Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is adjusting his lineup as first baseman Anthony Rizzo will sit out his second straight game on Saturday. The 28-year-old slugger is recovering from a stiff back and will be replaced by Victor Caratini for the second straight night against the Milwaukee Brewers, who won
Who will make the playoffs and what are the most likely matchups? Which games matter most now? We project both East and West, accounting for injuries and strength of schedule.
Patrick Reed, the leader at the halfway point of the 2018 Masters, is the most controversial man in golf. He’s been disliked from the moment he announced his presence nearly five years ago and hasn’t done much to change opinions since then. He’s brash and alienating. He can be a troll. He’s the kind of guy who begins sentences with “I’m from Texas.� Britain’s Telegraph named him the most hated player in golf. A 2015 ESPN players poll named him the second most-disliked man on tour (behind Bubba Watson) and that was before many of his shenanigans. He often plays practice rounds by himself and has been known to curse on TV and snap at fans. The fact that wore red on Sundays annoyed fans, either
Forty years ago this month, a visitor at the Dallas Cowboys’ cheerleading tryouts described a scene that was “as tense as that at an open casting call for a Broadway production,â€� with 150 women — “the most envied, celebrated and sought-afterâ€� in the country — shivering in an overly air-conditioned
Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks just might take the title from Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman.
A round-up of the main talking points from qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, where Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari lock-out of the front row.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s moving day at the Masters, with plenty of big names chasing 36-hole leader Patrick Reed, who’s seeking the first major win of his career. Reed leads Marc Leishman by two shots, with the next five names all ranked inside the world’s top 15 — Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas. It should be an interesting afternoon at Augusta National, especially with thunderstorms and breezy conditions expected in the afternoon. PGATOUR.COM is on the scene and will provide updates throughout the round. MASTERS: Leaderboard | Win probability | Spieth lurking
Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix as Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid under the floodlights at Sakhir.
Lakers legend Elgin Baylor was honored with a bronze statue outside of Staples Center before Friday night’s game against the Timberwolves. Baylor joins Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Shaquille O’Neal and play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn as the sixth Laker to be honored with
Duke freshman Gary Trent Jr. is entering the 2018 NBA Draft.
