Damian Lillard sent Portland into the NBA’s first play-in series with 42 more points and a crucial steal, helping the Trail Blazers escape with a 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Read more
Jonas Valanciunas and Ja Morant had triple-doubles and the Memphis Grizzlies kept their season alive Thursday with a 119-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were missing star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Read more
Jerry Jones sidestepped the question of whether he would change his policy requiring Dallas Cowboys players to stand during the national anthem. Read more
The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move that does not effect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester. Read more
In early March, 36 Wesleyan University track and cross-country alumni signed a letter describing a culture of rampant body shaming and eating disorders in the program that they said a prominent coach had fostered. Read more
Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night, when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to play football this fall. Read more
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly had his suspension for throwing pitches near the heads of Houston hitters reduced to five games on appeal. Read more
The Eastern Conference playoff field is set, and the final day of the regular season will bring a preview of a first-round matchup. Read more
Twenty years ago, Boucher was in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the longest playoff game in modern NHL history. He was between the benches for NBC Sports’ television broadcast of the second-longest modern game on Tuesday. Read more
The NFL extended daily coronavirus testing for players and staff until further notice even though the positive test rate from the first two weeks of camp has been less than 1 percent. Read more
The postponement of much of the college football season could disrupt the flow of more than $1 billion from advertisers to the television networks that count on a slate of game broadcasts every fall. Read more
Houston Astros hitting coach Álex Cintrón received a 20-game suspension and a fine for his role in a benches-clearing brawl at Oakland, while Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension and a fine. Read more
A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and canceled their fall football seasons. Read more
There was speculation that two of the five most powerful conferences — the Big Ten and the Pac-12 — might call off their seasons. Read more
Just over 14 months ago, Morikawa went through commencement after his All-American career — on the golf course and in the classroom — across the Bay Bridge and up the road at Cal-Berkeley. Read more
Indians pitcher Zach Plesac was sent back to Cleveland on Sunday in a rental car after violating team rules and Major League Baseball’s coronavirus protocols. Read more
Dustin Johnson has made the turn in the final round of the PGA Championship with a share of the lead as he attempts to win his second major. Read more
Professional surfers will be riding the waves again on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sport in March. Read more
Major League Soccer will resume its season once the MLS is Back tournament in Florida wraps up. Read more
Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. But Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Read more
A total of 66 players have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly half of them linemen. Read more
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