Articles filed under Sports
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Short-handed Fire holds on for scoreless draw, extends winless streak to six gamesMay 03, 2025 10:13 pm - Pedro Gallese had eight saves and his fifth consecutive shutout for Orlando City in a 0-0 tie with Chicago, despite the Fire playing a man down for more than 50 minutes. Orlando City (4-2-5), which is unbeaten in eight consecutive games, has not allowed a goal in 526 minutes of game time, a club record. Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady was shown a red card in the 36th minute and Chicago played a man down the rest of the way. .
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Scottie Scheffler’s lead grows to 8 in the dark at his hometown Byron NelsonMay 03, 2025 9:56 pm - Scottie Scheffler's lead is up to eight shots in his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson after the top-ranked player finished his third round in the dark. Scheffler is at 23 under after shooting a 5-under 66. The eight-shot lead is the largest for 54 holes on the PGA Tour since Rory McIlroy led by eight on his way to winning the 2011 U.S. Open.
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Crow-Armstrong homers for 3rd time in 2 nights as Cubs defeat Brewers 6-2May 03, 2025 8:53 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson hit back-to-back homers off Jose Quintana in the fourth inning as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2.
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The 20-year-old man who fell to the warning track at a Pirates game is awakeMay 03, 2025 8:44 pm - The fan who fell from a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game is awake and alert. The organizer of a GoFundMe page for Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old who slipped off a railing and onto the field during the seventh inning Wednesday, said Markwood is improving.
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Meyers homers twice and drives in a career-high 7 as the Astros beat the White Sox 8-3May 03, 2025 8:08 pm - Jake Meyers homered twice and set a career high with 7 RBI, helping the Houston Astros beat the White Sox 8-3. Batting ninth, Meyers had 4 hits in his third career multihomer game. Hunter Brown struck out nine in six innings, winning his fifth straight decision.
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Give him his flowers: Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outdueling favorite JournalismMay 03, 2025 7:09 pm - Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop. Trainer Bill Mott won his first Derby in 2019, also run on a sloppy track, when Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first and was disqualified after a 22-minute delay.
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Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly speaks on Kyle Tucker, Chicago’s potent offenseMay 03, 2025 6:04 pm - An interview with Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly about the team’s strong start at bat.
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Cindric all good at Texas after week celebrating a Cup win and talk with teammate over radio rantMay 03, 2025 3:44 pm - Austin Cindric will start on the second row for the NASCAR Cup race at Texas. That comes after a week of celebrating a win at Talladega and a lot of attention paid to an expletive-laden radio rant directed toward him by teammate Joey Logano during Team Penske's first win of the season.
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Donovan Mitchell uses Jazz’s postseason disappointment from 2021 to fuel Cavaliers’ run this yearMay 03, 2025 11:46 am - Donovan Mitchell hasn't allowed himself to enjoy leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The painful memories of what happened the last time he was on a team with a top seed provided fuel for his leadership.
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The Carolina Hurricanes have had postseason power-play problems. Now they’re off to a strong startMay 03, 2025 11:33 am - The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a strong start on the power play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes converted 31.6% of their man-advantage chances in the first-round series win against the New Jersey Devils. That included top-line center Sebastian Aho scoring on a 5-on-3 power play and the series-clinching power play in Game 5 on Tuesday night