More than 200 NFL players sit or kneel during anthem More than 200 NFL players sit or kneel during anthem:- The Associated Press observed more than 200 players around the NFL kneeling or sitting during the national anthem on Sunday. The highest total was in Washington before the nationally televised […]
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Rizzo hits another leadoff homer for Cubs Anthony Rizzo has taken quite a liking to the leadoff spot. One night after hitting a leadoff homer in his first career start atop the batting order, the Chicago Cubs’ 240-pound first baseman did it again. Rizzo drove Matt Harvey’s first pitch over […]
UCLA rebuilds and reloads for 2018 For all the fun UCLA basketball brought last season, it was always destined to be short-lived. Lonzo Ball would play one year. TJ Leaf and Ike Anigbogu started the season as freshmen with upside and ended it as future NBA draft picks. Bryce Alford […]
Golf Once rising talent Ishikawa seeks form after back injury Japan's Ryo Ishikawa, once one of the brightest young talents in golf, is struggling to retain his PGA Tour exemption after a back injury and loss of form with his driver. Ishikawa has only seven tournaments, including this week, to […]
Celtics' Thomas draws inspiration from sister's death Isaiah Thomas has been the Boston Celtics' best player all season but the point guard has ramped up his production in the playoffs despite playing only days after his sister died in a car crash. Since the April 15 crash, Thomas has produced […]
Alonso quickly up to speed at the Brickyard Fernando Alonso was quickly up to speed at the famed Brickyard on Wednesday, blazing through his IndyCar rookie orientation to close in on earning a spot on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid. Alonso, who has competed in 276 Formula One races and […]
Johnson eyes Wells Fargo win and entry into elite club World number one Dustin Johnson returns to competitive action at this week's Wells Fargo Championship needing a win to join an elite group that includes some of the game's greatest players. Johnson has been sidelined due to a freak accident […]
Motor racing: The first win is the hardest, Lauda tells Bottas Valtteri Bottas waited 81 races for his first Formula One win to come along but it will get easier for the Finn after Sunday's success in Russia, according to former world champion Niki Lauda. "To win the first grand […]
Major League Baseball roundup New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard left his start in the second inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals with an apparent injury to his right side. The Mets' official status update is a "possible lat strain." Syndergaard is heading back to New York City from Washington […]
Soccer: Chelsea on course for the title as Spurs beat Arsenal Chelsea remain on course for the Premier League title after a 3-0 win at Everton left them four points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat local rivals Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday. Goals by Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian […]
