U.S./World Sports category, Page 169
Suns coach: NBA should consider families-only seats at gamesVideo
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for the families of visiting teams in the wake of Chris Paul’s family being harassed during Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas. The incident happened during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals...
AP: Suns’ Monty Williams named NBA coach of the yearVideo
PHOENIX — Monty Williams has won NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Phoenix Suns to a franchise-record 64 wins during the regular season, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. The NBA is preparing to make the announcement official later Monday, according to the person...
NASCAR Cup Series postseason grid filling up fast as season nears halfway pointVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Cup Series playoff grid is filling up fast, and the dwindling number of spots could lead to more of the aggressive driving that grabbed headlines over the weekend at Darlington Raceway. Joey Logano sent leader William Byron into the wall on the next-to-last lap and...
Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed
ORLANDO, Fla. — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced...
AP source: Denver’s Nikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP award
DENVER e— Denver’s Nikola Jokic has won his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award after a season in which he finished with numbers never before seen in NBA history, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The NBA was preparing to make the announcement in the coming...
Max Verstappen cruises to win in inaugural Miami Grand PrixVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible. Then he made a mistake in qualifying that cost him a spot on the front row. By the time race day rolled around, Max Verstappen had knocked it all out of...
Rich Strike’s team considering Preakness options after upset in Kentucky DerbyVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rich Strike’s stunning Kentucky Derby upset has the sports world buzzing and led to a sleepless night of celebration that Eric Reed was still recovering from Sunday morning. The veteran trainer and everybody around him partied long after the 80-1 long shot pulled off a monumental feat...
Max Homa steady in Sunday duel, gets 4th tour win at Wells FargoVideo
POTOMAC, Md. — Max Homa kept hearing from his coach, caddie and other supporters that he needed to carry himself with more confidence, an attitude befitting a multiple-time PGA Tour winner. With his fourth win overall, third in 15 months and second since he gave up his popular podcast to...
Joey Logano bumps William Byron on last lap for 1st Darlington winVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joey Logano bumped leader William Byron from behind on the last lap to win the Goodyear 400 on Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Logano, the pole-sitter, tracked Byron for about 25 laps until catching him with one to go and hitting him hard in the rear bumper. Byron...
Injured Grizzlies star Ja Morant unlikely to play in Game 4Video
SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis guard Ja Morant is unlikely to play in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against Golden State on Monday night after injuring his right knee on a play with Jordan Poole that the teams are debating from the Grizzlies’ 142-112 loss Saturday night. Grizzlies coach...
Bad weather suits Keegan Bradley at PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo ChampionshipVideo
POTOMAC, Md. — Keegan Bradley did nothing special on the only easy scoring day this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, opening with an even-par 70 that left him around the cut line. Since the conditions got tougher, Bradley has been the best player at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm....
80-1 longshot Rich Strike wins Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson looks forward to NCAA regional, busy summer schedule
Palmer Jackson has played golf at some of the great venues in the U.S., a list that includes Oakmont Country Club, Baltusrol, Pebble Beach and Valhalla, and that was just in 2018. This year, he’s taking his game across the pond. The Notre Dame junior and Franklin Regional graduate’s summer...
Brad Marchand helps Bruins past Hurricanes in Game 3
BOSTON — Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists Friday night to help the Boston Bruins take their first lead against the Hurricanes all season — and hold onto it for a 4-2 victory over Carolina in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Rookie Jeremy Swayman stopped 25...
Paul Newberry: Spring football’s time has come … and goneVideo
Pro football in the springtime. An idea that once had so much promise. Now, no matter how many of these leagues keep popping up, there’s little chance of carving out even a tiny niche on the American sports scene. Give it up, USFL. Ditto for you, XFL. This isn’t the...
Jason Day handles rain, expands lead at Wells FargoVideo
POTOMAC, Md. — Jason Day shook his head vigorously after holing an 11-footer for birdie on his ninth hole at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm — not out of disgust, but to whip the excess water off his cap. For the rest of the round, Day shed the hat entirely....
20 horses, full house: Kentucky Derby returns with no limits
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Twenty eager colts breaking from the starting gate, a full house for the first time in three years, and a Kentucky Derby lacking a dominant favorite. Things could get interesting Saturday at Churchill Downs, where the winners in 2019 and 2021 were disqualified. The biggest question for...
Horse racing’s new governing body in rush to starting gate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With interest among the general public at its highest with the 148th Kentucky Derby coming up Saturday, horse racing is once again under intense scrutiny. The industry has been rocked by scandal in recent years, including the disqualification of last year’s Kentucky Derby winner, a horse doping...
Miami’s Isaiah Wong shows college sports hurtles toward free market
An agent for a prominent college athlete finally said out loud what schools likely hear in private: Pay the player more, or he will transfer to a school that will. The brazen demand made on behalf of University of Miami basketball star Isaiah Wong last week provided a rare, unvarnished...
Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks suspended 1 game for flagrant foul on Gary Payton IIVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies star Dillon Brooks has been suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for making “unnecessary and excessive contact” that resulted in a fractured elbow for Golden State’s Gary Payton II in Game 2 of the the Western Conference semifinals. The league announced the...
Report: Phil Mickelson had $40 million in gambling losses
Federal auditors investigating Phil Mickelson’s role in an insider trading scheme found his gambling losses totaled more than $40 million from 2010 to 2014, according to an excerpt from Alan Shipnuck’s forthcoming biography. Shipnuck posted the excerpt on his “Firepit Collective” site Thursday. His unauthorized biography on Mickelson is to...
Explainer: Why is Bob Baffert not in the Kentucky Derby?
Bob Baffert has been the face of American horse racing for nearly 30 years. His success on the sport’s biggest stages and his shock of white hair make him hugely recognizable, even to the average person who doesn’t follow the sport outside of the Kentucky Derby. He trained American Pharoah...
Another rally sees Real Madrid defeat Manchester City, clinch spot in Champions League finalVideo
MADRID — The “Si se puede! (Yes we can!)” chants gradually faded at the Santiago Bernabéu as the minutes passed and Real Madrid looked beaten. As the end of regulation approached, many in the stands — and on the field — were close to giving up as Manchester City defended...
Matt Kenseth, Hershel McGriff and Kirk Shelmerdine join NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Kenseth was doing yardwork when wife, Katie, came outside with her phone in hand, letting him know he just had been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. A short while later Kenseth “celebrated” the night by cooking dinner for his daughters. “I never really thought...
Trainer Tim Yakteen brings 2 top horses to 1st Kentucky Derby in chargeVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — Tim Yakteen has been to the Kentucky Derby with good horses before. Now the trainer is at Churchill Downs in charge for the first time with two top contenders previously trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Yakteen worked two stints earlier in his career as an...
