Matt York/AP Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream in Phoenix on Thursday. CNN — Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury star who sits atop the WNBA’s all-time leading scorers list, reached the next milestone in her highly decorated career by becoming the first player to score 10,000 points in league history. Playing in front of a packed Footprint Center in Phoenix, Taurasi entered Thursday night’s game needing 18 points to reach the all-time mark. In the third quarter, the 41-year-old scored the historic field goal on a deep…
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Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden completed a four-point game to secure his first victory with the franchise, a 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets (6-4) Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, ending a five-game streak since joining the team.Harden, 34, would have equalized Kawhi Leonard for the game-high 24 points if not for two late free throws that had no further impact on the score. His winning 3-pointer, plus the And-1, sealed the victory.Chris Broussard insults James Harden and quickly apologizesThe Clippers had gone 0-5 since acquiring Harden from Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the month. It was the first time…
NAPLES, Fla. – There are few things Lilia Vu will allow herself to think about during a round of golf. Golf topics, where she participates in points races, ranking of awards, are strictly prohibited during her discussions with caddy Cole Pensanti.But Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? Well, it’s fair game.”All for it,” Vu said with a laugh when asked what she thought of Swift’s budding romance with the Kansas City Chiefs.“The fewer thoughts, the better,” is Vu’s preferred approach to a round, but the world number one admitted to having a busy mind on Thursday at the…
“I’m sure there are a lot of people out there with the Rays who won the bet that the first trade would be with the Rays,” Bendix joked. Bruján, who turns 26 in February, was ranked No. 4 in Tampa Bay’s system in 2022 before moving down from prospect status. But he hasn’t yet figured it out at the MLB level and is out of minor league options. In three seasons, Bruján, the switch hitter, slashed .157/.218/.221 with seven doubles, three home runs and nine steals in 99 games. As of Friday, Bruján is hitting .317/.418/.405 with five doubles, a…
THE NASCAR playoffs are here, and 16 drivers are ready to chase their championship dreams.For 10 weeksthe pilots will face the rest of the Series of cuts field until a champion is crowned Nov. 5 at Phoenix Raceway. But before the series reaches Phoenix, the contenders will have to survive three eliminations as four drivers will be eliminated after the third, sixth and ninth races, leaving the final four to fight for the title.The first battle will take place at one of the most famous races in NASCAR history: the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, a track known as both…
Report: Zach LaVine ‘would welcome’ trade to Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaAfter reports recently surfaced about Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine being available for commerce, it appeared that the Kings of Sacramento are part of the list of preferred destinations of the star guard, Yahoo’s Jake Fischer reported Fridayciting sources.More than five years after LaVine signed a four-year, $80 million deal with the Kings, the Bulls guard would have been happy to have the opportunity to join a young core that included multiple All-Pros in De’Aaron Fox And Domantas Sabonis.While it’s intriguing to imagine a trio of…
CHICAGO — So where do we start this Champions Classic — Hunter Dickinson’s trash talk or Tom Izzo’s texts with Mike Krzyzewski? The Duke freshman guard who went 0-18 in four days, or the outside shooting of the offense formerly known as the Kentucky Wildcats going 2 points at a time? The most relevant numbers Tuesday night at the United Center were obvious. Kansas 89, Kentucky 84, so the Jayhawks remain #1. Duke 74, Michigan State 65, which leaves the Spartans 1-2 and Izzo detecting the alarm in the air, at least in the postgame media interview room. But many…
Bristol Herald Mail East Tennessee State CitadelRadio: WXSM-AM 640/104.9 FMFrom: The Citadel (0-10, 0-7) lost to Wofford, 11-3, last Saturday; ETSU (2-8, 1-6) lost to Western Carolina, 58-7, last Saturday.What to watch for: Could this be George Quarles’ last game as ETSU head coach? That’s certainly the buzz around the ETSU program, which will conclude this season with either three wins — which would be a repeat of last year’s 3-8 campaign — or two wins, which would be ETSU’s comeback in football in 2016… Injuries have been a definite problem for the Bucs, who have used five quarterbacks this…
What: Texans vs. Cardinals When: 11/19 at 12:00 CST Kickoff Or: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas Television/Radio: KRIV-TV, KILT-Radio Betting lines: Texans -6 (-110), O/U 48 (-110) *At the time of writing One of the best football players in Texas is coming home! Well…sort of. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was born in Bedford and went to high school in Allen. The last time I remember Murray playing at NRG was his freshman year at A&M in the Advocare Texas Kickoff. He transferred after that year to Oklahoma. Although Murray will play only his second game this season after recovering from a…
Keefe said management talked to Sundin about it at a staff dinner Thursday. “We thought it was a good idea to give him that moment,” Keefe said. “And we thought it would also have an impact on our group and our franchise’s ties to Sweden. It’s a very strong one. “I thought it was a very appropriate and obvious thing for us to do.” This was no ordinary programming either. Aware of the importance of the event, Keefe had three Swedes in the starting lineup: Nylander, the forward Calle Jarnkrök and defender William Lagesson. Also on the ice was ahead…