LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- No player in NBA history has more playoff victories to his name than LeBron James does after the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-102 Game 3 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. The win put L.A. up 2-1 on Houston in their ...
The Dallas Stars couldn't win a face-off in the second period. They couldn't stay out of the penalty box. They couldn't help themselves when they had the chance. Add it all up and, well, we'll let Joe Pavelski finish the thought. "We got what we deserved," the ...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dusty Baker waited for the Houston Astros to catch even a small break, and then his club finally got a few. Yuli Gurriel hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning set up by an Oakland error, and the Astros beat the Athletics 5-4 ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Sixto Sánchez is helping the Miami Marlins match up with the Braves, even in Atlanta. Sánchez combined with four relievers on a four-hitter, Jorge Alfaro hit one of three homers for Miami and the Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 on ...
TOKYO -- China's repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing's 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is host to the 2022 Winter Olympics, with rumblings of a ...
Throughout the season the Indiana Fever have shown flashes of brilliance, moments of high-level play where they look like one of the top-eight teams in the WNBA. When Kelsey Mitchell is weaving through traffic for a transition layup or curling off a screen for ...
Stress hung in the air like salt on the sea breeze all the way through stage 10 of the 2020 Tour de France. The results sheet will show that Sam Bennett beat Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan in a bunch kick on the Île de Ré, and no doubt in future years, fans may ...
PHILADELPHIA — Bobby Dalbec needed some loaner lumber to go on a Red Sox rookie record home run streak. Dalbec homered for his fourth straight game, his two-run shot in the sixth inning enough to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia ...
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not sure he has ever been this eager to start a season for the top-ranked Tigers after months of uncertainty due to the global pandemic. "I've seen our culture win the day since March," Swinney said Tuesday. "This is a very ...
In these extraordinary times, the coronavirus is fully part of football. A lot of things can change after one or two positive tests. Without the virus, Kylian Mbappe would not have missed France's underwhelming 4-2 win against Croatia on Tuesday -- the same ...
A few hours before the Yankees took the field on Tuesday night in Buffalo, general manager Brian Cashman addressed the entire team. Losers of 14 of their last 19 games after an agonizing loss on Monday night, Cashman wanted to send a message to the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pinch-runner Jason Martin scored the winning run on catcher Yasmani Grandal's error in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. With the score tied at ...
Tony Kemp has had a busy 2020, what with helping to raise funds of groups dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the creation of his +1 Effect, creating conversations about the struggle for social justice. On Tuesday he was named the Oakland ...
The 49ers head into the regular season with some degree of uncertainty about two of the team's top three outside receivers. Deebo Samuel was activated Saturday onto the 53-man roster after being out since June following surgery to repair a fracture in his ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Midwestern state lawmakers is asking the Big Ten to reconsider its cancellation of the fall football season. A letter was sent Tuesday to commissioner Kevin Warren from Lee Chatfield, the speaker of the Michigan House of ...
The Giants were down big through three innings Tuesday. You can probably guess what happened next. The comeback kids did it again, wiping that four-run deficit out pretty quickly and taking the lead for good on Darin Ruf's pinch-hit blast in the seventh ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — Myisha Hines-Allen had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists, Tianna Hawkins made four straight free throws in the final eight seconds and the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-86 on ...
Several former Mountaineers made active rosters this past weekend, but a handful of them were cut and were kept off of their team's 53-man roster. Fortunately, some of those guys were signed to practice rosters, keeping their NFL dreams alive. Practice ...
Teams cut rosters down to 53 players on Saturday. The 2020 NFL season starts on Thursday when the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews. Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.
NEW YORK (AP) — The disqualification of Novak Djokovic from the U.S. Open, and the absences of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, presented quite an opportunity to Alexander Zverev and the other men left in the tournament — all in their 20s, all seeking a ...
Ruf was brought into the Zoom Room to meet with the media twice during the Arizona Diamondbacks series, once for his defense and once for a two-run single up the middle. He'll be there again Tuesday night. Ruf pinch-hit for Alex Dickerson in the seventh ...
Nolan Rucci, Son of former NFL guard Todd Rucci and brother of current Badger Hayden Rucci, has announced his commitment to Wisconsin. Rucci is a 6'8", 295-pound offensive tackle from Warwick High School in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Rucci is a five-star ...
FILE - United States' Carlos Bocanegra (3) celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Honduras during the second half of a South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifier soccer match in Chicago. Former U.S. national team defender Carlos Bocanegra will be ...
Football was on the mind of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis during his press conference Tuesday in Denver. The Denver Broncos are slated to play the season opener next week on Monday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans. Meanwhile, college and ...
The NBA has decided to push back the draft, giving the Warriors even more time to decide what to do with the No. 2 pick. The draft, initially scheduled for late June, was pushed back until Oct. 16 a couple of months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Don't tell Dominic Thiem the U.S. Open is diminished in any way just because it's the first Grand Slam tournament since the 2004 French Open without at least one of the Big Three in the quarterfinals. NEW YORK (AP) — Don't tell Dominic Thiem the U.S. ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) —Aaron Rodgers' loss in Green Bay is the Buffalo Bills' gain after signing receiver Jake Kumerow to their practice squad on Tuesday, three days after he was cut by the Packers. The Packers' decision to cut Kumerow was considered one ...
New faces: T Trent Williams, DT Javon Kinlaw, WR Brandon Aiyuk, TE Jordan Reed, DE Kerry Hyder, OL Tom Compton. Key losses: T Joe Staley, DT DeForest Buckner, WR Emmanuel Sanders, RB Matt Breida, G Mike Person, DB D.J. Reed. Strengths: No ...
Whit Merrifield snapped out of his recent funk, the Kansas City Royals offense followed his lead and the bullpen provided a stellar performance as their losing slide stopped at seven games. Merrifield homered, drove in three runs, had two hits and scored ...
The National Football League has passed cut-down day. Except for anyone with the bad timing to get hurt in the latter part of this week and management's piqued interest in anyone cut by another team, the Indianapolis Colts' roster is set. COVID-19 and God ...
On Tuesday afternoon, the Falcons activated Steven Means from the Reserve/COVID-19 list and released linebacker Deone Bucannon. We have activated DE Steven Means from the reserve/ COVID-19 list and have released LB Deone Bucannon.
NEW ORLEANS, LA (BRPROUD) – When looking at the offensive fire power across the NFL it doesn't get much better than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. The Saints feature Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Jared ...
The Rams are leading the league in their commitment to today's youth. Last month, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey donated $1 million to a school in his hometown of Nashville. Now, quarterback Jared Goff is doing his part in his home state of California.