Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter might have bet years ago that nobody would fact check his MLB staff biography. If so, he was wrong. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s best friend and now fired English-Japanese translator, allegedly stole $4.5 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover his own gambling losses. Shohei Ohtani (r.) and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (l.) … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mark Vientos was squeezed from his DH role in recent days, and Sunday he lost his roster spot. The Mets optioned Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse to begin the season, three days after reaching agreement with J.D. Martinez on a one-year contract worth $12 million. Martinez will spend at least the first … Read more
LSU gymnastics star Olivia Dunne was on cloud nine after the Lady Tigers won their fifth conference title Saturday night in New Orleans. The No. 3 nationally ranked Lady Tigers finished with a top score of 198.075 — the program’s highest at the championships — at the 2024 SEC Championship inside the Smoothie King Center. … Read more
If Caitlin Clark was looking for sympathy with Iowa leading by 19 points, her dad wasn’t about to offer it from the stands. It looked like the most popular player in women’s college basketball was complaining to the officials – or maybe to her father – after a foul was called on her teammate Saturday … Read more
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Gotham FC didn’t rest after storming to the NWSL championship in 2023 following a last-place finish the previous year. That taste of immediate success under first-year coach Juan Carlos Amoros led to the local women’s soccer league franchise reloading its roster this offseason with four U.S. national team regulars among eight new signings, including Long … Read more
After a four-game road trip out west and waking up for an early Saturday game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau credited his team with “mental toughness.” It was certainly something Miles McBride has continued to embody, logging a full 48 minutes in the Knicks’ 105-93 victory against the Nets — his … Read more
Noteworthy items during the Mets’ Grapefruit League action on Saturday: No way, Jose In his final start of the exhibition season, Jose Quintana allowed five earned runs on three hits and four walks over three innings in the Mets’ 13-5 loss to the Astros. The left-hander, whose next appearance is scheduled for the season opener … Read more
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Dusty May is going to Michigan, returning to his Big Ten roots and leaving Florida Atlantic after six seasons highlighted by a Final Four run that thrust him into the national spotlight a year ago. Michigan President Santa Ono, in a social media post, announced the hiring on Saturday night. May … Read more
Northwestern opened as a 13-point underdog against top overall seed Connecticut for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament matchup at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. To Boo Buie, in his fifth year as Northwestern’s point guard and the school’s all-time scoring leader, it’s something the Wildcats are accustomed to. “You could just call us the underdogs,’’ Buie said Saturday. … Read more
Tom Thibodeau made a rotational shift in Saturday’s 105-93 victory over the Nets, replacing Precious Achiuwa with Jericho Sims at the backup center spot. The coach said the tactic was dependent on the need for strength, perhaps not coincidentally after the Knicks were bullied and outrebounded by the Nuggets in a loss two days prior. … Read more
Kyle Filipowski’s journey has brought him to the NCAA Tournament, where Duke will face James Madison on Sunday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Following the tournament, the 7-foot sophomore is expected to be a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft. On his way, the native of Middletown in Orange County, N.Y., about 70 miles … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Steven Ashworth and Ryan Kalkbrenner made 3-pointers in the second overtime as Creighton edged past its former coach, Oregon’s Dana Altman, to move into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-73 win on Saturday night. The 3s by the 6-foot-1 Ashworth and a rare one by the 7-1 Kalkbrenner helped … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NCAA Tournament is about the players. It, too, is often about the coaches. And, in the case of Saturday night’s tense, 62-58 Tennessee win over Texas in the NCAA Tournament second-round game at the Spectrum Center, this was, to a large degree, definitely about Volunteers coach Rick Barnes. Rick Barnes voices … Read more