Matt Rempe Jerome Miron-Imagn Images New York Rangers right winger Matt Rempe received a game misconduct for elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen. Around seven minutes into the third period, the Rangers had a 2-1 lead over the Stars. That’s when Rempe skated toward the back of Heiskanen, who was chipping the puck out of … Read more
Head coach Roger Powell and his Valparaiso Beacons improved to 6-5 after a last-second win over Western Michigan. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Justus McNair hit a shot from midcourt as the horn sounded to give Valparaiso a thrilling 76-73 win over Western Michigan at Kalamazoo on Friday. The buzzer-beating 3-pointer completed a 22-point comeback … Read more
NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with a $103 million penalty, and the New York Mets owe $97.1 million that raises their tax total under high-spending owner Steve Cohen to nearly $229 million. The World Series champion Dodgers will pay a … Read more
The Miami Heat had a tough matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. The game got even tougher when Jimmy Butler left in the first quarter and the Heat went on to a 104–97 defeat. Jalen Williams scored 33 points, followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 25 to lead Oklahoma City to its seventh consecutive … Read more
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There is plenty wrong with college football. You’ve heard the grievances, the gripes and the grumbles. The transfer portal and NIL. Unfair resource gaps and an unregulated compensation system. There are many things about which to complain, festering issues that need examining, problems that have to be fixed. But Friday night … Read more
The New York Yankees added a strikeout reliever to their bullpen, acquiring Fernando Cruz from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Jose Trevino on Friday. Cruz, 34, struck out 109 batters in 66 2/3 innings with a 4.86 ERA in 69 appearances. His strikeout total ranked fourth among MLB relievers last season. Luke Weaver … Read more
Jeremiyah Love tied a Notre Dame record with his 98-yard TD run against Indiana in the College Football Playoff on Friday night. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Indiana was no match for Notre Dame. The No. 7 Fighting Irish cruised to a 27-17 win over the No. 10 Hoosiers in the inaugural … Read more
The Yankees will have a new backup catcher entering the 2025 season, as the team announced on Friday that they’ve traded veteran Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson. Trevino, who joined the Yankees in a deal with the Texas Rangers back in 2022, played 243 … Read more
The first game of the 12-team College Football Playoff era is also a first in over 120 years for Notre Dame. The matchup with Indiana is the first Notre Dame home game on a Friday since Nov. 30, 1900. Yes, really. Time: 8 p.m. ET | TV: ABC/ESPN | Line: Notre Dame -7.5 | Total: … Read more
Joel Embiid has played in only six games for the Philadelphia 76ers so far this season due to left knee management, suspension and injury. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers’ lineup after missing one full game due to a sinus fracture. Wearing a protective mask, he scored 34 points in Friday’s … Read more