CHICAGO -- By winning the National League MVP Award last season, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich set expectations for what's next for him on their collective head. After all, how could he possibly top a season with a career-best 36 home ...
Reset and refocus. And not just Mickey Callaway. One of the pluses of the Friday meeting with COO Jeff Wilpon, GM Brodie Van Wagenen and manager Mickey Callaway is that the Mets finally are expecting a little more from their players. It's about time.
Indians right-hander Shane Bieber will make his second start against the White Sox in five days Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. 0. By Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com. OAKLAND -- Here is the preview and pitching matchups for the Indians' two-game ...
Samantha Mewis scored goals in both halves and the U.S. women's national team began its World Cup send-off series with a 3-0 victory over South Africa on Sunday. After missing most of 2018 with a knee injury, Mewis is finding her stride at the right time as ...
How, after they were so strong throughout 2019 winter testing, have Ferrari not managed to finish higher than third this year? It was a question that was once again dominating thoughts in the paddock after the Spanish Grand Prix – and it turns out Team ...
With the Portland Trail Blazers overcoming a big deficit to stun the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, the Warriors' Western Conference finals matchup is confirmed. The matchup will pair the defending NBA champs against Oakland native Damian Lillard, who ...
MIAMI (AP) — Running back Mark Walton, arrested three times this offseason by police in Miami, has signed with his hometown Dolphins. Walton tried out this week, when coach Brian Flores said he was aware of the legal issues. "I think people deserve a ...
With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of "We want the Cup!" The next time they see their team, the NHL's championship trophy might be on the line for real.
Rose Namajunas had a strong first round in her UFC 237 matchup against Jessica Andrade, but the fight ended abruptly in the second stanza when Andrade scored a slam knockout victory. The win ended Namajunas' reign as UFC women's strawweight ...
The St. Louis Blues have their own game to worry about after a rather dreadful all around performance in their first game in the Shark Tank. So, you would not want to poke the bear, right? Well, the San Jose Sharks may be doing that ever so slightly.
A person familiar with the search says the Los Angeles Lakers have hired Frank Vogel as coach and Jason Kidd as an assistant. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because Vogel's three-year contract has not been ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — CC Sabathia called it stupid. Luke Voit thought it was sketchy. And Aaron Boone completely understood why his bench erupted at Rays reliever Yonny Chirinos after he hit Voit with a fastball in the sixth inning of a 7-2 loss to Tampa ...
Strategy for the Spanish Grand Prix is delicately poised between a one-stop and a two-stop race. Editor's Picks. Diary: Bottas' recipe for success: Porridge and walks in the woods · Mercedes wary of 2016 repeat on first lap. 1 Related. If Mercedes, which starts ...
LOS ANGELES - Dodgers southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu was hard to solve and Corey Seager blasted a grand slam Sunday in a 6-0 shutout of the Nationals. The left-hander did not allow a base hit until the eighth inning, thanks to another gritty at-bat from veteran ...
(Reuters) - Bethpage Black, a stout par-70 that stretches 7,459 yards on rolling Long Island land, proved a beast when it hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009 but scoring might be easier at this week's PGA Championship. FILE PHOTO: Aug 28, 2016; ...
The Knicks' 90s glory days are long-gone. New York is looking to bring them back. Many believe that the New York Knicks are going to dive head first into acquiring free-agent to be Kevin Durant in this summer's NBA free agency sweepstakes. Will he come to ...
LONDON — Eden Hazard says he has made a decision over his future and told Chelsea. The forward just isn't making it public yet. Hazard has a season remaining on his contract and has been regularly linked with a move to Real Madrid. After Chelsea ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia fullback Israel Folau has said he had chances to ease tensions amid the furore over his social media post and get back to playing rugby but had resisted them all because it would be doing "Satan's" work. FILE PHOTO: ...
The University of Wisconsin earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers' third berth in three seasons. UW (40-12) will face Notre Dame (36-16) in the first round on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma. Wisconsin softball team gets bid to NCAA ...
The Englishman believes a more mature approach is helping him score freely ahead of the start of the World Cup later this month. AFP. 13 May 2019, 07:38 PM AEST. Jos Buttler refused to put a limit on his rapid run-scoring as hosts England go in search of a ...
Saturday was a great day for English rugby — and for England's World Cup challenge. A third of this Saracens team will now go to Eddie Jones' squad as European champions and bring a much-needed winning mentality, especially after the Six Nations.
Cape Town - Former Proteas captain AB de Villiers is no longer interested in playing this season's Big Bash League (BBL). According to Cricinfo, De Villiers' management has informed the Australian franchises that had expressed interest in his services that ...
Broome rounded off a week of Classic trial domination for Aidan O'Brien with a stylish victory in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown. Hot on the heels of wins for Sir Dragonet, Circus Maximus and Anthony Van Dyck, the Donnacha ...
Cape Town - Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic said they had drawn too many games this season as they lost out on the Absa Premiership title on the final day. The Buccaneers beat Polokwane City 3-0 at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday but in the ...
Ground-breaking rugby league club Toronto Wolfpack are to enter the controversial world of cannabis-based pain relief products. The Canadian club, who are favourites to secure a place in Super League in 2020, launched their own isotonic and alcoholic ...
MADISON (WKOW) — Former Badger football player J.J. Watt made a surprise visit at the American Family Children's Hospital after delivering UW's commencement speech Saturday afternoon. Social media posts showed Watt visiting families, signing ...
The Jets have signed third round draft pick Jachai Polite, whose selection last month was overshadowed by his disastrous performance on and off the field at the NFL Combine. During the Combine, Polite performed poorly across the board and took issue with ...
Southampton - England fast bowler Liam Plunkett has been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following allegations he may have tampered with the ball during the second one-day international against Pakistan. A short sequence from ...
Bora-Hansgrohe's Pascal Ackermann held off Elia Viviani to collect his first Giro d'Italia stage win in Fucecchio on day two of this year's race. Ackermann was controversially selected in the team at the expense of Ireland's Sam Bennett, who had won three ...
The BBC has reportedly reprimanded senior cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew after his expletive-riddled text exchange with an English sportswriter. A Daily Mail report claimed Agnew, a former test bowler, called The Independent's chief sports writer ...
Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin took to Twitter Sunday night announcing his retirement from the NFL. Because the end of one journey sees the beginning of another. And guess what.. it will be one hell of a journey. You will feel ...
Indian video streaming giant Hotstar, owned by Disney, today set a new global benchmark for the number of people an OTT service can draw to a live event. Some 18.6 million users simultaneously tuned into Hotstar's website and app to watch the deciding ...