Pinch hitter Will Smith belted a walk-off, three-run homer to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 win against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Tyler Rogers (1-1) was called on to close the ninth, but he walked the first…
Giannis Antetokounmpo – not even invited to the 2013 NBA Draft green room – rose from his seat in the crowd as his name was called with the No. 15 pick. He put on a Bucks hat, took the stage and shook…
TOKYO (AP) — The Hungarians like medleys. The Dutch have been known to dominate in sprinting. The Japanese specialize in breaststroke. The Swedes excel at butterfly. In a sport like swimming, where medals will be handed out in a whopping 35 different…
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Few athletes would have had a more eventful buildup to the Tokyo Olympics than Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils of France. Tennis' latest power couple got married on Friday but the honeymoon has had to…
Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that he berated skipper Dasun Shanaka in front of cameras after they lost a one-day series to India. India passed Sri Lanka's 275-9 with five balls to spare in Colombo on Tuesday…
Reuters Videos Milwaukee Bucks clinch NBA championship Milwaukee Bucks fans rejoiced as the team took their first NBA championship in over half a century on Tuesday.The Bucks triumphed 105-98 over the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, becoming…
Jul. 21—The Willmar 9-and-under baseball team came home with a second-place trophy at the State Metro Baseball Tournament over the weekend in Rosemount and Eagan. The team, in its first year of travel, qualified for the Class AA tournament and was one…
A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ SHUFFLE OUTTA BUFFALO Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays are set to play their final home game in Buffalo when they host the Red Sox. The teams were rained out Tuesday…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carol Callan has excelled in many roles during her decades-long career as women's national team director for USA Basketball. From planning all the logistics of trips the teams are taking, to charting fouls on the bench during games…
Duke Slater was so good the NFL couldn't keep him out. For a Black player in the 1920s and ‘30s, that was a remarkable achievement. And now Slater is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The pioneering two-way lineman was…