Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves win over Celtics early due to awkward, non-contact leg injury

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo went down due to an awkward, non-contact leg injury in the second half of his team’s 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo was casually jogging after inbounding the ball late in the third quarter when he suddenly fell to the court. He reached for his left calf … Read more

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón looked new and improved — and finally comfortable — in his first home start of 2024

NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón ended his 2023 season with perhaps the single worst start in baseball history. On Tuesday, that nightmarish outing felt like a distant memory. Against the lowly Royals back on Sept. 29, the Yankees starter allowed eight earned runs without recording a single out, only the third such instance in MLB … Read more

From World Cup heartbreak to SheBelieves Cup hero, Alyssa Naeher wins another penalty shootout for USWNT

Alyssa Naeher scored her penalty kick, and saved three of Canada’s, during a shootout in the 2024 SheBelieves Cup final in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) Eight months and three days ago Down Under, Alyssa Naeher stared toward Earth, heartbroken, dumbfounded. She and the U.S. women’s national team had suffered the … Read more

Longtime Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer retires after 38 seasons with the Cardinal

Tara VanDerveer is the winningest head coach in both men’s and women’s Division-I basketball. (John Todd/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Tara VanDerveer is calling it a career. The longtime Stanford head coach announced on Tuesday night that she was retiring. The Cardinal will now promote assistant coach Kate Pay, who played for VanDerveer herself, to … Read more