May 24, 2023, 02:26 PM ET KIGALI, Rwanda — The Basketball Africa League scriptwriters added a plot twist late in the season, with pre-tournament favourites Petro de Luanda, who had been undefeated till this point, losing 92-86 to AS Douanes in the semifinals. The Angolan giants, who had finished third […]
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NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Kruk wasn’t happy in Phillies win against Diamondbacks
As an announcer, John Kruk has never been confused for a ray of sunshine. But the NBC Sports Philadelphia analyst was downright miserable during the Phillies’ extra-innings win against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday. The misery began in the seventh inning, when Kruk was apoplectic after home plate umpire Junior Valentine […]
Yao Ming steps down as head of Chinese Basketball Association
May 25, 2023, 01:38 AM ET BEIJING — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Co. since his appointment in 2017. A […]
Trea Turner delivers in the ninth as the Phillies rally from 5-0 down to top the Diamondbacks
When Trea Turner finally got to his locker Wednesday after a come-from-behind, 6-5 Phillies victory over Arizona in 10 innings in which he lashed a game-tying home run with two out in the ninth, he checked his phone and found a text message from his mother. “Good game,” she wrote, […]
Phillies turnaround gets even more difficult with first looks at Braves and Mets next
When spring training opened, John Middleton liked the Phillies’ chances of repeating as National League champions. But the owner also acknowledged the challenge they faced from within their own division. “The top of the National League East,” Middleton said then, “is better than even the top of the American League […]