AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán lost their jobs in the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scam, leaving three teams without managers three weeks before the start of spring training.
For the first time in a decade, the National Football League’s biggest game of the season takes place inside Hard Rock Stadium – and with the 54th edition of the Super Bowl taking place in South Florida, events across Miami-Dade and Broward are also taking place. Here’s a complete list of some of the top events you can take...
Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament?
During Thursday’s opening round of the American Express in La Quinta, Laurent Hurtubise lined up a 6-iron from 151 yards on the par-3, 4th hole at the PGA West Stadium Course and hit the shot of a lifetime.
The San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the Super Bowl.
Conor McGregor stopped Donald Cerrone with a head kick and punches 40 seconds into the first round at UFC 246. The former two-division Irish champion announced his return to mixed martial arts with his first victory since 2016.
Eric Lovett had a season-high 23 points and Trejon Jacob scored 21 points as Florida International extended its home win streak to eight games, defeating UAB 93-68 on Thursday night. Lovett, who made 5 of 7 3-pointers, was one of four FIU players to make at least three 3-pointers and the Panthers made 16 of 23 as a team. Jacob…
Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler.
New Orleans police issued an arrest warrant for star Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., following an alleged backside-slapping incident Monday at the college football title game, officials said Thursday.
The magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on Kendall Coyne Schofield — wearing her No. 26 Team USA jersey — as she dug her skates into the ice waiting for the starter’s whistle to blow.
The WWE community is mourning the loss of one special wrestler.
Wayde Douglas Bowles—between known as Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson—has passed away, the WWE announced on Wednesday afternoon. He was 75.
Chinese tech giant Alibaba wants to be a game-changer at the Olympics with its cloud computing and other services. Alibaba is perhaps best known globally as an online retail platform. But Alibaba chief marketing officer Chris Tung has detailed plans to change how broadcasters, fans and organizers experience the Olympics.
Also going into the hall are Harold Carmichael, Donnie Shell, Steve Sabol, Bobby Dillon, Jim Covert, Winston Hill, Duke Slater, Ed Sprinkle, Alex Karras, Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson.
A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena watched Roger Federer defeat Nick Kyrgios in a one-set finale to the Australian Open’s Rally for Relief to aid wildfire charities on Wednesday.
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons.
The 28-year-old Kuechly made the surprising announcement Tuesday night in a video posted on the team’s website. He said, “I think now is the right chance to move on.”
Alex Cora is no longer the manager of the Boston Red Sox amid a sign-stealing investigation that he’d been implicated in and which Major League Baseball has been mulling disciplinary action.
Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in the morning in “very poor” air quality.
From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana Legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU.
Julius Randle was not ready to play in a basketball game following the death of his grandmother earlier this week. He was feeling her presence on the Madison Square Garden floor on Sunday. Randle scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, RJ Barrett chipped in 23 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Miami Heat…
A man collapsed and died Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium during a playoff game for the Baltimore Ravens.
Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn’t won a title since the Australian Open singles in January 2017, and not since she became a mother to her daughter Olympia, who was court-side to see the victory.
When the Arizona Coyotes hit the road, they feel right at home. Taylor Hall scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Coyotes won their fourth straight game, 5-2 over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Arizona is 14-6-3 on the road and will play three of the next five away from home. “We’re looking to...
The Miami Heat will celebrate Dwyane Wade’s career with a three-day series of tributes next month, including the retirement of his No. 3 jersey and a viewing of the documentary that chronicles his final season. A tribute to some of his best moments will be held on Feb. 21. The jersey will go to the rafters when the Heat play…
The Dallas Cowboys didn’t take long to settle on Mike McCarthy as their new head coach after waiting a week to announce they were moving on from Jason Garrett. McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl at the home of the Cowboys nine years ago while coaching the Green Bay Packers, has agreed to become the ninth head coach in...
James Johnson scored on his first possession in more than a month. Dragic either scored or got somebody else points pretty much every time the ball was in his hands. As often is the case for Miami, bench guys came up big. Dragic had 29 points and 13 assists, Bam Adebayo added 20 points on 9-for-10 shooting and the Heat…
Naomi Osaka had what she calls a near-death experience in the off-season. Which means, at the very least, she felt really out of her depth.
She also hired a new coach — Wim Fissette the latest to join her team — last month. So she may have a new perspective in 2020.
For the first six minutes of game action inside the Watsco Center on Saturday night, the Miami Hurricanes had a lead, and the thought that they could pull off the upset win over the second ranked Duke Blue Devils. That thought quickly went away as the visitors played like one of the nation’s top teams – coasting to a 95-62…
Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night. He was 90.
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has died three weeks after he was hospitalized due to a “sudden brain hemorrhage,” according to the NBA. He was 77.
Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. And then there was the celebrity status that transcended…
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He played in eight straight finals. No NBA player won more games or more MVP awards over the last 10 years than he did. He started a school….
For a half century of college football seasons, it was routine that every other year the Florida Gators would be making a trip to South Florida to play in front of their fans – but since ending that yearly game with the Miami Hurricanes after the 1987 game, a 31-4 thumping inside the old Orange Bowl stadium, those trips have…
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time, bringing a championship to Canada. And then he joined the Los Angeles Clippers, ready to start anew. “What it do, baby?” For...
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Florida Gators are making the trip down the turnpike for the annual Orange Bowl game – and for the first time in program history, the Virginia Cavaliers landed in South Florida to take part in the game. For the 86th edition of the annual football game that has crowned dozens of…
Miami completed its second losing season in 12 years.
They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life. The irony, of course, is that there’s nothing casual or easy about it. Any of it. The greatest gymnast of all time and 2019 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year only makes it seem...
With the Christmas holiday in the past and both Hanukkah and Kwanza in progress, there is plenty of concern about how to pass the time until the New Year – unless you’re a football fan, because there is plenty of pigskin going on for our Sunshine State teams. Among the college football world, all three of Florida’s top programs...
Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a “non traditional” move, I asked PK to marry me and he said, Yes,” Vonn tweeted on Christmas Day.
The top five ‘feel-good’ sports stories of the year had one thing in common — karma. Whether they happened on a manicured lawn at the Masters, or turning for home on a dirt strip at the Kentucky Derby, the moments that made you smile hinted somebody up there had a hand in the script.
