NBA Ben Simmons has a broken bone in his right foot and its unknown how long the No. 1 overall pick will be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons was injured Friday during the final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University in New Jersey. The Sixers said Simmons rolled an ankle, and X-rays and an […]
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The United States had the lead. Rory McIlroy made sure that was all it had Friday in the Ryder Cup. The American sweep of the opening session of matches at Hazeltine was all but forgotten when McIlroy rolled in a 20-foot eagle putt, took a bow on the 16th green and delivered a defiant message […]
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The best guesses about Alpine ski great Bode Miller racing again on the circuit range from “no guarantee” to “no question.” Miller turns 39 on Oct. 12, yet, after two full seasons away from the World Cup, the gifted American seems poised for a comeback — if he can resolve legal issues with his former […]
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Jake Browning threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, Myles Gaskin added 100 yards rushing and two scores and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed No. 7 Stanford 44-6 on Friday night. After months of hype surrounding a possible breakout performance for Washington (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12), the Huskies showed they were ready for their return to the […]
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MLB Giants 9 Dodgers 3 Madison Bumgarner wants another even-year World Series championship. That’s what drives him, not the milestones and accolades he piles up along the way. Bumgarner lined a key two-run double in the sixth and emphatically pumped his arms while yelling in celebration at second base, and the San Francisco Giants beat […]
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The World Cup of Hockey will return, without a doubt, and avoid another 12-year break. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA executive director Don Fehr both confirmed for AP on Friday that they expect the next World Cup of Hockey to be in 2020. It is much less certain whether the best players will […]
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Former Japan women’s striker Karina Maruyama will retire at the end of the current season, her team Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki announced Friday. Maruyama, 33, scored the extra-time winner against host Germany in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals before Nadeshiko Japan went on to claim the world championship. Maruyama has appeared in 14 games in […]
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