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Harrison Butker's commencement speech: Wives should stay at home. His mom's a medical physicist.
LOS ANGELES — Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field-goal kickers in NFL... Read More
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Knicks' OG Anunoby out for Game 6 vs. Pacers
NEW YORK — The Knicks listed starting forward OG Anunoby as out due to a left hamstring strain for Game 6 of the team’s second-round playoff matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Friday.
Knicks head coach Tom ...Read more
Latest Lakers intel: Sources view JJ Redick as a leading coaching candidate
LOS ANGELES — As the Lakers continued meeting with prospects in the final days of the NBA draft combine, their coaching search continued to be a strong topic of conversation among rival scouts and executives.
Internally...Read more
Will Tiger Woods miss the PGA Championship cut after one-over-par first round?
Tiger Woods bogeyed the last two holes and was tied for 55th after shooting a first-round 72 at the PGA Championship on Thursday.
The problem is, he played in the morning and a slew of golfers were early in their rounds ...Read more
Next step for A's: An agreement not to leave Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics are expected to present their plan to play in Las Vegas for at least 30 years to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Thursday.
The so-called “nonrelocation agreement” will be the second...Read more
Sources: Pirates trade former top-100 prospect Roansy Contreras to Angels for cash considerations
PITTSBURGH — Five days after being designated for assignment, Roansy Contreras has a new club. Sources informed the Post-Gazette on Thursday afternoon that Contreras was traded to the Los Angeles Angels for cash ...Read more
Paul Zeise: Stop crying a river for the Steelers about their schedule
PITTSBURGH — Wednesday was NFL schedule release day, and to hear fans and observers of the Steelers talk, it was an event worthy of extreme wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Holy heck. They have 17 games and have to play ...Read more
Preakness 2024: Explaining the rise in horse race betting after record Kentucky Derby
BALTIMORE — Sportsbooks are on a heater.
The rise of online gambling over the past six years has resulted in a lucrative market for sports betting operators with annual revenue in the 11-figure range. Americans placed a...Read more
Juggernaut Celtics await in Eastern Conference finals as Knicks, Pacers battle in second-round series
NEW YORK — The prize awaiting the victor of the Knicks and Pacers’ second-round slugfest is a meeting in the Eastern Conference finals with basketball’s biggest juggernaut.
That would be the Boston Celtics, who, ...Read more
What we heard at the NBA combine, including Bronny James on his future and Terrence Shannon Jr. addressing his arrest
CHICAGO — All eyes were on Bronny James this week in Chicago as the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed out at the NBA combine at Wintrust Arena.
James isn’t projected to be picked in the first round of...Read more
Lions QB Jared Goff gets coveted security in new deal in the form of no-trade clause
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The money was never a question or concern for quarterback Jared Goff in his contract negotiations with the Lions.
Sure, there was some external debate about whether the extension was going to average...Read more
Clarke Schmidt holds Twins scoreless in longest start yet as Yankees sweep
After logging 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Rays on May 10, Clarke Schmidt found himself wanting more.
The right-hander had just matched the longest start of his career, but he put up a small fight when manager ...Read more
Why so many prime-time games? NFL executives believe Jets 'owe us one.'
NEW YORK — A year ago, after Aaron Rodgers was acquired in a trade with the Packers, the Jets received six national television games.
But Rodgers tore his Achilles four plays into his Gang Green debut against the ...Read more
Xander Schauffele steals show as Valhalla crowds flock to see Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When the tee times for the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club were announced Tuesday, it was easy to see where the most fan attention would be directed.
Teeing off in back-...Read more
Bruins' Brad Marchand drops truth bombs about playoff hockey prior to Game 6
BOSTON — Brad Marchand does not want anyone crying for him.
Yes, he believes that Sam Bennett “got away with one” when he punched Marchand in the head with the butt end of the stick in his right hand. But the way ...Read more
Preakness 2024: PETA proposes robots replace live crabs in Lexington Market crab derby
BALTIMORE — Before the horses head to the races in Baltimore, the crabs do. And this year, animal rights organization PETA is getting involved.
Lexington Market’s crab derby is an annual tradition that started in 1859...Read more
Greg Cote: New Dolphin Odell Beckham Jr. has the name and fame. Now we see if he still has the game.
MIAMI — The aura around him, the sizzle in his wake, still hasn’t left Odell Beckham Jr.
He conveys stylish cool like Dwyane Wade did. OBJ has appeared as himself in TV series, and in music videos by Drake and Nicki ...Read more
John Romano: Money, draft picks swapped for brains, guts when building Rays roster
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This is a column about baseball and forward thinking. So naturally, we’ll start with football and the past.
Forty-some years ago, NFL coach and Texas legend Bum Phillips described Don Shula in ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Brock Purdy is in line for a massive contract. The 49ers don't have to pay him.
Are we sure Jared Goff is worth more than $50 million per year?
Because if he is, that’s going to be a problem for the 49ers.
San Francisco has long anticipated paying Brock Purdy, the team’s third-year quarterback, ...Read more
Having succeeded at No. 13 (Tyler Herro), No. 14 (Bam Adebayo), Heat seek to continue mid-range draft success while scouting for No. 15
MIAMI — Having maximized NBA draft picks at No. 13 and No. 14, it’s as if Adam Simon is playing three-card poker, attempting to fill out a straight at No. 15.
Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball ...Read more
Preakness 2024: Five storylines to watch, including Mystik Dan's Triple Crown quest and rain in the forecast
BALTIMORE — It took just two days and two entries for the Preakness Stakes field to go from uh-oh to “pretty solid” in the estimation of trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who’s been in more of these classic races than anyone...Read more
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