NEWTOWN SQUARE — Justin Thomas had his caddie place hole-sized discs on every corner of the 17th green at Aronimink on Monday, all of them perched on knobs. Whether he was chipping or putting, it was a challenge. Aronimink is marked by its 180 bunkers that frame the landing areas, except ...
LAUREL, Md. — With the Triple Crown off the table, there’s another bit of history that could be made in horse racing this week: Is this the most wide open Preakness ever? The morning line odds suggest it could be after Iron Honor was installed as a 9-2 favorite following Monday’s draw. With Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo held out of the race and a sizeable field of 14 horses currently in it, there’s no clear choice to beat. Any number of entrants could conceivably be favored by the time the race starts Saturday at Laurel Park. Taj Mahal (5-1), Chip Honcho (5-1), ...
PHILADELPHIA — Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second ...
CLEVELAND— James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred ...
NEWARK, N.J. — Sean Strickland won UFC’s 185-pound championship for the second time in his career on Saturday night, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in a bout that never rose to the level of vitriol and threats of violence outside the cage both fighters engaged in ahead of the ...
ATLANTA — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, died Saturday. He was 84. Cox died in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Atlanta ...
