The Minnesota Vikings announced late Wednesday night that they have signed former Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray. For his part, Murray is excited to be in Minnesota.
On a night when well-hit balls died on the warning track, Petco Park finally yielded to a hometown favorite and the All-Star Game MVP. Adam Jones hit a tying home run leading off the eighth inning and Eric Hosmer added a two-run shot three batters later as the United States rallied to beat Venezuela 4-2 on Wednesday night in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Jones played at Morse High about 8 miles east of Petco Park.
Late-inning heroics from Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer vaulted the United States past Venezuela, 4-2, on Wednesday night at Petco Park in yet another World Baseball Classic thriller.
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Goran Dragic started the game with a black eye and slightly blurred vision. Dragic scored 33 points, Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and the Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-112 on Wednesday night for their 22nd win in 27 games. Wayne Ellington scored 19 for the Heat, who made 16 3-pointers and have won 18 consecutive games when connecting at least 10 times from beyond the arc.
The Portland Trail Blazers did not have a team meeting or scream at one another after suffering their ”worst loss” of the season. Portland understood that and it led to their ”best win of the year” just 24 hours after a blowout loss. Damian Lillard scored 36 points and the Trail Blazers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 110-106 on Wednesday night, spoiling LaMarcus Aldridge’s return from a health scare.
After Adam Jones tied it in the eighth with a homer, Eric Hosmer hit a two-run shot. Watch live on MLB Network and MLB.TV.
Claude Giroux and the Philadelphia Flyers feel their record isn’t indicative of the team they have. Wayne Simmonds scored the 200th goal of his career and Steve Mason made 23 saves to lead Philadelphia to a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Giroux, Sean Couturier and Dale Weise also scored for the Flyers, who closed within five points of the idle New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
If the Dallas Mavericks make an unlikely run to the playoffs, their final quarter on Wednesday night might turn out to be the start of it. Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 20 points and Seth Curry added 10 of his 19 in the fourth, and the Mavericks used their highest-scoring period of the season to complete a 112-107 victory over the Washington Wizards that boosted their slim playoff hopes. ”We desperately needed this game,” said Dallas coach Rick Carlisle, whose team outscored Washington 39-27 in the fourth quarter.
Goran Dragic started the game with a black eye and slightly blurred vision. Dragic scored 33 points, Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and the Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-112 on Wednesday night for their 22nd win in 27 games. Wayne Ellington scored 19 for the Heat, who made 16 3-pointers and have won 18 consecutive games when connecting at least 10 times from beyond the arc.
