It hasn’t been easy for Malachi Flynn, not in November when he wasn’t playing, or December or January or most of February. But not once did he complain, not once did he slack off, not once did he lose faith that when a chance came he would take advantage of it and the happiness his […]
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That felt more normal, didn’t it? There was a buzz in the arena, I’d bet it translated to the viewers watching or listening at home and while I still wish vaccines were mandatory and there seemed a bit of mask slippage, it really was fun to be back in a big crowd watching a good […]
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred cancelled the first week of the upcoming regular season after the owners and the players failed to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement prior to the MLB-imposed deadline. There were reports late Monday night that the two sides were nearing an agreement, but the next day […]
A parlay is when you bet on more than one event on a single ticket. Every bet (known as a leg) on that ticket must be successful in order for you to win the parlay. Like a single-event bet, you only wager once but you can add two, three, four, five, or more outcomes to […]
NEW YORK So much for paying the fine. The Daily News obtained a memo sent to NBA teams ahead of the start of the season. The spirit of that memo? NBA teams do not have the option to pay to break the law. “Pursuant to the local orders set forth above, if a player is […]
Hall of Famer Derek Jeter resigned Monday as chief executive of the Miami Marlins, ending an ambitious second career after 4 1/2 years in charge of one of baseball’s most vexing franchises. In a statement, Jeter said he would no longer serve as an investor or a shareholder with the Marlins. He held a four […]
College basketball is a beautiful thing. Every year, hundreds of Division I programs and thousands of players compete in a season-long quest for glory. The season starts off slow, but quickly ramps up before culminating in a crescendo of chaos that is known as March Madness. It’s month-long tournament where the country’s top-64 teams battle […]
SAN CRISTÓBAL Substitute Serita Thurton scored twice to help Canada defeat El Salvador 4-0 Sunday at the CONCACAF women’s under-20 championship. Thurton, a 20-year-old forward from Ajax, Ont., who attends the University of South Florida, scored in the 62nd and 81st minute. Miya Grant-Clavijo and Olivia Smith also scored as the Canadians improved to 2-0-0. […]
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That was certainly a stinker, second bad game in a row for the Raptors, and, yes, it seems the sky is falling. Except it’s not. Not really. Sure, they were sluggish and slow in Charlotte and Atlanta and if that has been their default style of play all year, I’d say there would be huge […]