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Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Stone threw five perfect innings in the Dodgers’ 5-2 win. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) The Dodgers and San Diego Padres weathered a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before beginning Saturday night’s game in Chavez Ravine under […]

UFC 300 ended with a bang. Courtesy of Alex Pereira. The UFC light heavyweight champion won the main event of the highly anticipated card with a first-round knockout of former champion Jamahal Hill. It’s the first successful title defense of Pereira’s career after winning the vacant belt against Jiří Procházka. The tone of the entire […]

Zhang Weili displayed some vintage form at UFC 300. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zhang Weili posted arguably two or three winning moments at UFC 300. The end result was the same, though. The UFC flyweight champion defended her belt against challenger Yan Xiaonan by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45), outlasting her […]

PORTLAND — Over 100 NBA scouts and executives packed the Coach K gym on Nike’s campus this past week for the Nike Hoop Summit to not only watch 12 of the top U.S. players practice and scrimmage but also 12 international players from 12 different countries, including Qatar, Lithuania, Ghana and the Bahamas. To conclude […]

PORTLAND — Over 100 NBA scouts and executives packed the Coach K gym on Nike’s campus this past week for the Nike Hoop Summit to not only watch 12 of the top U.S. players practice and scrimmage but also 12 international players from 12 different countries, including Qatar, Lithuania, Ghana and the Bahamas. To conclude […]

The NBA confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies played an extra 66 seconds in the third quarter due to a clock error. “We have confirmed that the game clock was inaccurately set in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers-Memphis Grizzlies game last night at FedEx Forum,” a league spokesperson said […]

NHL: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers TEMPE. Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team’s final game and will include a provision guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years, a person with knowledge of […]

NHL: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers TEMPE. Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team’s final game and will include a provision guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years, a person with knowledge of […]

Zach McKinstry was called in to pitch in the 12th inning for the Tigers after making a costly error against the Twins. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Detroit Tigers third baseman Zach McKinstry would like to quickly forget the events of the 12th inning during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are down one more standout pitcher. The team placed right-handed starter Bobby Miller on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation. The injury is “not severe,” per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, but a shoulder issue for a pitcher will always be cause for concern. Dodgers reliever Connor Brogdon […]

Kayla Harrison defeated Holly Holm in a bantamweight fight during UFC 300. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Kayla Harrison is to be feared, and she didn’t need all three rounds of her UFC debut to prove that point. The 33-year-old Ohio native submitted UFC legend Holly Holm with a rear naked choke […]

The Rangers placed Brock Burke on the 15-day IL Saturday with a fractured hand. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox) Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke is heading to the injured list after breaking his non-throwing hand while punching a wall following a disappointing outing Friday. Burke, a lefty, gave up four runs on three hits and registered […]