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Coventry City’s Callum O’Hare, Ben Sheaf, Liam Kitching and Haji Wright look dejected after losing the penalty shootout against Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinal Saturday. (REUTERS/Toby Melville) Manchester United advanced to the FA Cup final in just about the most embarrassing way possible Sunday. United beat Coventry City in a penalty shootout, but […]

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard is out for Sunday’s playoff Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks. Head coach Tyronn Lue announced the news in the hours leading up to the game. Leonard has been dealing with knee inflammation and was questionable prior to being ruled out. The injury has sidelined Leonard since March 31, […]

It might take more than flowers to get Robert Kraft to send the third overall pick to the Vikings. The Patriots are posturing for an “unprecedented deal” to move out of the third overall pick. That’s the term used in Sunday’s item from Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. They want a “blockbuster” offer, per Reiss. Otherwise, […]

Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell jokes about trading for Patriots’ No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots appear likely to keep the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft — but that won’t stop other teams from trying to sweet-talk them into trading down. The Minnesota Vikings are a prime […]

Michael Porter Jr. could understandably have been focused on matters besides basketball when the Denver Nuggets played the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Saturday. Earlier in the week, his brother, Jontay Porter, was issued a lifetime ban from the NBA for violating the league’s gambling policy. Days […]

Being an MLB rookie is hard. Baltimore Orioles left fielder Colton Cowser already knew that, but he has unfortunately became the 2024 poster boy for rookie screw-ups. Cowser’s teammate, Craig Kimbrel, nailed down his 422nd career save at the end of the Orioles’ 9-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. That number […]

Lionel Messi is really good. So is Luis Suarez. And Sergio Busquets. And they’re all on the same team carrying perhaps the three best resumes in an entire league (We’re not even mentioning the injured Jordi Alba). It’s worth it, really, if in between the bellyaching over whether Inter Miami is #actuallygood you put aside […]

Nelly Korda, searching for her fifth consecutive win, enters the final round of the Chevron Championship one off the lead. The third round concluded Sunday morning in The Woodlands, Texas, following a Saturday suspension because of inclement weather. Korda had seven holes to finish and made all pars for a 3-under 69. She is at […]

World number four Elena Rybakina claimed her third title of the year, beating Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 to win the Stuttgart Open. The 24-year-old from Kazahkstan broke the Ukrainian to love in the opening game and cruised through the first set. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, started the second set with a break and there […]

Matthew Slater has clocked out, but he’s not leaving. Slater, who was previously working as an advisor to the Patriots, is now a full-time employee, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. Reiss reports that Slater will be the “right-hand man” to new head coach Jerod Mayo. Both arrived via the 2008 draft. Mayo was a […]