• The Canadian Press

    Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard enters NBA draft after being named top freshman by SEC coaches

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reserve guard Reed Sheppard, who was voted the Southeastern Conference's top freshman by coaches after leading the league in steals, says he will enter the NBA draft. The London, Kentucky, native was considered one of the conference's best playmakers and perimeter shooters. He said in a social media post that it was time to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA and asked fans “to go with me” in a one-minute video. Sheppard's father, Jeff, was the 1998 Final Four M

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen, Roma, Atalanta, Marseille into Europa League SF. Liverpool, West Ham, Milan, Benfica out

    Liverpool failed to overcome a three-goal deficit and was eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup. The result officially ended Liverpool’s hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield, though the feat had looked unlikely after the Italian team won 3-0 in the first leg in Merseyside. “We won the game and that was the reaction we wanted to show,” Klopp told TNT Sports. “It was diff

  • The Canadian Press

    Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs game postponed because of rain in the forecast

    CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Marlins' game at the Chicago Cubs was postponed because of rain in the forecast for Thursday night. It will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Chicago was back at home after a 5-4 trip that included stops at San Diego, Seattle and Arizona. Cody Bellinger homered to lead the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday in the rubber game of the three-game set. “Definitely a trip that had a little bit of everything,” Cubs s

  • Yahoo Sports

    Deion Sanders denies he made list of NFL teams he'd let his kids play for: 'That's a stupid lie'

    Sanders supposedly said he'd only let Shedeur and Shilo play for the Eagles, Falcons, 49ers, Commanders, Cowboys and Ravens. That appears to be false.