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INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton made sure the Indiana Pacers gave their fans a celebration they waited 25 years to see again. Siakam had 31 points and Haliburton scored 11 of his 21 in the fourth quarter, carrying the Pacers to a 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night for a […]

Spalding enjoyed a tremendous spring season in sports. At one point in May, the Cavaliers had four varsity programs — boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, softball and baseball — ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore Sun metro-area poll. Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, none of those traditional spring sports teams were able to secure conference championships. However, […]

May 22 – When Mauricio Pochettino (pictured) unveiled his 27-player United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) roster for the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup, the conversation inevitably centered on who wasn’t there rather than who was. In an era where player welfare collides head-on with international ambition, the Argentine manager finds himself navigating perhaps his most […]

Maryland stewards declined to take action against two jockeys in a bumpy running of the 150th Preakness Stakes that was won by favorite Journalism on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally. He kept Journalism near the rail, […]

May 22 – Human rights research and advocacy NGO Fairsquare has accused FIFA of “ad hoc and selective enforcement of its rules” following the world governing body’s failure to act against the Israeli Football Association (IFA). At last week’s FIFA Congress, Zurich yet again stalled when the Palestinian FA (PFA) demanded a swift conclusion to […]

When Arthur Blank expressed an interest in launching a Major League Soccer franchise in Atlanta, the Atlanta Falcons owner had a knowledgeable resource on his staff, vice president and chief marketing officer Jim Smith. Smith’s experience, which included being president and general manager of the Columbus Crew, was invaluable in swaying colleagues, such as Falcons […]

By James Dostoyevsky Sometimes, when you set out to debone a Branzino, it fools you and turns out to be a Fugu in disguise. That’s a bit like a football administrator who turns out to be a narcissistic megalomaniac, completely mistaking himself for a global statesman, when he’s no more than a mediocre village idiot. […]

Molly Durkin always radiated confidence when she charged down the field, hunting down an opposing attacker. But ever since May 22 of last year, Durkin runs with a ghost haunting her. Up by seven goals, Fallston was going to win the Class 1A state girls lacrosse title regardless of what the Southern defender did in […]

May 13 – Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, and the 33-year-old English Premier League is deserving of a bow as the French Football Federation (FFF) unveils plans to completely transform their governance structure by adopting the Premier League’s club-owned model. This revolutionary shift will replace the long-standing Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) […]