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Hours after his father starred in a heated exchange with Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Haliburton reflected on the situation again.  The veteran guard addressed the back-and-forth during his post-game interview, saying that his father's actions weren't ideal and revealing he apologized to Antetokounmpo .  After an intense, hard-fought Game 5 of their first-round playoff series, the Indiana Pacers came back from a seven-point deficit with 40 seconds left on the clock to beat the Bucks 119-118 behind five of Haliburton's points during that stretch.  Giannis Antetokounmpo guarding Tyrese Haliburton.© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Once the game was over and the Pacers secured their spot in the second round of the postseason, Haliburton's dad went to taunt Antetokounmpo, which took offense to that action.  The Greek player called out John Haliburton for being disrespectful after winning the series, reminding him that he's an NBA champion...

The Pittsburgh Steelers had their chance to end the speculation around their future at the quarterback position this past weekend at the NFL Draft. Some thought that would mean their selecting Shedeur Sanders with the No. 21 overall pick in the draft.  Pittsburgh passed on him and did not really find a long term answer at the position either. Instead, they went about filling almost every other need on the roster, passing on Sanders at every stop.  Now perhaps they will look like fools in the coming years and their vaunted rival Cleveland Browns will absorb the praise for finding a diamond in the rough.  But the Sanders-Steelers connection before the draft was already shaky. According to one former Steeler, it would seem the team made the right call in his eyes.  Just days before the draft, Merril Hoge appeared on WDVE radio in Pittsburgh, explaining his case as to why Sanders is not a viable quarterback at the professional level.  "I think the best way to ...

Apr. 29—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks soccer team fell 0-2 in their game against Davis on Friday evening. "We started off super slow, didn't come with the tempo that we normally have been coming in with the last couple of games," said Mavs' coach Miguel Segura. Davis had scored two by the end of the first half, putting the Mavs on the defensive in the second. They had picked up momentum in the second half but were unable to mount a comeback, said the coach. "They came out from the first minute, they capitalized on the chances they got," said Segura. "That's what we need to come out and gain from this." The Mavericks currently sit with an overall record of 7-7 and are 5-4 in league games after their loss Friday. They are currently looking to be tied for second place with Sunnyside, Davis and Eisenhower now also having 5-4 league records and Wenatchee is currently at the number one spot in the Big Nine with a league record of 7-1. ...

Bishop Hendricken remains the lone unbeaten team atop Division I, North Providence and West Warwick are setting the pace in Division II, and Woonsocket is threatening to run away with Division III. That’s the current state baseball scene as we get set to make the turn into May. The Hawks, Cougars, Wizards and Villa Novans are the favorites in their respective title races as April comes to a close. Hendricken won a showdown with rival La Salle and finished a suspended 11-inning classic with Cumberland to stay perfect. North Providence and West Warwick are rolling with one defeat apiece, holding a two-game lead on the rest of the field in the loss column. Woonsocket has a headline meeting with the Pawtucket co-op coming, another chance to cement its place atop the standings. Each of those programs is powered by standout players, and that’s our business here. Some of these names are familiar, and a few more have emerged over the course of the opening month. That discovery is part of ...

CLEVELAND — Lucas Giolito (left hamstring strain) remains on track to make his Red Sox debut Wednesday in Toronto, manager Alex Cora said Sunday. Garrett Crochet will start the series opener Tuesday. Cora said Tanner Houck is in line to start Thursday after he and Walker Buehler started the two doubleheader games here Saturday. Buehler, therefore, should start Friday when the Red Sox return home to Boston to play the Twins. Giolito posted a 5.19 ERA in five rehab starts between Double-A Portland and  Triple-A Worcester . But Cora said the veteran righty is “healthy and ready ." Some injury updates : ~ Starter Kutter Crawford (right patellar tendinopathy) flew to Fort Myers on Thursday to resume his rehab there. He will throw one more bullpen session “and then it’s (a) live BP at the end of next week,” Cora said. ~ Starter Richard Fitts (pectoral strain) is playing catch. “I think it’s up to 120 (feet),” Alex Cora said. ~ Outfielder Masat...

It didn’t take Pat Maroon long to return to the rink. The former Boston Bruins forward, who retired earlier this month, returned to Enterprise Center on Sunday to hype up the crowd ahead of Game 4 between the St. Louis Blues and the Winnipeg Jets. The Blues trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Maroon, who hails from St. Louis, was shown on the jumbotron and drew large cheers from those in attendance when he chugged his Bud Light. The 37-year-old spent the second half of the 2023-24 season with now-Blues coach Jim Montgomery on the Bruins. He appeared in two regular season games after he was traded to the Bruins from the Minnesota Wild. He underwent back surgery prior to the trade and was sidelined for most of the remainder of the regular season. Maroon played in 13 playoff games before Boston was eliminated in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers. While he was in Boston for only a brief time, the forward quickly became a fan favo...

Auburn finished 32-6 (15-3 SEC), won the SEC regular-season crown and was ranked fourth in the final AP Poll under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Tigers finished 13th in the nation in scoring, averaging 83 points per game, with a plus-13.5 scoring margin (eighth best).  The program secured the No. 1 overall NCAA seed, knocked out Alabama State, Creighton, Michigan and Michigan State to get into the Final Four, then fell 79-73 to Florida in the semifinals.  Much of their success last season can be attributed to the play of senior guard Miles Kelly.  On Saturday, Auburn took to X to salute Kelly, posting a montage video with the caption, “Gonna miss this sharp shoota 👌🔥”. Gonna miss this sharp shoota 👌🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZqVXOKGJRK — Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) April 26, 2025 Kelly starred at Parkview High School (Lilburn, Georgia) and Hargrave Military Academy before committing to Georgia Tech as a four-star recruit, per 247Sports . Over three seasons with the ...

Leading up to the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, there were several reports (and plenty of rumors) that the Denver Broncos could make a big splash by trading up. Hours before the draft, reports emerged that Denver was attempting to move up . The Athletic's Dianna Russini went to the extent of reporting the Broncos were " making an aggressive push to get into the top 10." That led to speculation that Denver might have been aiming to trade up to select Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, but he went to the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6 and the Broncos ended up staying put at No. 20. It's unclear if Denver changed course after Jeanty (or someone else) went off the board, or if they merely had exploratory trade-up talks or perhaps the reports were simply inaccurate. Following the first round, coach Sean Payton claimed the team did not look into trading up. “We felt like this was a pick-at-our-number or possibly move back year based on how the board set,” Pay...

Five-star high school basketball recruit and Southern California commit Alijah Arenas was involved in a "serious" car crash early Thursday morning and has been hospitalized and placed into an induced coma, ESPN reported . Arenas is the son of former NBA player and three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas. A guard at Chatsworth High School in Southern California, Arenas is a five-star recruit and the 10th ranked overall player in the 2025 recruiting class, according to 247Sports . Arenas comitted to the Trojans over offers from Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky and Arizona, among other schools. Arenas played in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Boys Game . He had 11 points in the contest as he was part of the West team that defeated the East team, 105-92. Details of the accident are not yet known and USA TODAY Sports has reached out to USC for comment. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alijah Arenas in induced coma after car crash, per...

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced Wednesday that Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jason Payne and Assistant Coach Chad MacLeod have been relieved of their duties, effective immediately. “We want to thank Jason and Chad for their tireless efforts and dedication to our organization,” said Cyclones Vice President & General Manager Kristin Ropp. “Jason has made a lasting impact not only on the pro level but on the youth hockey side since joining the team in 2018. After careful consideration, we’ve made the extremely difficult decision to go in a different direction with our Hockey Operations pairing behind the bench.” After getting off to a sluggish start, the Cyclones finished their 2024-25 season 29-32-11-0. Lincoln Griffin and Chas Sharpe led the team in goals with 25. Mathieu Gosselin led the club in assists with 41, while Griffin finished the season with 52 points, the most by a Cyclone in 2024-25. Payne spent four seasons as the Cyclones Head Coach amassing a 143-114...

Apr. 22—SEATTLE — The No. 18 University of Washington women's tennis team (19-3) closed out the regular season in style Sunday afternoon, sweeping No. 32 Iowa 4-0, according to a statement from University of Washington Athletics. The Huskies earned their 19th win of the season, the most since 2019 when the Dawgs went 21-5 and made a trip to the NCAA Round of 16. Washington closed out its inaugural Big Ten season with a 13-2 record and secured a spot as the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Championships in Ojai, Calif. Prior to the action, Washington honored the 2025 senior class of McKenna Koenig and Sophie Luescher. The two seniors have undoubtedly left their mark on the Husky program in the one season they spent in Seattle. The seniors went undefeated on their special day, as both earned doubles victories and Koenig picked up a two-set win in singles play. Washington clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory from Koenig and Carina Syrtveit, as the pair wrapped the regular seaso...

Ada’s Sania Richardson became a double All-Stater when she was selected as one of the 10 members of the Oklahoma Coaches Association 2025 Large East All-State team. Richardson put up lofty numbers during her 15-game stint with the Lady Cougars. She averaged 24.6 points per game with 81 assists, 51 rebounds and 50 steals. She was named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association Middle East All-state team earlier this month. Joining Richardson on the OCA Large East squad included: Laynee Stanley of Fort Gibson, Macee Matthews of Coweta, Macy Marriccini of Broken Arrow, Addy Whiteley of Fort Gibson, Audrey Hopkins of Lincoln Christian, Jsoie Megehee of Shawnee, Marcayla Johnson of Booker T. Washington, Hope Bump of Sand Springs and McKenzie Mathurin of Broken Arrow. Richardson also landed on the Class 4A Large East All-Stars by Class list. More All-Staters Allen’s Stoney Cully and Caidence Cross of Vanoss were named to the OGBCA Small East All-State team. Cully averaged 9...

Quarterback coach Quincy Avery has witnessed the evolution of the quarterback position over the years. He has gained extensive knowledge about the position and its history through his studies and experience as a quarterbacks coach. Avery has a new documentary set to release on Hulu called "The Quincy Avery Effect," on Wednesday, April 23. The film showcases Avery's achievements in training quarterbacks such as Jalen Hurts , and highlights the rise of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. USA TODAY Sports chatted with Avery about his upcoming documentary, some quarterbacks he’s trained, the NFL draft and more. Here are the highlights of the conversation. Editor’s note: Answers were slightly edited for clarity. Question: Tell us about your new documentary, "The Quincy Avery Effect." What inspired you to make the film? Answer: The documentary is really a story about perseverance and dedication. You get to see the work that I do with some of the best quarterbacks in t...

As Hartford Athletic surged toward a playoff berth at the end of last season, winning or drawing in 13 of its final 16 games, fans were thrilled that, playoffs or not, better times seemed ahead. What a difference a few months makes. Athletic (1-0-4) stumbled out of the gate this season, losing each of its first four USL games and falling to lower-league Portland Hearts of Pine in the U.S. Open Cup. In the process, Hartford scored just one league goal. On Saturday, head coach Brendan Burke and Co. started to turn things around, blanking Birmingham Legion SC, 1-0, to earn their first victory of the season. Deshane Beckford scored the lone goal for Athletic, firing home an assist from Mamadou Dieng in the 71st minute for his first tally of the season. It was the best performance of the season for the club, as they surpassed season highs in shots, shots on target, and crosses. Hartford returns to action on Saturday against Portland in a USL Cup game at 4 p.m. at Trinity Health Stad...

Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane (R) scored his 24th league goal of the season against Heidenheim (THOMAS KIENZLE) Harry Kane scored his 24th league goal of the season as Bayern Munich romped to a 4-0 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, moving the German giants ever closer to the Bundesliga title. Kane joined Konrad Laimer, Kingsley Coman and Joshua Kimmich on the scoresheet.  The victory took Bayern nine points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who play at St Pauli on Sunday. "It was a very important step towards the title," Kimmich told Sky Germany.  "We're now nine points ahead -- and Leverkusen have to win. But we're not really looking at them. We have to win at least two more games to secure the title." Stung by Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final elimination at Inter Milan, Bayern were ruthless. Kane, still seeking a first team trophy of his career, took the ball on the turn and lashed home with 12 minutes gone.  The England capta...

There’s at least a chance the Los Angeles Rams will take a quarterback early in the 2025 NFL Draft and one possible target is Alabama ’s Jalen Milroe. He’s a fringe first-round prospect who some believe may go as early No. 21 to the Pittsburgh Steelers , but the Rams could consider him five picks later if he’s on the board. The Rams sat down with Milroe recently and he told DJ Siddiqi of Card Player that his meeting with the team went “great.” “I just met with the Rams,” Milroe said. “Great meeting with them. No matter what team it is, it is so important just to talk ball with them, get an understanding of how I view X’s and O’s and the process of it is big. The meeting went well. Every one of them, I leave out, and they leave out so impressed with me.” Milroe is unquestionably the best athlete in this year’s class of quarterbacks, running a 4.40 in the 40-yard dash. He’s a true dual-threat quarterback, but he does need time to develop as a passer. The Rams could give him that o...

We are inside of a week to the start of the 2025 NFL draft and we have finalized our positional unit rankings for the defensive side of the football. Last year, defense took a back seat early in the draft thanks to a strong offensive group of prospects. This year, the defense is stealing the show. Here are our top five players at each defensive positional unit. EDGE defender 1 - Abdul Carter - Penn State 2 - Mykel Williams - Georgia 3 - James Pearce Jr. - Tennessee 4 - Mike Green - Marshall 5 - Donovan Ezeiruaku - Boston College Defensive tackle 1 - Mason Graham - Michigan 2 - Walter Nolen - Ole Miss 3 - Kenneth Grant - Michigan 4 - Derrick Harmon - Oregon 5 - Tyleik Williams - Ohio State Linebacker 1 - Jihaad Campbell - Alabama 2 - Jalon Walker - Georgia 3 - Demetrius Knight Jr. - South Carolina 4 - Chris Paul Jr. - Ole Miss 5 - Jeffery Bassa - Oregon Cornerback 1 - Will Johnson - Michigan 2 -Travis Hunter - Colorado 3 - Trey Amos - Ole Miss 4 - Jahdae Barron - ...

The 2015 NFL Draft is somehow almost 10 years removed from where we are now, which is a pretty fascinating thing to think about. That's the one where Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota headlined an ultimately underwhelming quarterback class and the overall talent wasn't quite as impressive as you'd normally expect. However, some great players came out of the 2015 draft class to be sure. LATEST NFL MOCK DRAFT:   A Jaguars trade into the top-3, Shedeur Sanders to a surprise team What if we redrafted that year's first round? How would it go? Well, we've tried to make fresh picks for all of the NFL teams who made selections in that first round. Some teams made big changes, while others stayed right where they were with the guys they chose. Like we did when we redrafted the 2014 NFL Draft , let's dive in and see how this all goes. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers : QB Jameis Winston, Florida State Winston never materialized into a long-term option at quarterback for the...

We are seven days away from the NFL draft kicking off, and the  Eagles  have completed their top 30 visits. The organization will now huddle up in the NovaCare Complex and prepare the ultimate draft board, including pass rushers, defensive tackles, and interior offensive linemen. Tennessee will be on the clock one week from tonight, and Philadelphia fans will wait almost three hours before the Super Bowl champions make their pick. Talented beat writers and NFL experts from across USA TODAY Sports released their latest mock draft, and the Eagles land Boston College pass rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku. Howie Roseman was no doubt pulling out his hair waiting for this pick to finally arrive. And as much as Roseman would have loved to trade up, he'll be very happy getting an edge rusher with 16.5 sacks last season. Ezeiruaku, who goes from the B.C. Eagles to the Philadelphia Eagles , can fit in nicely in the edge rusher rotation. – Martin Frank, Delaware Online The ...

MILWAUKEE – A six-game road trip that started off with so much promise fizzled out in less than 24 hours for the Detroit Tigers. First the good: the Tigers won a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins and then beat the Milwaukee Brewers with ease on Monday in the first of a three-game series. That put the Tigers in a perfect position to win another series. But all that good melted away quickly. Or rather, it disappeared along with their bats. The Tigers didn’t do much right in a 5-0 loss Tuesday night and the struggle continued on Wednesday afternoon in another loss, 5-1. Tigers focus on long game The Tigers called up Keider Montero from Triple-A Toledo and gave him the start on Wednesday, wanting to give their rotation an extra day of rest. "He can handle different style lineups,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said on Tuesday. “This is a (Brewers) team that I'm sure they'll stack lefties against them. They're going to be an active team if they get on th...