Tag: Sports

Miller, Power Play Carry Canucks Past Ducks, 3–2

ANAHEIM, Calif.—J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3–2 on Tuesday night. Elias Pettersson had two assists and crossed the 100-point mark for the season, Brock Boeser and Andrei Kuzmenko had power-play goals, and the Canucks got their third win in four games. Pettersson has the…


Lakers Outlast Wolves 108–102 in OT, Advance to Face Memphis

LOS ANGELES—Nearly everything about this season has been a grueling challenge for the Los Angeles Lakers, so nobody in a gold jersey really seemed surprised when Anthony Davis committed a baffling foul that allowed Minnesota’s Mike Conley to snatch a playoff berth from their hands with 0.1 seconds on the regulation clock. The Lakers simply…


Djokovic Recovers From Stuttering Start to Reach Monte Carlo Round 3

Novak Djokovic briefly ran into a spot of bother as he fought his way into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 7–6(5) 6–2 victory against Russian qualifier Ivan Gakhov on Tuesday. The world number one, who had not played since early March when he reached the final in Dubai after being…


MLB Batting Average up 16 Points, Game Time Down 31 Minutes

NEW YORK—Major League Baseball’s new rules designed to speed pace of play and encourage more action seem to be working through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season. Batting average is up 16 points, stolen bases have spiked 30 percent and the average game time is down 31 minutes, on track to be the…


Wolves Suspend Gobert Post-Punch for Play-In Game vs. Lakers

MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, after the 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout. The Timberwolves announced on Monday that Gobert would serve his one-game punishment when they face the Lakers on Tuesday…


Explainer: The Controversy Behind Women’s Basketball Chamionship Team’s White House Visit

When it comes to championship teams, the winner usually gets invited to the White House. However, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to make an exception and invite the winner and loser of the April 2 NCAA women’s basketball championship, the Louisiana State University Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, respectively. The Tigers beat the Hawkeyes 102-85….


Explainer: The Controversy Behind Women’s Basketball Championship Team’s White House Visit

When it comes to championship teams, the winner usually gets invited to the White House. However, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to make an exception and invite the winner and loser of the April 2 NCAA women’s basketball championship, the Louisiana State University Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, respectively. The Tigers beat the Hawkeyes 102-85….


Candelario Leads Nats’ 14-hit Effort in 6–4 Win Over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. —Jeimer Candelario and CJ Abrams drove in two runs apiece, and the Washington Nationals pounded out 14 hits in a 6–4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night, April 10. Every batter in the starting lineup got a hit for the Nationals, who won for the third time in four games….


Muncy Hits Grand Slam, 3-run Drive, Dodgers Beat Giants 9–1

SAN FRANCISCO—Max Muncy hit a grand slam and a three-run drive for his 10th career multi-homer game, Mookie Betts led off the game with a homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers got back to their slugging ways in a 9–1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night, April 10. Muncy hit his third…


Sentencing Trial Begins for Ex-coach in Wife’s 1999 Death

HOUSTON—The sentencing trial began Monday for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple, 54, was convicted in August 2019 for a second time for killing of his wife, Belinda. But that…