Tag: Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin Closes in on World Cup Skiing History

History beckons for Mikaela Shiffrin on Friday when the American skier competes in one of her best events. Shiffrin is seeking a record-tying 86th win on the World Cup skiing circuit, a number that would equal Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s mark from the 1970s and 80s. Shiffrin earned win No. 85 six weeks ago. She…


DeSantis Presses Biden to Let Unvaccinated Tennis Star Djokovic Enter Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has penned a fiery letter to President Joe Biden, criticizing the administration’s “misguided and unscientific” COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers and asking the president to grant an exemption that would let unvaccinated tennis player Novak Djokovic compete in a Miami tournament. DeSantis made the request in a March 7 letter…


Anthony Davis Leads Lakers Past Grizz Without Ja, 112–103

LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis had 30 points and 22 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 17 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers moved into ninth place in the Western Conference with a 112–103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, March 7. Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves scored 17 points apiece in the sixth…


Kraken Drop Ducks for Fifth Straight Win

Jared McCann scored his team-leading 31st goal of the season and had an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 5–2 on Tuesday night, March 7. Jamie Oleksiak, Daniel Spron, Eeli Tolvanen and Jaden Schwartz also tallied and rookie Matty Beniers had two assists for Seattle, which won its fifth game in…


New PGA Tour Schedule Still About Good Golf, Monahan Says

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Fresh off a seven-hour board meeting that reshaped the PGA Tour’s future, Commissioner Jay Monahan was standing in a breeze way at Bay Hill last week when Adam Hadwin walked by and asked him what was coming. Monahan assured him there would be good news on the way. “For everyone?” Hadwin asked….


Vikings Receiver KJ Osborn Helps Rescue Man From Burning Car

Minnesota Vikings receiver Kendrick Osborn Jr. helped rescue a man from a burning car following a crash in Texas. Osborn, who was in Texas training during the NFL off-season, was traveling in a taxi when another vehicle crashed into a bridge in Austin, he told the Adam Schefter NFL podcast on Tuesday. “I was thinking…


Ravens Apply $32.4M Non-Exclusive Tag to Lamar Jackson

Quarterback Lamar Jackson received the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday. Jackson and the Ravens failed in a last-ditch effort to reach a long-term contract agreement as the deadline for using the franchise designation arrived at 4 p.m. ET. The non-exclusive tag brings multiple variables into play for either side. If Jackson,…


Derek Carr Agrees to 4-year Contract With Saints ‘Worth up to $150M’

NEW ORLEANS—Derek Carr has proved repeatedly that he can produce as a passer. What the former Raiders quarterback hasn’t done is win in the playoffs, something he aims to change in New Orleans, where he’ll be reunited with Dennis Allen—his first NFL coach. Carr has agreed to a four-year contract with the Saints, and a…


Kings Stay Hot at Home With 4–2 Win Over Ovechkin, Capitals

LOS ANGELES—Mikey Anderson scored in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Monday night, March 6, for their fourth straight win. Adrian Kempe, Phillip Danault and Vladislav Gavrikov also scored, and Pheonix Copley made 20 saves as the Kings won their sixth straight game on home ice. Alex…


Neymar to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery on Right Ankle

PARIS—Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months, Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday. Neymar will miss PSG’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will be operated on in the coming days at a hospital in Doha, the Qatari-backed club said. “Neymar…