HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED A three-goal comeback by Philadelphia went for naught late in the game, as the Islanders pulled out a 5-3 victory in the final minute of the third period after the Flyers had forged a 3-3 tie. Josh Bailey (12th) Matt Martin (5th) and ...
Now that the Los Angeles Chargers are moving on from quarterback Philip Rivers, the team has set its sights on replacing the longtime face of the franchise. The guy L.A. wants to succeed him? How about the face of the entire league? According to NFL ...
How often do the Mets look at Twitter and actually breathe a sigh of relief? About as often as a leap year? Lo and behold, on Tuesday — 18 days before Feb. 29 — "Beltran" trended on the New York version of our President's favorite social-media platform.
Say what you want about the upcoming tests against ACC frontrunners Duke and Florida State. They're big games. But while Tuesday's 79-74 victory at Syracuse doesn't have the same curb appeal as beating the Blue Devils or Seminoles would, it is just as ...
Here is my third Dallas Cowboys Mock Draft for the 2020 NFL Draft, and I made one key adjustment this time around. I gamed it out to see if taking an offensive player in the first round might change how the draft goes for the Cowboys. First, if you saw Mock ...
TAMPA — When the Yankees played their final game of the 2019 season, the sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed the sport and tarnished the Astros' 2017 World Series title had not been exposed and both Houston and Boston looked to be contenders ...
NASHVILLE, TN.-Tyrese Maxey delivered a game-high 25 points as Kentucky, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, ran past Vanderbilt in the second twenty-minutes on their way to a 78-64 win at Memorial Gym before a crowd of 11,589 fans, ...
The St. Louis Blues game against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center was postponed on Tuesday night after Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench in the first period. The Ducks said the game will be made up at a later date.
DAYTON, Ohio — Obi Toppin saw his younger brother, Jacob, going up for a shot. Dayton's fabulous forward stretch out his long arm and swatted it away. "I wasn't going to let little brother score on me," Toppin said. "I can't let that happen." He and the Flyers ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Riding a three-game losing streak and fading in the wild-card race, the Florida Panthers needed something to get them going. They got it from a totally unexpected source, a fourth line quickly dubbed the helicopter line. The reason: a ...
TORONTO (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored 3:43 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Tuesday night. Zach Hyman had two goals in regulation for Toronto, and Alexander Kerfoot added two assists. Jack Campbell ...
OXFORD, Miss. — Breein Tyree turned in a performance that prompted Mississippi coach Kermit Davis to admit, "The best I've ever seen by one of my players and I've been coaching a long time." Tyree scored a career-high 40 points, 27 in the second half, ...
Now we know what he meant when Theo Esptein told reporters that they were still focused on a few smaller moves. Latest Cubs Talk. Cubs pushing the fresh start narrative on Day 1 of Spring Training · Maddon didn't want to return to Cubs? Theo not so sure ...
Allowing what Marcus Johansson described as a "fluky goal" to the Detroit Red Wings only 27 seconds into the game Tuesday night could have sent the Buffalo Sabres into a tailspin. The Sabres dropped four of their first five games out of the All-Star break, ...
Mark Emmert has been feeling the pressure. That, of course, is part of why the NCAA president sat among a panel of witnesses Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill, opening himself up to questions from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and ...
Major League Baseball is reportedly considering changing the playoff format and the details of the proposal shook the sport on Monday. According to the New York Post, the league is "seriously weighing" the option of allowing seven teams in each league to ...
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic intends to return to the court Wednesday night following a seven-game absence due to a sprained ankle. The Mavericks are hosting the Sacramento Kings before the all-star break this weekend. "I'm ready," Doncic told ...
The Miami Hurricanes offseason momentum has finally carried into the Class of 2021 and a familiar face is rejoining the recruiting class. Thad Franklin, a four-star running back from Chaminade-Madonna, is back in the 2021 class after orally committing to ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin, after trading one of the team's most productive players, said he's still expecting the Wild to make a strong push for the postseason. Guerin, who sent left wing Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh for his ...
NEW ORLEANS – The Portland Trail Blazers let the game get away from them in the third quarter Tuesday night. The Blazers led the New Orleans Pelicans by two points heading into the second half, but were outscored 41-21 in the third quarter as they shot ...
Shortly after North Carolina lost to Duke on Saturday, the Tar Heels were exhausted and distraught. They had led by nine points with two minutes left, but lost in overtime to their rival. Most players claimed they would move on from the loss the next day.
SAN FRANCISCO — Since the Warriors acquired Andrew Wiggins, the team has pushed a narrative that the forward will be a better "fit" for the Dubs. Indeed, "fit" has become a buzzword of sorts around Golden State. And if you've heard it and thought it ...
Freshman Santiago Vescovi had 20 points and eight assists before fouling out to set career highs in both categories as the Volunteers trounced Arkansas 82-61 on Tuesday. Arkansas (16-8, 4-7 Southeastern Conference) lost its third consecutive game, shot a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid kept the Philadelphia 76ers close until Josh Richardson took over. Richardson scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Sixers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-103 on Tuesday night.
Virginia and Notre Dame entered Tuesday night's game with nearly identical rankings in most college basketball metrics. In the win and loss column, the Cavaliers were 15-7, and the Fighting Irish were 15-8. On paper, fans were in for a good game. On the ...
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a quadriceps injury, general manager Ken Holland announced Tuesday. McDavid sustained the injury after being checked by Nashville defenseman Dante ...
Idle no longer after months of patient evaluation, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin started to remake the roster he inherited Monday night when he shipped out longtime forward Jason Zucker. And while he didn't want the move to be interpreted as him ...
Jon Jones might be a light heavyweight champion, but Roman Reigns isn't so sure the UFC star could stack up in a WWE ring. "It would be a hell of a fight," Reigns said of a hypothetical clash with Jones, per TMZ Sports. "But when it comes to the squared ...
Nebraska had rallied from a 14-point deficit and had Cam Mack going downhill to the hoop with the game on the line. But Maryland had Jalen Smith, and the Terrapins' 6-foot-10 sophomore star made one final play to thwart the Huskers' comeback attempt.
IU women's basketball will look for a win to keep its Big Ten title hopes alive this Thursday when the team travels to Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, to take on Illinois at 8 p.m. at the State Farm Center. IU won two Big Ten road games last week, yet dropped two ...
MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Trailing by 18 points with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kansas State used an incredible rally to down West Virginia, 56-55, at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday night. "Over the years, I have been through a lot of basketball games but ...
Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were buried during a private funeral in southern California, according to multiple reports. Their funeral came on Friday, nearly two weeks after they and seven other people died in a helicopter crash while traveling on their ...
Gostisbehere is dealing with scar tissue in his knee and could begin skating Thursday, Brian Compton of NHL.com reports. Gostisbehere has now missed 13 of the last 14 games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery and dealing with complications after ...
While the streaking Toronto Raptors have been the story of the Atlantic Division, they haven't been the only story of that division. Philadelphia was a title or NBA Finals pick by many (including this corner, sigh), but has not looked right at times, especially on ...
WINNIPEG — Chris Kreider scored twice as the New York Rangers halted the Winnipeg Jets' three-game win streak with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Ryan Strome and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and assist for the Rangers (28-23-4), who were starting a ...
So far, so good for the revamped XFL, whose return over the weekend did well with attendance and TV viewership. While hardly on the scale of an NFL game, the league performed more or less to expectations. ABC and ESPN combined to average 2.9 million ...
The Jacksonville Jaguars have quite the quarterback conundrum on their hands after what transpired in the 2019 NFL season. Fortunately, team owner Shad Khan feels it is a good problem to have. The Secret Behind Kawhi Leonards Uncle Dennis. 00:00.