SportsYahoo SportsHeavyweight champ Deontay Wilder is the knockout artist fans have been waiting for
The "Bronze Bomber" is everything that is right about boxing.
SportsReutersMLB roundup: Astros top Red Sox for 10th straight win
Tyler White capped a five-run first inning with a two-run double, and Josh James delivered three scoreless innings of relief as the Houston Astros defeated the host Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Saturday at Fenway Park to extend their winning streak to 10. It is the second 10-game winning streak of the season
SportsYahoo SportsSage Northcutt underwent 9-hour surgery after brutal 29-second KO in ONE Championship debut
Sage Northcutt was knocked out in 29 seconds on Friday, and had to undergo a nine-hour surgery to repair multiple fractures in his face.
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Deontay Wilder KOs Dominic Breazeale to Make His Case for Best Heavyweight. Now He Must Prove It.
Deontay Wilder did what he was supposed to and made slight work of Dominic Breazeale with a first-round knockout Saturday night. But to prove he's the best heavyweight, Wilder needs to defeat a more formidable opponent.
NewsAFP NewsWilder retains WBC heavyweight title with brutal first round KO
Undefeated Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge match Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title. Wilder, who has one of the most destructive right hands in heavyweight history, floored the challenger with a one-punch
SportsReutersAnother comeback gives Warriors 3-0 lead on Blazers
Stephen Curry saved 21 of his game-high 36 points for the second half and Draymond Green recorded a triple-double Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors rallied to stun the host Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 for a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference finals playoff series. The top-seeded Warriors
SportsReutersHorse throws rider in Preakness won by War of Will
War of Will, running along the rail, won the Preakness Stakes at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in a Triple Crown race with a riderless horse. War of Will had finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby after becoming entangled with Maximum Security, which finished first at Churchill Downs
SportsYahoo SportsCubs-Nationals ends bizarrely after Joe Maddon mounts premeditated toe-tap protest
A hitch in Sean Doolittle's delivery was all Joe Maddon needed to significantly lengthen the ninth inning of Cubs-Nationals.
SportsYahoo SportsBombs away: Deontay Wilder lands perfect punch to KO Dominic Breazeale
Deontay Wilder reminded anyone who may have forgotten why he is such a fun fighter to watch.
SportsYahoo SportsWarriors rally back, beat Trail Blazers to grab 3-0 lead in Western Conference finals
The Trail Blazers couldn't hold on after mounting an 18-point lead on Saturday, falling to the Warriors in Game 3 and into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals.
SportsYahoo SportsRafael dos Anjos withstands Kevin Lee's early pressure, gets 4th-round submission
The fight ended at 3:47 of the fourth when an exhausted Lee was unable to move dos Anjos and tapped his submission.
SportsReutersChasing pack not ready to concede to Koepka yet with wind a factor
Brooks Koepka's seven-stroke lead has placed one of his hands on the PGA Championship's Wanamaker Trophy but the group of players chasing him are not ready to concede just yet, especially if the wind continues to blow. Koepka's even par round on Saturday left him at 12-under, seven ahead
SportsReutersLarson qualifies late, wins All-Star race
Kyle Larson woke up Saturday morning not knowing if he would make the field for Saturday night's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Larson, who had to win a stage in the Monster Energy Open qualifying race earlier in the evening to earn a berth in the All-Star event, took the lead with 12 laps
SportsYahoo SportsDell and Sonya Curry try new tactic to avoid taking sides in Warriors-Blazers
It's been a Curry family civil war in the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and Blazers.
SportsYahoo SportsFlorida State softball pulls off NCAA tournament first with four straight homers
Florida State softball sets NCAA tournament record with four consecutive home runs.
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Dustin Johnson Finds Himself in Brook Koepka’s Shadow at a Major Once Again
Dustin Johnson has always played the “big brother” role to Brooks Koepka. But when a friendship is built on a power imbalance, what happens when the balance shifts?
SportsYahoo SportsSources: Mets manager Mickey Callaway safe through the weekend
Mets manager Mickey Callaway is not set to be fired this weekend, according to team sources. The Mets are 20-24.
SportsYahoo SportsDivision II women's golf team gets cut for budget reasons, ends up winning national championship
Among the reasons the Florida Tech women's golf program was dissolved: lacking "potential to be competitive."
SportsYahoo SportsPhiladelphia Eagles DE Chris Long officially announces retirement on Twitter
After more than a decade in the league, Eagles defensive end Chris Long appears to have announced his retirement.
SportsYahoo SportsHow a grocery store employee has Jazz Janewattananond in the hunt at the PGA Championship
Jazz Janewattananond is in contention at the PGA Championship thanks to his caddy, a frozen foods manager at a local grocery store.
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As Brooks Koepka Dominates the Game, Jordan Spieth Searches for His
Jordan Spieth’s game is on the comeback, but the last group at the PGA Championship is no place to find your rhythm. Especially when Brooks Koepka is playing like this.
SportsReutersMLB notebook: Rangers RHP Kelley awaits biopsy
Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley had two lumps surgically removed from his vocal cords this week and is awaiting the results of a biopsy, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Saturday. The right-hander told the newspaper he had the surgery Thursday and expects to have the biopsy results next week
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Rockets moving on from defensive mastermind Bzdelik
Just over a week after another playoff run fizzled, the Houston Rockets are moving on from associate head coach Jeff Bzdelik, who helped improve the team's defense this past season. Bzdelik, 66, came out of retirement a month after the season started to help head coach Mike D'Antoni improve
SportsReutersKoepka has record seven-stroke advantage after third round at PGA
If I can get off to a good start, these first six holes are very scorable." Long-hitting fellow Americans Dustin Johnson (69), Harold Varner III (67) and Luke List (69), and Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond (67) were locked in second place on five under. "I'm more focused than anybody
