Boston, United States — Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown intensified his ongoing dispute with ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith during a weekend livestream, calling for Smith’s retirement and describing him as the face of clickbait media. The latest criticism follows weeks of back-and-forth between the player and the television analyst...
Indianapolis — Caitlin Clark scored 21 points, dished 10 assists and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night. Clark recorded a game with at least 20 points and 10 assists for the 11th time in her WNBA career,...
Chicago — Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during Sunday’s 86-79 victory over the Minnesota Lynx, the team announced Tuesday after MRI testing. Jackson exited in the second quarter after collapsing while driving to the basket; she had been averaging 22...
Miami. Lionel Messi scored and assisted as Inter Miami defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 at Nu Stadium on Sunday, May 18, securing the club's first victory at its new 26,000-seat venue. German Berterame converted the second goal after Messi's assist; sources report the opening goal occurred in the early- to...
Seattle promoted top prospect Colt Emerson to its major-league roster Sunday, recalling him from Triple-A Tacoma and placing All-Star utilityman Brendan Donovan on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain. Emerson, 20, was scratched from Tacoma's lineup shortly before the game and arrived in Seattle for Sunday’s nationally...
Athens, Georgia. Georgia softball (41-18) swept the NCAA Athens Regional on Sunday, defeating Clemson, UNC Greensboro and College of Charleston to secure a berth in the Super Regionals and the No. 10 overall seed. The Bulldogs will travel to Knoxville to face No. 7 Tennessee in a best-of-three Super Regional...
ATLANTA — Chelsea Gray sank a fadeaway jumper in the lane with 3.6 seconds remaining Sunday as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Atlanta Dream 85-84 at State Farm Arena. Gray led Las Vegas with 21 points; A'ja Wilson and Chennedy Carter added 20 points each, and the sequence produced...
DOVER, Del. Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, leading the final 30 laps after starting from the pole to secure his second All-Star victory and the $1 million prize. Hamlin finished 0.887 seconds ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe and led...
Indianapolis — On Sunday, Felix Rosenqvist posted the fastest four-lap average (232.599 mph) in the first round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, advancing to the semifinals scheduled later that day; heavy rain had earlier forced the cancellation of the initial qualification day, the first full-day loss since...
BUFFALO, N.Y. On Monday night the Buffalo Sabres will host Game 7 of the second-round NHL playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 p.m. EDT in Buffalo, after Montreal’s 8-3 victory in Game 6 extended the series to a winner-take-all contest and set the decisive matchup in Buffalo. The series...
