BOSTON -- Red Sox All-Star Xander Bogaerts, addressing the sign-stealing scandal that cost Boston manager Alex Cora his job, said Thursday he doesn't believe MLB's investigation of the team's alleged practices in 2018 taints their World Series title. "Nah ...
SANTA CLARA -- Though Richard Sherman is a graduate of Stanford University, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning on planet earth, his Thursday afternoon analysis of defensive strategy came straight outta Compton. The subject was ...
Well, that's a cheap shot we've ever seen one. In the first period of the Capitals game against New Jersey, Devils winger Miles Wood got away with a high stick to the grill of The Great Eight. Ovi went to the locker room after taking this harsh stick to the face ...
There are plenty of quarterbacks who will be free agents this offseason, and wouldn't you know it, the Eagles could be in the market for one or wo. Carson Wentz, of course, is the lead dog, so forget about the really big names who may or may to hit the market, ...
Needless to say, it's unusual for the New England Patriots to have so much down time in January. Typically, they're playing in the AFC Divisional Round. And the AFC Championship Game. And often, the Super Bowl. But this year, they were eliminated in the ...
OTTAWA -- Peter DeBoer won his debut as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2 against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. "It was a tough week for them, and I thought they responded the right way," DeBoer said. "They came out ...
BOSTON -- Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves for the Boston Bruins, including five in the final nine seconds of the second period, in a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden on Thursday. With the Bruins leading 2-1, Halak stopped a shot by Bryan ...
BOX SCORE. These ones irritate Flyers fans the most. After playing up to the competition for four straight games and generating bona-fide excitement, the Flyers played down to the competition in a 4-1 loss Thursday night to the Canadiens at the Wells Fargo ...
Normally, the middle of January in Major League Baseball news generally consists of: Waiting on the last few free agents to sign; Chasing trade rumors; Looking at the Hall of Fame vote; Pining for spring training to begin. Yet here we sit, halfway through the ...
Joe Barry, the Rams' linebackers coach for the last three seasons, turned down the opportunity to become USC's defensive coordinator and signed a new contract to remain with the Rams, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. Barry took ...
EUGENE, Ore. — Sabrina Ionescu didn't notice the Oregon crowd's roar when she finally went to the bench with a career-high 37 points against Stanford. The Ducks' fans were aware she'd set the school's career scoring record. For Ionescu, all that mattered ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored after missing a dozen games with an injury, Nick Foligno got his first goal in 23 games and rookie goalie Elvis Merzlikins turned in another gem. All that said, the Columbus Blue Jackets probably shouldn't have ...
DALLAS -- While watching video in preparation for a final game against the Stars, Ralph Krueger quickly noticed the Buffalo Sabres were in for one of their most difficult tests of the season. The Stars used relentless pressure on the puck to allow the fewest ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Ryan Suter and the Minnesota Wild knew the importance of starting their seven-game homestand with a strong performance. Minnesota had lost four in a row and was coming off a particularly deflating 7-3 defeat at Pittsburgh that ...
Fresh off of three consecutive victories over ranked opponents, Wisconsin heads out to East Lansing to try to conquer the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans on Friday night. MSU lost its first conference matchup of the 2019-20 season on Sunday in a 71-42 ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Jake Virtanen borrowed a move from his Western Hockey League days - and it helped lift the Vancouver Canucks to victory. Virtanen scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jacob Markstrom ...
If the Clippers are to indeed enjoy the moment and the process as Kawhi Leonard has suggested, the 6-foot-7 forward is the one they should follow while on this journey. Leonard showed them the way again, scoring 32 points against Orlando to pull the ...
LaMelo Ball is shutting down his season in Australia with the NBL's Illawarra Hawks after suffering a bone bruise in his foot that sidelined him 12 games into the season. Ball has been rehabbing and working to get back on the court after sustaining the injury in ...
POCATELLO, Idaho — Jerrick Harding scored eight of his 28 points in overtime, Cody John finished with 21 points, and Weber State beat Idaho State 76-68 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid. John made 9 of 11, including 5 of 6 in OT. Michal Kozak ...
Ohio State's hopes for an unbeaten season ended with a loss to Clemson in the College Football Playoff, but its chances to win the national championship might have expired before that. With hindsight being flawless, and the 2 1/2-week interval since the ...
Kellen Moore is staying as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, and new coach Mike McCarthy says the plan is for Moore to continue calling plays. Moore was promoted to his current job in the final season under former coach Jason Garrett, whose ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — Peaks and valleys. That sums up Thursday night for the Arizona State Sun Devils as they fell 68-61 to the No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes. The score reads otherwise but it was the Sun Devils, not the Buffaloes, who looked like the lone ranked team ...
(Reuters) - Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2020 Australian Open (Prefix denotes seeding):. 1-Ash Barty (Australia). World ranking: 1. Born: April 24, 1996 (Age: 23). Grand Slam titles: 1. WTA career titles: 7. Best Australian Open performance: ...
In the first few minutes of a game, Ben Simmons so frequently looks like the best player on the floor. He sometimes is for the duration of the game, too, but especially so during that opening burst when he tends to barrel at the rim and make a loud, early imprint.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Before the season, the Warriors hoped to defy expectations in a transitional year. Now, they're hoping to just get an elusive win. Riding a nine-game losing streak, Golden State will welcome the Denver Nuggets to Chase Center for the first ...
Thursday evening at Williams Arena, in front of an announced 3,412 fans, the Gophers women's basketball team began the post-Destiny Pitts era with a game against No. 22 Iowa. It commenced four days after Pitts was suspended by coach Lindsay Whalen, ...
By almost any measure, Andy Reid is everything you want in a head coach. He has experience, coaching a combined 21 seasons with the Eagles and Chiefs. He has the wins — 207 of them, seventh most in NFL history and second behind Bill Belichick ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Deandre Ayton had 26 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns pounded the New York Knicks 121-98 on Thursday night. The Suns shot 51% (47 for 92) from the field and placed five players in double figures in their ...
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer. SEATTLE (AP) – Isaiah Stewart scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, RaeQuan Battle scored 11 first-half points in the first start of his career, and the UW Huskies beat Oregon State 64-56 on Thursday night.
Arizona guard Max Hazzard showed flashes of his shooting prowess early in the season while adjusting to a new role on a new team. The consistency just hadn't been there. One breakout game by the graduate transfer from UC Irvine could change that.
Newcomers helped Loyola pull away from Southern Illinois for a 64-48 victory Thursday night at Gentile Arena, moving the Ramblers into a tie for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Freshman Marquise Kennedy scored 17 points off the bench, while ...
The Houston Astros and outfielder George Springer reportedly reached an agreement Thursday on a one-year, $21 million contract for the 2020 season to avoid an arbitration hearing. Mark Feinsand of the MLB Network reported the update and noted the ...
Women. No. 9 North Carolina State 68, No. 13 Florida State 51. Elissa Cunane demonstrated the way she can dominate in the low post, and when the shot wasn't there, she was able to find open teammates. Cunane scored 20 points and grabbed 10 ...
Kolby Lee said Thursday's meeting with San Diego felt like every other game he's played in this year. Well, except for the BYU ROC section chanting his name. Lee scored a career-high 21 points on a perfect 8 for 8 from the field in BYU's 93-70 pounding of ...
PULLMAN, Wash. — CJ Elleby scored 25 points and Washington State beat a Top-10 team for just the third time, surprising No. 8 Oregon 72-61 on Thursday night. Elleby, who was held to a season-low six points in his last game, helped Washington State ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jill Townsend scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for her second career double-double and No. 16 Gonzaga cruised to its 15th straight victory 67-52 over Santa Clara on Thursday night. The victory marked the ...
A day after Bryson DeChambeau's comments about Brooks Koepka's abs (yes, that is a strange phrase to type), Brooks fired back with a savage photo that can be summed up by just one word: Scoreboard! OK, let's back up, because, again, this isn't your ...
COLUMBIA — Despite the final result, Thursday night was a special night for the past, present and future of the Missouri women's basketball program. by Colin O'Brien Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:15am. story.lead_photo.caption Missouri's Nadia Green has her shot ...
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin's only shot of the game gave Colorado the lead in the first minute. Philipp Grubauer made it stand up for the last 59. "First shot, first goal, we keep working and don't look back," Grubauer said. It was just the type of ...
Regardless of the outcome, there is no chance Michigan men's basketball coach Juwan Howard is happy with letting any human being score 44 points on his team. So that leads to one big question heading into Friday's match against the Hawkeyes: Should ...
Detroit Pistons forward Sekou Doumbouya drives against Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker in the second quarter at TD Garden on Jan. 15, 2020 in Boston. David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown drives against Detroit ...
A much-anticipated docuseries on Aaron Hernandez hit Netflix on Wednesday, and over three episodes it traces his shocking and seemingly incomprehensible downfall. Between the ages of 16 and 27, the Connecticut native went from being a fun-loving high ...
SACRAMENTO – Luka Doncic continues to reach such rarefied air that even his coach was left shaking his head in disbelief after the second-year point guard destroyed the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. In putting his proverbial stamp on this game ...
On Thursday, one of the Cubs owners acknowledged what we all knew but what the front office has specifically avoided saying: The lack of movement this winter has been created by a payroll budget limited by luxury-tax consideration. "The longer you go over ...
The 2020 Washington Huskies football schedule has been released, which includes games against Michigan, Oregon, and Washington State. Washington opens the 2020 season on Saturday, September 5 at home at husky Stadium in Seattle, Wash., against ...
InsideTheU has learned that Houston graduate transfer quarterback D'Eriq King is expected to visit Miami starting on Friday. King announced earlier this week that he had entered the NCAA's transfer portal. The electric playmaker, who would be eligible to ...
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