MINNEAPOLIS – Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 11 boards for the Sun. Napheesa … Read more
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a … Read more
MONTREAL — Deep into the dark of Saturday night, with scoreboard lights illuminating the 18th green, the two-time major winner stared at him with disbelief. Xander Schauffele has seen it up close more than anybody. He’s seen it in three continents over five cups. Still, his eyes bulged as the two embraced, tilting his head … Read more
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — No matter the opponent, no matter the place on the schedule, no matter who is in uniform for the opponent, many of the Kansas City Chiefs remind themselves, as they did Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, of their burden, as cliched as it sounds. “We’re going to get the best from … Read more
You might have heard, but Shohei Ohtani had quite the season. And for as dominant as he was overall (.309 batting average, 54 home runs, 130 RBIs and 59 steals) his last two weeks were particularly jaw-dropping. Starting on Sept. 19, when he reached the unprecedented 50-homer, 50-steal milestone, Ohtani hit .628 over his last … Read more
(Editor’s note: This is excerpted from Mike Sando’s Pick Six of Sept. 30, 2024.) Are the Jets heading down the same road the Packers took late in Mike McCarthy’s tenure? Facing third-and-10 with 1:53 remaining in a game his Jets trailed 10-9, 40-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers fired a back-shoulder throw up the left sideline toward Xavier Gipson, … Read more
There was a bleak feel to the spectacle at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag and his players walked around the pitch amid pouring rain to applaud fans who had remained in the stands to the final whistle. Those few hundred in the Stretford End kept singing, even though there was not much to sing … Read more
Just split, baby. It’s not quite as catchy as the slogan made famous by late former Raiders owner Al Davis — “Just win, baby” — but it’s today’s reality for the Mets. And for the Braves, too. Win either end of today’s make-up doubleheader in Atlanta, clinch a playoff spot. Get swept and lose your … Read more
Justin Herbert didn’t spare his helmet when he flipped out on the sideline during the Chargers’ 17-10 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday. The Chargers quarterback was visibly frustrated during the third quarter and was seen smashing his helmet off of the bench at SoFi Stadium in a video on X. A female staffer with … Read more
The entire WNBA — not Caitlin Clark — was the breakout star of the season, CBS “60 Minutes” journalist Jon Wertheim said during Sunday night’s episode. Wertheim broke down the rise of the WNBA and spoke to Clark, her teammate Aliyah Boston, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert for the piece … Read more