The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics were the two highest-scoring teams in the league and will now face off in the Eastern Conference finals. Meanwhile, in the West, Minnesota takes on Dallas after eliminating the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Xander Schauffele cashed in at just the right time Sunday, May 19, swirling in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Championship, his first major title, with the lowest score in major championship history. The Olympic gold medalist got something even more valuable in silver—that enormous Wanamaker Trophy after […]
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately known. “The Original Raider,” the club said in a statement posted on the social platform X. “The personification of […]
The Indiana Pacers used offense while the Minnesota Timberwolves relied on their defense, as they each won on the road to advance to the conference finals. Indiana will now play Boston, while Minnesota will meet Dallas as the NBA playoffs are down to four teams left.
Despite receiving significant backlash from the NFL and other quarters for a commencement speech he made earlier this month, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has seen his merchandise gain in popularity in terms of online sales. Mr. Butker’s men’s jersey and T-shirt have become among the most popular Chiefs gear on the NFL online […]
MANCHESTER, England—Manchester City won a record fourth-straight Premier League title on Sunday by beating West Ham 3–1 in the final game of the season. City is the first team to be crowned champion of English soccer’s top division four years in a row after holding off the challenge of second-place Arsenal, which beat Everton 2–1. […]
Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid. The gray colt took advantage of the muddy track just as Lukas hoped he would, pulling off the upset […]
LONDON—The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for 762,400 pounds ($965,000) on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said. An agreement in principle to sign the-then 13-year-old Messi was written on the napkin almost 25 years ago at a Barcelona tennis club. A more formal and detailed contract with the club […]
HARTFORD, Conn—Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin. The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominant as ever at the U.S. Classic on Saturday, posting an all-around score of 59.500, nearly two points clear of runner-up Shilese […]
The National Football League (NFL) repudiated Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s conservative commencement speech before a Catholic college, while the White House weighed in on the controversy, stopping short of condemning it. “Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Jonathan Beane, NFL senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, said […]
The commencement speech by Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker continues to dominate the news. Mr. Butker appeared as the commencement speaker last week at Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas, and said most of the women receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married and having children. Mr. Butker also said […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf’s biggest stage Friday during one of the sport’s most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been booked into jail, had his mug shot taken, his police […]
Scottie Scheffler, the current number one ranked golfer globally, was detained by Louisville Metro police on Friday morning, according to arrest records. He was released shortly before 8:00 a.m. local time, according to jail records, and was able to play golf later in the morning. The incident leading to the arrest allegedly occurred in the […]
The highly anticipated WNBA debut of Caitlin Clark got off to a rocky start Tuesday night, but the rookie was slowly able to find her confidence. Despite the slow start, Clark found her rhythm, finishing with 20 points in the Fever’s 92–71 loss on Tuesday night.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker—who’s Catholic—gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic school, that expressed conservative views and extolled traditional values. Not all media gave positive coverage to the speech.
The winner of a marathon in Orange County, California, was disqualified after race officials determined that he accepted water from a cyclist during the race. NTD’s Christina Corona has more details from the race director.
The heirs of Diego Maradona are attempting to stop the auction of the Golden Ball Trophy, which is scheduled to start in June. They said the trophy was stolen soon after Maradona was awarded it. This happened after leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup Title.
