In squeaky bum time, the false 9 pulled off a nutmeg and scored a worldie in the top bin. Make any sense? Soccer fans from across the globe are heading to North America for the World Cup — and bringing with them their own vocabulary to describe the beautiful game. Here's a look at some ...
PARIS — The pressure is finally off Alexander Zverev, who played more matches at majors than anyone in the professional era — 125 to be exact — before he won a Grand Slam title. After raising the French Open trophy, he no longer has to deal with being called "the best player never to ...
DENVER — Jacob Misiorowski threw a record-setting 103.7 mph pitch and Brice Turang hit two of Milwaukee's five solo home runs as the Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Saturday night. David Hamilton, William Contreras and Jake Bauers also went deep for Milwaukee. Misiorowski (7-2) followed up his sensational May — he was 5-0 with a 0.23 ERA in six starts — with another excellent outing. He allowed just an unearned run on four hits and struck out eight in seven innings to lower his ERA to 1.50. The right-hander worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the sixth and ...
NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart made 18 of 21 free throws and scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty rally to beat the Indiana Fever 83-75 on Saturday night. The Liberty (7-4), who have won four straight games, trailed by double-digits in the second half. New York was down 66-62 midway through the fourth quarter before going on a 19-4 run to take the lead. Stewart made 11 of 12 free throws during that game-changing burst. Her two free throws with 3:36 left put the Liberty up 70-68. Paulina Astier then made two layups to seal the win over the next final minutes. The Liberty ...
LAS VEGAS — A four-goal lead in what has been a wacky, compelling and highly entertaining Stanley Cup Final nearly wasn't enough for the Golden Knights on Saturday night. A four-goal, third-period rally by the Hurricanes nearly made NHL history and in process sent shockwaves through ...
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama described himself in a rather unusual way when Game 2 of the NBA Finals was over on Friday night. "Very blurry," Wembanyama said. The San Antonio Spurs' situation, though, is very clear. They're in trouble. Big trouble. And Wembanyama pointed the finger of ...
