SAN ANTONIO — Towels covered the faces of Houston’s teary-eyed players. The locker room was as silent as a library, interrupted only by a scream tinged with agony. The top-seeded Cougars’ national championship dream came up painfully short — in the final seconds of Monday night’s showdown against fellow No. 1 Florida. Twice in the … Read more
A one-time top Mets pitching prospect is finally back on the mound, as Matt Allan made his first appearance in an actual game on Sunday since 2019. The right-hander tossed 2 ²/₃ innings and struck out five for Low-A St. Lucie after missing time due to multiple elbow procedures — including Tommy John surgery in … Read more
Emanuel Sharp had to be consoled after Houston’s heartbreaking national championship game loss on Monday night — but it might not have been from who he expected. The Cougars’ guard was down with his hands over his face as the final buzzer sounded on the 65-63 loss to the Florida Gators at the Alamodome in … Read more
While Jeff McNeil works his way back from the oblique strain suffered during spring training, the Mets continue to search for offense from second base. Both Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuña have disappointed at the plate in McNeil’s absence. Instead of forming a decent lefty-righty platoon for Carlos Mendoza, the young duo has mostly flailed … Read more
An ex-Californian pled guilty to “selling hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of fake sports and celebrity memorabilia,” the U.S. Department of Justice Central District of California announced on Monday. Anthony J. Tremayne, 58, pled to one count of mail fraud and faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, according to a press … Read more
The Mets switched the start time of Tuesday’s game from 7:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. due to anticipated frigid weather. Temperatures are expected to dip into the 30s at Citi Field on Tuesday night, but will still be in the mid-40s at the new game time. Asked after Monday’s 2-0 win over Miami if he … Read more
Greg Millen, who spent 14 years in the NHL and became a household name in Canada on “Hockey Night in Canada,” died at the age of 67. No cause of death was given. “It is with heavy hearts we share the sudden passing of Greg Millen today,” the NHL Alumni Association said in a statement … Read more
The Rangers are marching right toward their demise. If the lackluster shutout loss to the Devils on Saturday afternoon didn’t seal their fate, a 5-1 loss to the playoff-bound Lightning on Monday night at Madison Square Garden all but put a nail in the coffin on a Blueshirts season that never had much life to … Read more
AUGUSTA, Ga. — All good things must come to an end. In the case of Bernhard Langer, a great run will come to an end this week after he plays his 41st and final Masters. “It’s been an incredible journey, for a young man being born in a village of 800 people in an area … Read more
After pulling off a stunning comeback in the Final Four, Houston was at the mercy of one two days later. Down by 12 points in the second half, Florida came roaring back to beat the Cougars, 65-63, Monday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio to its first national championship since 2007, when the Gators went … Read more