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The Los Angeles Chargers selected defensive end Akheem Mesidor of Miami with the 22nd pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Mesidor, a 6-foot-3, 259-pounder from Ottawa, Ontario, became the first Canadian taken in the first round of the draft. Mesidor began his college career
Andy Garriola homers twice in Smokies loss. South Bend rolls over Dayton.
Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating following the team's Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. James Jones, the NBA's Head of Basketball Operations, made the announcement on Thursday. The league said it found “no bas
Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak. It was the longest outing in 20 regular-season starts f
To be fair, the Celtics obliterated the Sixers in Game 1 of the series, and the Celtics should have been expecting a more determined opponent.
The flailing Phillies fought Thursday but after a ninth straight loss, Philadelphia was reduced to searching for the positives in another negative result.
Apr. 23—PLATTE, S.D. — The Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake Honkers baseball team delivered a statement win on Sunday, splitting a doubleheader with Lennox and handing the Orioles their first loss of the season. PGDCWL took the opening game 3-2 in a tightly contested pitcher's duel befo
Sevilla's struggles continued with a 2-0 loss at Levante that kept the club only one point above the relegation zone in the Spanish league on Thursday. Iván Romero scored a goal in each half for Levante, which stayed second-to-last but only two points from salvation. Sevilla, in 17th place, has lo
The Minnesota Vikings community and the NFL are in mourning. On Thursday, the Vikings confirmed that former defensive end Doug Martin has passed away at the age of 68, marking the loss of one of the franchise’s most consistent and…