Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic while sparking the Timberwolves in a 116-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers for a 2-1 lead in their first-round series
April 26, 2025
Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series
April 26, 2025
Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1
April 26, 2025
Even with Jayson Tatum in the starting lineup, the Boston Celtics still couldn’t find a way to win in Orlando
April 25, 2025
Shedeur Sanders is still waiting to hear his name called in the NFL draft — after three rounds, 102 picks and five quarterbacks selected ahead of Coach Prime’s highly touted son
April 25, 2025
Shedeur Sanders remains undrafted after first three rounds of 2025 NFL draft
April 26, 2025
Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a big second half to beat Indiana 117-101 on Friday night and cut the Pacers’ series lead to 2-1
April 26, 2025
The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series
April 26, 2025
Yan Liu had an albatross to offset three front-nine bogeys and rebounded from a late bogey for an even-par 72 and a one-stroke lead over four players Friday in the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major tournament of the year
April 26, 2025
The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well
April 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft pick loses mother hours after being selected
April 25, 2025
PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play Friday to remain atop the leaderboard in the Zurich Classic, and leave defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry six strokes back
April 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo
April 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon’s mother, Tiffany Saine, died shortly after Pittsburgh selected the defensive lineman from Oregon with the 21st overall pick
April 25, 2025
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was booed almost every time he touched the ball in Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons
April 25, 2025
Two-way star Travis Hunter hopped on Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s private jet and stared out a window the entire flight to Florida because he was “just excited to get here and be able to come back home and get to work.”
April 25, 2025
Two general managers and one head coach were surprised Shedeur Sanders wasn’t selected Thursday night because their teams had first-round grades on him, they told The Associated Press
April 25, 2025
Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Game 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets after he sustained a pelvic contusion in a frightening fall during Game 2
April 25, 2025
Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office
April 25, 2025
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup
April 25, 2025
The Tennessee Titans had a pleasant surprise in store for No. 1-overall pick Cam Ward during his introductory news conference Friday
April 25, 2025
Memphis guard Ja Morant is doubtful to play Saturday when the Grizzlies face elimination in Game 4 of their Western Conference series against Oklahoma City because of a bruised hip
April 25, 2025
NTSB investigating why famed pilot crashed beside runway days before he was to perform at airshow
April 24, 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers seem like they have nearly unlimited amounts of money, three former MVPs in their starting lineup and a pitching staff that never runs out of overpowering arms
April 25, 2025
Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in four years, having served his punishment for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test and coming to the place where he’s won a record-tying six times
April 25, 2025
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes team owners will come to a consensus in May on whether rule changes will be needed to eliminate the tush push play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another
April 25, 2025
Baltimore ultra-marathon swimmer Katie Pumphrey completes six-hour swim in Inner Harbor
April 25, 2025
The family of Southern California basketball recruit Alijah Arenas says he is out of an induced coma after a vehicle crash in Los Angeles
April 25, 2025
Suburban Chicago man wins $800K in sports bets, but casinos won't pay. Who was in the right?
April 25, 2025
The Florida Panthers are waiting to see if captain Aleksander Barkov will be able to play Saturday when their playoff series resumes against the Tampa Bay Lightning
April 25, 2025
Tensions erupt over Warren Sapp arrest at Okeechobee County meeting
April 25, 2025
Novak Djokovic says he can feel the changes taking place in tennis
April 25, 2025
World soccer’s great runner-up is finally about to lift a trophy
April 25, 2025
Police say the family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez has been rescued after being kidnapped from their home in the coastal city of Guayaquil
April 25, 2025
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are returning to court to begin the chase for a coveted WNBA championship with the opening of training camps and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league
April 25, 2025
Former star running back Adrian Peterson has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Minnesota after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans
April 25, 2025
Oklahoma City has a chance to secure its spot in Round 2
April 25, 2025
A judge declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team
April 25, 2025
Ahmed Hassanein became the first Egyptian ever selected in the NFL draft. It’s the next chapter in an improbable story
April 25, 2025
Your tight hips are hurting your knees. Here’s how to fix them
April 25, 2025
Kobe Bryant’s debut jersey sells for $7 million at auction, a record price for memorabilia tied to the NBA legend
April 25, 2025
Oklahoma City Thunder overturn 29-point deficit to take a 3-0 series lead over Grizzlies after Ja Morant leaves game injured
April 25, 2025
Quarterback Cam Ward was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday, completing his improbable rise from an overlooked and unranked high school
April 24, 2025
Memphis guard Ja Morant was knocked out of the Grizzlies’ playoff game against Oklahoma City on Thursday night with a left hip contusion after taking a hard fall under the basket late in the first half
April 25, 2025
Chet Holmgren scored all but one of his 24 points in the second half as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 29-point deficit after Ja Morant left the game with a hip injury and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-108 for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series
April 25, 2025
Kirill Kaprizov had two power-play goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series
April 25, 2025
Shedeur Sanders is still on the board
April 25, 2025
Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft
April 24, 2025
Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series
April 25, 2025
Florida captain Aleksander Barkov missed the final 10:09 of the Panthers’ win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Tampa Bay on Thursday night, after taking a hit from the Lightning’s Brandon Hagel
April 25, 2025
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points, Jalen Brunson had 30 and the New York Knicks held on for a 118-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series
April 25, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up three spots to select Heisman Trophy winner and two-way Colorado star Travis Hunter with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft
April 24, 2025
Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish defending champions six shots behind leaders Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Vetlo
April 24, 2025
Haeran Ryu and Yan Liu each shot 7-under 65 to share the lead during the suspended first round of the Chevron Championship as top-ranked Nelly Korda struggled to a 77 on Thursday in her title defense
April 24, 2025
The Tennessee Titans certainly hope picking a first-round quarterback for the third time in 15 NFL drafts proves to be the charm
April 24, 2025
University of Southern California basketball recruit Alijah Arenas has been involved in a vehicle accident
April 24, 2025
A cardiologist testified that Diego Maradona was considered a “high-risk patient” and said that the authorities at the clinic where he underwent surgery days before his death recommended that the former national team captain should recover in a rehabilitation clinic rather than in a private home
April 24, 2025
Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award
April 24, 2025
Jayson Tatum remains listed as doubtful for the Boston Celtics, meaning the reigning NBA champions do not expect him to play Friday when they visit the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round series
April 24, 2025
The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place
April 24, 2025
Technological advances that lead to fairer, more accurate calls are often seen as triumphs. But new technology doesn’t mean perfect precision – nor does it necessarily create a better fan experience.
March 14, 2025
Kyle Larson experienced his first crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the second day that Indianapolis 500 drivers participated in open testing on the 2.5-mile oval
April 24, 2025
This time Iga Swiatek had the answers against teenage sensation Alexandra Eala
April 24, 2025
Shannon Sharpe to step away from ESPN duties amid ongoing lawsuit
April 24, 2025
The Orlando Magic have been here before
April 24, 2025
Fresh off winning Comeback of the Year Award at this week’s Laureus World Sports Awards, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, reflects on “goosebumps” moment at last summer’s Paris Game. The star gymnast has been telling CNN’s Amanda Davies why it was such a powerful moment in her career.
April 24, 2025
Cam Ward will complete an improbable rise from an overlooked and unranked high school recruit to the presumptive first pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday as the
April 24, 2025
Injured skier rescued from Sierra Nevada in near total darkness
April 24, 2025
The chippiness and chirping is beginning to heat up as it usually does during the NBA playoffs
April 24, 2025
Spire Motorsports has parted ways with championship-winning crew chief Rodney Childers after only nine races with the team
April 24, 2025
Former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced their plans Thursday to join the Negro Leagues’ “Pitch for the Future” in bringing greater awareness to the legacy of the Negro Leagues with a museum expansion
April 24, 2025
WNBA training camps are set to open this weekend and there’s no doubt that No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers is primed for a pro career in the league
April 24, 2025
Jamie Vardy is leaving Leicester following its relegation from the Premier League to end the striker’s 13-year stay at a club he famously helped to win the English title in 2016
April 24, 2025
NBA great Jason Kidd has entered the soccer world by joining the ownership group of English Premier League club Everton
April 24, 2025
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