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Scoreboard roundup — 12/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans 126, San Antonio 117 Utah 120, Washington 112 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Toronto 4, Philadelphia 3 Boston 3, Winnipeg [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/21/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 113, Detroit 93 Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 106 Brooklyn 143, Golden State 113 Indiana 117, Boston 112 Chicago 110, Atlanta [Read More…]
Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris [Read More…]
Mets swoop, snatch Correa for $315M, 12-year deal
In a wild twist overnight, Carlos Correa agreed to a $315 million, 12-year contract with the free-spending New York Mets after his pending deal with the San Francisco Giants came apart over an issue with [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/20/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Utah 126, Detroit 111 Chicago 113, Miami 103 New York 132, Golden State 94 Washington 113, Phoenix 110 Denver 105, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 122, Utah 99 Philadelphia 104, Toronto 101 (OT) Atlanta 126, Orlando 125 San Antonio 124, Houston 105 Minnesota 116, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/18/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Orlando 95, Boston 92 New York 109, Indiana 106 Brooklyn 124, Detroit 121 Golden State 126, Toronto 110 Minnesota 150, [Read More…]
Argentina defeats France in epic World Cup final following penalty kicks
ABC News (DOHA, Qatar) — Argentina defeated France in an epic World Cup final on Sunday that ended after a penalty shootout. All eyes were on France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi, two of [Read More…]
Cubs, SS Dansby Swanson agree to 7-year deal worth $177 million
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Dansby Swanson agreed to a $177 million, seven-year contract on Saturday, adding the All-Star shortstop to their rebuilding project. The deal includes a full no-trade clause, according to [Read More…]
Tiger Woods limping in a tournament he wouldn’t dare miss
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and his 13-year-old son shared something else in common Friday in the PNC Championship. Both were limping. Only one of them was in a cart. “His ankle is not [Read More…]
Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning revisit Giants victory in Super Bowl XLII
ABC News (NEW YORK)– The New York Giants pulled off what some call the biggest upset in NFL history in 2008 by beating the undefeated New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII. Former coach [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup –12/15/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Memphis 142, Milwaukee 101 Miami 111, Houston 108 Utah 132 New Orleans 129 (OT) Phoenix 111 LA Clippers 95 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE [Read More…]
Soccer writer Grant Wahl, who died at World Cup, suffered aneurysm
Richard Sellers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American soccer writer Grant Wahl died of an undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium while attending the Netherlands-Argentina match last week, according to his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder. Gounder [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/13/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 123, Sacramento 103 Milwaukee 128, Golden State 111 Houston 111, Phoenix 97 Utah 121, New Orleans 100 Boston 122, [Read More…]
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
Mike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with the Air Raid offense, has died following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. He was 61. Leach, [Read More…]
The Jordan Trophy: NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP award
Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player awards, and then-Commissioner David Stern greeted him at the midcourt ceremony with words that were both simple [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/12/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Brooklyn 112, Washington 100 Miami 87, Indiana 82 Memphis 128, Atlanta 103 San Antonio 112, Cleveland 111 Dallas 121, Oklahoma [Read More…]
Sports reporter Grant Wahl’s body transported back to US after death during World Cup in Qatar
Richard Sellers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s body has been returned to the U.S., following his unexpected death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar, according to his brother. [Read More…]
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach hospitalized in Jackson
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized Sunday after what the university called “a personal health issue” that happened at his home in Starkville. The 61-year-old Leach was initially treated at [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans 129, Phoenix 124 (OT) LA Lakers 124, Detroit 117 New York 112, Sacramento 99 Philadelphia 131, Charlotte 113 [Read More…]