National & World Sports

  • Washington Wizards, Bradley Beal agree to two-year contract extension

    taka4332/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Washington Wizards have agreed to a two-year contract extension with All-Star guard Bradley Beal, the team announced Thursday. Beal was already owed $58 million over the next two seasons. He will make $72 million […]

  • 49ers have the NFL’s first-ever support dog

    Instagram/the49ersfrenchie(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Football fans of all sides are rooting for the latest addition to the San Francisco 49ers.Zoe, the 1-year-old French bulldog puppy, is the NFL’s first-ever emotional support dog.The dog provides […]

  • Scoreboard roundup -- 10/16/19

    iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONDetroit 116, Charlotte 110San Antonio 128, Houston 114Atlanta 100, New York 96Memphis 124, Oklahoma City 119Portland 126, Utah 118 […]

  • Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett says fan punched him in the face after taking picture

    Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images(CLEVELAND) -- Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett said a fan punched him in the face on Wednesday.In a pair of tweets, the former first overall draft pick said that the person hopped out of their car to […]

  • Rainy forecast forces MLB to postpone Game Four of the ALCS

    33ft/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With heavy rains in the forecast, Major League Baseball has postponed Game Four of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees. The game was scheduled to be played at Yankee […]

  • Los Angeles Angels hire Joe Maddon as next manager

    Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles Angels announced the hiring of Joe Maddon as their next manager on Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to a three-year contract.ESPN reports that Maddon will receive between $12 […]

  • Astros fan allegedly slaps Yankees fan during ALCS while he sat with his mom

    miflippo/iStock(HOUSTON) -- The Washington Nationals may have just booked their first trip to the World Series but the heated series taking place between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees has caused some serious friction in the stands when […]

  • Scoreboard roundup -- 10/15/19

    iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFSHouston 4, NY Yankees 1NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFSWashington 7, St. Louis 4NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONBoston 118, Cleveland 95Minnesota 119, […]

  • LeBron James says general manager who tweeted in support of Hong Kong protesters 'wasn't educated' on the issue

    Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images(LOS ANGELES) -- LeBron James said that the NBA general manager who posted a tweet in support of the democratic protesters in Hong Kong "wasn't educated on the situation at hand."The comments by the basketball star add fuel to […]

  • Scoreboard roundup -- 10/14/19

    iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFSWashington 8, St. Louis 1NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONMiami 120, Atlanta 87Charlotte 120, Memphis 99Dallas 107, Oklahoma […]