Paolo Banchero never saw himself being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. However, Banchero will always be recalled as the first player picked in the 2022 festivities after the Orlando Magic selected the Duke forward first overall in the NBA Draft on Thursday night in New York. A coupleminutes prior to the start of the draft, Banchero's agent, former NBA player Mike Miller, told him to be ready for anything. That
Jay Haas and Mark Hensby each shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa. Haas bettered his age by one stroke in the major tournament. Thursday marked the seventh time he has shot his age or better on PGA Tour Champions circuit. "I tell people that I still have a real passion to play the game, and I think that's helped me as much as
In Gee Chun of South Korea took advantage of early-afternoon conditions during the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday at Congressional Country Club, matching a tournament record with an 8-under-par 64 at Bethesda, Md., to finish atop the field after one round of action. "I'm trying to make the focus on the course for the process, not the result," Chun said. "I'm trying to enjoy to play golf more on the course, mor
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had his proposed two-year suspension from racing in New York decreased to one year on Thursday for multiple medication violations. A three-person panel appointed by the New York Racing Association issued the ruling. Baffert is allowed to resume racing horses in New York on Jan. 26, making him eligible to participate in the Belmont Stakes next year. The panel is giving Baffert credit for t
The Orlando Magic selected Duke forward Paolo Banchero with the first overall pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday night in New York. The 6-foot-10 Banchero averaged 17.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a freshman last season for Duke. He also contributed defensively with 41 steals and 36 blocked shots. Banchero is the fourth Duke player to be the No. 1 overall pick. The others are Elton Brand (1999 by the Chicago Bull
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Broncos have signed the final two members of their rookie class, as fourth-round picks Damarri Mathis and Eyioma Uwazurike inked their first NFL deals on Thursday.
Mathis, who was selected with the 115th-overall pick, was described in his collegiate bio as the Pittsburgh Panthers' "top cover corner" as they went 11-3. Mathis was an honorable mention All-A
Rory McIlroy and J.T Poston each shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 62 to tie for a one-shot lead over a packed field in the opening round at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., on Thursday. Fourteen players shot a 66 or better at TPC River Highlands, a welcome break from the scores at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., the rugged course where the U.S. Open was contested last week. It's like the anti-U.S. Open
Dylan DeLucia pitched a four-hit shutout on Thursday as Ole Miss defeated Arkansas 2-0 in Omaha, Neb., to earn a spot in the College World Series finals for the first time in school history. The right-handed DeLucia (8-2) struck out seven and didn't walk a batter while throwing 113 pitches for the Rebels (43-23). Ole Miss will face Oklahoma in the best-of-three finals, which begin Saturday. Arkansas (49-22) was eliminat
No-hit by Oakland's Frankie Montas two outs into the eighth inning, the visiting Seattle Mariners took advantage of reliever A.J. Puk's wildness to score twice in the ninth without a hit to complete a three-game sweep of the A's with a 2-1 victory Thursday afternoon. Both Mariners runs scored onwild pitches after Puk replaced Zach Jackson (1-2) with two on and two outs in the ninth. Seeking his first career save, Puk is
ACCRA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The 2022-23 Ghana Premier League (GPL) will start on Sept. 9, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here Thursday.
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The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Danny Mendick and outfielder Adam Engel on the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Mendick almost certainly is done for the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during Wednesday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Engel left with a right-hamstring strain in the same game. Mendick, 28, was injured while playing shortstop as he pursued a foul pop down the left-field line in the s
For the time since 2017, the Washington Nationals will face the Texas Rangers when their three-game Interleague series begins on Friday at Arlington, Texas. The Rangers will start right-hander Dane Dunning (1-5, 4.38 ERA), while the Nationals are going with right-hander Paolo Espino (0-1, 2.29)with a pair of fresh bullpens behind them after both teams were off Thursday. These clubs last met June 9-11, 2017, at Washingto
It has been 21 years and 15 days since the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. They have three chances to do it again, starting with Friday night at Denver. Colorado leads the Stanley Cup Final 3-1 after beating the Lightning 3-2 in overtime at Tampa Bay on Wednesday night on what Lightning coach Jon Cooper said was a goal that shouldn't have counted. Now his team has to climb out of a big hole -- and win two road g
Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run homer to help the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and earn a split of the four-game series on Thursday afternoon. Willy Adames also homered for Milwaukee, which won the opener of the series before dropping the next two. Brewers starter Jason Alexander (2-0) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. Brad Boxbe
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 24 (ANI): Rebel leader Eknath Shinde has hit back at the Shiv Sena after the party on Thursday wrote to the Maharashtra Assembly deputy speaker seeking the disqualification of 12 rebel MLAs. Taking to Twitter, Shinde wrote, "You cannot scare us by giving the names of 12 MLAs for disqualification because we are followers of the Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. We know the law, so we do not pay