JAPAN — Many Formula 1 (F1) pundits were saying the race in Japan would simply be a race between the two Mercedes drivers once more. George Russell won the first race in Australia, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the sport’s youngest grand prix winner in China two weeks ago, cementing the ...
Tiger Woods had been taking up all the attention in golf with the Masters approaching. That's not always a good thing. Woods has been the center of golf's universe his entire professional career, if not longer, as one of the few athletes who not only lived up to potential but surpassed it. ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey on Monday in the wake of anti-LGBTQ+ comments and remarks about religion he made in videos on his Instagram account. "They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA," he said. "They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say come join us for Pride, for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness. They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it in the streets. Unrighteousness. So how is it that one can't speak righteousness? How are they to say that this man is crazy?" Coach Billy Donovan said the Bulls ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world's tallest college basketball player is on the move. Florida's Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday he is entering the transfer portal. The portal officially opens April 7. Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team's national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season. He played 15 total minutes, finishing with seven points, six rebounds and an assist. He set a Guinness World Record as the ...
LOS ANGELES — A nervous Roki Sasaki took the mound in his season debut, knowing he needed to prove something to himself and the Los Angeles Dodgers after a shaky spring. The right-hander allowed one run and four hits over four innings of a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. Sasaki struck out four and walked two in his first major league start since May 9. He walked 15 batters during spring training, raising concerns about his ability to perform as a starter. "I actually didn't have the confidence at all when this game started," Sasaki said through a translator, ...
The women's Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years. Only the matchups and location will be different ...
