Ross Mathews has met and befriended many a celebrity over his nearly two decades in television, from “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — and now he’s cluing in readers on his most coveted superstar interactions in his new book, “Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour,” (Atria Books, 224 pp.) […]

SOFIA KENIN fulfilled her child prodigy promise to become the youngest women's Australian Open winner since her idol Maria Sharapova 12 years ago. The 21-year-old American came from behind to beat the error-prone Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the women’s singles final. Ever since she was a kid, there has been an element of expectation and hope she would […]

Pizza, wings, subs and beer will be in hot demand Sunday. All are popular choices for Super Bowl Sunday but the chicken wing will be the MVP with 1.4 billion expected to be eaten, according to the National Chicken Council. This Sunday is likely to be one of the biggest party days of the year. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2020 […]

In an instant, Barclays Center went from quiet to raucous. The atmosphere was dead one moment and thunderous the next. “Ky-rie, Ky-rie” chants could be heard in all parts of the arena. All it took was Kyrie Irving checking back into the game. The crowd was no longer worried about a collapse, not with the team’s new superstar putting on […]

Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy. Ighalo, who is still in China but is expected to fly to the UK in the next few days, scored 39 goals in 99 […]

Picnicgoers listen to speakers at the Clinton County Democrats' Labor Day Picnic on Sept. 1, 2019. (Photo: Olivia Sun/The Register) DES MOINES — With so much happening on Caucus Day — there are more than 1,700 caucus precincts statewide, 28 national and international satellite locations and expected record-breaking turnout — keeping track of results in real time will be overwhelming. Here’s a way to […]

JASON ROY scored a century in his first innings for England since  winning the World Cup — but he did not know it! A two-hour power cut at the ground coincided with Roy’s knock and he was worried he raised his bat for the wrong reason. The Surrey batsman explained: “I thought the umpire stitched me up. Everyone started clapping […]

Belgian journalist and former pro cyclist Sven Spoormakers posted a screengrab on Twitter that has caused outrage on social media after making a crude comment referring to a young female reporter covering the Vuelta a San Juan. Spoormakers made reference to the reporter’s low cut top after taking a screenshot of her interviewing one of the riders for television, asking […]

SHARJAH can give Willie Mullins his seventh Irish Champion Hurdle in the past decade. Finishing in the first three last time is a must in this classy contest with most winners having scored on their previous outing. So we will overlook the hopes of Klassical Dream, Aramon and Ballycaines. A run within the past couple of months is another important […]

After a three-game road trip, the Phoenix Suns (20-27) return home to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-20) Friday night. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. ET Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. We analyze the Thunder-Suns odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup. Place a legal sports bet on this NBA action or other […]