The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq’s prime minister announced on Friday. Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement. The prime minister … Read more
It is March Madness after all. In a tense moment during the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, USC men’s basketball players were involved in an altercation with a Purdue fan following their game against the Boilermakers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The incident occurred as the players were exiting the court after their loss to … Read more
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — The talk of the first two rounds of the Players Championship this week has been about how gentle the conditions were at the usually diabolical Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. As second-round play ended Friday evening, there were a lot of sub-par numbers on the scoreboard. Min Woo Lee and Akshay … Read more
St. John’s has been waiting for 25 years to cut down the nets at Madison Square Garden at the end of the Big East Conference Tournament. They are now 40 minutes from standing at the top of the ladder on top of the Big East. It was St. John’s 79, Marquette 63 and it was … Read more
The Virginia teen who was seen bashing an opponent’s head with a baton during a high school track meet held a rally of supporters on Thursday to reiterate her innocence. The rally came just one day after she was served with a misdemeanor battery and assault charge. The student, Alaila Everett, held the rally outside of her school, … Read more
North Carolina just blew its shot at the ACC Tournament championship game in perhaps the worst way possible. With just 4.1 seconds left in the semifinal matchup against No. 1 seed Duke on Friday, UNC was called for a lane violation on a potential game-tying free throw. Tar Heels forward Jae’Lyn Withers jolted into the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s not weak to apologize. As the Knicks prepared to face the Warriors on Saturday — a little over a week after Draymond Green’s callous and erroneous comments about Karl-Anthony Towns — forward Josh Hart said he doesn’t believe there will be carryover on the court but wished Green was more contrite. … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jonny Brodzinski made his return to his home state of Minnesota earlier this week a memorable one. The 31-year-old first invited the whole lot of his former Hartford teammates — Matt Rempe, Will Cuylle, Zac Jones, Brett Berard and Brennan Othmann — to dinner at his home in Andover with the rest … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets’ new star right fielder homered again Friday night, part of a stellar spring training from Juan Soto. Three years ago, that role was Starling Marte’s, fresh off signing a four-year, $78 million free agent deal, and he went out and played well before injuries began taking a toll on … Read more
The Islanders spent the three games prior to Friday looking like a group that had just watched their best friend get traded. That no longer was the case at home against Edmonton. Instead, they looked like a group that had just watched their best scorer get traded. The intensity that had been missing earlier in … Read more