Category: Sports News

NFL Roundup: Lions Get First Win With TD on Final Play

Jared Goff completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the last play of the game and the Detroit Lions (+8.5) entered the win column with a 29–27 victory over the visiting Minnesota Vikings (-3) on Sunday. Goff passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns for the Lions (1–10–1), who drove 75 yards…


NYCFC Outlasts Union 2–1 to Reach 1St MLS Cup Final

CHESTER, PA.—Sean Johnson high-stepped his way up the stairs at the back of a makeshift stage as his New York City FC teammates parted to let the standout goalie slide through the gap. He crouched and then burst straight up with the MLS Eastern Conference championship trophy as New York danced and shook the floor…


Western Australia Cricket Could Lose $5 Million After Ashes Test Scrapped Over Quarantine Rules

The chief of Western Australia (WA) Cricket has conceded that her organisation could lose up to $5 million after the city of Perth was stripped of the popular fifth Ashes cricket test scheduled to start on Jan. 14. The decision came on Dec. 6 after the sport’s governing body found WA’s quarantine requirements too onerous…


Derby Winner Medina Spirit Collapses, Dies in California

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic a month ago at Del Mar, according to Craig Robertson, Baffert’s attorney. Baffert said in a…


Ointment Led to Medina Spirit’s Failed Test After Ky Derby: Bob Baffert Attorney

Urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection, according to an attorney for trainer Bob Baffert. Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone after winning the May 1 race and is facing disqualification. Baffert had…


Ointment Led to Medina Spirit’s Failed Test After Kentucky Derby: Bob Baffert Attorney

Urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection, according to an attorney for trainer Bob Baffert. Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone after winning the May 1 race and is facing disqualification. Baffert had…


Nets Get Past Timberwolves Behind Kevin Durant’s 30

Kevin Durant scored 30 points as the Brooklyn Nets (-2.5) withstood a foul-plagued game and held off the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves for a 110–105 victory Friday night in New York. The Nets won for the 14th time in 17 games on a night when the officiating crew called a combined 56 fouls. Durant shot 9…


Clippers Lean on Marcus Morris Sr., Paul George in Win Over Lakers

Marcus Morris Sr. had a season-high 21 points and Paul George added 19 as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers (+1.5) held on for a 119–115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers (+1) on Friday in the first meeting of the season between the intracity rivals. Luke Kennard also had 19 points for the Clippers, including…


Mitchell Scores 34, Leads Jazz Past Celtics 137–130

SALT LAKE CITY—Donovan Mitchell had 34 points and six assists to lead the Utah Jazz over the Boston Celtics 137–130 Friday night. Mike Conley added 29 points and seven assists for the Jazz. Rudy Gobert tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds. Utah made a season-high 27 3-pointers and shot 53 percent from long distance. It…


Golden Knights’ Balanced Offense Buries Coyotes

The Vegas Golden Knights matched their highest goal total of the season in a 7–1 rout of the Arizona Coyotes on Friday in Glendale, Arizona. Fourteen of the Golden Knights’ 18 skaters recorded at least one point, with six players producing multi-point games. Vegas’ Max Pacioretty had two goals while Evgenii Dadonov, Michael Amadio, and…