The 123rd Boston Marathon was held on Monday and ended with a sprint from Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono, who edged Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa by two seconds in one of the closest finishes in the event’s history. Cherono outkicked
The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to meet with Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams this week. Lakers officials plan to talk with Williams between Games 2 and 3 of the 76ers’ first-round playoff series against the
On Sunday, Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s greatest comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters, by claiming the coveted Green Jacket for a fifth time. Woods clinched a one-shot victory over Dustin
On Thursday, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan of the Washington Capitals announced the signing of center Nic Dowd to a three-year, $2.25 million contract extension The 28-year-old Dowd set a career high with eight
The Boston Celtics announced that Marcus Smart will miss 4-6 weeks as the result of a “partial avulsion of his left oblique abdominal muscle off of his iliac crest.” The Celtics guard has suffered a tear of
The United States Anti-Doping Agency has suspended former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw for two years for testing positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) before a flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo on Jan. 19 in New York.
Dallas Mavericks’ veteran Dirk Nowitzki ended speculation regarding his future, telling a packed crowd at American Airlines Center, “This is my last home game,” following Dallas’ 120-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns. It has been rumored that
Magic Johnson abruptly stepped down as the organization’s president of basketball operations on Tuesday night, less than two hours before the Lakers’ regular-season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center. The 59-year-old Johnson said
The Boston Red Sox have activated second baseman Dustin Pedroia from the injured list for their home opener. Pedroia has not played since last May because of a knee injury. He appeared in only three games last
Led by De’Andre Hunter, the Virginia Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, defeating Texas Tech for an 85-77 overtime win to take home their first NCAA Championship Title. Virginia blew a 10-point lead midway through
