Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones was arrested on domestic violence charges for allegedly damaging a woman’s cellphone and threatening her. Officers arrested the 21-year-old Jones at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday after responding to a domestic call, Tuscaloosa Police said in a statement Wednesday. Jones had taken and damaged a 22-year-old woman’s phone earlier in the day and threatened to assault her in front of a witness, police said. Jones was charged
The old ballgame won’t be anything like the song when the Baltimore Orioles host the Chicago White Sox Wednesday in what is believed to be the first held behind closed doors in the 145-year history of the major leagues. A wave of looting and rioting around Camden Yards forced the postponement of the first two games of the series and caused the Baltimore mayor to impose a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m.
James Harden scored 28 points, Terrence Jones had 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-94 on Tuesday night for their first playoff series victory since 2009. Houston won the Western Conference series 4-1 to advance to face the winner of the Clippers-Spurs series in the second round. The Rockets bounced back from a lackluster performance in a 121-109 loss in
DeAndre Jordan leaped up and tapped it in – an instant too early. The San Antonio Spurs got the biggest bounce in a game full of them, and the champs landed on the brink of the second round. Tim Duncan scored 21 points before Jordan was called for basket interference with 4.3 seconds left, and the Spurs hung on for a 111-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game
Tiger Woods has added the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia to his summer schedule. The tournament announced Wednesday that Woods has committed to the PGA Tour event at The Greenbrier resort starting July 2. Jack Nicklaus said earlier this month that Woods told him he would be at the Memorial, which is June 4-7. On his website and Twitter feed, Woods said he’s also playing in the U.S. Open at
Former National Basketball Association player Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the 2011 shooting death of an Atlanta woman and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Crittenton, 27, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. The former point guard, who played two seasons in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007, also received 17 years of
By Andrew Both April 29 (Reuters) – An astonishingly consistent game that relies more on pinpoint accuracy than power has been the key to Lydia Ko’s remarkable rise to the top of the women’s world rankings, says the European number one. She just hits it dead straight every time and holes a few putts,” fellow LPGA player Charley Hull told Reuters recently at Turnberry, site of the Jul. 30-Aug. 2
An astonishingly consistent game that relies more on pinpoint accuracy than power has been the key to Lydia Ko’s remarkable rise to the top of the women’s world rankings, says the European number one. She just hits it dead straight every time and holes a few putts,” fellow LPGA player Charley Hull told Reuters recently at Turnberry, site of the July. She’s very mature for her age.” Ko, who turned
The Houston Rockets, led by James Harden’s 28 points, punched their NBA playoffs second-round ticket on Tuesday with a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Harden, a contender for the NBA’s regular-season Most Valuable Player award, delivered a key three-pointer and a steal down the stretch as the Rockets made it out of the first round for the first time since 2009 with a 4-1 win over Dallas in the
Masters champion Jordan Spieth says he would welcome a long-term rivalry with Rory McIlroy but insists that he has still got some way to go to match the world number one. The 21-year-old American, who captured his first major title at Augusta National earlier this month, is seeded second behind McIlroy at this week’s WGC-Matchplay Championship in San Francisco. Asked if he considered himself as being in the same bracket
