NEW YORK — By the time Jalen Brunson and the Knicks returned home, it was as easy to find something orange around New York as at Halloween. The city was caught up in this championship run for nearly two months and the party will last at least a few days more, with the Knicks’ first ...
The Carolina Hurricanes are atop the NHL and their celebration is just getting started. The rest of the league is about to be hard at work trying to catch up. The offseason is underway, with the next few weeks expected to bring a flurry of player movement via trades and signings. The salary cap is increasing to $104 million and several big-market teams with money to spend and holes to fill are eager to get better. Here is what to know: Buyout window opens first Starting late Tuesday night and through June 30, clubs can buy out player contracts. There are not a ton of buyouts ...
Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility for a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some on his own team while at Indiana four years ago. Cody Campbell, the billionaire booster who is chairman of the school regents, wrote in an open letter Monday night that Sorsby will not be part of the team. “This decision was made with Brendan and his family and is purely an output of practical analysis of the ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic trained on his own during practice Monday while he rehabilitates a calf injury that limited him to one half of action in the Americans’ opening World Cup victory last week. Pulisic participated in individual work and then went to the gym ...
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will be shut down from throwing for four weeks because of inflammation in his right elbow, the team announced Monday. Strider, who had been placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday, had a consultation with Dr. Keith Meister before they decided on four weeks. Strider will have another MRI at the end of that period and would begin “throwing progression” if tests showed the inflammation had cleared, the team said. Strider å Friday’s 7-5 loss at the New York Mets in the fourth inning due to right shoulder and elbow ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Adrian Rodriguez hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs, Ruger Riojas pitched six strong innings and the Longhorns knocked Alabama out of the College World Series with a 14-2 victory Monday. Texas (46-14) plays another elimination game today against Georgia. The Crimson Tide (42-21) went two-and-out in their first CWS appearance since 1999. Rodriguez and the Longhorns cranked up their offense two days after Georgia’s Joey Volchko struck them out 15 times in a 7-1 loss. The sophomore shortstop had a two-run double in the first inning, a two-run triple in the ...
