Bullpen collapses late as Yankees drop walk-off heartbreaker to Rays
TAMPA – The Yankees bullpen, who was asked to work overtime over the weekend, was delivered in a big way up to nine innings on Saturday. That’s when the four-run lead went into a tie game at the hands of Devin Williams, giving way to a gut punch that lost in 10 innings. After the […]
Anthony Richardson leads Colts on game-winning drive as Jets drop another heartbreaker
Just when it looked like the New York Jets were headed for a much-needed victory, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson had something else in mind. The Colts came from behind to win 28-27, culminating in Richardson's second rushing touchdown of the day. Jets kicker Anders Karlsson knew he needed to score a touchdown for the […]
Jets lose heartbreaker vs. Colts to bury playoff hopes for good
Give the young man one point. In a matchup between 22-year-old Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and 40-year-old Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Richardson and the Colts won. Richardson scored his second 4-yard rushing touchdown of the game with 46 seconds left, giving the Colts a 28-27 victory. With this loss, the Jets fell to 3 wins […]
Gotham’s NWSL two-peat hopes crushed in semifinal heartbreaker to Spirit
In the end, after Gotham FC had its players down for a combined six yellow cards and two from Bruniña, two frames of overtime and a corner kick for the Washington Spirit at the end of the 121st minute. Ann-Katrin Berger barely made it to the finish line. There was foot on one side of […]
Nets suffer overtime heartbreaker to Celtics after blowing lead
BOSTON — The last time the Nets played at TD Garden, they suffered the second-worst loss in franchise history, a loss that cost Jacque Vaughn his job. This time, they suffered a heartbreaking 108-104 loss in overtime, leading the defending champion Celtics by almost wire to wire, in front of a raucous sell-out crowd of […]
Iva Jovic loses US Open heartbreaker to Ekaterina Alexandrova
At just 16 years old, the youngest player in this year's tournament, American teenager Iva Jovic finished her US Open career with a performance that showed maturity and intensity beyond her years. Ekaterina Alexandrova, ranked 29th in the world, advanced with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over Jovic in the second round, but it was […]
Giants’ Wan’Dale Robinson feels dangerous again after long road bak from injury heartbreaker
For years you have a football in your hands, an agile, quick, explosive playmaker who makes you feel like a giant despite your diminutive size … and then you tear your ACL and worry you’ll never be Wan’Dale Robinson again. “There were days when I’d come home after practice or after a rehab workout and […]
Paul Skenes takes first MLB loss in Pirates heartbreaker
Despite suffering his first major league loss as a starting pitcher, Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes dominated the competition. Skenes pitched the ninth inning for the first time in his MLB career Tuesday night at PNC Park, pitching 8 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out eight. The right-hander gave up […]
Edwin Diaz implodes in ninth, Mets lose heartbreaker to Marlins
MIAMI — The Mets have a big headache in Edwin Diaz. Never mind that the All-Star closer is far from his 2022 peak, but suddenly his reliability to finish games is questionable. After squandering back-to-back save chances against the Phillies, the right-hander was given a no-save situation on Saturday, and in the 10th inning of […]
Knicks lose heartbreaker to Thunder in final seconds
The Knicks were teased in March with OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson briefly returning to the lineup, but April begins with once again uncertainty across the team’s starting frontcourt. Coach Tom Thibodeau’s team had already played all of February and then played without those two players and Julius Randle, but they defeated the Thunder at […]