WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels “a lot of pressure” to beat the best in stock-car racing. But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at ...
The Carolina Hurricanes have secured their long-sought shot at breaking through a familiar roadblock in the Eastern Conference final. Now the Hurricanes — the only undefeated team left in the NHL playoffs — are set for another a lengthy wait to get started in the third round. Carolina beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night, becoming the first team to sweep through the first two rounds since the league went to best-of-seven series in all four rounds in 1987. That has them back in the conference final for the third time in four seasons and fourth time in the ...
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kristoffer Reitan was not having much fun early in his career on the DP World Tour, and he began contemplating the idea of leaving competitive golf to become a YouTube golfer. He never followed through, instead sticking with his goal of winning tournaments. He’s glad he ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday placed outfielder Jake Mangum on the 10-day injured list (left hamstring strain), retroactive to May 6. Infielder-outfielder Nick Yorke was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. The 24-year-old Yorke is in his second stint with Pittsburgh this season. He made his first career opening day roster and hit .221 (15-for-68) with three doubles, a home run, six RBIs, seven walks and six runs scored in 23 games with the Pirates before being optioned to Indianapolis on May 1 (post-game). Yorke had a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in three ...
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 109-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 4 is Sunday in ...
