The Miami Heat's 116-114 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 featured one of the strangest endings to a playoff game in recent memory. What seemed like a foregone conclusion when the Heat took a nine-point lead with less than two minutes ...
Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry was noshing on pistachio nuts, hummus and pita bread at his Westport, Connecticut home last Wednesday in preparation for a spirited game of doubles with his pal, former Duke star and ESPN personality Jay Williams, ...
BALTIMORE -- Michael Conforto set the tone with a two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Mets followed his lead to a much-needed victory. Conforto went 4 for 5 with a homer and five RBI, Pete Alonso hit a lengthy solo shot and the Mets beat the ...
Goalie started four games in postseason, won Stanley Cup in 2019 as backup to Binnington. NHL.com @NHLdotcom. 12:47 PM. Facebook Share. Twitter Share. Link Share. Email Share · Jake Allen was traded to the Montreal Canadiens by the St. Louis Blues ...
NEW YORK -- Yankees reliever Ben Heller was ejected from Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays for hitting Hunter Renfroe in the leg with a pitch, the latest chapter in a simmering rivalry between the top two teams in the AL East. Heller plunked ...
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Damiris Dantas scored a career-high 28 points including the go-ahead basket with just under five minutes left and the Minnesota Lynx edged Chicago 86-83 Wednesday on a night Allie Quigley became the Sky's all-time leading scorer.
A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday: TOM TERRIFIC. Tributes will certainly pour in for Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, a day after the New York Mets announced his death at 75. The ace who steered a stunning transformation from ...
After sitting out practices for several weeks because of a knee injury, Rams safety Taylor Rapp has been playing himself back into shape this week. The practices leading up the Sept. 13 opener against the Dallas Cowboys are intense. But Rapp is ...
MadBum's Oracle Park return, first start vs. Giants now set originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea · Madison Bumgarner's first year with the Arizona Diamondbacks has been brutal. Bugmarner was hurt early on, and he repeatedly got roughed up as he ...
The Los Angeles Chargers were among the four teams who selected a quarterback in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, along with the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers. The Bengals selected Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow ...
The Mohamed Sanu era in New England didn't last long. The Patriots are releasing the veteran wide receiver, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to the USA TODAY Network. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they move was not ...
The Nationals knew their 2020 lineup wasn't going to resemble their 2019 championship bunch. Not with Anthony Rendon moving to Anaheim and Ryan Zimmerman watching this season at home with his growing family. But Davey Martinez and Mike Rizzo ...
CHARLOTTE — On a half-hour virtual press conference with local media Wednesday afternoon, Panthers owner David Tepper expressed disappointment that Bank of America Stadium will not host fans in Week 1. "Listen, I miss the fans," Tepper said. "That's ...
When it came to the NFL's best offenses in 2019, it was Baltimore, Dallas, and Kansas City. In that order. As shocking as it may be to read the Cowboys ranked ahead of the reigning Super Bowl champions in any category, Dallas' offensive production last ...
Nobody needs to remind the New York Islanders the clinching game of a postseason series is the toughest to win. For the third time this postseason, the Islanders will take a second crack at closing out a series Thursday night when they are scheduled to face ...
As more and more players withdrew from the United States Open because of travel and safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic, a spot finally opened for a player who picked up the sport accidentally and hasn't let go since. Katrina Scott, 16, was ...
HOUSTON — Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer early to back up a strong start from rookie Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros held on for 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Brantley, who had a three-run shot in a loss on Tuesday ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Brosseau got some revenge against the New York Yankees, hitting two home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays topped their AL East rivals again with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night. A night after Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There are times Danny Green needs support, but there's times he pushes it away, too. Being inside the NBA bubble at Disney World — away from the family and people you love — for nearly two months has a mental toll which is ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have a very big question looming this offseason. A 6-foot, 9-inch question, to be precise. The Presidents' Trophy winners must try to squeeze another Stanley Cup-contending season out of a core that has been together for ...
NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):. 9:00 p.m.. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Naomi Osaka's play at the U.S. Open has her mother, Tamaki, virtually applauding. Osaka, the 2018 champion, defeated ...
Former Michigan State football star Kirk Cousins, with the rest of the NFL, is preparing for a season unlike any other. And when it comes to the threat of COVID-19, the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings does not sound all that concerned. "If I die, I die," ...
Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler celebrates with Tyler O'Neill on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian ...
During a Tuesday conference call with reporters, Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he and the Competition Committee have agreed that there's no competitive advantage if some teams have fans in the stands and others don't, due to the varying rules of ...
Five days before Arizona high schools were to put on helmets for the start of official football practice, the AIA Executive Board on Wednesday voted to move forward with the updated Sports Medicine Advisory Committee return-to-play guidelines. The AIA will ...
When the UIL announced it would go ahead with football season, there were no guarantees all games would be played. The University Interscholastic League takes COVID-19 seriously. It began by limiting stadium capacity to 50%. There are stipulations that ...
After Tuesday's epic comeback over Yoshihito Nishoika, one has to wonder how much gas Murray has left in the tank. By Cale Hammond. September 02, 2020. MORE TO WATCH. Gasquet, Flipkens among seven players under stricter COVID-19 protocol.
HT: NYCFC and the Revs head into the locker room at half completely scoreless. Make no mistake about it, this is a Wednesday game. Both teams have looked fatigued and worse for wear. City seems to be controlling the ball, but not many definitive chances ...
The Mets sent Ariel Jurado to the mound to make his team debut, but it wasn't pretty and it led to a 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Here's what happened in Mets Land on Tuesday, in case you missed it, and what's on tap for Wednesday.
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU is No. 2 in the 2020 Baseball America magazine recruiting ranking released on Wednesday, marking the Tigers' third Top 5 finish in the past four years and their 13th Top 10 finish in the past 14 years. The Tigers have finished No.
Saints' Kamara back after not practicing over contract issues. NEW ORLEANS — Saints running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice Wednesday after declining to take the field in recent days because of his apparent dissatisfaction with progress on a ...
Nola is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Angels. Nola made his debut with the Padres on Monday and went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk. Jason Castro, a fellow trade acquisition, will start behind the plate and bat ninth Wednesday for the Friars.
Triggs was recalled from the Red Sox's alternate training site Wednesday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. Triggs was sent to Pawtucket when he was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox in the middle of August, but he'll join the major-league ...
CANTON — Following an offseason like none before, high school football returned with a bang Wednesday night as Cherokee beat Carver-Atlanta 38-12 in the opening game of the Corky Kell Classic. Cherokee (1-0) hosted the first game of the reorganized ...
The challenge for the Philadelphia Union in Columbus Wednesday night was clear. Against the best defense in MLS, against the team directly above them in the standings, opportunities in the final third were going to be hard to come by. When they got them, ...
As the ball looped high following a bad touch from an FC Dallas player, Gianluca Busio chose his time to strike perfectly. Beating two men in the air the 18-year-old knocked the ball down perfectly for teammate Khiry Shelton as Sporting Kansas City pressed ...
The Dynamo looked to assert the themselves after earning their first win of the season in dominating fashion last week. In their encore performance on Wednesday night, the Dynamo blew out Minnesota United 3-0 at BBVA Stadium. More important than ...
HARRISON - The New York Red Bulls seemed poised to sneak out of their Wednesday night home match with archrival D.C. United with a draw. But Erik Sorga silenced even the pre-recorded crowd noise, scoring eight minutes into stoppage time.
The Astros and A's will play a doubleheader beginning at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday at Oakland Coliseum to make up for Sunday's postponed game at Minute Maid Park. Sunday's game was postponed after an unidentified member of the A's traveling party tested ...
NY Giants GM Dave Gettleman displayed patience throughout the Logan Ryan contract negotiations and it paid off big for Big Blue. Ever since DeAndre Baker got embattled in serious legal problems and Sam Beal decided to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season ...
BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to ...
CINCINNATI — Bobby Shuttleworth made three saves and the Chicago Fire played FC Cincinnati to a scoreless draw Wednesday night. Chicago's Ignacio Aliseda had an apparent goal waved off midway through the second half because of a handball on ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Brad Guzan had three saves for Atlanta in United's 0-0 tie with Inter Miami on Wednesday night. It was Guzan's second shutout — both against expansion teams — in three games. He had five saves in a 2-0 win over Nashville on Aug. 22.
The Florida Panthers spent three weeks searching for a general manager, and it didn't take long for them to suspect that Bill Zito was the best candidate. The more they searched, the more convinced they got. Zito was announced Tuesday as the new ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — It's been a lonely six months in the world of sports, first no sports were being played at all, now we get the pro's but we have to watch at home with nobody allowed in the stands. This year above others, Fantasy Football could go a long ...
Outfielder Leody Taveras made the Opening Day roster as a defensive replacement and pinch-runner. The plan now is for him to be the Rangers' primary leadoff hitter in September. Shin-Soo Choo has filled that spot for most of the season. But Rangers ...
Nick Saban has been with the Alabama Crimson Tide since 2007; could he be coaching somewhere else next season? If he does leave Tuscaloosa, the New York Giants and Texas Longhorns are favorites to land him; See the full list and odds on where ...
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