NBA roundup: Jazz down Rockets after Harden exits
Donovan Mitchell paired 38 points with seven assists, and the Utah Jazz overcame 19 turnovers Wednesday in a 100-89 victory over the host Houston Rockets, who saw star James Harden exit due to hamstring tightness.
Three men convicted in hoops corruption scandal
Defendants James Gatto, Christian Dawkins and Merl Code were each found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on Wednesday in the college basketball corruption trial in New York.
Red Sox dump Dodgers to take control of World Series
The Boston Red Sox, riding another strong outing from starter David Price and a clutch hit from J.D. Martinez, seized command of the World Series with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Martinez’s clutch hit gives Red Sox 2-0 Series lead
J.D. Martinez hit a bases-loaded, two-run single to break a fifth-inning tie as the Boston Red Sox rode yet another two-out rally past the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 4-2 win in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night.
Former Armstrong team manager, doctor get lifetime cycling bans
Lance Armstrong’s former cycling team manager Johan Bruyneel was banned from cycling for life on Wednesday after a successful appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ex-NBA chief Stern: Pelicans’ Demp is ‘lousy’ GM
Going on seven years after he nixed the then-New Orleans Hornets’ plans to trade star point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, former NBA commissioner David Stern said he was protecting the New Orleans franchise, not impeding it.
Kaepernick ‘blackballed,’ says Eagles’ Jenkins
Three days after two of the leading supporters of unemployed NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick bickered on the field, one of the two says he has no doubt that Kaepernick “is being blackballed.”
NFL notebook: CB Peterson pledges commitment to Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson reaffirmed his commitment to the team Wednesday, saying he intends to be around for “years to come.”
NBA notebook: Lakers’ Walton fined for ref criticism
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton received a $15,000 fine from the NBA on Wednesday for public criticism of officiating.
WADA governance group recommends independent president
With angry athletes demanding an overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency following the decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping authority (RUSADA,) a governance working group has made several recommendations, including the introduction of an indepen…
