The National Basketball Association honored two of its biggest legends on Monday, when Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird were presented with this year’s NBA Lifetime Achievement Award. This marks the first time the league has bestowed
After a loss on Sunday, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway cursed at a reporter, and pitcher Jason Vargas had to be restrained from charging the writer during a confrontation in the team’s clubhouse. The confrontation with
On Sunday, England beat Cameroon, 3-0, during Round 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, France. England advanced through Group D with three wins from three to set up a last-eight
Hall of Fame horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned from Santa Anita racetrack on Saturday after the death of another horse under his care. One of Hollendorfer’s horses, a 4-year-old gelding named American Currency, was running on
The NFL on Thursday announced the league’s competition committee unanimously recommended the rule for instant replay of pass interference for this season only, after which NFL owners can decide to extend, alter or eliminate it entirely. The
Major League Baseball has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore the possibility of becoming a two-city team, commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at the owners’ meeting in New York. Though the plan can face several
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed center Kevin Hayes to a seven-year contract worth $50 million. The deal, announced Wednesday, has an average annual value of $7.14 million. Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said: “We are very happy
The Memphis Grizzlies have traded veteran point guard Mike Conley, who has played the most games in franchise history, to the Utah Jazz. The Grizzlies swapped Conley for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver and Grayson Allen, and also
The Major League Baseball Umpires Association isn’t pleased with the one-game suspension the league handed San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado, and they tweeted the following statement Tuesday: “Manny Machado received a one-game suspension for contact with
Houston Astros Manager AJ Hinch said that Jose Altuve will join the team in Cincinnati on Tuesday for an evaluation, and could be activated from the 10-day injured list as soon as Wednesday. Altuve has been out
