WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson were suspended seven games each Friday for their domestic violence arrest last month – the league’s longest ban in its 19-year history. WNBA President Laurel Richie said the league ”takes all acts of violence extremely seriously” in handing down a suspension that represents more than one-fifth of the 34-game regular season. Richie called the players’ actions ”unacceptable.” ”Brittney and Glory’s conduct is detrimental
(Reuters) – Garo Yepremian, a two-time Pro Bowl kicker who helped the Miami Dolphins win consecutive championships in the 1970s, has died of cancer at the age of 70, the National Football League team said on Saturday. Yepremian played 14 NFL seasons, including nine with the Dolphins, and kicked a 37-yard field goal in double overtime in a 1971 playoff game against Kansas City to give the Dolphins a victory
Australian veteran Jason Norris shot a par 72 to head the leaderboard Saturday after the third round of OneAsia’s GS Caltex Maekyung Open near Seoul. New Zealand lefthander Gareth Paddison shot a 70 to sit in sole possession of third while defending champion Park Jun-Won was a stroke further back after carding a 69.
The Atlanta Hawks advanced to the NBA semi-finals for the first time in 45 years with a 94-91 win over Washington in game six after the referee waved off Paul Pierce’s three-pointer at the buzzer. The Hawks will face LeBron James and the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who eliminated the Chicago Bulls in game six of their Eastern Conference series Thursday. “We made just enough plays down the stretch,” said Hawks
(The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks survived a frantic finish to eliminate the Washington Wizards with a 94-91 win in Game Six of their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Friday. DeMarre Carroll had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Paul Millsap added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and guard Jeff Teague scored 20 points for the Hawks, who advanced despite blowing a 15-point lead in the second half. Wizards
(The Sports Xchange) – In less than three minutes, the Golden State Warriors went from nearly allowing the Memphis Grizzlies to erase a 15-point deficit to cruising to a 108-95 series-clinching victory in GameSix of the Western Conference semi-finals on Friday. Warriors guard Stephen Curry’s 62-foot heave as time expired in the third quarter capped an 11-4 scoring run over the final 2:37 of the period and gave Golden State
Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have asked a judge to throw out his murder conviction, saying it was based on ”improper speculation, conjecture and guesswork.” The lawyers say in papers filed this week with the trial judge that ”no reasonable jury” could have found Hernandez guilty of killing Odin Lloyd in June 2013, and cite insufficient evidence for a conviction. Hernandez was convicted in April of
Roger Federer kept up his pursuit of the elusive Italian Open title with a 6-3, 6-3 win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych on Friday to reach the semifinals of the clay-court tournament. Along with Monte Carlo, Rome is one of only two Masters series titles that the 17-time Grand Slam champion has never won. Federer will next face either seven-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal or eigth-seeded Stan Wawrinka, who were playing
