Reigning champions Hull KR completed a 100% winning run in April by demolishing Castleford 50-6 at Craven Park to cut the gap on leaders Leeds to two points. After a sluggish start to their title defence, Hull KR have become a juggernaut again and made it six straight victories in all competitions with a commanding,…
Who is the funniest player on the Dodgers? The clubhouse consensus: Kiké Hernández. Also getting votes: Miguel Rojas. “You know what the funny thing is?” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Funny, ha. Go on. “Dalton [Rushing] is one of the funnier guys,” Roberts said, “but not trying to be funny.” Youthful exuberance on a veteran…
So that Game 3 overtime win Friday in Houston was fun, huh? The Lakers needed it, of course. The Lakers wanted it. The Lakers are paying for it. Because LeBron James hasn’t looked superhuman since playing those 45 minutes, including all five gutsy minutes of overtime. He hasn’t looked great. Not even particularly good, not…
Ticket prices are just the start of the soaring expenses many fans will face while trying to watch World Cup games this summer. NJ Transit is charging $150 for round-trip tickets from Manhattan to the Meadowlands (the regular price is $12.60) for the World Cup final, while host committee shuttle buses will cost $80. The…
At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport. Think of the legendary Joe DiMaggio. Well, it turns out Mattias is pretty good and also a distant…
Lakers lose to Rockets From Broderick Turner: An hour before tip-off of Game 5 of the first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, the word came down that Austin Reaves was available to play for the Lakers, his wait over, his time away with a Grade 2 left oblique strain no longer an issue for…
Marcus Smart knows what it feels like to be on the other side. The last time the Lakers guard was in the playoffs, he was helping the Boston Celtics storm back from a three-game deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to force a near-historic Game 7. Now he’s watched the Lakers’ seemingly insurmountable three-games-to-none series…
Iran were the only country not represented as Fifa met on Thursday for its annual congress in Canada. But Gianni Infantino, president of world football’s governing body, reiterated again that the country “will be participating” in this summer’s World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. There has been uncertainty over…
Bob Olinger rode off into retirement with victory in the Champion Stayers Hurdle on day three of the Punchestown Festival. Ridden by Darragh O’Keefe, the Henry de Bromhead-trained 11-year-old (4-1) saw off Willie Mullins’ Jimmy Du Seuil (9-1) and pre-race favourite Teahupoo (5-4) who was seeking a third consecutive triumph in the race. It capped…
LOUSVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Brad Cox will have to get by with two starters in his bid to win his second Kentucky Derby after Fulleffort was scratched Thursday morning. The Daily Racing Form, which first reported the news, said Fulleffort has a chip in his left hind ankle. “We’ll get that cleaned up and hopefully have a…