Durant, Thunder edge Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY - Derek Fisher turned a tough situation for the Oklahoma City Thunder into the worst-case scenario for the Grizzlies.With the Thunder down by one in the final minute, Fisher poked the...
View ArticleRagan steals last-lap victory at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. - A pair of Davids slayed the Goliaths at Talladega Superspeedway.David Ragan hooked up with teammate David Gilliland in a two-lap overtime sprint, and together they picked off some of...
View ArticleNBA Player John Salmons hasnt changed regimen since 9th grade
WHITEMARSH - John Salmons returned to his alma mater, Plymouth Whitemarsh, on Friday afternoon to be added to the wall of distinguished graduates for his successful career in the NBA. However, what few...
View ArticleCouples, Montgomerie among 5 inducted to hall
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing they could trust for a lifetime.Couples became the first American to reach No. 1 in the...
View ArticleNBA player John Salmons hasnt changed regimen since 9th grade
WHITEMARSH - John Salmons returned to his alma mater, Plymouth Whitemarsh, on Friday afternoon to be added to the wall of distinguished graduates for his successful career in the NBA. However, what few...
View ArticleGolf: La Salles 11th Annual Friends of Bill Raftery Golf Outing to Celebrate...
PHILADELPHIA - The 11th Annual Friends of Bill Raftery Golf Outing will be held at North Hills Country Club on Monday, June 17, 2013 and will celebrate the 2012-13 La Salle men's basketball team and...
View ArticleMLB: Torontos Happ released from hospital
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was released Wednesday from a Florida hospital, just a day after he was hit on the head by a line drive, and hopes for a quick return to the...
View ArticleDenvers Karl named NBA Coach of the Year
DENVER - Selfless and starless. These were the staples of the exhilarating Denver Nuggets' NBA franchise-record 57-win regular season.George Karl kept with that theme Wednesday, sharing the credit far...
View ArticleCommentary: Lets play the blame game for playoff futility
By JACK McCAFFERYjmccaffery@21st-centurymedia.comPhiladelphia is the No. 1 monopoly market in baseball, a basketball-minded city in a football-obsessed state, a city with a legendary hockey fan base.So...
View ArticleNuggets Ujiri named NBAs top executive
DENVER - Even as Masai Ujiri accepted the NBA's executive of the year trophy from club President Josh Kroenke on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets general manager said he would have given it up gladly in...
View ArticleRacing: Grandview off to exciting start
Though this is a new column that will offer news and commentary on area and national motorsports, I have been here before. Some readers may remember that I did write a motorsports column for The Times...
View ArticleAmericas Cup boat capsizes in SF Bay
SAN FRANCISCO - The America's Cup sailor who perished in the San Francisco Bay after his team's space-age yacht capsized during a training run was an Olympic gold medalist from the United...
View ArticleMLS: Union cant take foot off the pedal against Fire
CHESTER - For a fourth straight week, the refrain was the same from Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth.The team next on the schedule, this week the Chicago Fire, is better than its record...
View ArticlePerky League is back for its 99th season
If this, the 99th season of the Perkiomen Valley Twilight League, were a reality show, it might just send the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" to the ratings showers, unload Kim Kardashian to...
View ArticleMajor League Ultimate coming to PW
WHITEMARSH - It has all the ingredients of a professional sporting event, with people hanging out in the parking lot before the game, cheerleaders, and travel up and down the east coast. But it was not...
View ArticleWarriors beat Spurs 97-87 in OT, even series 2-2
OAKLAND, Calif. - His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team's season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text...
View ArticleEAGLES NOTES: McCoy sued for allegedly assaulting woman on party bus
PHILADELPHIA - Eagles running back LeSean McCoy is being sued for allegedly assaulting a woman on a party bus, according to TMZ.com.The Eagles are aware of the suit filed in Philadelphia but have no...
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