Knicks crush 76ers to start East semifinals, keep up historic postseason roll
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half, and the New York Knicks emphatically added to a historic postseason roll by overwhelming the Philadelphia 76ers, 137-98, on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks became the first team...
Cavaliers-Pistons have to regroup quickly for Round 2
Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell didn’t have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups. The Central Division rivals must quickly prepare for their series, which starts Tuesday night in Detroit. “I think we’ve already moved on (to focusing on Detroit)....
Allen leads Cavaliers past Raptors in Game 7
CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points,...
Golden Tempo’s victory in Kentucky Derby most-viewed on record, averaging 19.6M
STAMFORD, Conn. — Golden Tempo’s victory in Saturday’s 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby averaged 19.6 million on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-viewed Run for the Roses on record since Nielsen began tracking average audiences in 1988. According to preliminary data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, the audience...
Pistons finish comeback against Magic for 1st playoff series win in 18 years
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic, 116-94, in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won...
Celtics’ Tatum heads into offseason with no regrets
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum believes he would have been able to play if the Boston Celtics advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. But when the Celtics star experienced stiffness in his left knee before his team’s Game 7 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, it...
Chase Elliott wins at Texas, is 2nd to win multiple NASCAR Cup Series races this season
FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott went low, got a push from his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and held on to become only the second NASCAR Cup driver with multiple wins this season. Elliott stayed ahead of Denny Hamlin for the closing four laps after a final restart Sunday at Texas...
Kimi Antonelli wins Miami Grand Prix for his 3rd straight F1 victoryVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Kimi Antonelli made history as the first driver to win his first three Formula 1 races from the pole when the 19-year-old Mercedes driver won the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. It was the third consecutive victory for Antonelli, the current points leader who is proving...
Joel Embiid leads 76ers’ Game 7 win over Celtics
BOSTON — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics, 109-100, on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11...
Carson Hocevar starting up front again after breakthrough NASCAR Cup victory
FORT WORTH, Texas — Carson Hocevar is suddenly spending a lot of time out front in NASCAR and already is feeling different as a Cup race winner. Hocevar will start on the front row at Texas for the second year in a row Sunday, a week after his breakthrough victory...
Golden Tempo takes Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes 1st woman to train its winner
Cherie DeVaux spent the week talking a lot about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner as she got ready to be just the 18th to enter a horse in the crown jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown with Golden Tempo. Charging from the...
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champ who won Paralympic golds between life-altering accidents, dies at 59
ROME — Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59. Zanardi’s family announced his death on Saturday, saying that he passed away on Friday night. “Alex died peacefully, surrounded by the affection of those closest to...
Pistons rally from 24 down, beat Magic to force Game 7
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cade Cunningham scored 32 points, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons pulled off an incredible rally Friday night, erasing a 24-point deficit and beating the Orlando Magic, 93-79, to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Detroit trailed by 22 at the half, and Orlando’s...
Robusta is in the Kentucky Derby field, giving Cristian Torres the chance to ride
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cristian Torres waited his whole life to ride in the Kentucky Derby. In line to get his first chance on Saturday, it looked like the rising-star jockey would have to wait at least another year when the horse he was supposed to be on was ruled out....
No clear favorite and plenty of contenders: The 152nd Kentucky Derby is a 20-horse puzzle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The chaos at the start of the Kentucky Derby sometimes decides the most exciting two minutes in sports in a matter of seconds. Twenty horses bursting out of the starting gate to varying degrees of success makes it a mad dash to the turn. Calling the race...
Women make the Kentucky Derby happen
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Just 17 women have trained a horse that ran in one of the first 151 renditions of the Kentucky Derby. Only six women have ridden in the race. Far more have a hand in making the opening jewel of the Triple Crown happen. As Cherie DeVaux looks...
