NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its locked-out players resumed negotiations on Sunday, five days after Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled opening day on March 31. Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and Executive Vice President Morgan Sword arrived at the midtown Manhattan office of the players’ association shortly before noon for the first face-to-face session […]
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Tevin Brown scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Murray State over Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday night, giving the Racers their 20th consecutive victory and the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. Tournament MVP Justice Hill added 21 points for the Racers (30-2, 18-0), who shot just 38% from the field […]
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Dominik Paris dominated a men’s World Cup downhill Saturday as a decision in the discipline title fight was postponed until the season-ending race in France. The Italian skier mastered the Olympiabakken course to beat home crowd favorite Alexander Aamodt Kilde by 0.55 seconds. Paris, who was also the fastest in Thursday’s […]
Remove two of the top offensive players from just about any roster in the NBA and that team will go through some dry spells. The Raptors are no exception. With Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby still out of the lineup because of injuries, the Raptors struggled with their shooting all night as their record dropped […]
The opening ceremony at any baseball tournament Jaida Lee travels to tends to provide some comic relief. Everyone stares at the 16-year-old from St. John’s, N.L., and the first question is usually the same. “Oh, is that a girl?” Whatever, Lee says. She has spent most of her life around the baseball field, with two […]
Of course he made light of it, because that’s way Dwane Casey is. It’s a fluke thing anyway. It was pointed out that the prevailing opinion is that he and the Detroit Pistons get jacked to face the Raptors because of his history with the franchise, but Casey downplayed any significance. “Someone said something about […]
The Paralympics exist in the wake of the Olympics, after most of the crowds, dignitaries, media and money have left town. The Paralympics are as much a testament to the human spirit as the main Games, or more. But they will never be treated quite the same. This also allows space, on occasion, for the […]
Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. The move, in many eyes, marked the high point of a growing movement by the people who actually deliver the show to find a greater voice in the Olympic world. “It is because of the athletes,” said Ukrainian skeleton athlete […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Win, lose or draw — and there was a lot of losing — the drumbeats from the rowdiest fans of Austin FC never stopped in the club’s first season. Barrels of beer were consumed or splashed in a season-long party that was both a celebration of professional soccer’s arrival in Texas’ […]
Brian McKeever, Canada’s most-medalled winter Paralympian, is easily the most recognizable face on Team Canada at the Beijing Paralympics. These are his sixth Paralympics, after all. The 42-year-old cross-country skier is still a top medal contender at these Games, which open Friday. In that, he has plenty of company among Canada’s team of 49 athletes. […]