By ANNE M. PETERSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have been good at bouncing back all season. Not even a draining four-overtime defeat could keep this team down. Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and fourth of the playoffs, and the Nuggets evened their…… read more »
By TIM REYNOLDS MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Albies tied a career high with five RBIs. Ronald Acuña Jr. tied a career high with four hits. Mike Soroka watched his already-tiny ERA plummet. Against the Miami Marlins, Atlanta’s young stars were plenty. Albies’ sixth-inning grand slam put Atlanta up for good, Soroka was dominant in a…… read more »
By BETH HARRIS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert times three. In a Kentucky Derby lacking a dominant favorite, the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer saddles the top three choices. On what could be a wet day at Churchill Downs, Game Winner is the pre-race favorite, albeit a tepid one at 9-2. Improbable and Roadster were…… read more »
By Alex Scarborough and Kevin Seifert We are a mere 358 days from the 2020 NFL draft, but it’s already time to start breaking it down. Though this year’s quarterback class might have fizzled, next year’s crop already looks loaded. College football reporter Alex Scarborough examines the potential 2020 quarterback draft class, and national NFL…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY Everyone is supposed to be doing their best to rid sports of doping. Yet, in a baffling decision Wednesday, South African star Caster Semenya was ordered to take drugs if she wants to keep running for championships. Talk about sending the wrong message. In a debate that has been raging for the…… read more »
Vaughn McClure ESPN Staff Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Maybe the public didn’t get to see his initial reaction, but Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan no doubt smiled with relief at some point during last week’s NFL draft. At least that’s the impression general manager Thomas Dimitroff left when asked by ESPN if Ryan applauded…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Ender Inciarte has left the Atlanta Braves’ game against the San Diego Padres with tightness in his right hamstring. The Braves said the decision to remove Inciarte was precautionary. Inciarte grabbed the back of his right leg following a third-inning single up the middle Monday night. With manager Brian Snitker and a…… read more »
By JOHN ZENOR TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Chase Elliott felt right at home, embraced by fans at a track a few hours from home and one where his father celebrated victory a couple of decades before. This time it was Chase’s turn. Elliott won the Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, giving Chevrolet its…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Blackmon has been waiting for the Colorado Rockies to show off their power late in a game. “Just because we’re down a run or two doesn’t mean we’re going to lose the game, and I don’t see that from our team,” Blackmon said. “I always see our guys…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox remains hospitalized after a stroke this month. People familiar with the situation say the former Atlanta Braves skipper has resumed walking and has regained feeling in his right side since he fell ill on April 3. But the people say Cox, 77, has…… read more »
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