2-1, 7.36 ERA), making his first start ...
Only rarely have there been times of crisis in College Park for the Maryland women's lacrosse team's senior class. Those Terps entered Saturday night's NCAA tournament quarterfinal against Denver a combined 44-0 inside the Field Hockey and Lacrosse ...
Before Steph Curry thrilled NBA arenas with his lethal, long-range jump shot, he burst onto the scene as a sophomore star at Davidson College in March 2008. Under coach Bob McKillop's watch, Curry wowed the nation by leading the Wildcats to an Elite ...
When the New Orleans Pelicans overcame 6 percent odds to win Tuesday's draft lottery, the team's ticket office couldn't believe its luck. It's always nice to have the overall No. 1 pick. But Duke's Zion Williamson isn't any ordinary No. 1. Williamson is talented ...
NEW YORK — Didi Gregorius is projected to return to the New York Yankees next month, a faster recovery from Tommy John surgery than expected. Gregorius is scheduled to play shortstop on Monday at extended spring training in Tampa, Florida, his first ...
STILLWATER — The final out hung for several seconds high above Cowgirl Stadium, giving Oklahoma State second baseman Madi Sue Montgomery more time to soak in what was about to happen. "I thought it was never going to come down," Montgomery ...
PASADENA, Calif. -- Tadej Pogacar did the work necessary to win the Tour of California on the steep climb of Mount Baldy. His team did the work it needed for him to win on the run-in to Pasadena. With big names going on the attack midway through the final ...
There are no points for trying. But maybe there should be. Maybe the dignity of an honest effort should be celebrated a bit more often, even when there doesn't seem to be much incentive to give it. Close doesn't count, but sometimes close is about as much as ...
Is the best option for the Chicago Bulls with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft to upgrade at wing Duke's Cam Reddish? The NBA Draft is slightly over a month away, and the ideas are building up for what the Chicago Bulls should do with their first ...
Yes, I said Tiger Woods wouldn't win again, and reiterated that he certainly wouldn't win a major for the rest of his career. In the crow-eating category, several of my friends' charitable endeavors were bolstered out of my bank account thanks to Tiger winning ...
Sporting Kansas City could not weather the storm as they allowed a stoppage time goal from the Vancouver Whitecaps to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Krisztian Nemeth was the goal-scorer for the home side, while Derek Cornelius' first career goal ...
Top sports journalist Andrew Webster has revealed that Wallabies figures believe Israel Folau wanted to escape from professional sport via his stunning blow-up with Rugby Australia. Webster, the Sydney Morning Herald's openly-gay chief sports writer, also ...
(Courtesy: UofL Athletics) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The seventh-ranked Louisville baseball team closed out the regular season in style with an 11-0 shutout victory over No. 17 Florida State on Saturday at Jim Patterson Stadium. The Cardinals wrap up the regular ...
William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney has a rather impressive record as a college coach. He's led Clemson to national championships in 2016 and 2018, his recruits have a direct line to the NFL (the Tigers have had 11 first-round picks since Swinney became ...
Captain Faf du Plessis said that South Africa haven't played their best cricket in previous editions of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup because they put themselves under unnecessary pressure. South Africa have a reputation of underperforming in big ...
Coach Ricky Stuart was gutted that the Canberra Raiders could not close out a NRL win for his late comrade Quentin Pongia. Raiders players wore black armbands to honour Pongia - who died of cancer late last week. But Canberra ran a close second to ...
Six-time Group 1 winning jockey John Allen is set to appeal his 13-day suspension from his winning Doomben Cup ride on Kenedna on Saturday. Following the Group 1 victory many punters lauded Allen's efforts as the ride of the day, but stewards had ...
Leinster may not be the top dogs in Europe anymore, but today's emphatic win over Munster was a reminder of their pre-eminence on this island. It sets them up for back-to-back Guinness PRO14 titles at Celtic Park next weekend but, after home favourites ...
That's all for our coverage from the Hydro, where Josh Taylor defeated Ivan Baranchyk by unanimous decision. Thanks for joining us. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Read the report here. Article Reactions. Like. 2 likes2. Dislike. 0 dislikes0. Article share tools.
Caleb Ewan of Australia sprinted to victory on the eighth and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti remained the overall leader. Ewan, who rides for Lotto-Soudal, edged Elia Viviani and Pascal Ackermann in a bunch ...
Press Release from Arkansas Athletics. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The early morning was cut short when weather suspended play in round two of the 2019 NCAA Women's Golf Championship at Blessings Golf Club on Saturday. Arkansas was in the midst of a ...
A colossal struggle here at Newlands this afternoon, and perhaps the result is the fairest representation of that. The Stormers certainly weren't favourites going into the clash against the stalwarts of Super Rugby, but managed to pull off a truly competitive 80 ...
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