When you watch highlights of the Mets' 6-5 win in extra innings on Wednesday, you'll likely see Pete Alonso's three-run home run to tie the game in the eighth or Huascar Brazoban's dominant outing to pick up his first career save, but one that may be overlooked came from behind the plate. Luis Torrens has … Read more
ARod thinks international games for the MLB could be a huge success Alex Rodriguez is showing his support in the MLB international and Japan games. Sports Seriously CC Sabathia on entering the Hall of Fame and wearing a Yankees cap on his plaque CC Sabathia will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame this July … Read more
Alex Ovechkin may break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record this season Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is so close to the NHL goal record that he may break that record this year, even coming off an injury. Sports Seriously Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record before season’s … Read more
Nebraska advances to Crown semifinals with win over Georgetown Nebraska guard Connor Essegian. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics) Nebraska’s season lives on. Behind a game-high 28 points from first-team All-Big Ten player Brice Williams, Fred Hoiberg’s short-handed Huskers beat an even more short-handed Georgetown Hoyas crew 81-69 in a quarterfinal of the College Basketball Crown … Read more
DENVER (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 20 points to lead six San Antonio players in double figures and the Spurs beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 113-106 on Wednesday night. In his second career start, Jaylen Pickett recorded his first triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Advertisement Russell Westbrook scored 30 points, but … Read more
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are not a serious team. In a good way. The Dodgers continued their undefeated run to start the season with a walk-off homer from Shohei Ohtani, on the reigning MVP’s bobblehead night, to erase a 5-0 deficit against the Atlanta Braves. In a season that has already seen … Read more
Coco Gauff is leaving her longtime agency and launching her own management firm so she can “take greater ownership” of her tennis career as she grows “as an athlete, entrepreneur, and changemaker,” she wrote on social media Wednesday. The 2023 U.S. Open singles champion and 2024 French Open doubles champion posted that the new venture … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 892nd of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Ovechkin beat Frederik Andersen on a 5-on-3 power-play with 34.5 seconds left in the second period. He now has 10 goals … Read more
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers signed former Australian rugby star Jordan Petaia on Wednesday as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. The 25-year-old tight end showcased his skills at a pro day at the University of South Florida last month after training in the IPP program for 10 weeks. … Read more
It was the kind of performance that can inspire confidence — at least until it wasn’t. Contending for a title is the name of the game at Madison Square Garden, and the road to a title contention will undoubtedly run through Cleveland, home to the East’s No. 1-seeded Cavaliers. The Knicks traveled to “The Land” … Read more