The 123rd Boston Marathon was held on Monday and ended with a sprint from Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono, who edged Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa by two seconds in one of the closest finishes in the event’s history. Cherono outkicked
The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to meet with Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams this week. Lakers officials plan to talk with Williams between Games 2 and 3 of the 76ers’ first-round playoff series against the
On Sunday, Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s greatest comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters, by claiming the coveted Green Jacket for a fifth time. Woods clinched a one-shot victory over Dustin
On Thursday, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan of the Washington Capitals announced the signing of center Nic Dowd to a three-year, $2.25 million contract extension The 28-year-old Dowd set a career high with eight
The Boston Celtics announced that Marcus Smart will miss 4-6 weeks as the result of a “partial avulsion of his left oblique abdominal muscle off of his iliac crest.” The Celtics guard has suffered a tear of
The United States Anti-Doping Agency has suspended former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw for two years for testing positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) before a flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo on Jan. 19 in New York.
Dallas Mavericks’ veteran Dirk Nowitzki ended speculation regarding his future, telling a packed crowd at American Airlines Center, “This is my last home game,” following Dallas’ 120-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns. It has been rumored that
Magic Johnson abruptly stepped down as the organization’s president of basketball operations on Tuesday night, less than two hours before the Lakers’ regular-season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center. The 59-year-old Johnson said
The Boston Red Sox have activated second baseman Dustin Pedroia from the injured list for their home opener. Pedroia has not played since last May because of a knee injury. He appeared in only three games last
Led by De’Andre Hunter, the Virginia Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, defeating Texas Tech for an 85-77 overtime win to take home their first NCAA Championship Title. Virginia blew a 10-point lead midway through
On Monday, former Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville was hired to coach the Florida Panthers. It’s somewhat of a reunion, as former Blackhawks G.M. Dale Tallon hired Quenneville to coach Chicago in 2008 and wound up watching him
On Sunday, Minnesota announced that coach Richard Pitino has agreed to a two-year contract extension. The new deal, subject to approval from the school’s board of regents, takes Pitino through the 2023-24 season. The 36-year-old Pitino is
Over the weekend Texas Tech defeated Michigan State in a 61-51 national semifinal victory before a crowd of 72,711 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Playing in their first Final Four, the Red Raiders (31-6) earned the right to
The New York Yankees have placed shortstop Troy Tulowitski on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star, left prior to the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game against Detroit. As of press
Coach Buzz Williams is headed back to his home state and will return as Texas A&M’s head coach. Williams, fresh off leading Virginia Tech to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, said in a statement: “this
Less than one season into Alliance of American Football’s existence with only eight weeks of games, league owner Tom Dundon has decided to suspend all operations. League co-founder Bill Polian confirmed the news, saying in a statement:
Defensive end Michael Bennett and the New England Patriots have reportedly re-worked his contract for more money, as well as helping the team create a little more cap space for the 2019 season. The 33-year-old Bennett expressed
The Dallas Cowboys have made Randy Gregory will still be a member of the team all the way through 2020 after extending the defensive end’s contract. Gregory was suspended indefinitely in February by the NFL for violating
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal that guarantees him $132 million through 2025. Bogaerts will play out his existing one-year deal this season for $12 million, and the new six-year
On Monday the New York Yankees announced that Giancarlo Stanton has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left biceps strain. Clint Frazier has been summoned from Triple-A as his replacement. Currently Stanton is 2
President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a joint statement: “After consulting with our team doctors and medical staff, we have decided to hold LeBron out of games for the remainder
Michigan State’s Cassius Winston scored 20 points and had 10 assists at the NCAA East Regional final — and in the last 4.7 seconds of the game against Duke, Winston gave the Spartans a 68-67 victory over
Opening Day has finally arrived and the 2019 MLB regular season began with a full lineup on Thursday. All 30 teams were in action with 15 games spread across the afternoon and evening. Click below for the
Virginia Tech guard Ty Outlaw will play Friday in their Sweet 16 game against Duke, after Outlaw was charged with possession of marijuana. Virginia Tech Coach Buzz Williams said in a statement that the school hired an
The NFL has made pass interference reviewable for the first time in its history. The league passed a series of rule changes for the 2019 season that were proposed by clubs and later voted on. Also of
On Tuesday, the New York Mets agreeing to a five-year, $137.5 million contract extension with ace right-hander Jacob deGrom. DeGrom, 30, was set to make $17 million this season and was arbitration eligible in 2020. The extension
On Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a severe left leg injury on a simple basketball play. As Nurkic was coming down after jumping for an offensive rebound, he landed
Two Georgia players were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after an alleged fight at a bar in Athens, Georgia. According to Athens-Clarke County police, senior receiver Tyler Simmons and freshman cornerback Tyrique Stevenson were charged early