The Vegas Golden Knights, down 2-0 in their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers, are looking at being down one player and possibly two for Game 3. The NHL Player Safety department announced that Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy will have a hearing on Friday night for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent Frederic during Game 2. Roy had brought up his stick ...
The Minnesota Timberwolves said they will continue to investigate an incident in which a fan was ejected for directing a racial slur at Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green during the Timberwolves’ 117-93 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals, tying the best-of-seven series at a game apiece. The team says that another fan was involved in the ...
An NBA comeback starts with stops. If a team wants to overcome a significant deficit and win a game, it must stop the opponent from scoring and has to find offense. The 2025 NBA playoffs are proving a truism and/or reinforcing a cliché: few leads are safe. Down 29 in the second quarter and behind 77-51 to the Memphis Grizzlies ...
The Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights defeated their current opponents during the second round of the 2023 playoffs on their way to the Stanley Cup Final. But now the 2023 champion Golden Knights and the 2024 champion Panthers are down 2-0 in their 2025 playoff series. The Edmonton Oilers picked up their second victory in Las Vegas on Thursday ...
The 2025 Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, is a little more than a week away, and with the ever-changing field, the race is shaping up to be an unpredictable event, open for any horse to claim victory. According DRF.com, Rodriguez, trained by Bob Baffert, reported he will not enter the Preakness due to a foot issue. ...
The women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams in 2031, FIFA announced on May 9. FIFA says the expansion of the tournament will “significantly broaden representation, offering more nations and players access to elite competition and accelerating investment in women’s football worldwide.” The 2027 women’s World Cup will be played from June 24-July 25 in Brazil, and has 32 ...
The Boston Red Sox slugger revealed to reporters that general manager Craig Breslow approached him about switching to first base in the wake of a season-ending injury to Triston Casas, coming on the heels of his much-ballyhooed switch to designated hitter in March. That move came about due to the signing of Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract, ...
University of North Carolina again had to address coach Bill Belichick’s relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, on Friday after a new report stated Hudson had been banned from the Tar Heels’ football facility. ‘While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities,’ the school said in ...
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said that an ‘80% Tariff on China seems right!’ adding on Truth Social that the final number would be up to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. An 80% tariff on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. would be nearly half of the current 145% tariff on the Asian country. Minutes earlier, he posted: ‘CHINA ...
Northwestern University has settled the 34 remaining lawsuits filed against it by former football players over allegations of hazing within the Wildcats’ program, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. A judge in Cook County, Illinois formally closed the cases on May 6 and approved the creation of a settlement fund to distribute funds to the plaintiffs, but ...