1:36 PM BST South Africa produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Fiji in the HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens, overcoming a 19-0 halftime deficit to win the Cup final 20-19. Aminiasi Tuimaba, Napolioni Bolaca and Vilimoni Botitu scored tries for Fiji in the first half, two of which were converted by Bolaca, and the Islanders
Month: April 2019
12:17 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Archer dropped his appeal and began serving a five-game suspension Sunday for setting off a benches-clearing altercation on April 7. The impact of Archer’s suspension will be minimal. He ended his appeal a day after allowing one run in seven innings against Washington, getting
Apr 13, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 570 for 8 dec (Root 126, Labuschagne 121, Carlson 111) and 70 for 1 (Labuschagne 27*, Cobb 1-21) drew with Northamptonshire 750 (Vasconcelos 184, Keogh 150, Newton 105) Northamptonshire opener Rob Newton has described the Glamorgan pitch which yielded 1390 runs and six centurions as “shocking” following their
7:30 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Four years ago, a group of University at Buffalo researchers submitted a paper to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, outlining a mathematical approach by which the NFL could potentially produce a
12:38 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche are hoping defenseman Cale Makar can do for them what he did for UMass this season. The Avs signed the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner Sunday, and he will join the team immediately for its series against the Calgary Flames. Colorado tied the series 1-1 Saturday night, while Makar,
7:30 PM ET Veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was promoted by the Cleveland Indians on Sunday and went 1-for-5 in his season debut against the Kansas City Royals. Gonzalez, who started this season at Triple-A Columbus, played left field and batted third in Cleveland’s lineup against Kansas City right-hander Jakob Junis. He singled in the first
11:37 AM ET Veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has been promoted by the Cleveland Indians and will make his season debut Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. Gonzalez, who started this season at Triple-A Columbus, will play left field and bat third in Cleveland’s lineup against Kansas City right-hander Jakob Junis. The Indians signed Gonzalez last
3:18 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Before Jack Nicklaus authored the most iconic moment in Masters history, when he charged back from 4 shots down and shot 6-under 30 on the second nine to win his sixth green jacket in 1986, he was considered nothing more than a long shot at age 46. Nicklaus arrived
Apr 11, 2019 THE NBA REGULAR season is finally over, and if the signals emanating from locker rooms over the past six months offer any indication, the end couldn’t come soon enough. The league wasn’t without its feel-good stories — the ascendant Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets, Luka ‘n’ Trae — but 2018-19 might be
7:19 AM ET SHANGHAI, China — Ferrari has confirmed Sebastian Vettel will continue receiving priority treatment, despite his underwhelming start to the season. The Scuderia’s driver policy has come into question in the wake of Leclerc’s stunning weekend last time out in Bahrain, where the 21-year-old proved he is more than capable of beating his