Xavier hires Richard Pitino as basketball coach
Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left to…
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Ruff focuses on finishing job to fix the Sabres next year after 600th win as Buffalo’s coach
Lindy Ruff gave a brief wave to acknowledge the applauding crowd before turning up the tunnel in what proved to be a modest moment to celebrate his…
Alex Ovechkin scores his 889th career goal to move 6 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record
Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal and had to go right by Scott Arniel and the Winnipeg Jets to celebrate with his…
Josh Hart breaks Knicks franchise record with ninth triple-double of the season
On a night when Josh Hart broke a New York Knicks franchise record that stood for 56 years, he decided to give the game ball to…
Jimmy Butler gets his return game in Miami. The Heat rolled to a win and many in the crowd booed
Some fans cheered his introduction. Many jeered him. And whenever he got the ball over the next four quarters, there was plenty of booing from…
Russell Wilson is heading to the New York Giants, AP source says
Russell Wilson has agreed on a one-year contract with the New York Giants, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke on…
Warriors’ Stephen Curry won’t play in Miami, 2nd straight game missed with pelvic contusion
Curry remained out of Golden State’s lineup Tuesday night for a game against the Miami Heat, the second straight game he has missed with a…
March Madness moves on to the Sweet 16: How to watch the best games, players
A lack of upsets means that every team in the Sweet 16 is from a power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in…
Bucks say Damian Lillard has deep vein thrombosis in his right calf
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard likely will be sidelined indefinitely, with the team announcing Tuesday night that he has deep vein thrombosis in his…
World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of…