PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Scottie Scheffler was fearless on a TPC Sawgrass course that can jangle the nerves on every hole. The wind was getting stronger, the targets looked smaller, and all he wanted was to make sure his lead got larger in The Players Championship. “You can’t limp in on this golf course,” he said….
Mikaela Shiffrin Gets New Head Coach in Female Pioneer Harjo
SOLDEU, Andorra—Two days after becoming the most successful World Cup skier in history, Mikaela Shiffrin marked her 28th birthday with the appointment of a new personal head coach on Monday in the hopes of getting “a fresh and new way of thinking” moving forward. The U.S. ski team said Karin Harjo, a pioneer for female…
Novak Scores 2nd Goal in OT, Predators Beat Ducks 5–4
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Tommy Novak and the Nashville Predators needed to go beyond regulation for the second straight night, but they were able to cap off a successful road trip with a win. Novak had two goals, including the game-winner at 1:12 of overtime, as the Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–4 on Sunday night. Novak, who…
Qatar Spied on Swiss Prosecutor, FIFA Boss Meeting
GENEVA—A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland’s then-attorney general during an investigation of soccer officials, Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung said Sunday. The report said intelligence operatives linked to a former CIA officer wiretapped a meeting involving Infantino and Swiss…
Randle, Knicks Hold Off Lakers 112–108 to Snap 3-game Skid
LOS ANGELES—Julius Randle scored 33 points in a bounce-back performance, RJ Barrett got 20 of his 30 in the second half, and the New York Knicks snapped their three-game losing streak with a 112–108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Immanuel Quickley had 15 points as the Knicks survived a ferocious late…
‘Not Done Yet:’ Skier Shiffrin Continues Quest for Records
Does getting a record 87th World Cup win make Mikaela Shiffrin the greatest ski racer of all time? Shiffrin doesn’t think so, despite congratulations pouring in from the likes of tennis stars Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek, actress Kate Winslet, and fellow skiing standouts Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. In fact, Shiffrin laughs off the…
Kevin Lankinen Shines as Predators Clip Kings in Shootout
Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves and stopped all three attempts in a shootout to help the visiting Nashville Predators to a 2–1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, March 11. Tommy Novak scored in regulation and Matt Duchene had the lone goal in the shootout for the Predators, who improved to 6–2–1…
Ramey lifts No. 8 Arizona over No. 2 UCLA for Pac-12 title
LAS VEGAS—Courtney Ramey had missed all four of his previous 3-point attempts Saturday night, March 11, when the ball wound up back in his hands at the most critical moment. Ramey shook a defender and then calmly drilled one from the top of the key with 16.7 seconds left to put Arizona in front. The…
Leonard Scores 38, Leads Clippers to 106–95 Win Over Knicks
LOS ANGELES—Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 106–95 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday, March 11. Paul George added 22 points for the Clippers, who have won their last three games after dropping five straight. “It feels good to be on…
BBC Crisis Escalates as Players, Stars Rally Behind Lineker
LONDON—The BBC scrambled to stem an escalating crisis Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy. As a growing number of Premier League players and presenters rallied to Lineker’s support, Britain’s national broadcaster was forced to rip up its radio and…
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