Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA’s MVP on Tuesday after setting career bests with 26.4 points and 8.3 assists and tying a career high with 10.8 rebounds per game this season, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Red Sox ace Chris Sale said, “If it was up to me, I’d be starting tomorrow,” as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery.
Jon Rahm lost a golden opportunity to win the Memorial tournament due to a positive COVID test. Maybe it’s time leagues consider loosening restrictions.
Bob Baffert and the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit have filed a lawsuit against state racing officials, seeking a temporary injunction they say is to prevent violation of due process rights.
The Islanders jumped out to a 5-2 lead on the strength of three power-play goals, then held off a furious Bruins rally to win Game 5, 5-4. The power play discrepancy irked Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, who referred to the Islanders as the ‘NY Saints’. The Isles now lead the series three games to two with Game 6 back at home on Thursday.
Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets’ do-it-all center, beat out Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid for the honors, becoming just the second 2nd-round pick to be MVP.
Serving as a one-time host to the Palmetto Championship at Congaree in June 2021, the Tom Fazio-designed course is a par 71, 7,655-yard layout in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. The founders of Congaree set out in 2017 to create a new philanthropic model that unites Ambassador Members with to positively impact the lives of young people by providing educational and vocational opportunities through the game of golf.
PHOENIX (AP) It would have been an awesome play even when Phoenix Suns Arena was empty: Cameron Payne floated a pass to a streaking Torrey Craig, who soared through the air before grabbing the alley-oop and flushing a powerful dunk with two hands. As COVID-19 restrictions have slowly eased, the Phoenix Suns’ fan base is relishing the team’s return to playoffs for the first time in 11 years. The franchise welcomed a raucous sellout crowd of 16,219 on Monday night during its 122-105 victory in Game 1 over the Denver Nuggets.
Horsepower has been reduced from approximately 510 to 450 at Daytona and Talladega following Joey Logano’s frightening crash earlier this year.
The Rangers recalled infielder/outfielder Eli White from Triple-A on Tuesday and designated outfielder/DH Khris Davis for assignment.
