6:26 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Derek Jeter says the Miami Marlins‘ performance, attendance and business operations have been a problem. Shadows at Marlins Park don’t bother him, however. Speaking to the media Friday for the first time since the season began, Jeter said he’s unhappy with the team’s awful start and confirmed a
Month: May 2019
6:27 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle remains in contention to host the 2021 draft despite arena construction delays, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday. Daly said the league would like to decide on the host at least a year out. Seattle officials have been hoping the city’s new arena could be the
6:05 PM ET Associated Press THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Ken Tanigawa birdied the first three holes for a share of the lead with Tim Petrovic when first-round play in the PGA Tour Champions’ Insperity Invitational was suspended Friday because of lightning and heavy rain. Play at The Woodlands Country Club was stopped at 12:17 p.m.
5:32 PM ET The NBA has fined Ben Simmons $20,000 and assessed the Philadelphia 76ers guard a flagrant foul 1 upon league office review for an elbow to the groin of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the second quarter of the Sixers’ win Thursday night. Lowry said after the game that Simmons had approached
8:42 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jason Dufner‘s game was going nowhere, so he changed everything from his swing coach to his equipment to his caddie. It didn’t get any better. Now he at least is starting to see signs of it coming together, with an 8-under 63 on Friday in the Wells
4:58 PM ET The New York Jets declined to exercise the fifth-year option for linebacker Darron Lee, their first-round pick in 2016, a league source said Friday. It means he will become an unrestricted free agent after the 2019 season. The Jets could’ve kept Lee under contract for 2020 at $9.5 million, not fully guaranteed
3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes England win toss, bowl, versus Ireland England have won the toss and elected to bowl in their delayed ODI against Ireland in Dublin. The match was put back by two hours and reduced to 45 overs per side amid concerns over a soggy outfield after overnight rain, with particular concerns
4:59 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott followed his first win of the season with a pole at Dover, topping the speed chart on a blistering day at the track with a record 165.960 mph. Elliott won last week at Talladega and kept the good times rolling Friday when he led a
4:35 PM ET HOUSTON — As the Golden State Warriors continue their quest towards becoming the first team since the 1960s Boston Celtics to earn five straight trips to the NBA Finals, they have had a problem at times throughout the season finding a consistent level of urgency. That has not been the case through
4:39 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson got his first look at his spectacular barrel roll at Talladega and felt like the star of a summer blockbuster. “It makes me look like I’m really tough,” Larson said, smiling. Larson was grateful to walk away unscathed last weekend from his dangerous crash on