Game Strategies
Edmonton Oilers win 5-4 in OT to even series
SUNRISE, Fla. — Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime for the fourth time this playoffs, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to tie the series, erasing a three-goal deficit and bouncing back after allowing the late tying goal. Jake Walman gave the […]
Tebas says FIFA’s Club World Cup is ‘completely absurd’
June 11 – Javier Tebas isn’t holding back. The La Liga president just delivered his most explosive takedown yet of FIFA’s Club World Cup expansion, and it’s a masterclass in executive fury. Speaking to Cadena Cope radio, the famously outspoken Spaniard called the entire tournament “completely absurd” – and that was just his opening salvo. […]
Orioles can’t rally this time, fall to Athletics, 5-1, and drop series
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Orioles arrived in California as MLB’s hottest team, winners of six straight games. The Athletics, meanwhile, were in a vicious spiral, losers of 20 of their past 22 games. But the A’s pitched two left-handed starting pitchers this weekend. Therefore, the O’s lost two of three. Baltimore is on pace […]
Deschamps recognises the flaws but goes easy on his reshaped French team
June 6 – French manager Didier Deschamps has praised his young side following their 5-4 defeat against Spain in the last four of the Nations League. France rallied from 5-1 down to deliver a respectable 5-4 scoreline with a flurry of goals in the latter stages of the match, even igniting the hope of an […]
How former Terps standout Aaron Wiggins climbed to the NBA Finals
Sitting for dinner with his high school coach on the Las Vegas Strip in 2021, Aaron Wiggins sought guidance. After three seasons at Maryland, the Oklahoma City Thunder, then knee-deep in a rebuild, drafted Wiggins with the 55th overall pick. He signed a two-way deal right there in Nevada. History said he’d be a long […]
PFA Chief Maheta Molango raises concerns over lucrative pre-season tours
June 3 – The English Premier League season closed on Sunday 25 May, the traditional time for players to head on holiday, relax, and repair their bodies after a long, hard season. However, the financially driven football landscape now requires players to endure long haul flights to far reaching countries just days after the campaign […]
Indiana Pacers reach NBA Finals for 1st time in 25 years
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 rugby captures second consecutive MIAA championship
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, […]
Pulisic, Musah and Robinson out of US team for Gold Cup; McKennie, Weah and Reyna to play CWC
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 […]
Stewards decline to sanction jockeys
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, […]