Month: September 2020

7:22 AM ET The next chapter of the Boston Celtics–Miami Heat rivalry starts Tuesday — with new stars, new storylines and plenty of drama. Miami already knocked out reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks, while Boston overcame a seven-game fight with the defending champion Toronto Raptors. What’s in store with a trip
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12:24 PM ET Geoff Ward has been named the Calgary Flames‘ head coach after leading the team to a 25-15-3 record and a trip to the playoffs as interim coach. The contract is for two years, sources said. The Flames eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in four games in the qualifying round before falling to the
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Sep 14, 2020 Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic will both progress into the Italian Open second round after securing wins in the first round of the tournament on Monday. No. 15 seed Dimitrov beat wildcard Gianluca Mager from Italy 7-5, 6-1 in just over an hour. He will face the winner of Yoshihito Nishioka and
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2:23 PM ET Elise Mertens made a smooth transition from hardcourts to clay on Monday with a straight sets victory over Hsieh Su-Wei. The No. 11 seed beat Su-Wei 6-3, 6-1 after losing out in the US Open quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Victoria Azarenka. Mertens struck 17 winners and converter six of 11 break point
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5:18 PM ET Chicago Cubs righty Alec Mills threw the league’s second no-hitter of the season on Sunday, shutting down the Milwaukee Brewers in a 12-0 victory. Mills, 28, struck out five while walking three. Asked in the postgame interview on the Marquee Sports Network how he felt, Mills responded: “I have no idea. It
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