There to pump up the Milwaukee crowd, and, of course, crush a beer, was Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari. This wasn’t Bakhtiari’s first appearance as an NBA game beer-chugger. …Read the full story
“We’ve done some crazy things this year, down in the last inning, two outs,” Bradfield said. They avoided their shortest stay at the CWS in their five appearances, all since 2011, and will play North Carolina State in the Bracket 1 final. On a 1-0 count to Carter Young, Beck threw a curveball that slipped […]
The Atlanta Hawks’ star not only navigated the loathing of the Madison Square Garden crowd in the first round matchup with the New York Knicks, he thrived off it. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Wednesday marked Young’s sixth 30-point playoff game on the road — the most in a player’s first career postseason in […]
No date has been set for the 2021 game, which will be the first in a new five-year contract between the Pac-12 and ACC. The Holiday Bowl was played from its inception in 1978 until 2019 in Mission Valley at what was known as San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium. With no fans allowed last fall, San […]
There to pump up the Milwaukee crowd, and, of course, crush a beer, was Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari. This wasn’t Bakhtiari’s first appearance as an NBA game beer-chugger. …Read the full story
In a memo sent to clubs Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league and the NFL Players Association agreed that only high-risk players will receive a stipend of $350,000. To qualify as high risk, a player must have opted out last season and have an effective contract executed before Oct. The contract for […]
Udoka becomes just the third Boston coach in the past 17 years. As much attention was put elsewhere, a fundamental reason Boston declined by 12 wins from 2019-20 to 2020-21 was the team’s defense with key players on the court. Despite injuries, that group actually played slightly more possessions together this season and dropped to […]
Several other state laws could also go into effect in July. …Read the full story
Fundamentally, though, Germany are still alive because having been outplayed, out-thought and out-fought by Hungary, Jogi Low turned to the only tonic remaining in his medicine kit. Essentially, cross your fingers and walk away a fool or a king. When Leon Goretzka’s deflected shot skimmed off Hungary keeper Peter Gulacsi’s foot and into the goal, […]
The combine has been held in Indianapolis since 1987, though only the medical portion was held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 combine is scheduled to be held there as well. The Indianapolis Business Journal was the first to report the development, which is the result of the NFL’s continued push […]
That is, unless you’re poor old Alvaro Morata, who missed a first-half penalty, was then substituted in the 65th minute and watched on as his replacement Ferran Torres scored with his first touch mere seconds later. First Pablo Sarabia — one of Spain’s more lively players — hit the bar on the half-hour mark and […]
The Hawks, who were 8-point underdogs against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, attracted a flurry of large wagers that were placed at long odds in May in multiple states. On May 5, the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas reported taking a $5,000 bet on Atlanta to win […]
The team will be highlighted by Kevin Durant, who will go for his third gold medal and be the only returning member of the 2016 team that won gold at the Rio Olympics. The loaded team was a result of strong long-term recruiting and the domino effect of getting a few big names committed early. […]
“I cannot put into words what Hendrick Motorsports means to me,” Gordon said in a statement. He also was active in bringing Kyle Larson into the Hendrick organization this year following Larson’s almost season-long NASCAR suspension for uttering a racial slur during a virtual race. As vice chairman and co-owner, Gordon will work daily with […]
He left San Antonio to join Brett Brown’s staff in Philadelphia two years ago and moved on to Brooklyn under Steve Nash this season. …Read the full story
As the 2018 NBA Finals wound toward a Golden State Warriors sweep and Kevin Durant’s second straight Finals Most Valuable Player award, I asked Durant about his unique status as a historic scoring great who was rarely his team’s No. James Harden and Russell Westbrook, Durant’s former co-stars with the Oklahoma City Thunder, had grown […]
On Tuesday, McIngvale placed a $2 million wager on the Astros at 10-1 with Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill in Indiana. Now he will begin to mitigate his $3.35 million risk with a promotional giveaway at his store, Gallery Furniture. “The Astros have six good pitchers and a lot of great hitters, so we’ll see […]
Stroman left his start on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning because of soreness in the hip. Lucchesi’s injury leaves just David Peterson behind Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker and Stroman. The Mets are also expected to have right fielder Michael Conforto back in the lineup Wednesday after his return was delayed […]
