The United States beat Germany 3-0 to stay unbeaten and Russia shut out a third straight opponent at the world ice hockey championship on Monday. Russia routed Belarus 6-0. U.S. captain Patrick Kane broke the deadlock against Germany and assisted on the other two goals in the hard-fought Group B game
Gretchen Piscotty, the mother of A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty, has died, according to her family. She had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in May 2017.
During the 2018 NFL draft, Broncos general manager John Elway had a tentative agreement with the Bills to trade them the No. 5 pick if his guy was not available when Denver went on the clock. When N.C. State defensive end Bradley Chubb was surprising still available at No. 5, Elway backed out of the trade with Buffalo and landed who he believes was the best defensive player in the draft. So what did the Broncos turn down to land Chubb? Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News reported last week that the two teams had agreed to this trade: Broncos receive: No. 12 (first-round pick) No. 22 (first-round pick) Unnamed second-round pick Bills receive: No. 5 (first-round pick) Unnamed third-round pick So in
“I don’t think the game [Game 3] came down to that though. On a fundamental level, being able to get open off the ball is what did them in. “They just tried to pop free for the ball and in that situation, you can’t do that.â€� Philadelphia outperformed expectations this year to reach the second
Ashley Gilliam repeated as the girls champion and Michael Shears unseated Bryce Lewis as the boys champ. The application period for the 94th annual Tennessean/Metro Parks Schooldays Golf Tournament opens Tuesday at 10 a.m. It will remain open until all 200 spots are filled for the tournament, which will be played June 5-7 at McCabe Golf Course. There is no entry fee. The tournament is open to ages 12-17. The top 16 boys and eight girls advance after the first round of medal play into match play the final two days. Two-time defending girls champion Ashley Gilliam from Manchester will return while the boys title will be up for grabs because Franklin’s Michael Shears, a Vanderbilt signee, is too
The signs are there. Teams toying with four-man rotations. Managers pulling starters in the fifth inning. But there are still a few aces left in the deck.
The Golden Knights are making their first season a memorable one, tearing through the opposition to the tune of an 8-2 mark in the playoffs.
With so many stats swirling around, it can be difficult to know which stats to hone in on, but, like all else in life, it comes down to a matter of personal preference. And because Major League players are judged by — and ultimately paid because of — their stats, we thought it would be interesting to see which numbers they value above all others.
We begin a new week with 17 teams within three games of first place, which pretty much says everything about how this season has started. Three division races have four teams within 3 1/2 games of the top. With that in mind, let’s set up the week with a look at each day’s best game:
Over the weekend, offensive lineman Orlando Franklin announced that he was retiring from the NFL in order to focus on raising his son. Franklin, who was released by the Washington Redskins last week, published his plan to quit football in an open letter on Instagram. In the note, he explained that he
