Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray scuffled with his shot in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers. But he kept coming through in the clutch by the time the fourth …
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By ARNIE STAPLETON
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5/3/24
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William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. …
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5/3/24
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The Premier League season is down to its final two weeks and there’s still plenty at stake from top to bottom. The title race is down to two teams in Arsenal and Manchester City, the relegation …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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5/3/24
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Josh Hart made a go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 24.4 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference …
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By DAN GELSTON
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5/3/24
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Matt Wallace has a one-shot lead over seven players in the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The 34-year-old Englishman finished three strokes ahead of defending champion Jason Day. Hometown …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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5/2/24
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Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T.J. McConnell had 20 points and nine assists and the Indiana Pacers won a playoff series for the first time in a decade, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 in Game 6 on …
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By MICHAEL MAROT
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5/2/24
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The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road. The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping to go home, though not for good. There are two more elimination games in the NBA playoffs …
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By FRED GOODALL
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5/2/24
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Georgia’s Kirby Smart has agreed to a contract extension that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million. Smart surpasses Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, …
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5/2/24
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A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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5/2/24
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Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose maturity into this playoff rematch with Denver
The brilliance of Anthony Edwards will likely be the reason if the Minnesota Timberwolves knock down the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets in their second-round playoff matchup. Edwards missed …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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5/2/24
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Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo each homered and drove in two runs to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a series-deciding 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Ryan McKenna also connected and Jordan …
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By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN
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5/2/24
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The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch clock. Over objections …
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By RONALD BLUM
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5/2/24
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Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement Thursday that it stands by Ryan Garcia after a report that he had tested positive for a banned substance before his dominant victory over Devin Haney in New …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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5/2/24
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías has pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to court records, four other misdemeanor charges were dropped. All the …
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5/2/24
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Iga Swiatek has cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday. The …
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By TALES AZZONI
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5/2/24
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Tim Howard will join Tony Meola, Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel on Saturday as modern-era American goalkeepers in the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Now 45, Howard was the U.S. goalkeeper at the …
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By RONALD BLUM
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5/2/24
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A few goals in the first round of NHL playoffs have been scored with the puck banking in off the goaltender's mask. Shooting off masks is becoming more and more of a refined art for in hockey as …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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5/2/24
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Five races into the Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen and the globe-trotting series have made their way back to the United States for the first of three appearances. The Red Bull driver has four …
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By JENNA FRYER
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5/2/24
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Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January
Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year. The NBA announced that the …
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5/2/24
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The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the team was selected from more than 70 …
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5/2/24
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