Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez broke down in tears Monday as he paid tribute to former Red Sox teammate David Ortiz, who is recovering from wounds suffered in a drive-by shooting in the Dominican Republic. “I don’t have enough words to describe who David is, what David means to baseball,” Martinez said on MLB Network. “But I’m so disappointed […]

REIMS, France — On Monday night, a little more than 24 hours before the United States was scheduled to meet Thailand in its first match of the World Cup, the American captain Alex Morgan and Coach Jill Ellis were answering questions at a packed news conference inside the Stade Auguste-Delaune. After a benign first few minutes, the room tittered when […]

TORONTO — He was brilliant, and then he was broken. He was valiant and then, in the split-second of one false move on a fragile muscle, he was a cautionary tale.  Kevin Durant should not have played in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. We will talk for a long time about everything that happened here Monday night: the shock […]

Some athletes retire and go into business. These 13 athletes now find success in the food and beverage industry. Former NBA player Mike Miller owns 10 BugerFi locations. San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman owns two Wingstop locations in Seattle. Former NHL player Cory Stillman owns Firehouse Subs restaurants. Visit INSIDER’s homepage for more stories. Whether they’re in the NBA, […]

South Africa’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup suffered another blow as their game with West Indies in Southampton was washed out. SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENED The Proteas started the tournament with three straight defeats – to England, Bangladesh and India – and realistically needed to win their final six group games to make the […]

The City of Kitchener says it will once again close King Street on Monday night for a Toronto Raptors viewing party. A spokesperson for the city told Global News that the street will be closed between College and Ontario streets from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors […]

Inclement weather has forced the cancellation of the live stream of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Millennium Park in Peterborough on Monday night. Peterborough mayor Diane Therrien on Monday morning tweeted that due to the weather (rain), the live stream will be cancelled. The city hosted a live stream viewing party at the park on Friday night for […]

Jos Buttler is ‘responding well to treatment’ after injuring his hip in England’s World Cup win over Bangladesh on Saturday, the ECB has said. The 28-year-old sustained his injury while scoring 64 from 44 balls against the Tigers in Cardiff and did not field in the second innings, with Jonny Bairstow taking the wicketkeeping gloves. Vice-captain Buttler is expected to […]

ENGLAND’S goalkeeper was undoubtedly the Pick of the bunch as the Three Lions secured third spot at the Nations League. Gareth Southgate’s men squandered a host of chances and even had a Callum Wilson goal ruled out by VAR as they were held to a stalemate by Switzerland yesterday. And that meant it came down to penalties to determine who […]

WITH Jose Mourinho linked to becoming the new Newcastle manager, he will already be fantasising about chopping and changing the Toon squad. The former Man United boss is the No1 choice for billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan who is aiming to buy the club from Mike Ashley. Terms have been agreed and the Bin Zayed Group told SunSport […]