Final Four: John Beilein chases his first title or will it be his second John Beilein is old school. Defense and hard work are the foundation for his success. Cutting corners would never occur to him, let alone be something he actually would do. So the idea that he would […]
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Aaron Boone’s decision backfires as Yankees blow lead in loss to Blue Jays Conventional baseball wisdom said one thing, while the new Yankee manager’s data said something else. But in the aftermath, there were no regrets. In a game-altering moment, Boone’s decision to have David Robertson pitch to Justin Smoak […]
Shohei Ohtani: Angels’ two-way phenom in control as he wins MLB pitching debut Shohei Ohtani came to meet the media Sunday with a new friend – the game ball from his first Major League victory. He’d thrown 92 pitches and six innings of the Angels’ 7-4 win over Oakland and […]
LeBron James won’t win award, but he’s having an MVP season The 2017-18 NBA MVP has been All-Star James Harden’s for much of the season. The Houston guard leads the league in scoring at 30.7 points per game and is averaging 8.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and shooting 44.8% from the […]
Hockey team asks Scott Foster, Blackhawks’ emergency goalie, for tax form help Scott Foster has proven he can handle the pressure of an NHL game. But can the accountant-turned-emergency Chicago Blackhawks goalie manage tax forms with such ease when he’s called upon in crunch time? The United States Hockey League’s […]
Mississippi State returns to national championship after beating Louisville in Final Four After Roshunda Johnson made the biggest 3-pointer of her life to send the game to overtime, Mississippi State gathered in a huddle near its bench and Vic Schaefer’s message to the Bulldogs was a succinct reminder. They were […]
UConn women’s basketball, Geno Auriemma come to grips with consecutive NCAA setbacks Geno Auriemma doesn’t really need another life lesson about losing. He doesn’t do it a lot. Just twice in the past 148 games. But now, his team has done it in two straight years in the semifinals of […]
Charles Barkley lashes out at NCAA, FBI and politics at Final Four Turner Sports/CBS analyst Charles Barkley blasted the FBI’s ongoing investigation into college basketball’s illegal recruiting world Friday at the Final Four, saying the nation’s federal law enforcement agency should be focusing on more important matters in the country. […]
Roy Halladay honored by Blue Jays in tearful, poignant jersey retirement ceremony The Toronto Blue Jays, for the first time in franchise history, did not have a ceremonial first pitch Thursday for their season opener. Merely, the baseball was brought out to the mound by Braden and Ryan Halladay, placed […]
Meet the Loyola-Chicago starting five that make up the most cohesive unit in America Clayton Custer: The junior guard originally played for Iowa State as a freshman but transferred after not getting much playing time to reunite with his high school teammate, Ben Richardson, who he won a state championship […]
