Nick Saban: Texas A&M ‘bought every player’ in top-ranked recruiting class
Nick Saban isn’t happy about the current college football recruiting landscape.
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Josiah Gray’s development a welcome sight for Nationals’ sputtering rotation
It’s hard to glean too many positives from a team with a 13-26 record, but Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray’s improvement tops that very short list.
LOVERRO: Author Jack Gilden revisits dark, thrilling tale of a forgotten homegrown Preakness star
When horse-racing fans make their way into Pimlico Race Course on Saturday for the 147th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, they should be walking by a statue of Spectacular Bid and touching it for luck — just as Baltimore Ravens fans do when they pass by Johnny Unitas’ statue at M&T Bank Stadium.
McIlroy powers to a 65 for early lead at PGA Championship
Fenwick follows Rich Strike’s huge underdog lead at 50-1 Preakness odds
Mets ace Scherzer likely out 6 to 8 weeks for oblique strain
Santander’s three-run homer in ninth leads Orioles over Yankees
Canada wins at world hockey championships after fire delay
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher rips ‘narcissist’ Nick Saban after NIL accusations
Ruiz’s 10th-inning RBI double lifts Nationals over Marlins
Keibert Ruiz had three hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Wednesday night.
Mets ace Max Scherzer exits start with apparent injury
Mets ace Max Scherzer removed himself from a start with an apparent injury Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals.
What the No. 10 pick means for the Wizards, and 10 potential draft targets
The Wizards’ biggest positional deficiency is point guard, but the team is also in dire need of sharper 3-point shooters and better defenders. With the draft about a month away, here are 10 potential targets for the Wizards at No. 10.
Butler playing at another level in NBA playoffs for Heat
Things have been working out just fine so far in this postseason for Jimmy Butler and the top-seeded Heat, who’ll look to take a 2-0 lead in the East title series when they play host to the second-seeded Celtics again on Thursday night. The Celtics are 3-0 after losses in these playoffs, winning those bounceback games by an average of 14.7 points.
U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men
The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
Rich Strike skipping Preakness reignites Triple Crown debate
There won’t be a Triple Crown winner for the 42nd time in the past 44 years after owner Rick Dawson changed direction and opted not to enter Rich Strike in the Preakness off an 80-1 upset victory in the Kentucky Derby. That decision has reignited the old debate that the three Triple Crown races should be spaced out further.
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'We're done': A&M's Fisher fires back at 'narcissist' Saban
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban a "narcissist" Thursday after the Alabama coach made "despicable" comments about the Aggies using name, image and likeness deals to land their top-ranked recruiting classes.
Rockies rookie's mother gets ball after he fouls first major-league pitch
Colorado Rockies catcher Brian Serven fouled off the first pitch in his very first major league at-bat Wednesday, right in the direction of his family sitting behind home plate at Coors Field. And his mother ended up with the ball.
DeChambeau withdraws from PGA Championship after testing repaired wrist
Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the PGA Championship on Wednesday after practicing for two days at Southern Hills to test his surgically repaired left wrist.
Nike signs California sisters to company's first high school NIL deal
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Phillies slugger Bryce Harper won't play right field for six weeks
Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the Phillies slugger may not play right field again until late July.
