Kentucky held a 50-41 second-half advantage at one point, but Baylor went on a 15-5 run to take a lead it would not relinquish. In all, the Bears outrebounded the Wildcats by 16, 41-25, and a lack of toughness shown by his team was clear to Calipari. "Everything is based on how I'm scoring and what I'm doing and it's not based on that part of that game, that toughness," Calipari said....
Her father, John Force, had hours earlier beaten K.C. “Hollywood” Spurlock to win the Funny Car final of the inaugural Virginia is for Lovers Nationals in Richmond, just one more of Force’s now-141 career wins. MORE: Tony Stewart pays more than fine for outburst | Earnhardt likes new Chase | Alexis DeJoria winning in NHRA To top it off, Courtney had her father all to herself. Having missed a recent father-daughter dance because of the NHRA schedule and with her birthday a couple of weeks away, Force was making it up to her, taking her with him on the road while her two sisters and mother were back home in Yorba Linda, Calif....
He’s OK with the idea of starting extra innings with a runner on second base and no one out. That’s sure to throw off some people who enjoy slamming the Hall of Famer’s TV work for Fox and MLB Network. MORE: Key dates, schedule, more to know about 2020 season “As I’ve gotten away from the game and seen it from a broadcaster’s view . . . the realization is this: Look, baseball really wasn’t meant to play 17,18 innings,” he told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday’s late “SportsCenter....
Montreal’s Corey Perry skated into Tavares just after Tavares was checked to the ice by defenseman Ben Chiarot. Perry’s knee made contact with Tavares’ head. The contact appeared to be accidental. MORE: Foligno fights Perry after Tavares injury; Twitter asks why Tavares was immediately attended to by the Leafs’ training staff. It appeared as if he was unable to control his body movements. Tavares was placed on a stretcher as his teammates gathered around him for support and Canadiens players watched with concern....
Fired after one mess of a season in Vancouver, the longtime Rangers coach popped up recently on a Westchester, N.Y., TV news station. He’s trying to help find a home for five-year-old Sherman, who’s been at the local SPCA longer than any other dog. If you’re a mobile user, you can view the segment here. Sherman seems like a good boy — but not a good loser. Tortorella cares not for those....
The Wizards point guard recently received a custom portrait painting that cost $20,000, according to TMZ Sports. MORE: Top 15 point guards for next season | Wall’s tattoos tell his life story Wall’s custom painted portrait was presented to him Wednesday at a party thrown for his 25th birthday. It was painted by famed street artist Madsteez. The colorful likeness was one of many trinkets Wall walked away with, including a $8,000 custom suit and a $2,500 Ulysses Nardin barometer....
Wizards guard John Wall was the one doing the slapping, in response to Jae Crowder putting his finger on Wall’s nose during a postgame jawing session. Bystanders jumped in to prevent further slapping or punching (well, except Celtics guard Marcus Smart, who wanted to escalate). MORE: Sports brawls you won’t forget Maybe Wall was still feeling salty about Crowder doing this to him on a fast break: The Wizards as a team were peeved at the Celts’ style....
Johnny Boychuk wasn't interested in that on Tuesday night—the Boston Bruins defenseman dropped Dallas Stars forward Erik Cole, got up and took down Vern Fiddler, who was out for revenge (or whatever) Fiddler got a double-minor for roughing. Boychuk got just one, but the Bruins couldn't convert on the power play.
Boychuk was was conscious, speaking and moving his limbs, but it was still a scary scene at Bell Centre. Teammates Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara helped lift the stretcher that carried Boychuk off the ice. UPDATE: Boychuk’s brothers used Twitter to say that things are going about as well as could be expected.
“Johnny really wanted to go to the Red Sox,” Cueto’s agent Bryce Dixon told Peter Gammons’ website. “His idol is Pedro Martinez. He wanted to be with him. When he threw the shutout in the World Series, one of the first things he said was, ‘Did Pedro ever throw a game like that in the postseason?” MORE: Top 15 remaining MLB free agents Cueto’s chances of signing with Boston were virtually washed away when the Red Sox signed former Rays, Tigers and Blue Jays ace David Price to a mega-deal....
The Pirates of the Caribbean star saw the High Court in London dramatically rule it was accurate for British media to call Depp a “wife-beater.” The actor shares the same solicitor, Jenny Afia, from law firm Schillings, as the Duchess of Sussex hired for her case against the Mail on Sunday. When Meghan first launched the privacy and copyright action in October last year she also had the same barrister, David Sherborne, though she sacked him over the summer....
Video contains NSFW language. MORE MANZIEL: Drinking champagne on inflatable swan | First pitch for Indians | Drafted by Padres? With an endorsement deal from Nike and the money he'll make as a first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns, we'd almost be surprised if part of the funds weren't set aside for a hypothetical money phone. Source: Jamey Taylor via SB Nation
That was evident at the end of his press conference on Monday night, after he had been awarded the Finals MVP award. He scored 39 points in Game 5 to clinch a Golden State title, the first championship of Durant’s career. After wrapping up the final question, Durant joked that he was talking too much. “I had a couple too many beers,” he said. “I haven’t had a beer since February....
Control of the Senate will be decided in two runoff elections in Georgia on January 5 and the Republican candidates—Senators Perdue and Kelly Loeffler—are seeking to depict themselves as a bulwark against the Democrats’ agenda. However, this framing suggests that a GOP majority in the Senate will be necessary to curb former Vice President Joe Biden’s agenda after his inauguration next year. That idea contrasts sharply with the Trump campaign’s continued efforts to challenge election results and the president’s refusal to concede....
“I think he’s the greatest coach of all-time in college basketball,” Vitale told Sporting News. “Obviously I have tremendous respect for John Wooden . . . but it’s been a whole different era.” Krzyzewski never will match the 10 NCAA championships Wooden won during his career at UCLA. We can say that definitively now with reports circulating that “Coach K” will serve as Duke’s coach only one more season before entering retirement....
With FIFA set to approve the player’s one-time change of association, Gonzalez is set to represent El Tri for the first time in next week’s match. He played for the United States at the U-17 and U-20 levels but elected earlier this month to make a push for minutes. The match falls outside of the FIFA window, which sees Mexico using a side largely composed of players who play in Liga MX....
Golden State guard Jordan Poole quickly emerged as the breakout star of the 2022 NBA Playoffs after torching Denver in his first two career postseason games. Poole scored 30 points in Game 1 and followed up with 29 points in Game 2, shooting 65.5 percent from the field across those two contests. MORE: Stephen Curry praises Jordan Poole’s ’evolution’ as Warriors playoff firepower shines in Game 2 The 22-year-old has been bending defenses and hitting the kind of shots that can only be described as Stephen Curry-esque....
Jordan, 19, spent last season on loan at Sporting, and he did enough to convince the Portuguese side that he deserved abother season in Europe. It became evident that the South Africa international would return to Portugal for another year after Wits CEO Jose Ferreira confirmed that they were in talks with Sporting. Jordan is expected to feature heavily for Sporting II in the Segunda Liga and work his way up during the course of the campaign....
Following the fight, Paul (5-0, four KOs) called out two UFC fighters who attended the card: Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, who were at the fight in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., in support of Chris Avila and Frank Gore, respectively. Both fighters left before Paul KO’d Woodley in the main event. MORE: Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley results: Paul knocks Woodley out cold in sixth round of rematch...
According to Canseco’s Twitter, the story goes like this: MORE: A.J. Burnett signs with Pirates | KC stadiums violate dozens of health codes | 23 rare photos of Joe DiMaggio Ok, well that’s just disgusting. Since we don’t have any photographic or video evidence at this time we’re just going to have to take Canseco’s word for it. In any case, he’s certainly typing via Twitter like he’s missing a finger....
