The Associated Press MIAMI—Jose Fernandez stomped off the mound after an arduous second inning—cursing and smacking himself on the head with his glove, which sent his sweat flying. Blame the outburst on a lack of control. The Miami Marlins’ ace endured early wildness before regaining his command and his winning […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—If the Toronto Raptors walked onto the Air Canada Centre floor last night under a cloud of question marks, they delivered an emphatic answer. Jonas Valanciunas scored 23 points and hauled down 15 rebounds as the Raptors bounced back from a horrible Game 1 to throttle […]
The Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn.—Carl Edwards took his first celebratory back flip of the season and easily stuck the landing. “I considered not doing it,” he admitted. “I haven’t done one for a while.” He earned that acrobatic moment because his No. 19 Toyota gripped Bristol Motor Speedway much better […]
The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Branden Grace has had his share of big moments. He believes winning the RBC Heritage is his biggest, by far. The 27-year-old South African had won 10 times overseas, finished in the top five last year in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, and […]
The Associated PressMatt Kalman BOSTON—For the second time in eight days, Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright held the Toronto Blue Jays’ offence at bay but got little run support and took the loss. Wright allowed two runs on six hits, struck out six, and walked none in six innings […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND—LeBron James isn’t all alone. One year after he carried the Cavaliers as far as he could in the post-season, James once again has Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love by his side. Cleveland’s “Big 3” is playoff-healthy again. Irving scored 31 points in his first playoff game […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—After connecting for his first grand slam and 100th career home run, Bryce Harper already is thinking ahead to bigger milestones. His manager is invoking names like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky. Harper smashed a panel on an electronic signboard with his slam in the third inning […]
The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Missing the Masters made Luke Donald’s blood boil. The former world No. 1 channelled that anger to shoot his best round since January—a five-under 66 at the RBC Heritage yesterday that left the Englishman tied with Branden Grace for the first-round lead. The two […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Dwane Casey said the Toronto Raptors would be ready to play “at six o’clock in the morning” if the schedule so demanded. But the Raptors’ coach believes his team deserves better. The Raptors were slotted into the 12:30 p.m. tip-off time for tomorrow’s playoff series-opener against the […]
The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif.—Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it—for 73. Down to their final chance at the record, the Warriors became the first team in the NBA to win 73 games in the regular season, […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—On a day that reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 and struck out for the first time in 2016, and ace Max Scherzer allowed four runs in the first two innings, the Washington Nationals still were able to come away with a win. “We had other […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—The last title defence for the Chicago Blackhawks also started with the St. Louis Blues—and it nearly ended there, too. Four of the six games went to overtime before the Blackhawks moved on. While most of the finer details from that 2014 playoff series have faded […]
