BUFFALO, N.Y. — Josh Norris' father had never steered him wrong before. And yet the Sabres forward was somewhat skeptical of just how passionate Buffalo was as a hockey market upon his arrival in a trade from Ottawa a year ago. Sidelined by an injury, Norris would sit in the press box ...
Florida's Boogie Fland was driving to the basket with 1:10 remaining and a three-point lead over Iowa when Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch stepped into the lane, swatted at the ball and it sailed out of bounds. Officials ruled it Florida's ball. Iowa coach Ben McCollum quickly consulted video ...
NEW YORK — Seattle and Las Vegas are one step closer to having NBA teams. The league's board of governors voted Wednesday to approve a plan that will allow NBA officials to "formally explore potential team expansion" to those two cities, which have long been thought of as the front-runners to land franchises. "Today's vote reflects our Board's interest in exploring potential expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle — two markets with a long history of support for NBA basketball," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. "We look forward to taking this next step and engaging with interested ...
PRAGUE (AP) — It's time to say goodbye for Kaori Sakamoto, and she's aiming to go out on a high with the world figure skating title. Sakamoto's short-program music, "Time to Say Goodbye," was charged with emotion as she targets a fourth world title before retirement. Sakamoto shouted with joy and clapped as she learned her score of 79.31, a season-best which put her into first place by less than a point from her fellow Japanese skater Mone Chiba on a personal-best 78.45 in her disco-themed program. There's a strong U.S. challenge for the medals with Amber Glenn third and Isabeau ...
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women's overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher in the final race of the season Wednesday. Shiffrin needed only to finish in the top 15 of a giant slalom and the American standout secured that before Aicher even began her second run. Shiffrin finished 11th and Aicher — who needed to win the race and hope that Shiffrin finished 16th or worse to clinch her first title — finished 12th. "It's quite emotional," Shiffrin said. "This thing sums up a whole ...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods competed for the first time in more than a year and that wasn't nearly enough to stop Los Angeles Golf Club, which made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in the TGL final Tuesday night to capture the SoFi Cup. Woods had been ...
