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Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference final with 2-1 win
DENVER (AP) — Matt Duchene took off down the ice, slid on his knees and pumped his right glove. That's what the video will show anyway. Because his big moment was pretty much a big blur. He just knows what it meant: The Dallas Stars are heading back to the Western Conference final. Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime after being involved in a play that led to a goal disallowed for goaltender interference in the first extra period, and the Stars advanced with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 on Friday night. Duchene, a 2009 draft pick of the Avalanche, secured a loose puck in front of the net and sent it over ... Read MoreAngels beat Rangers 9-3; Ron Washington’s 1st win as visiting manager in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 9-3 on Friday night to give Ron Washington a victory in his first game as a visiting manager in Texas. Neto snapped a 1-all tie and put the Angels ahead to stay with his two-run homer in the fourth, a 405-foot drive to right field for his fifth of the season. They have won consecutive games for the first time since a four-game winning streak the first week of the season. Anderson (4-4) struck out four and walked two. “It all starts with the pitching. (Anderson) went out there tonight and really controlled the ... Read MoreA meeting of baseball’s oldest managers with Washington back in Texas to face Bochy-led Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The last time Ron Washington and Bruce Bochy had managed against each other in Texas was during the 2010 World Series. Baseball's oldest two managers are facing each other in a three-game series this weekend, with the 72-year-old Washington back in Texas as a visiting manager for the first time with the Los Angeles Angels — and getting 9-3 win in the series opener. “Wash, he’s entertaining. I love talking to him,” Bochy, who is three years younger than Washington, said before Friday's game. They are the only managers to take Texas to the World Series. The Rangers won their first championship last year in Bochy's first season with them, and went to back-to-back with Washington ... Read MoreEx-Blues coach Craig Berube gets Maple Leafs job
ByKRISTEN SHILTON May 17, 2024, 4:29 PM The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube as their new head coach. The Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on May 9 after they bowed out of the postseason in the first round for the third time in four full seasons under Keefe. Toronto general manager Brad Treliving said the team was targeting a fresh voice who could help it reach its full potential. "In this business over a period of time, the message stops hitting home," Treliving said of moving on from Keefe. "It's not just changing the personnel but understanding why a message may not be getting through. So, our focus right now is trying to find that individual [as ... Read MoreNCAA: 1 in 3 star athletes receive abuse, threats by bettors
ByDAVID PURDUM May 17, 2024, 4:29 PM One in three high-profile athletes receive abusive messages from individuals with a "betting interest," and more than 540 men's and women's college basketball players received similar abuse, including death threats, during championship tournaments in March, the NCAA said in a release Friday. The NCAA looked at athletes participating in sports that attract the most betting interest -- football and basketball, among others -- and found that online abuse is widespread. Signify, an artificial intelligence company and NCAA partner, covered 1,000 Division I men's and women's college basketball players, 64 teams, more than 200 coaches and 120 NCAA game officials during March Madness. The analysis, which is part of an NCAA initiative aimed at ... Read MoreScottie Scheffler cards 66 at PGA Championship after jail trip
ByMARK SCHLABACH AND PAOLO UGGETTI May 17, 2024, 4:39 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Sometime around 8 a.m. ET Friday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was sitting in a holding cell at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, watching himself being arrested on TV. About two hours earlier, Scheffler had been handcuffed and detained for allegedly not following a police officer's instructions while trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week's PGA Championship. "I was just so confused at what was happening at the time," Scheffler said. "I didn't know what time it was. I didn't know what was going on. When I was sitting in the holding cell or whatever, there was ... Read MoreGiants’ Jung Hoo Lee to have season-ending shoulder surgery
ByABC News May 17, 2024, 6:19 PM San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn labrum in his left shoulder in the next couple of weeks, the team announced Friday. Lee injured the shoulder when he crashed into the center-field wall after he leaped in an attempt to catch a fly ball in Sunday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds. He was initially diagnosed with a dislocation, and an MRI later revealed structural damage in the shoulder. Lee received a second opinion Thursday from Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who confirmed the shoulder would require surgery. Lee will have about six months of rehab and is expected to make a full recovery for the 2025 season, ... Read MoreCeltics’ Kristaps Porzingis expected out for start of ECF
ByADRIAN WOJNAROWSKI May 17, 2024, 7:09 PM Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there's optimism he'll be able to return sometime in the series -- barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday. Porzingis has been making progress in his recovery from a soleus strain of his right calf, ramping up his on-court activity for an anticipated return in the conference finals, but still needs more time for a return to play, sources said. The Celtics are awaiting the winner of the New York Knicks- Indiana Pacers semifinal series. The series is tied with Game 7 Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Porzingis -- ... Read MoreTiger Woods misses cut at 2024 PGA Championship
ByMARK SCHLABACH May 17, 2024, 8:29 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After posting his 11th consecutive round of par or worse in a major championship with a 6-over 77 in the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Friday, Tiger Woods is headed home on the weekend again. With a 36-hole total of 7-over 149, Woods was well above the projected cut line of 1-under 141. In his past 22 starts in majors, he has missed the cut 10 times and withdrawn twice. Still, the 15-time major champion says he's getting stronger from injuries suffered in a car wreck in February 2021 and believes his game will get better as well. Woods, 48, said he plans to ... Read MoreBad Bunny’s agency claims MLBPA issued ‘death penalty’ for sanctions
ByJEFF PASSAN May 16, 2024, 1:59 PM Rimas Sports, the agency founded by recording artist Bad Bunny, has accused the Major League Baseball Players Association of "placing a death penalty" on the agency through "a discriminatory, biased, and pre-determined investigation" into Rimas' business practices, according to a federal lawsuit the company filed Thursday. On April 10, the MLBPA decertified Rimas agent William Arroyo and prevented Rimas executives Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda from seeking certification after accusing the agency of providing improper benefits to players. Additionally, Rimas' other MLBPA-certified agent, Michael Velasquez, was threatened with decertification and quit the company, according to the lawsuit. In a 27-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, Rimas sought a temporary ... Read MoreWolves force Game 7 with 45-point blowout of Nuggets
ByABC News May 16, 2024, 10:19 PM MINNEAPOLIS -- Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring crowd as he walked off for a fourth-quarter timeout during a blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had that tenacious look of a superstar player refusing to cede to the defending champs all night. Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster matchup. The 45-point win is the largest ever against a defending champion in playoff history, and the second-largest when facing elimination in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Denver trailed by as many ... Read MoreKreider’s 3rd-period hat trick lets Rangers finish Hurricanes
ByABC News May 16, 2024, 11:09 PM New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider told his teammates he felt there was a goal in his stick before the third period of Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes, with his team trailing 3-1. "I said, 'I sure hope so,'" recalled teammate Vincent Trocheck. Kreider did score a goal in the third period in Raleigh on Thursday night. And then another. And another. His natural hat trick in the final frame fueled New York's 5-3 comeback win, which eliminated the Hurricanes after Carolina had rallied from a 3-0 series deficit. The Rangers await the winner of the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference final. "That is just a monster third ... Read MoreDodgers’ first Ohtani bobblehead giveaway creates ‘a stir’
ByABC News May 17, 2024, 12:09 AM LOS ANGELES -- The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium on Thursday and created long lines for eager fans. Cars snaked the roadways around Chavez Ravine and stadium parking lots were filling up quickly two hours before the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the Cincinnati Reds. A line of fans waited on the sidewalk outside the main gate before it opened. "Shohei creates a stir," manager Dave Roberts said before the game. "I can't imagine what it's like outside. It's great for Shohei and it's good for the Dodgers." Only the first 40,000 fans were to receive the bobblehead, which depicts a smiling Ohtani with his bat perched above his ... Read MoreDL Michael Brockers, first-round pick in 2012, announces retirement after 11-year NFL career
Michael Brockers, a 2012 first-round draft pick who played on the defensive line for two NFL teams over 11 seasons, is retiring from football. The 33-year-old Brockers, who didn't play in 2023, made the announcement Thursday on Instagram. The Rams took Brockers out of LSU with the No. 14 overall pick in 2012, and he played alongside Aaron Donald for most of his nine seasons with the team. He was traded to the Detroit Lions in 2021 and released in February 2023. Brockers was a starter in 157 of his 160 career games and finished with 29 sacks and 52 tackles for loss. "I'm retiring from the game of football, y'all, and I'm hanging up them cleats, man,” Brockers said ... Read MoreAnother stellar start from Jon Gray leads Rangers past Guardians 4-0 to end 5-game losing streak
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jon Gray pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers got two-run homers from Marcus Semien and Adolis García to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Wednesday night, stopping a five-game losing streak. Gray (2-1) allowed only one runner beyond first base while throwing 94 pitches in 6 1/3 innings and lowering his ERA to 2.08. He’s limited opponents to seven earned runs in 48 1/3 innings over eight starts and one cameo relief appearance since giving up five runs in 3 2/3 innings during his season debut. “I think the best comes out of me when times are tough right now, and I think that’s important for a starting pitcher,” said Gray, ... Read MoreRon Washington makes first return to Texas as an opposing manager with fond memories
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ron Washington often reflects on his first managerial job and taking the Texas Rangers to their first two World Series appearances. “I was there, and as a manager, who wouldn’t want to win a World Series,” Washington said this week. “And I had two opportunities at it. Well, mainly one, in 2011 against the Cardinals. 2010 against the Giants, Bruce Bochy and his team just (beat) us. That was our first time in it, but then we came back the next year and we were more prepared for it. And, again, it didn't happen." There are still fond memories for Washington in Texas, where he returns as an opposing manager for the first time when the ... Read MoreA’s acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics acquired right-hander Brandon Bielak from the Houston Astros on Thursday for cash. Oakland designated left-hander Easton Lucas for assignment to create 40-man roster room for Bielak, who had been designated himself on Saturday to created space for right-hander Cristian Javier on the active roster. Bielak has a 5.71 ERA in 10 relief outings this year with nine strikeouts and seven walks over 17 1/3 innings. He was originally selected by Houston in the 11th round of the 2017 amateur draft and has a 11-13 record with a 4.65 ERA and one save. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB ... Read MoreLoperfido hits first MLB homer, Javier solid as Astros beat A’s 8-1
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Joey Loperfido hit his first major league home run and Cristian Javier pitched six scoreless innings Thursday night to help the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 and complete a four-game sweep. The victory extended Houston’s winning streak to a season-high five games. The Astros have won seven of their last eight. “The biggest thing is just everybody is executing better,” third baseman Alex Bregman said. “We’re playing better as a team now.” Yainer Diaz hit a three-run double and Loperfido added his two-run shot off Joey Estes (1-1) in a six-run third inning that gave the Astros a big lead early. “Those are the big hits that we need to open the game up,” ... Read MoreAP-Scorecard May 17, 2024
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 0 Final Tampa Bay 7 Boston 5 Final Houston 8 Oakland 1 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 5 Chicago Cubs 4 Final N.Y. Mets 6 Philadelphia 5 Final Cincinnati 7 L.A. Dodgers 2 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Final Minnesota 115 Denver 70 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final N-Y Rangers 5 Carolina 3 Final Vancouver 3 Edmonton 2 ___ WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final New York 102 Indiana 66 ___ TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee at Houston 8:10 p.m. Boston at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. Detroit at Arizona 9:40 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox at N-Y Yankees 7:05 p.m. Seattle ... Read MoreMarchand may return from injury for Game 6, says part of playoff hockey is ‘trying to hurt someone’
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn't too outraged over the disputed hit he took that's sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the postseason. “The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has," Marchand said Thursday on the eve of Game 6 against Florida as the Bruins try to avoid playoff elimination. "People don’t say that but that’s just a fact of the game. So every time you step on the ice, someone’s trying to hurt someone. That’s just how it goes in the playoffs.” Marchand may be back in the lineup Friday after being out since being staggered on a hit to his head from ... Read MoreIrish interest in NFL heats up as league scouts more international cities to stage games
LONDON (AP) — Several hundred thousand Irish viewers got a tutorial from Charlie Smyth on the difference between lining up a kick in Gaelic football versus a field goal in American football. Smyth, who had just signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints, humbly told “The Late Late Show's” national audience that an NFL kicker has to react quickly. “You don’t have all day to look at the ball," the 22-year-old Smyth explained. “You just have to go and kick it.” Almost as quickly, Ireland has become part of the NFL's international playbook. With Irish interest in the sport rising, Dublin is under review to potentially join the league's growing list of international cities hosting a regular-season game. "We’ve ... Read MoreNFL schedule makers didn’t seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert
Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers coming up with countless possibilities over a process that lasts about four months. There are several sometimes competing factors at play from keeping all of the television partners happy, to competitive balance for teams to stadium availability. One variable that wasn't considered, despite some wild internet conjecture, was making sure Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs had a game scheduled close in location to one of the tour spots for Taylor Swift. “I saw a lot of conspiracy theorists talking about Kansas City at Buffalo middle of the season, right when Taylor’s playing Toronto,” Mike North, the NFL's vice president for broadcast planning, said ... Read MoreKansas City Chiefs player faces backlash for graduation speech criticizing working women, calling Pride a ‘deadly sin’
Harrison Butker speaks to the 2024 graduates of Benedictine College, May 11, 2024, in Atchison, Kan. (Benedictine College/YouTube)(NEW YORK) -- The kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs is facing backlash after delivering a commencement address that touched on everything from Pride Month to women's roles in the home, abortion and in vitro fertilization."It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind," Harrison Butker said at the start of his address, which he delivered May 11 at Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas.Butker, who has sparked controversy in the past for his public stances on religion, LGBTQ topics and abortion, criticized President Joe Biden for his stance ... Read More
Kansas City Chiefs 2024 schedule
Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 5 at 7:20 p.m. Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 15 at 3:25 p.m. Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, Sept. 22 at 7:20 p.m. Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Charges, Sept. 29 at 3:25 p.m. Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 7 at 7:15 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 20 at 3:25 p.m. Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 27 at 3:25 p.m. Week 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 4 at 7:15 p.m. Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, ... Read More2024 Dallas Cowboys schedule
Dallas Cowboys 2024 NFL Schedule: Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, Sept. 8 at 3:25 p.m. Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 15 at 12 p.m. Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 22 at 3:25 p.m. Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, Sept. 26 at 7:15 p.m. Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers, Oct. 6, 7:20 p.m. Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions, Oct. 13, at 3:25 p.m. Week 7: TBD Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 27 at 7:20 p.m. Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, Nov. 10 at 3:25 p.m. Week 11: ... Read MoreIppei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, to plead guilty to stealing millions from star player
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