Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
BEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China's struggling national basketball league.
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Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power and Scott McLaughlin joined Josef Newgarden behind a table draped in a checked flag Wednesday, the trio of IndyCar drivers the very definition of focus. Their eyes were trained on the project before them, fingers nearly twitching.
Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time.
Caustic feedback, serious injuries and the quiet mental health suffering of horse racing jockeys
BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place.
Saints’ Moreau gratefully returns to the football field after cancer scare
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints newly acquired tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence.”
Johnson gets 400th career win, LSU beats South Carolina 10-3
BATON ROUGE – Right-hander Thatcher Hurd recorded his second-longest outing of the season Wednesday, and leftfielder Brayden Jobert homered to highlight a 12-hit LSU output, as the third-ranked Tigers defeated No. 19 South Carolina, 10-3, in the SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
Dylan Crews, Paul Skenes earn prestigious SEC individual awards
HOOVER, Ala. – LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews and right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes earned the Southeastern Conference’s top individual baseball awards on Monday, as Crews was named SEC Player of the Year and Skenes was voted SEC Pitcher of the Year.
Brittney Griner gets rousing welcome after release from Russian prison
PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner won the opening tip and ran to her familiar spot in the low post.
No. 11 LSU falls in Baton Rouge Regional to UL-Lafayette
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 11/15 LSU (42-17) drops a pair of instant classic games to UL-Lafayette (50-14), who advances to the Super Regionals. After falling short in game one 7-4, LSU overcame a six-run deficit and took the lead before coming up short 9-8 in the elimination game Sunday night at Tiger Park.
Tigers rally in extra innings to topple Georgia, 8-5
LSU bats drill six homers in victory
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