Reigning Olympic champions Masai Russell and Tara Davis-Woodhall won in solid early season fashion at the 115th Drake Relays on Saturday at Des Moines, Iowa.US star Russell won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.74 with a 1.4 m/sec tailwind with Bahamian Denisha Cartwright second in 12.93.”It felt good,” Russell said. “It’s a little windy so I …
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University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of former Dallas Cowboys great Deion Sanders, finally got his NFL call on Saturday after a stunning slide in the NFL draft.The Cleveland Browns selected Sanders with the 144th overall pick in Saturday’s fifth round of the draft — a shocking turn of events for a player who …
New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish, last year’s world indoor 1,500m champion, charged late on the outside to win the Penn Relays men’s mile in 3mins 56.85 on Saturday.In wet conditions at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field, Beamish edged US runner-up Sam Ellis by .03 of a second with American Wes Porter third, .07 adrift, in the 129th edition …
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University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders’s astonishing slide in the NFL draft continued Friday as the son of former Dallas Cowboys great Deion Sanders went unselected in the second and third rounds.Sanders had been widely tipped to go in the first round on Thursday, but University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward, the number one overall …
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The Minnesota Timberwolves turned it up late to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-104 on Friday, withstanding a vintage performance from LeBron James to take a 2-1 lead in their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series.Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high of 30 points and Anthony Edwards added 29 for the Timberwolves, who closed the …
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China’s Liu Yan made a stunning albatross and a closing birdie to seize a one-stroke lead when darkness halted Friday’s second round of the LPGA Chevron Championship.The 27-year-old sank a 15-foot birdie putt at the par-five 18th hole to finish off a level par 72 and grab the lead on seven-under 137 for 36 holes …
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The Memphis Grizzlies listed star Ja Morant as “doubtful” for their must-win game four against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday.The Grizzlies did not confirm an ESPN report that Morant would definitely miss the contest because of the left hip contusion he suffered late in the second …
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US rookies Kevin Velo and Isaiah Salinda grabbed a one-stroke lead after Friday’s alternate-shot second round of the PGA Zurich Classic while defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry charged into contention.Velo and Salinda, each seeking his first PGA Tour title, combined to fire a three-under par 69 to stand on 17-under 127 after 36 …
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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he’s “relatively optimistic” forward Jimmy Butler will play game three of their NBA playoff series against Houston despite suffering a pelvic contusion in game two.Butler took a hard fall on a first-quarter foul by Houston’s Amen Thompson on Wednesday and had an MRI exam on Thursday that revealed …
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Jason Kidd, the head coach of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks has joined the American ownership group of English club Everton, the Premier League team said on Thursday.Kidd has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, part of the Friedkin Group which took control of the Merseyside club in December.”I’m honoured to be joining Everton’s ownership at such an …
