ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues are used to being tested this season. They were last in the NHL standings on Jan. 3 and appeared to be going nowhere. On Friday, they will play Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks at ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerardo Parra hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth and Sean Doolittle stopped the New York Mets' ninth-inning rally by striking out Keon Broxton with the bases loaded, giving the Washington Nationals a 7-6 win on Thursday.
After their linebacker group got gutted in free agency, the Ravens are turning to a familiar face to bolster their pass rush. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Ravens have agreed to sign Pernell McPhee to a one-year contract. A fifth-round pick of the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his major league-leading 17th and 18th homers to help Zach Davies and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Thursday. Yasmani Grandal and Mike Moustakas also went deep as the Brewers ...
Jimmy Butler is a different cat. To say Butler walks to the beat of his own drum would be a gross understatement. Before he was traded to the Sixers, he garnered a reputation — fair or unfair — for being difficult. Was Butler a locker room problem or simply ...
DETROIT (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit his first career grand slam and the Oakland Athletics routed Detroit 17-3 Thursday for their 13th straight victory over the Tigers. Josh Phegley had four hits, including one of Oakland's five home runs, as the A's won their ...
The moment the season ended, with that disappointing overtime loss to Virginia in the final game of the NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech coach Chris Beard knew he was losing four of his top five scorers from a 31-win team — namely sophomore Jarrett Culver ...
After declining a place in Mexico's preliminary Gold Cup roster under new coach Tata Martino, LAFC star Carlos Vela may have played his last game for his country. Vela, who started all four of El Tri's four matches at the 2018 World Cup,
The Minnesota Twins designated right-handed reliever Addison Reed for assignment on Thursday. The move was necessary to fit right-hander Austin Adams, who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, on the team's 40-man roster. Right-hander ...
For the Zobrists, balancing Ben's hectic schedule as major-league baseball player and Julianna's musical career wasn't easy, particularly as parents to three children. They talked publicly about how they prioritized their marriage. "When Ben was first drafted ...
England's former middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders faces Serbia's Shefat Isufi in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, England, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET. The fight is for the vacant WBO interim ...
The Denver Broncos won't appear on the HBO series "Hard Knocks" this year, but two of their top draft picks might feel like they've already participated. Tight end Noah Fant, the 20th overall pick in the NFL draft, and quarterback Drew Lock, one of the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators finally have the kind of security the former expansion franchise has been wanting for years after agreeing to a new 30-year arena lease that runs through 2049. The Predators announced the agreement Thursday ...
The Carolina Hurricanes have had a crazy road in these playoffs. They upset the Capitals in seven games in the first round, swept the Islanders in Round 2, and now they're down 3-0 to the Bruins heading into Thursday's Game 4. It's been an onslaught from ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — War of Will grinded out the Kentucky Derby in the slop, avoided clipping heels with Maximum Security and came out of the race looking as if he won. The morning after a frustrating race in the mud that left him eighth at the finish line, the ...
"That was a tough [game]. It put us under pressure. I'm fully confident that we can take some points out of the road games we are about to face." -Brian Schmetzer. By Jacob Sweeney-Samuelson@Jacobssamuelson May 16, 2019, 10:43am PDT. Share Tweet ...
Is Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha setting himself up for a breakout 2019-20? Mantha recorded his third straight multi-point game Thursday as he helped Canada top France, 5-2, at the World Championship. Mantha has five goals and four assists ...
ATLANTA _ Native Georgian Adam Wainwright will pitch in his 31st major league stadium, including Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday night when he makes his first appearance in SunTrust Park against the Atlanta Braves. Wainwright, who was 4-1 at Atlanta's ...
The Dallas Stars have signed Esa Lindell to a six-year, $34.8 million extension after the defenseman set career highs in goals and points this season. Lindell, who turns 25 next week, posted 11 goals and 21 assists during the regular season while playing in ...
It was fitting that during an event Wednesday night celebrating Forsyth County's excellence in high school athletics, many in attendance were also tracking the developments in the Denmark High School baseball team's game against Blessed Trinity for a ...
Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph won't take a pay cut to stay in Minnesota. "No I won't, I am too young for that," the 29-year-old told the Star-Tribune in a story published Thursday. Rudolph, the subject of trade rumors and reported broken-down negotiations over ...
I was one of several hundred people sitting in the US Supreme Court in December 2017, watching oral arguments in Murphy vs. NCAA, the case about the US sports betting ban outside of Nevada. Roughly five months later — or one year ago this week ...
Corey Ballentine is now officially a member of the New York Giants. On Thursday, the Giants announced they had agreed to terms with the sixth-round draft pick on his four-year rookie contract. Ballentine is the sixth player in the Giants' 2019 draft class to sign ...
ESPN 100 senior Jalen Wilson has requested a release from Michigan and plans to reopen his recruitment. Wilson signed with the Wolverines in November, but head coach John Beilein left Michigan earlier this week to become the Cleveland Cavaliers' head ...
A trip to Austin, Texas, for a three-game set against the Texas Longhorns will cap off the regular season — and perhaps the entire season — for the Sooners. A 1-5 swoon over the last six conference games has the Sooners near the bottom of the Big 12 ...
Although the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm's first meeting of the season came with both teams at much less than full strength, the payoff of a close game was still there, as the Mercury escaped with the 87-84 preseason victory. With Breanna Stewart and ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda dominated on the mound and helped himself at the plate. The right-hander struck out 12 batters and drove in both runs in leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Ireland international Ronan Mullarney produced a career low round of 62 to take a four-shot lead on nine under after the opening day of the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at Co Sligo golf club. In divine conditions, the 23-year-old from Galway caught fire on the ...
Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field star in American history, was on Capitol Hill on Thursday — not to discuss the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, or preach about fitness, or boast about her gold medals, but to speak to the rising maternal mortality ...
With the Six Nations a distant memory, and the Champions Cup done and dusted, there's just one more bit of business to attend to before the eyes of the rugby world turn towards Japan. Four teams remain in the 2018-19 Pro14 - three of them Irish - with ...
FOXBOROUGH — The Revolution's mantra has long been to set a goal of making the MLS playoffs and then, "anything can happen." But the team could be setting its sights higher with the hiring of Bruce Arena as sporting director and head coach. "I think we ...
Mark Wood wants to "ruffle a few feathers" alongside fellow fast bowler Jofra Archer in what promises to be an exciting England new-ball partnership. World Cup hosts England can seal a series win over Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Friday, where victory in the ...
POCONO RACEWAY — Monster Energy drinks give some people the kick they're looking for to stay awake. They can also be your ticket to the races at Pocono Raceway later this month. For the third year in a row, Pocono Raceway is taking part in the ...
Teoscar Hernandez is headed to Buffalo. The Toronto Blue Jays announced Thursday that the outfielder has been sent to Triple-A. Infielder Richard Urena has been recalled in his place. #BlueJays have optioned struggling outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to ...
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