The Saints‘ miraculous defensive turnaround might’ve lasted only one season, but if Monday night is any indication, they might not need a dominant defense to be a dangerous playoff team. That’s how prolific, explosive, and historic this Saints offense is now that it’s finally at full strength. Drew Brees is the game’s all-time leader in […]
ATLANTA — Every great player deserves a signature moment, when the sum of his success can be captured in one highlight. One big memory as a proxy for a thousand smaller ones. Until Game 3 of the National League Division Series Sunday night, Freddie Freeman, a three-time All-Star and career .293 hitter, and one of […]
SAN ANTONIO — Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray suffered a right knee injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s preseason matchup against the Houston Rockets, and the team said he will not return to action. Driving to the basket with James Harden guarding him on a fast break, Murray winced in pain just as he […]
BOSTON — Forty years to the day after New York Yankees catching legend Thurman Munson launched a pivotal go-ahead home run in Game 3 of the 1978 ALCS, the Bronx Bombers’ current catcher, Gary Sanchez, had a similarly special postseason day at the plate. Thanks to a pair of towering Sanchez homers — one that […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up to stage one of its most-anticipated championship fights ever later this evening (Sat., Oct. 6, 2018) as UFC 229 features a Lightweight title fight between division champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former 145- and 155-pound kingpin, Conor McGregor, who is returning from a two-year mixed martial arts (MMA) layoff. […]
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-0 in Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series on Friday (box score). The win gives the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. The teams will have Saturday off for travel purposes before resuming play Sunday in Colorado. Here’s what you need to know about Game […]
Dana White wasn’t certain this day would ever come. At times he was pretty confident it wouldn’t. After all, Conor McGregor just struck it rich. Sure, he was already what any common person would deem wealthy from his prior fighting exploits. As UFC’s biggest star, McGregor was routinely earning millions. The last time he entered the octagon – […]
Conor McGregor who? On Wednesday, crowds were all about Conor McGregor Jr., the Irish boxing star’s 18-month-old son. The toddler climbed on stage to join his fighter dad while McGregor was giving an interview in Las Vegas in advance of the upcoming UFC 229 fight on Saturday against Russian mixed martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor […]
Refresh here for inning-by-inning updates and analysis from Yankee Stadium. Bottom 7th: Treinen Settles Down Blake Treinen was back for the seventh and this time things went much better. He got an easy first out on a soft liner to shortstop by Gleyber Torres. Andrew McCutchen grounded out, and after a two-out walk to Aaron […]
CHICAGO — When it was over, the Cubs were more disappointed than stunned that their season came to a close after scoring only a single run in a 2-1 loss in 13 innings to the Colorado Rockies in the National League wild-card game Tuesday. With a one-and-done game that didn’t want to end, the playoffs […]
