Yankees’ Gio Urshela draws a walk…after three balls originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington MLB umpires have had a tough 2021 season. Their woes seemed to continue Friday night during the New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park. Detroit…

Much like the NFL’s free agency period, the transfer portal has provided college football coaches with a new avenue of acquiring talent. Instead of adding an unproven high school prospect, programs are able to snag an experienced upperclassman through transfer to boost…

Seattle Storm put Minnesota Lynx away early, win by double-digits originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest While the Minnesota Lynx came to Seattle Friday night winless, they still could not be overlooked.  The two previous games against Minnesota had gone into overtime, the Storm…

Giles: Best bets for Bruins-Islanders Game 1 and series originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After dismissing the Washington Capitals in five games, the Bruins are once again favored as they head into their second East Division playoff series -- this time opening…

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is today. The Alsco Uniforms 300 starts at 1 p.m. on FS1. The race is 200 laps (300 miles) on the 1.5-mile quad oval with stages ending on laps 45, 90 and 200.…

The Los Angeles Lakers aim to push the visiting Phoenix Suns to the brink of elimination on Sunday afternoon when the clubs play Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Lakers followed up a 109-102 road win in Game 2…

The Utah Jazz lost a franchise legend, the team confirmed to the Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday. Center Mark Eaton — one of the best defensive players ever — died. He was 64. Eaton was selected by the Jazz with the team's…

Blake Griffin got into foul trouble against the Celtics in Game 3, and it had a significant impact on the outcome. It began in the first quarter when he picked up two quick fouls. It then came back to bite him in…

Go back, for a moment, to May 8, 2005, when Rafael Nadal was still just 18 and yet to appear in a French Open, let alone win one. After collecting his first trophy on the red clay of Rome — which had…

The resume of Mollie Marcoux Samaan seems to check all of the boxes for what the LPGA was looking for in its new commissioner. As the athletic director at Princeton, Marcoux Samaan certainly has the administrative background that a commissioner in a…