Category Archives: National Sports

Scoreboard roundup — 3/14/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/14/23

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Miami 1, Houston 0 Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 3 Pittsburgh 2, Minnesota 2 St. Louis 3, Houston 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 4 Final Detroit 6, Boston 2 LA Angels 8, Cleveland…read more »

Elite runner Kara Goucher comes out about sexual assault allegations against former coach in new memoir

Elite runner Kara Goucher comes out about sexual assault allegations against former coach in new memoir

Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, describes a “secret world” of professional running in her new memoir. “​​Running is life-changing,” Goucher told Good Morning America. “It’s given me so much freedom and strength and power.” In her new memoir, The Longest Race: Inside…read more »

Puerto Rico throws combined perfect game against Israel in World Baseball Classic

Puerto Rico throws combined perfect game against Israel in World Baseball Classic

krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico shut out Israel in the World Baseball Classic Monday night, beating them 10-0 in eight innings. Four pitchers retired all 24 batters they faced, marking the competition’s first-ever combined perfect game. Puerto Rico will next face off against Dominican Republic on Wednesday night. Watch highlights from Monday night’s…read more »

Scoreboard roundup — 3/13/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/13/23

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 6, Baltimore 5 Washington 7, Houston 6 Oakland 8, Colorado 7 LA Dodgers 11, Cleveland 4 Arizona 11, Texas 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 1, NY Yankees 0 Baltimore 11, Detroit 7 Tampa Bay 9, Detroit 5 Toronto…read more »

NCAA March Madness brackets are set

NCAA March Madness brackets are set

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — March Madness fans rejoice: Selection Sunday is now behind us and we now know the 68 teams that will be participating in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The competition kicks off on Tuesday, March 14, with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. The first round of the…read more »

Scoreboard roundup — 3/12/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/12/23

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 5, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 10, NY Mets 4 Toronto 8, Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 4, Oakland 3 Oakland 8, San Diego 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6, Boston 4 Detroit 8, Minnesota 7 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 6 Seattle…read more »

Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/23

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Toronto 3, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 7, Baltimore 6 Detroit 10, Pittsburgh 7 Oakland 1, LA Dodgers 0 San Diego 6, Cleveland 4 Atlanta 9, Puerto Rico 0 St. Louis 6, Nicaragua 4 Venezuela 6, NY Mets 4 Mexico…read more »

Former NBA great Shawn Kemp arrested on felony drive-by shooting charges

Former NBA great Shawn Kemp arrested on felony drive-by shooting charges

Philipp Hülsmann/picture alliance via Getty Images(TACOMA, Wash.) — Former Seattle Supersonics star and NBA great Shawn Kemp has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting at a mall, police say. The incident occurred at approximately 1:58 p.m. Wednesday when officers from the Tacoma Police Department in Washington responded to reports of shots…read more »