James Harden and the Houston Rockets dug out of a 0-2 hole to even their Western Conference semifinals series with the Golden State Warriors after another game where they fought, scrapped and held off a late rally to get a victory. Harden scored 38 points and the Rockets got a 112-108 win on Monday night […]
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Throwing 100 pitches for the first time this season and almost hitting 100 mph on the radar gun were only part of the reason Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler felt more like himself Monday night. Buehler shook off a rough playoff start against Atlanta last year, matching a season high with eight strikeouts while
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A co-owner of Maximum Security, the horse that was stunningly disqualified from the Kentucky Derby just minutes after being named the first-place finisher on Saturday, said he will appeal his horse’s historic loss. “We are going to file an appeal today with the state racing commission,” Gary West said Monday on NBC’s “Today.” Maximum Security
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Kevin Gausman has been suspended for five games and fined for throwing a 97 mph fastball behind Miami’s Jose Ureña last week. Gausman appealed the penalty imposed Monday by Chief Baseball Office Joe Torre. Gausman can continue to play until there’s a final ruling. Gausman’s first pitch to Ureña in the second
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A London marathoner lost a hoped-for “fastest nurse” world record title earlier this year because she wasn’t wearing a dress. Jessica Anderson aimed to be the fastest woman to complete a marathon dressed as a nurse. But Guinness World Records refused to recognize her accomplishment of crossing the finish line at the London Marathon last
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By the time Kris Bryant’s drive sailed over the wall in center field, that tough start for the Chicago Cubs was long gone. Brushed away by one dazzling stretch. Bryant hit his fourth career grand slam in Chicago’s six-run eighth inning, and the Cubs pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5 on Sunday night for their
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Two years after Max Homa played only one Sunday in an entire PGA Tour season, he showed his mettle at Quail Hollow by closing with a 4-under 67 to pull away from the field and win the Wells Fargo Championship. Homa began the back nine with two birdies to build a four-shot lead and didn’t
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The next stop in the chase for the Triple Crown is the Preakness, though both Maximum Security and Country House remain noncommittal for the May 18 race following Maximum Security’s disqualification from the Kentucky Derby. Owner Gary West said Sunday he is unsure whether to enter Maximum Security in the Preakness as he ponders appealing
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Maximum Security led the Kentucky Derby every step of the way except for the last one — into the winner’s circle. The colt became the first winner disqualified for interference in the Derby’s 145-year history, leading to an agonizing wait and an eventual stunning reversal that made 65-1 shot Country House the winner Saturday. Country
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Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards’ disqualification of his horse’s Kentucky Derby victory as “egregious” and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal. “I think this is the most egregious disqualification in the history of horse racing, and not just because it’s our horse,” West told The Associated Press
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