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…
Medvedev Says Balance Key as He Adapts Game for Clay
Daniil Medvedev will head into the Monte Carlo Masters hoping to strike the right balance as the world number four looks to tweak his game for the claycourt swing without compromising on the style that has delivered four titles in 2023. Medvedev has won 18 of his 19 titles, including the 2021 U.S. Open, on…
Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney Move Closer to Wrexham Dream
WREXHAM, Wales—Ryan Reynolds punched the air before turning to embrace Rob McElhenney as the Hollywood stars moved a big step closer to their dream of leading Welsh soccer team Wrexham to promotion. The pair celebrated at the end of a game that had all the thrills of a big screen blockbuster and the ultimate twist…
Avalanche Fight Back for Critical 5–4 OT Win Over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Nathan MacKinnon scored his second power-play goal of the game with 44.3 seconds left on the clock in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 5–4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night, April 9. Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists, and J.T. Compher also scored to help Colorado move…
Djokovic Returns to Tour Seeking Strong Start to Clay Swing
Novak Djokovic said he hopes to hit the ground running at Monte Carlo having begun preparations for the clay season early after the world number one was forced to skip tournaments in the United States last month. Djokovic, 35, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19, was unable to enter the country after unsuccessfully applying to the…
Aaron Judge Hits Two HRs as Yankees Beat Orioles
Aaron Judge homered twice and Franchy Cordero hit a two-run homer to support a strong performance from New York pitchers as the Yankees defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5–3 on Sunday afternoon. Judge had two solo shots for his third and fourth homers of the season. The home runs came in the third and eighth…
Golf-Liv Golf Contingent Leave Mark on Masters Leaderboard
AUGUSTA, Georgia—Nobody from the LIV Golf contingent at this year’s Masters were able to slip into the Green Jacket, but a few players from the controversial Saudi-backed circuit left an indelible mark on the leaderboard at Augusta National on Sunday. Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka and three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson, two of LIV’s…
XFL Roundup: Battlehawks Beat Vipers in League’s First OT Game
Backup quarterback Nick Tiano completed a 5-yard conversion to Hakeem Butler and St. Louis-area native Brian Hill ran in a 5-yarder to deliver the host St. Louis Battlehawks a 21–17 victory over the Vegas Vipers in the first overtime game of the new iteration of the XFL. The league’s overtime consists of alternating attempts to…
MLB: Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
The white-hot Tampa Bay Rays continued their onslaught on the unfortunate teams on their schedule and the MLB record books, crushing the visiting Oakland Athletics 11–0 on Easter Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their ninth straight win to open the season. The Rays’ 9-0 start matched that of the 2003 Kansas City Royals for…
Woods’ Ball From 1997 Masters Sells for $64,000
A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament has sold for $64,124, auction house Golden Age Auctions said on Sunday. Woods bogeyed the fifth hole and handed the ball to Julian Nexsen, who was nine-years-old at the time. Bidding for the Titleist ball,…
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