Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35K for ripping officials
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 on Friday for "public criticism of the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials." Carlisle said the Knicks were receiving preferential treatment as a big-ma...
May 10, 2024
Coach Dan Campbell to miss Lions' rookie minicamp
The Detroit Lions will hold rookie minicamp this weekend without coach Dan Campbell, who is away from the team for unspecified personal reasons. Campbell is expected to return to the team later this month, the Detroit Free Press reported Friday. The n...
May 10, 2024
Basketball-Toronto awarded WNBA franchise - CBC
TORONTO (Reuters) -Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise, according to a report by the CBC, making it the first city outside of the United States to join the women's professional basketball league. The team will be owned by Kilmer Sports Inc., head...
May 10, 2024
MLB roundup: Manuel Margot drives in 5 as Twins top M's
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in Minneapolis. Max Kepler and Ryan Jeffers homered and drove in two runs apiece for Minnesota, which wo...
May 10, 2024
Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in which they'll play 10 games in three time zones. On Friday, the Mets get a much more familiar but pressing task -- figuring ou...
May 09, 2024
Basketball-No pressure says Clark as fans follow her to WNBA
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark is embracing the moment as she brings super-sized star power from the collegiate game to the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The first pick in the draft left televisi...
May 09, 2024
Tennis-Nadal battles past Bergs in Italian Open first round
(Reuters) - Ten-time champion Rafa Nadal overcame losing the opening set to defeat Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Italian Open second round in Rome on Thursday, as the Spaniard's steady progress continued. Nadal, who last w...
May 09, 2024
Hornets hire Charles Lee as head coach
Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee agreed to become head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Lee, 39, will continue in his role on the Boston bench until the team is eliminated from the playoffs before replacing Steve Clifford in Charl...
May 09, 2024
Union sign Cavan Sullivan, 14, to record homegrown deal
The Philadelphia Union signed 14-year-old midfielder Cavan Sullivan in a record contract for a Major League Soccer homegrown deal. The club touted the landmark agreement without complete financial details, but reports frame the unique agreement as sep...
May 09, 2024
Motor racing-McLaren can mount title challenge in 2025, says Norris
LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren can mount a Formula One championship challenge next season after taking the fight to Red Bull in 2024, Lando Norris said on Thursday as the team celebrated his first grand prix victory. The Briton's win in Miami last Sund...
May 09, 2024
Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission executive director Elizabeth Ramsey. Ramsey told ...
May 09, 2024
Tennis-Nadal happy to be playing third straight event after injury return
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said he is encouraged by his steady progress after returning from injury last month, as the 14-times French Open champion continues his preparation for Roland Garros at this week's Rome Masters. Nadal, who has said he expects...
May 09, 2024
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves blank Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and a sweep of their two-game series. Sale (5-1) scattered six hits, walked one and struck o...
May 09, 2024
Fever add 11 TV markets for Caitlin Clark's rookie season
Former Iowa standout Caitlin Clark is getting the Indiana Fever some more screen time. Twelve television markets will aid in broadcasting 17 of Indiana's games for free this season, allowing fans to get a better glimpse at Clark, the No. 1 overall pic...
May 09, 2024
Confidence boosted, Rory McIlroy targets fourth win at Wells Fargo
Three-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy headlines a field of just 69 players at this week's Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. The $20 million signature event is the last tune-up for some of the best players in the wo...
May 08, 2024
Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he illegally transferred nearly $17 million from the athlete's bank account, without Ohtani's knowledge, to pay off his own ...
May 08, 2024
Golf-Korda keeping it simple ahead of LPGA record attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Nelly Korda is keeping it simple as she vies for a record sixth consecutive LPGA win this week at the Cognizant Founders Cup on a tricky course at Upper Montclair Country Club. Korda clinched her second major title and...
May 08, 2024
Motor racing-Moss hailed as true racer at memorial service
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Stirling Moss was hailed as a true racer and all-time Formula One great at a memorial service in London's Westminster Abbey on Wednesday for a man who remains a byword for speed and sportsmanship. Triple Formula O...
May 08, 2024
NHLPA announces Ted Lindsay Award finalists
Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthew...
May 08, 2024
Motor racing-FIA's first CEO Robyn to leave after 18 months
(Reuters) - Natalie Robyn is leaving Formula One's governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive, the FIA said on Wednesday. Robyn was one of the most senior female executives in motorsport and her arrival from the auto i...
May 08, 2024
Golf-McIlroy says he is not rejoining PGA Tour policy board
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will not be rejoining the PGA Tour's policy board as some board members were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return, the world number two said on Wednesday. McIlroy had stepped down from the board last year but said last...
May 08, 2024
Tennis-Gauff puts Paris Olympics in same bracket as Grand Slams
(Reuters) - Coco Gauff was denied the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for COVID and the American says winning a medal at the Paris Games would be on a par with Grand Slam success for her this year. The 20-year...
May 08, 2024
MLB roundup: Cubs top Padres on Michael Busch's walk-off HR
Michael Busch homered to lead off the ninth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Busch deposited a first-pitch fastball from Enyel De Los Santos (1-2) over the wall in right-center fiel...
May 08, 2024
NBA-Nuggets' Murray fined $100,000 for throwing objects onto court
(Reuters) - Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 for throwing a towel and a heating pad in the direction of an official during a playoff game this week, the NBA said on Tuesday. Murray was not suspended over the incident, which...
May 08, 2024
Rudy Gobert named Defensive Player of Year for 4th time
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time on Tuesday. Gobert tied Hall of Fame big men Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most times winning the award in league history. He rece...
May 08, 2024