Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger was named the 2017 National League Rookie of the Year Award winner on Monday, as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Bellinger received all 30 first-place votes,
Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades after losing its playoff to Sweden 1-0 on aggregate. In a stunned San Siro, Italy dominated possession and had chances
Jimmie Johnson’s bid for a record eighth NASCAR championship is over. Needing a win at Phoenix to make the final four in next weekend’s championship finale, Johnson suffered a blown tire that sent his No. 48 Chevrolet
After losing to Missouri and dropping to 0–6 in SEC play, the University of Tennessee has fired head coach Butch Jones. Jones, who coached for five seasons, exits with a 34–27 record at the school. He will
The NFL players union wants everyone in the league to honor a two-minute moment of silence on Sunday in observance of U.S. military veterans. With Veterans Day falling on Saturday this year, the players union voted to
UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill were arrested Nov. 7 in Hangzhou, China, on suspicion of shoplifting, and were accused of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store. The freshmen were arrested just
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture toward a fan during Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Howard made the gesture during a stoppage in play late
Roy Halladay, an eight-time All-Star pitcher who retired from baseball in 2013, has died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. He was 40 years old. Halladay was an eight-time All-Star in his
San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White has a fractured right wrist and is out indefinitely. The Spurs said Monday that White was hurt on Saturday during a game for the Austin Spurs against the Texas Legends. A
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers Association of American (BBWAA) announced the finalists for the 2017 Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player awards in the American
