Paige Bueckers was chosen by the Dallas Wings with the number one pick in the WNBA draft on Monday, crowning a successful season that saw her lead the University of Connecticut to the US college championship earlier this month.The 23-year-old point guard had been the overwhelming favorite to be selected first by the Wings, and …
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New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge will captain the United States in next year’s World Baseball Classic, it was announced on Monday.Judge, who blasted 58 home runs last season and helped the Yankees reach the World Series, will be playing in the international team event for the first time.The 32-year-old slugger did not play in …
The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer on Monday after the team failed to reach the NBA playoffs despite having the largest payroll in the league.In a terse, one-line statement, the Suns said Budenholzer had been sacked after the team’s worst league finish since 2019.”Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we …
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The Augusta National atmosphere was electric as Rory McIlroy stopped-and-started his way to a longed-for Masters triumph on Sunday, but inside the ropes the Northern Ireland star was strictly business, playing partner Bryson DeChambeau said.”He wouldn’t talk to me,” DeChambeau said. “He was just like — just being focused, I guess. It’s not me, though.”DeChambeau …
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Rory McIlroy put major championship miseries behind him with a heart-stopping victory at the Masters on Sunday that was nearly as nerve-wracking as some of the near-misses that came before.”You know, there was points on the back nine today, I thought, ‘Have I let this slip again?’” McIlroy admitted after giving up the solo lead …
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Whether it was resetting after missing a putt to win or riding some well-earned luck at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy took pride in little details that made him a Masters champion.The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland won his fifth major title and snapped an 11-year major title drought on Sunday by defeating England’s Justin Rose in …
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Rory McIlroy completed golf’s career Grand Slam with a tearful Masters victory on Sunday, sinking a tense four-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Justin Rose.World number two McIlroy snapped an 11-year major win drought despite squandering the solo lead three times in the final round, weeping as …
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Inter Miami failed to score for the first time this season in Major League Soccer as they were held to a goalless draw by the Chicago Fire on Sunday.A club-record crowd of 62,358 packed into Soldier Field for the visit of Lionel Messi and his Inter team to witness a gutsy display from the home …
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Justin Rose says he produced some of the finest golf of his career at the 89th Masters, but even with a 10-birdie final round, he didn’t leave Augusta National with a green jacket.The 44-year-old Englishman lost a playoff to Rory McIlroy, unable to match Rory McIlroy’s birdie at the first hole of sudden death.It was …
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James Harden scored 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in overtime to clinch the final playoff spot in a thrilling last day of the NBA regular season on Sunday.Harden’s superb display in San Francisco helped the Clippers bag the fifth seed in the Western Conference and sets up …
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