The French Open airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock Premium and Tennis Channel from Sunday through championships points at Roland Garros in Paris. NBC and Peacock air live coverage of the first day of main-draw action this Sunday, all of three-day Memorial Day weekend and the women’s and men’s singles semifinals and finals from June … Read more
However, a draw or defeat for City would allow quadruple-chasing Liverpool the opportunity to steal in and snatch the title away from the defending champion. Three years ago, City pipped Liverpool to the Premier League title by a point, and will be favorites to do so again. Since drawing 2-2 with Liverpool at the Etihad … Read more
USFL: Michigan Panthers (1-4) vs. Birmingham Stallions (5-0) When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Where: Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. TV: NBC. Line: Stallions -6.5 • BOX SCORE LAST WEEK:Panthers rally late, but can’t hold off Bandits in 27-20 loss TONY GARCIA:Will Panthers and USFL be successful? Who knows? Will it be fun? You bet Game notes: … Read more
NEW YORK – By the time this story is published, Father Roberto “Tito” Serrano will have thrown out the first pitch for the May 20 Miami Marlins v. Atlanta Braves baseball game, thereby launching a summer-long evangelization mission to all 30 Major League Baseball ballparks alongside Father Casey Cole. The trip has been eight years … Read more
This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Friday. Earlier this week, after asking my Twitter followers to send in their questions for an offseason mailbag, I received this question and I thought that it deserved a little more breathing room than just … Read more
Former Detroit Lions running back Bo Scarbrough ran for 105 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, to give the Birmingham Stallions a 33-17 win over the Michigan Panthers on Saturday night. The loss sends the Panthers (1-5) to the base of the USFL’s North Division while the homestanding Stallions improved to … Read more
Rafael Nadal is one of the most successful tennis players in the world right now. The Spanish tennis star has achieved almost everything on the tennis court. And is one of the best current-generation players. Along with Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer. Nadal started his career brilliantly by winning … Read more
One hundred pounds of commercial fishing net received a new seasonal use Saturday as part of the debut of Ballard FC. The fourth-division men’s soccer team played its first United Soccer League (USL) League Two match at Interbay Stadium. The soccer-specific facility normally used by Seattle Pacific University, high-school and club teams was refaced in … Read more
BOSTON — Playing the second half without star Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat extracted an important road win, beating the Boston Celtics 109-103 on Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Building a 25-point second-quarter lead and nearly squandering it in the second half, the short-handed Heat held off Boston’s rally to take … Read more
BOSTON — The Miami Heat took their Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics personally. That was the message coming out of a proud Heat locker room after a gutsy 109-103 win on Saturday night that gave them a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. After getting embarrassed throughout a lackluster Game 2 … Read more