CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan resigned Tuesday after six seasons, electing to step aside rather than continue under a reorganized front office. The move followed the team’s dismissal of executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the...
Louisville. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Tuesday it agreed to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black‑Eyed Susan Stakes from 1/ST Maryland LLC for $85 million, according to a company release. The agreement transfers trademarks and associated rights while preserving licensing arrangements that permit Maryland to run...
Raleigh, N.C. — Jordan Martinook beat Linus Ullmark from the slot at 13:53 of the second overtime on Monday night, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators and a 2-0 lead in their first-round NHL playoff series. Martinook had been stopped on a penalty shot in...
Denver. On Monday night in Game 2 of the NBA first-round series, the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets 119-114; forward Jaden McDaniels, who scored 14 points and had three assists, said the Nuggets were 'all bad defenders,' naming Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray...
MIAMI — The Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Monday night when Agustín Ramírez hit a home run and Max Meyer worked into the sixth inning, departing after 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts; the victory snapped the Cardinals' five-game winning streak at loanDepot Park. Miami relievers Calvin...
Spokane will host Egypt's national soccer team at Gonzaga University this spring, with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah among players scheduled to practice on campus ahead of FIFA World Cup group matches in Seattle and Vancouver. City council agenda documents and local reporting this month first noted the team's planned arrival...
Boston: On Monday the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 when pinch hitter Ceddanne Rafaela delivered a tiebreaking two-run infield single in the seventh inning of Boston’s annual Patriots' Day game, and on Tuesday the New York Yankees defeated the Red Sox 4-0 as Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo...
Boston: Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton finished the Boston Marathon on Monday, running 26.2 miles in 3 hours, 40 minutes and 52 seconds. The 46-year-old author and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation was met at the finish line by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary...
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs with a 35-point performance Sunday as the team secured its first playoff victory, capped by an alley-oop from De'Aaron Fox; on Tuesday Wembanyama exited the next game after striking his jaw on a fall and was diagnosed with a concussion,...
Minneapolis. The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Mick Abel on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Monday, a move the team said was made retroactive to Friday; Abel, 24, is 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA in four games and had a seven-inning, 10-strikeout start in a 6-0 win...
