Tag: Sports

Andy Murray Pulls out Another 3-set Victory at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray remained unbeaten this season in matches that go to a deciding third or fifth set by coming back to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6–7 (5), 6–1, 6–4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, March 9. Murray, a…


Amari Bailey Powers No. 2 UCLA Over Pesky Colorado

Amari Bailey had a career-high 26 points as top-seeded UCLA held off Colorado 80–69 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon, March 9, in Las Vegas. The No. 2-ranked Bruins won their 11th straight game despite allowing over 50 percent shooting for only the second time this season. They were playing without guard Jaylen…


Rahm Seven Behind Surprise Clubhouse Leader Ramey at Players

World number one Jon Rahm was seven shots behind early first-round clubhouse leader Chad Ramey at The Players Championship on Thursday, March 9, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where Rory McIlroy struggled to find his groove. Ramey, who missed the cut in his last three PGA Tour starts and is making his Players Championship debut,…


Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s Much More Than Just Baseball

TOKYO—He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as he enthused about the sensation that is Shohei Ohtani, baseball fan Hotaru Shiromizo was talking about far more than sports. Shiromizu, 23, was part of the quilt of thousands of colorfully dressed fans outside…


Miller Scores 20 Seconds Into OT, Canucks Beat Ducks 3–2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3–2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, March 8. Miller beat Lukas Dostal with a high wrist shot. “Their guy just kind of gave me a lane and at that point they…


Former NBA Star Shawn Kemp Arrested in Drive-By Shooting

TACOMA, Wash.—Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to appear in court Thursday. Online jail records show Kemp was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. Pierce County Superior Court records showed that Kemp, 53, was scheduled to…


Clippers Pull Away in Second Half to Beat Raptors 108–100

LOS ANGELES—Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108–100 on Wednesday night. Leonard also had season-high 12 rebounds against the team he helped lead to the NBA title in 2019. Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes each scored…


Athletes Sue Ivy League Over Its No-scholarship Policy

HARTFORD, Conn.—A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut by attorneys representing Grace Kirk,…


Hamilton Says Mercedes Did Not Listen to Him

LONDON—Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton has said his Mercedes team did not listen to him in developing their 2023 Formula One car. The Briton told reporters last week that Mercedes were on the wrong track before he finished fifth in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix opener. “Last year, there were things I told them. I…


Pau Gasol Gets Emotional as Lakers Retire His No. 16 Jersey

LOS ANGELES—When Pau Gasol joined the Los Angeles Lakers just over 15 years ago, the Spanish 7-footer banished his ego, redoubled his work ethic and immediately turned this team into contenders who eventually became champions. Gasol and Kobe Bryant did it all together, and their numbers now hang side by side in the Lakers’ arena….