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Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Company since his appointment in 2017. A notice on the CBA’s website thanked Yao forContinue Reading

Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Gunnar Henderson had a go-ahead, two-run double in an eight-run seventh inning that rallied the Baltimore Orioles over the Yankees 9-6 on Wednesday night, stopping New York’s season-high winning streak at five games. Gleyber Torres homered twice and drove in three runs,Continue Reading

Matthew Tkachuk delivered for Florida, again. Sergei Bobrovsky denied Carolina, again. The wait is over: After 27 years, the Florida Panthers — a hockey punchline no more — are again going to play for the game’s grandest prize. Tkachuk got his second goal of the game with 4.9 seconds left,Continue Reading

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night. Rookie Zach Neto hit a three-run homer during the Angels’ four-run secondContinue Reading

Ian Vickers delivered a sterling performance in the final baseball game of his career The reward — the third state championship in program history for Charlton County. Vickers fired a gem, a complete game, four-hitter as Charlton won the decisive Game 3 with a 5-0 classic over Emanuel County InstituteContinue Reading

Lauren Walsh closed out her match against Brianna Navarrosa with a conceded par on the 16th hole and Wake Forest won its first women’s golf championship by beating Southern California 3-1 on Wednesday. Wake Forest lost to Duke in the 2019 national final and had a school-record five tournament winsContinue Reading

Lilia Vu and Brooke Henderson, the only players from the top 10 in women’s golf to enter the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play, both delivered victories Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the opening session of pool play. Vu never trailed in a 4-and-3 victory over Lauren Hartlage, winning twoContinue Reading

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick on Wednesday revealed new details surrounding the death of Sergeant Michael Kunovich. Kunovich collapsed after a struggle with Vergilio Aguilar Mendez and later died. Mendez has been charged with capital homicide and resisting arrest. Investigators said he’s homeless and living in the country illegally.Continue Reading

Michael Block entered the gates at Colonial Country Club for the first time this week to the screams of “Block Party!” and that was on a day of practice rounds when most of the people around were players and tournament volunteers. Block’s surreal journey is still going after the onceContinue Reading