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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was named the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday. Morant was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Murray State.  He collected 99 out of

Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash was suspended for Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, based on his ejection and postgame comments on Tuesday.  NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone also was suspended for the game, and Yankees reliever

Legendary MLB pitcher Tom Seaver, a Hall-of-Famer who led the New York Mets to their unlikely 1969 World Series championship, has died at the age of 75 after a long illness.  The Baseball Hall of Fame said

Serena Williams began her quest to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a win over Kristie Ahn in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Williams and Ahn split the first 10 games

The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 102-99 on Tuesday, putting the reigning NBA champions in a 2-0 deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 34 points and had eight rebounds and

16-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff was knocked out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to No. 31 seed Anastasija Sevastova on Monday at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. Sevastova defeated Gauff in three sets 6-3,

 Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James will need to undergo surgery on his injured right knee and will miss the entire 2020 season. League sources told ESPN on Monday that James will require meniscus surgery, a procedure

Jon Rahm sunk an amazing 66 foot putt to defeat world No. 1 Dustin Johnson in a one-hole playoff Sunday at the BMW Championship in Olympia Fields, Ill. Rahm entered the weekend tied for 51st at 6-over

The Boston Celtics earned a 112-94 Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum scored 21, but it was a team effort that led the Celtics to a

The NHL postponed two Stanley Cup playoff games that were scheduled on Thursday, and two games scheduled for Friday. League officials drew wide criticism for their initial mild reaction to current social justice issues, which prompted teams