The defending NBA champions held off the league’s hottest team, with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points and adding 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-117 victory over Cleveland and hand …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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11/19/24
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The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Utah coach Lynne Roberts to fill their vacant head coach position. The franchise made the announcement Tuesday night. Roberts has spent the last nine-plus seasons at …
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11/19/24
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It's Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1
Boise State received the fourth and final bye in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and the Big 12 on the list of power conferences with a gripe. Undefeated …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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11/19/24
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Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won American League Manager of the Year honors on Tuesday night after leading the Guardians to a division title and a 92-win season in his first year as a skipper at any …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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11/19/24
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Kickers are as good as ever these days, yet some of the NFL's true standouts are suddenly struggling
This is supposed to be a golden age for placekicking in the NFL. Try telling that to the fans in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Cincinnati right now. Justin Tucker, Jake Elliott and Evan McPherson have …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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11/19/24
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The top-ranked Oregon Ducks have clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game. The Big Ten announced Tuesday that after extensive evaluation, there were “no conditions whereby the Ducks do not …
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11/19/24
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The Boston Bruins have fired coach Jim Montgomery after losing 12 of their first 20 games. Montgomery led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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11/19/24
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Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer history this season, is resigning as coach of the club. That's according to a person with …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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11/19/24
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Chelsea women’s team manager Sonia Bompastor has condemned the homophobic abuse that striker Sam Kerr and U.S. midfielder Kristie Mewis faced after they announced they are expecting a baby. Kerr, …
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11/19/24
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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama won't play against the Oklahoma City Thunder as he recovers from a bruised right knee. San Antonio guard Devin Vassell was listed as questionable for …
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11/19/24
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Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are the top three leading rushers in the NFL. Every team had a chance to add them in the offseason. Henry, Barkley and Jacobs switched teams in free …
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By ROB MAADDI
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11/19/24
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UConn coach Geno Auriemma and longtime assistant Chris Dailey are on the cusp of setting the NCAA record for victories. The pair have been at UConn for 40 years and seen the program rise to become …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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11/19/24
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Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup in what may have been the last match of his career. Nadal is retiring from professional tennis after the team event in …
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By TALES AZZONI
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11/19/24
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Alex Ovechkin is considered week-to-week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals' most recent game at Utah. The Capitals said Tuesday that Ovechkin would be evaluated further by …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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11/19/24
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Indiana has made the type of turnaround that had only happened once before at the power-conference level over the last decade. But this new era of college football with unbalanced schedules and …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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11/19/24
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The New York Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Douglas was in the final year of his contract after being hired in 2019. The Jets are …
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
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11/19/24
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Rory McIlroy looks back on a great year with four wins and a sixth title as Europe's best. But he knows others will view it differently because he went yet another year without a major. McIlroy still …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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11/19/24
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There's a lot of basketball left to be played in this NBA season. But for some teams, the pressure might be starting to mount and the Philadelphia 76ers might be atop that list. The 76ers are 2-11 …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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11/19/24
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The Dallas Cowboys keep falling at home. Hours after a piece of the roof fell to the field before the game, the Cowboys dropped to 0-5 at home this season with a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on …
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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11/19/24
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Joe Mixon ran for three touchdowns, Derek Barnett returned a fumble 28 yards for a score and the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-10. The Texans stopped just the second two-game losing …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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11/19/24
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