ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hitting has taken something of a backseat for Isiah Kiner-Falefa as he works at being a full-time catcher for the first time in his professional baseball career. So a night like Saturday was a welcome reward. Kiner-Falefa hit a ...
Las Vegas' Westgate SuperBook has opened the New York Knicks, who had the worst record in the NBA this season, at 16-1 to win the 2019-20 NBA championship. That's the sixth-best odds of any team in the league. Have a look: 2019-20 NBA ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Schoop thought he'd hit a three-run homer in the fourth innning, only to see Yankees right fielder Cameron Maybin run back, jump and stick his glove over the wall to make the catch. "I thought for sure off the bat that it's going to ...
Steph Curry has been the main man for the Golden State Warriors for so many seasons, and has come up with all sorts of clutch moments during their phenomenal run. His dunk attempt in the closing seconds of their Game 3 loss to the Houston Rockets on ...
J.B. Wendelken covered his face with his hands, took a deep breath, then slowly rose from his seat. When he spoke, Wendelken's frustration was painfully obvious, his words barely above a whisper. A seventh inning that turned sideways on Wendelken ...
Better believe in the "Bunch of Jerks." The Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference final, completing a sweep of the New York Islanders on Friday night. Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars pushed the St. Louis Blues to the brink of ...
The St. Louis Blues have been playing desperate hockey all of 2019 — since being in last place at the start of January and making an incredible comeback to make the playoffs. Now they are trailing in the postseason for the first time, down 3-2 in their ...
He tried hard to ignore the screamed requests for autographs, the demands for his belongings, but as Angels reliever Noe Ramirez threw warmup pitches in the bullpen at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey on Saturday night, there came a point he had to give it up ...
Orlando City continued its struggles against Toronto FC in a 2-0 loss that lacked energy or urgency in any part of the field. Except for a decent spell late in the first half, the Reds (5-2-1, 16 points) thoroughly dominated a stagnant and lifeless Orlando squad ...
HOUSTON -- Steve Kerr had a plan late Friday night, but it was foiled by a group of men toiling nearly 2,000 miles away. "I wanted to go to sleep," the Warriors coach said after shootaround Saturday. "But I couldn't, just like everybody else." Shaun Livingston ...
The rare offseason "Gresh's Grades" column. I love the NFL Draft; it's where strategy meets evaluation. It takes only one draft to change the fortunes of a franchise. This draft for the New England Patriots was one of balancing the now with the future. Round 1 ...
Everyone is supposed to be doing their best to rid sports of doping. Yet, in a baffling decision Wednesday, South African star Caster Semenya was ordered to take drugs if she wants to keep running for championships. Talk about sending the wrong message.
BOSTON – The focus in and around the batting cage is the same. But instead of launching balls over one Monster toward I-295 in Portland, Michael Chavis is sending them over another, to Lansdowne Street in Boston. And he does launch them, a long way.
Kevin Newman's two-RBI triple with two outs in the seventh inning provided the Pirates with a little bit of sunshine as the team defeated the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, on a rainy and gloomy night Saturday at PNC Park. Newman was in his first game back from the ...
The Bulls hit a transfer portal jackpot of sorts Saturday evening when former East Bay High standout KJ Sails announced via Twitter he's transferring from North Carolina to USF. Sails, limited to only four games as a junior last season due to injury, ...
When the 2019 NFL draft is revisited three years from now, the Seattle Seahawks might be the team everyone agrees landed the steal of the class. Ole Miss wide receiver D.K. Metcalf, who was regarded as a first-round pick for most of the run-up to draft ...
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Britain's Jamie Chadwick stood on top of the podium as the first race winner in the new all-female W Series on Saturday with compatriot Alice Powell second at a damp and overcast Hockenheim. Motorsport - W Series ...
Sandy • Real Salt Lake had its chances, but the Portland Timbers did too. And it was the Timbers who finished more of them. RSL lost 2-1 to the Timbers on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Salt Lake has now lost two consecutive games, while Portland picked ...
BOSTON — At least they were close to getting it right this time. That was how Bruins winger David Backes looked at the minor penalty assessed on Thursday night to Blue Jackets defenseman Dean Kukan, who drilled Backes in the jaw with an elbow in the ...
Brock Nelson tried to rattle Curtis McElhinney in Game 3 by tapping him on the head. Carolina got the last laugh over the New York Islanders. This series went about as bad as possible for the New York Islanders. The Islanders lost in four games, the final ...
Before Friday's Game 3 between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics, the Ringer's Kevin O'Connor asked Brad Stevens a question about Giannis Antetokounmpo pulling up from 3-point range. "Well, first of all I read your piece today," Stevens said to ...
Christopher Bell does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Dover International Speedway. (Jason Minto / Associated Press). Christopher Bell raced to his third Xfinity Series victory of the season, winning an extra $100,000 ...
MADRID — Petra Kvitova opened her title defense in the Madrid Open by dispatching Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday. The second-seeded Kvitova, a three-time champion in Madrid, is coming off a title in Stuttgart and is the only woman to ...
Australia's first openly gay footballer, Ian Roberts, has sent a warning to Israel Folau about the potential ramifications his beliefs could have on kids struggling with their sexuality. As Folau's code of conduct hearing continued at Rugby Australia headquarters, ...
I do hope Leeds United and Aston Villa end up playing each other for a place in the Premier League this month. I'm not entirely sure that tempers have cooled after last Sunday's hilarious brawl. My own view of it was somewhat different to those of the ...
(Reuters) - Highlights from Super Rugby week 12 matches: JAGUARES 30 STORMERS 25 The Jaguares scored three tries, the decisive third a penalty try, to beat Stormers 30-25 and cling firmly to a playoff berth in a tense Super Rugby clash at Velez ...
PHILADELPHIA – Immediately following their embarrassing Game 3 showing, it was hard to imagine things getting any worse for the Toronto Raptors. A couple hours after the buzzer sounded on their 116-95 loss to the 76ers, giving Philadelphia a 2-1 series ...
Though the opening ceremony for the 51st annual Special Olympics spring games was cancelled Thursday due to inclement weather, the show will still go on. Starting Monday, nearly 5,000 Special Olympics athletes will compete in more than 25 track and ...
La Liga champions Barcelona travel to Celta Vigo on Saturday, May 4, 2019 (5/4/19) for a relatively meaningless match after claiming its 26th league title and beating Liverpool in the Champions League. It's a crucial game for Celta, however, which is two ...
University of Sto. Tomas will try to clinch its first Finals berth in eight years against the three-time defending champion De La Salle University hoping to force a decider. Twice-to-beat University of Sto. Tomas eyes its first Finals appearance in eight years in a ...
Philip Keidel - May 4, 2019. This may be Eden Hazard's last match at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea. Image via Twitter. Over this long, losing Premier League season, there have been innumerable aggravating and discouraging beats for me. It took 36 weeks, ...
Jerwin Ancajas overwhelmed Ryuichi Funai to retain the IBF Super Flyweight World Championship in Stockton, California. Filipino boxing world champion Jerwin "Pretty Boy" Ancajas was back to his old, dominant self, as he overwhelmed Japanese ...
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