Month: April 2023

3:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A Memphis Grizzlies season marred by several controversies involving the face of the franchise finished much earlier than expected and in embarrassing fashion Friday night when the Grizzlies were eliminated in a first-round series that ended with a 125-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6. After
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5:04 PM ET Logan Costa got Toulouse off to a dream start in the Coupe de France final. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Toulouse hammered holders Nantes 5-1 in the French Cup final after scoring four first-half goals at the Stade de France to secure the club’s first major trophy on Saturday. Defender Logan Costa and
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5:08 PM ET Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were on target as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. With only six games remaining, Barca moved to 79 points and extended their lead to 11 points
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6:33 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says 15-year-old Lamine Yamal can mark an era at the club after making his LaLiga debut in Saturday’s 4-0 win against Real Betis. Yamal, who doesn’t turn 16 until July, came off the bench for the final 10 minutes to become Barca’s youngest ever debutant in the Spanish
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Ryan Truex won for the first time in 188 career NASCAR starts across all three national series in the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway. The 31-year-old younger brother of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. dominated on the concrete mile track and swept all
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1:22 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Another day, another Dawg. The Philadelphia Eagles continue to load up on players from the Georgia Bulldogs‘ dominant defense in the NFL draft. They selected defensive tackle Jalen Carter and edge rusher Nolan Smith in the first round, then traded into the top of the fourth round Saturday to land
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3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez overtook Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win the sprint at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mexican, who qualified second to Leclerc in the sprint shootout earlier on Saturday, passed the Ferrari shortly after an early safety-car period. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished third, after his car suffered damage in an early collision
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2:41 PM ET Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s job is secure, with the organization’s backing, despite a first-round exit from the NBA playoffs, president of basketball operations Koby Altman said Friday. Making their first postseason appearance since LeBron James left five years ago, the Cavs were bounced in five games
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