His last team finished 38-25, won four of its last five SEC series to position itself for an NCAA tournament at-large bid and then staved off elimination four times in regionals to knock out Oregon on its home field. “A lot of people didn’t expect us to get here,” Mainieri said. Asked what was going […]
The Brooklyn Nets first lost James Harden 47 seconds into their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Milwaukee Bucks. He stayed on the court for several minutes before eventually getting to his feet and walking back to the visiting locker room without assistance but with a pronounced limp. Irving left the building using crutches and […]
“It’s an honor to be Georgia’s first female head coach of a men’s sport,” Smith Gilbert said. …Read the full story
“I’m a man of my word, I wanted to get it done for him,” O’Ward said. O’Ward caught him in Turn 7 with a little over two laps to go and Newgarden tried to use his experience to run O’Ward down to the marbles. “In my head, the two guys that I’m fighting the championship […]
“I can’t wait for you guys to see him. “He ran a post route, sticking off the same injured leg and exploding out of it, then going up, jumping off that same leg and making a catch, doing his thing — what he does with one hand,” Landry said. Baker and the gang have upped […]
The Diamondbacks will debut the uniforms June 18 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and plan to wear them six more times: July 16 against the Chicago Cubs, July 30 against the Dodgers, Aug. Arizona has a really big Hispanic community, and for me to be part of that, I am really proud and excited about […]
Korkmaz started the second half in Green’s place. I just need to step up if I need to and I will do it,” Korkmaz, who started 11 games during the regular season, said Friday. …Read the full story
Less than 24 hours after she claimed her first singles Grand Slam title, Krejcikova became the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to lift both trophies at the clay-court major. “Right now after all of this happened, this last two weeks, last two days, I feel really relieved and relaxed,” Krejcikova said. Krejcikova and […]
Many of the players would rather not be here, and that applies to some of the coaches as well. It is hardly a surprise that three of the sponsors do not want their brands to be associated with the Copa. The European based players — which means almost all of the big names — are […]
On one end, Kevin Durant called up Floater God Bruce Brown for picks — knowing Brook Lopez, guarding Brown, would drop back and concede pull-up 2s. The Nets leaned on Durant, one of the greatest players ever, and the Bucks leaned on Middleton — a two-time All-Star who does not strike the same terror into […]
CHICAGO — He’s the backup to the backup, but Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom sure isn’t playing like it. “The guy has seven pumps already and he hasn’t been here that long,” teammate Ian Happ said before Wisdom hit home run No. Wisdom has become that valuable for a team beset with injuries, which […]
Tevin Biles-Thomas is charged in Cuyahoga County with murder, voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault; prosecutors on Tuesday dismissed a perjury count. Authorities allege that one of the men who had been scuffling returned fire, killing the other, and Biles-Thomas then shot two others and fled. Defense attorney Joe Patituce told jurors Thursday that Biles-Thomas didn’t […]
The Chiefs signed Bell last year after his release from the New York Jets, but he played sparingly. By season’s end, he wasn’t much of a factor for the Chiefs. …Read the full story
In the new agreement, Lopez will have his minimum purses raised from the previous amount of $1.25 million and will have the opportunity for pay-per-view bouts on ESPN+, a source confirmed. Top Rank and Lopez failed to come to an agreement on his salary for that fight, and the bout went to a purse bid. […]
— Israel Adesanya rotated his right hand and cupped it near his ear, a gesture that pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan used to elicit cheers from the crowd. With the victory, Adesanya successfully defended his UFC middleweight title. Adesanya and Vettori were vicious in verbal attacks on Thursday at the prefight news conference, with Vettori […]
Edwards bloodied up and thoroughly dominated Diaz on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona — for 24 of the fight’s 25 minutes, anyway — on his way to a lopsided unanimous decision in a bout that largely overshadowed UFC 263’s two title fights. Like those bouts, Edwards-Diaz was scheduled for five rounds, the first nontitle, non-main […]
The Dodgers’ latest round of injury problems has left the champs shuffling their roster. Backup first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo is expected to begin a rehab assignment in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Bellinger, Seager, infielder Gavin Lux, outfielder AJ Pollock and rookie Zach McKinstry have all missed long stretches of this season with injuries. …Read the […]
Djokovic is coming off one of the best matches of his storied career after wearing down the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, in an epic four-set semifinal clash. Djokovic looked strong at the end of his match against Nadal, and I don’t remember him ever losing a match because of fatigue. Bill Connelly: One would […]
“It’s something that we want to take day by day, so today it’s just play catch,” Rojas said. It is the fewest innings needed to reach 100 punchouts in a season since the mound was moved to 60 feet, 6 inches in 1893, per ESPN. …Read the full story
