Associated Press India’s two-run single caps comeback as Reds beat Yanks 4-3 Jonathan India drove in two runs with a go-ahead, bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds completed an unlikely comeback, rallying past the New York Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night. The Yankees were 49-0 when leading after eight innings and the Reds were …

Associated Press Astros blow 4-run lead, rally in 9th to beat Angels 6-5 Even the mighty Houston Astros are not immune to occasional bouts of comprehensive ineptitude, as they demonstrated while blowing a four-run lead in the seventh inning Tuesday night with two errors, a hit batter with the bases loaded and a passed ball. The Astros still had plenty …

The Telegraph ‘We wouldn’t get away with any of it today’: is Octopussy the most outrageous Bond yet? Roger Moore couldn’t believe that James Bond had to wear a gorilla costume – one of several unlikely disguises in Octopussy. “These actors never read the bloody script until the night before,” laughs Octopussy director John Glen. “Roger came in and said, …

Reuters Apple has ended consulting deal with former designer Jony Ive – NY Times Apple Inc has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/technology/apple-jony-ive-end-agreement.html on Tuesday. Citing sources, the newspaper reported that Ive’s contract had come up for renewal and the parties agreed not to extend it. Ive, who left Apple …

Associated Press No bond for 2 charged in connection with alleged July 4 plot Two men charged in connection with what police have said was a thwarted Fourth of July mass shooting in Richmond, Virginia, were ordered held without bond Monday during brief court hearings that produced no new details about the alleged plot. Rolman Balcarcel Ac, 38, and Julio …

Late last month, just before the 2022 free agency period got underway, Kevin Durant shook up the NBA world by requesting a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Not much has happened on that front in the two weeks since his demand went public, but the story has still dominated the airwaves and internet.  Out in Las Vegas, NBA commissioner Adam …

What we learned as Warriors debut young trio in loss to Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors rolled out the trio of the future for the first time Tuesday night. It quickly became apparent there is much more competitive desire than harmony. With Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody and James Wiseman – lottery picks selected over the last …

Atlanta Hawks rookie AJ Griffin is considered to be day-to-day in the Las Vegas Summer League with right foot discomfort, the team announced on Tuesday. Griffin, the 16th pick last month, has not played with the Hawks in each of their three games in Las Vegas due to the injury. The team has held him out of action as a …

Getty Images Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell slid all the way to the middle of the second round in last month’s 2022 NBA Draft, but he still has a chance to make the league with the New Orleans Pelicans. Unfortunately, that task got much harder on Monday when he suffered a torn ACL in a Summer League game against the …

After losing two key players to injury on Saturday, the Detroit Pistons decided to shut down several other key players on their summer league roster Wednesday. Uncoincidentally, it led to them suffering their first summer league loss. With Jaden Ivey, Saben Lee and several other players in street clothes, the Pistons fell to the Indiana Pacers in Las Vegas, 101-87. …

Darren Yamashita / USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton underwent surgery on his left wrist earlier this month, according to ESPN reports. It is not clear when the injury occurred, nor is there a definitive timeline for his recovery, but he is expected to return around the start of the regular season.  This is the second major injury …

The NBA agreed on Tuesday to pay nearly $25 million to former ABA players. The league announced a program that will pay a group of former players who competed in the ABA but never qualified for the NBA players’ pension plan. According to the Indianapolis Star, the league will pay $24.5 million in total. “Both our current players and team …

Danny Ainge is a man of extremes. He’s either all-in on winning a championship — as he was when he swapped all of the Boston Celtics’ youth for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007 — or he’s all the way out. When it became clear the Celtics were no longer a viable championship contender, he traded …

After missing the end of the playoffs with a knee sprain, Khris Middleton required offseason surgery to repair another injury. Per ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks All-Star underwent surgery earlier in July to repair ligament damage in his left wrist. He’s expected to recover in time for the regular season. It’s not clear when or how Middleton sustained the injury. Khris …

Getty Images One of the most frustrating things to watch in the NBA is when a team gets out on a fastbreak after coming away with a turnover, and instead of seeing a highlight dunk, the opposing team commits a foul to stop the possession. It’s a momentum killer and takes some of the excitement away from the action. However, …

Michigan State basketball has dropped again in the latest update of ESPN’s Bracketology. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Spartans coming in as a No. 8 seed in his latest NCAA Tournament projection for the 2022-23 season. He has Michigan State slated to play No. 9 seed Texas A&M in an East Region first round matchup. Should the Spartans win this …

NBA approves harsher penalty for ‘transition take foul’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The NBA has seen enough of intentional fouls to stop fast breaks. Starting with the 2022-23 NBA season, there will be a harsher penalty for team that commit “transition take fouls,” the league announced on Tuesday. The take foul has become more common in recent years …

ASSOCIATED PRESS — LeBron James is publicly sharing his disappointment about the handling of Brittney Griner’s case, criticizing the United States’ efforts to bring the WNBA All-Star home in a trailer for an upcoming episode of his television show: “The Shop: Uninterrupted.” Griner is on trial in Russia for drug possession. She pleaded guilty last week and will appear again …

LAS VEGAS — In case you wondered why teams shut their stars down early at Summer League… Pelicans’ rookie E.J. Liddell went to the ground screaming in pain and grabbing his knee during the third quarter Monday night, and now the team has announced he has a torn ACL. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update …

NextShark Rolling Stone Korea apologizes for Blackpink column that said Lisa has an ‘exotic appearance,’ Jisoo not ‘most talented’ Rolling Stone Korea has issued an apology and correction for passages written in their July 5 Blackpink column which were seen by K-pop netizens and Blackpink’s fans, Blinks, as disrespectful to members Jisoo and Lisa. While the article provided a complimentary …