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A University of Utah diver is on the run after police say he may have fled the country amid an investigation into rape allegations, according to multiple reports. Benjamin Smyth, a 19-year-old student-athlete on the men’s swimming and diving team, is believed to have fled to Canada where he is …

Remco Evenepoel crashed twice during Stage 5 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia Wednesday, but it wasn’t the slick conditions that brought the race favorite down the first time.  The 23-year-old Soudal Quick-Step rider was already 152 kilometers in during the 171-kilometer race when a dog on a sidewalk appeared to …

Aaron Rodgers will receive a primetime slot for his debut in a New York Jets uniform.  The Jets will open the 2023 NFL season at home on “Monday Night Football” against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.  Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks to pass during the wild-card playoff game …

Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night. Nylander was the beneficiary of an odd …

Stephen Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. LeBron James had 25 points …

The New York Knicks held off the Miami Heat’s fourth-quarter surge to avoid elimination with their 112-103 Game 5 victory at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.  The Heat outscored the Knicks 29-28 in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks did enough to come back from their 10-point first-quarter deficit …

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley reportedly turned down the team’s extension offer of $13 million per season during their postseason run last year.  One NFL agent thinks it was a “dumb” decision.  Speaking anonymously to the New York Post, the agent said that the framework of the deal, …

The Minnesota Twins committed $200 million to shortstop Carlos Correa in the offseason, the most the franchise has ever committed toward one player.  And Correa is not performing like a $200 million player.  Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins fields against the Kansas City Royals on April 30, 2023, at …

A Division III Minnesota college baseball player cut his team’s deficit to one run when he hit a homer on Monday and celebrated with one of the more outrageous bat flips in recent memory. Drake Siens, who plays for Gustavus Adolphus College, watched his home run go over the left-field …

Nikola Jokic had a triple-double after making up with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Michael Porter Jr. sank five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix 118-102 on Tuesday night in Game 5 to regain the series lead. Joker had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his …