Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell is going to stop throwing for a couple days after he felt some discomfort when he played catch
April 23, 2025
Starling Marte's 10th-inning, broken-bat single gave the New York Mets a 4-3 win over Philadelphia, a three-game sweep of the Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival
April 23, 2025
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks has won the NBA’s clutch player of the year award
April 23, 2025
Celtics star Jayson Tatum will miss the first playoff game of his career with a bone bruise in his right wrist when Boston hosts the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference first-round playoff series
April 23, 2025
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused an NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022
April 23, 2025
The Detroit Pistons, Tigers and Lions are giving the Motor City a reason to celebrate for a change
April 23, 2025
Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs
April 23, 2025
North Carolina looks at its 2026 game in Ireland against TCU as an example of the bump from hiring Bill Belichick in its efforts to boost the school's football profile
April 23, 2025
TPS adjunct coach arrested for assault after incident ends track meet
April 23, 2025
Paige Bueckers is doing her best to live in the present during what has been an insanely busy stretch
April 23, 2025
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis is confirming that starting quarterback Derek Carr has a shoulder “issue” but is declining to discuss specifics or forecast Carr’s playing status for this coming season
April 23, 2025
Simone Biles sits down with CNN's Amanda Davies after winning her fourth World Sportswoman of the Year award.
April 23, 2025
The main question everyone is asking ahead of the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night is where Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders going
April 23, 2025
Prosecutors allege five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team “did what they wanted” to an intoxicated young woman in a London, Ontario, hotel room in June of that year after she had consensual sex with one of them
April 23, 2025
Welcome to Green Bay: NFL prospects begin to arrive in Wisconsin for the Draft
April 23, 2025
Rory McIlroy says he wasn't going to let a cold or post-Masters fatigue stop him from joining friend Shane Lowry to defend their title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
April 23, 2025
Eagles star Saquon Barkley surprises students at Milton Hershey School
April 23, 2025
Czech government leaders came to the defense of former international ice hockey star Dominik Hasek on Wednesday after what they said were death threats from former Russian President
April 23, 2025
The status of quarterback Kirk Cousins remains a backdrop to the Atlanta Falcons’ plans for the NFL draft after he surprised some observers by reporting for the first day of the team’s voluntary offseason program
April 23, 2025
'A medical miracle': After 3 strokes, Towson men's lacrosse manager serves as inspiration to all
April 23, 2025
Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year who went on to become an NBA lottery pick and then played for the U.S. in 3x3 at last year’s Paris Olympics, has announced his retirement
April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Rogers Communications posted lower-than-expected quarterly subscriber additions on Wednesday, as the Canadian wireless giant grapples with strict immigration practices.
April 23, 2025
Officials at the U.S.
April 23, 2025
Czech leaders have condemned apparent threats made by former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
April 23, 2025
'Best place to be': Port Washington receives 60,000 salmon for summer fishing season
April 23, 2025
This year’s NFL draft is on target to achieve a first
April 22, 2025
'Mental abuse': Complaint details teens' allegations of sexual misconduct against high school teacher
April 23, 2025
Jannik Sinner doesn’t ‘deserve any of the hate’ as he nears return from doping ban, says Jack Draper
April 23, 2025
Simone Biles says gymnastics rivalry with friend Rebeca Andrade has ‘pushed the sport forward’
April 23, 2025
He was the first player ever to be drafted in the NFL, but he never played a professional game
April 23, 2025
LA Lakers level first-round series against Minnesota Timberwolves behind big Luka Dončić performance
April 23, 2025
Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty
April 23, 2025
If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason
April 23, 2025
Luka Doncic had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers fought back to even their first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 94-85 victory in Game 2
April 23, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night
April 22, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opener of the teams’ first-round playoff series
April 23, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies 118-99 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series
April 23, 2025
Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series
April 23, 2025
The U.S. Center for SafeSport has fired CEO Ju'Riese Colón
April 22, 2025
Payton Pritchard came off the bench and changed games for the Boston Celtics this season
April 22, 2025
How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
April 22, 2025
Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Boston’s Jayson Tatum have been the driving forces for their teams throughout the season
April 22, 2025
Hall of Famer Champ Bailey lays out the challenges facing Travis Hunter as he tries to play both cornerback and wide receiver in the NFL
April 22, 2025
Andre Agassi collected two of his eight Grand Slam tennis titles at the U.S. Open and now he’ll be competing at a different racket event with that name
April 22, 2025
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been listed as doubtful with a bone bruise in his right wrist for Game 2 of Boston’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Orlando Magic
April 22, 2025
John Korir arrived in Hopkinton hoping to join his brother as a Boston Marathon champion
April 22, 2025
Mapalo “Maz” Mwansa’s journey to the NFL has been unique, even for a league that continues to expand its international footprint
April 22, 2025
UCLA is coming off a losing season in coach DeShaun Foster's first year, but landing Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has the Bruins feeling like winners
April 22, 2025
Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a preemptive lawsuit against Republican President Donald Trump over the administration's push to ban transgender athletes from girls and women's sports
April 22, 2025
From coma to Boston Marathon, Oklahoma woman defies all odds after scooter accident
April 22, 2025
Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site
April 22, 2025
Nebraska community rallies to support plane crash victim's son
April 22, 2025
Lou Lamoriello is out as president and general manager of the New York Islanders
April 22, 2025
Simone Biles is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
April 22, 2025
Brett Goldstein likens the revival of ‘Ted Lasso’ to the resurrection of a thought-dead cat
April 22, 2025
This girl dunks: Meet the Missouri player who is one of the top basketball recruits in the country
April 22, 2025
Deputies rescue man in cardiac emergency during Dirty 30 bike race
April 22, 2025
NASCAR driver Katherine Legge said she has been receiving “hate mail” and “death threats” from auto racing fans after a crash last weekend at Rockingham
April 22, 2025
Law enforcement is "well prepared" for the NFL Draft Experience in Green Bay
April 22, 2025
Former Virginia safety Jonas Sanker took an unconventional path to the NFL draft
April 22, 2025
Brock Purdy reported to the start of the offseason program for the San Francisco 49ers, while star tight end George Kittle stayed away from the start of the voluntary program
April 22, 2025
Shaquille O’Neal made a fast break to the bathroom and cracked up his colleagues
April 22, 2025
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter-century
April 22, 2025
As an Olympic gold medalist and Champions League winner, Almuth Schult was one of the top goalkeepers in women’s soccer
April 22, 2025
'It hurt the team': Milwaukee Lutheran football player honored by teammates, family at vigil after deadly shooting on Easter Sunday
April 22, 2025
Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on Monday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo de
April 22, 2025
The smallest city in the NFL will host the league's biggest off-season event beginning on Thursday, as tens of thousands are expected to descend upon Wisconsin when
April 22, 2025
Runners say the Boston Marathon is a "once in a lifetime experience"
April 22, 2025
The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral
April 22, 2025
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Travis Kelce, Simone Biles and Gracie Abrams all won honors at the Webby Awards, which recognize the best internet content and creators
April 22, 2025
Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA’s Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago
April 22, 2025
Many NFL fans spend the weeks leading up to the draft poring over predictions to try to figure out which players their favorite teams are most likely to select
April 21, 2025
Simone Biles, Mondo Duplantis win big at 25th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards
April 22, 2025
Mavs GM Nico Harrison admits he was surprised by Luka Dončić’s level of popularity with fans following shock trade to Lakers
April 22, 2025
Detroit Pistons snap NBA-record postseason losing streak with Game 2 win over New York Knicks
April 22, 2025
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series
April 22, 2025
Francisco Lindor is off to a smashing start for a change, and he picked up right where he left off against the Philadelphia Phillies
April 22, 2025
Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history
April 22, 2025
The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 in Game 2 of their playoff series
April 22, 2025
Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist, Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series
April 22, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series
April 22, 2025
The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, but again delayed his return after nearly three years
April 21, 2025
Matthew Stafford is glad to be back at work with the Los Angeles Rams after a second straight offseason of financial discontent
April 21, 2025
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he miscalculated the depth of love his club’s fans had for Luka Doncic before the trade that sent the young superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis
April 21, 2025
The NCAA has passed rules that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expected to go into effect this summer
April 21, 2025
Pro Football Hall of Famer and podcast star Shannon Sharpe sued for sexual assault and battery. He says it’s a ‘shakedown’
April 21, 2025
A day after firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted longtime general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities
April 21, 2025
Deion Sanders says he shudders to think about the kind of negativity he would have faced back when he was preparing for the NFL draft in 1989
April 21, 2025
The Green Bay Packers hold the 23rd overall pick in this year’s NFL draft
April 21, 2025
JJ Redick says he enjoys coaching more than he enjoyed playing in his 15-year NBA career
April 21, 2025
The Boston Marathon had about the same number of no-shows as last year, dispelling concerns that international runners would skip the race in the face of increased U.S. border scrutiny
April 21, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves will try to avoid complacency when they return to action on Tuesday after dominating their first-round playoff series openers
April 21, 2025
The world's most decorated gymnast Simone Biles was named the Sportswoman of the Year, while Swedish pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis captured the men's honour at the
April 21, 2025
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is listed as questionable for Game 2 of the Bucks’ first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday
April 21, 2025
Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina have been postponed after the death of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025
Walker Buehler wasn’t taking any chances with the early start
April 21, 2025
Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War
April 21, 2025
Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances
April 21, 2025
Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
April 21, 2025
Landry Fields was fired as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks after three seasons, with the team missing the playoffs in the last two of those
April 21, 2025
Sharon Lokedi smashes women’s course record at the Boston Marathon, John Korir wins men’s race
April 21, 2025
The Salt Lake Tribune reports on how a Ninja Warrior competitor's collection of 5,000 Hot Wheels caught the attention of Mattel.
April 15, 2025
Jelena Ostapenko has upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-1 in the Porsche Grand Prix final in Stuttgart
April 21, 2025
It’s starting to feel like an annual tradition: Panthers vs
April 21, 2025
Four young Chicago White Sox pitchers all had something in common before they even came to Boston this weekend
April 21, 2025
Duke star Cooper Flagg declares for the NBA draft
April 21, 2025
Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds
April 21, 2025
When the Detroit Tigers returned to the postseason last year for the first time in a decade, they did it without great production from Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson
April 21, 2025
Max Verstappen says ‘people can’t handle the full truth’ after Saudi Arabia time-penalty
April 21, 2025
Holger Rune stuns Carlos Alcaraz to win Barcelona Open and end two-year trophy drought
April 21, 2025
‘Shock and awe’: USA defeats Canada in overtime to win women’s hockey world championship
April 21, 2025
NBA Playoffs: Steph Curry leads Golden State Warriors to Game 1 win and more from Sunday’s action
April 21, 2025
Chinese robots ran against humans in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile
April 19, 2025
Brett Howden scored two goals, and the Vegas Golden Knights opened their first-round Western Conference playoffs series with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild
April 21, 2025
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series
April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome had to wait five years to play in his first NBA playoff game
April 21, 2025
Ingrid Lindblad won the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in her third start as an LPGA Tour member, avoiding a playoff when fellow rookie Akie Iwai bogeyed the final hole at El Caballero Country Club
April 21, 2025
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series
April 21, 2025
Nico Iamaleava commits to UCLA amid transfer portal drama with Tennessee
April 20, 2025
Derrick White scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 points and finished the game after a scary late fall, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series
April 20, 2025
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t
April 20, 2025
It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award
April 20, 2025
Justin Thomas is a winner again after nearly three years
April 20, 2025
Nico Iamaleava says he’s heading to UCLA, a week after Tennessee announced the quarterback who helped the Volunteers reach last season’s College Football Playoff was no longer with the program
April 20, 2025
Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime against defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship
April 20, 2025
John Korir has the resume that proves he is fast enough to win the Boston Marathon and the family connections that might just help him do it
April 20, 2025
The Premier League title is so close Liverpool can almost touch it
April 20, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series
April 20, 2025
Oscar Piastri went top of the Formula 1 standings with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday
April 20, 2025
The Detroit Pistons could have sounded shaken, after a few miserable minutes against the New York Knicks ruined an otherwise solid return to the postseason
April 20, 2025
Oklahoma City’s playoff run got off to a record-setting start
April 20, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts welcomed Shohei Ohtani back to his lineup Sunday, speculating that “dad strength” could lead to unprecedented exit velocity from the two-way star’s already imposing bat
April 20, 2025
The days of running backs being the headliners at the NFL draft are long in the past with the league’s shift to more passing leading to quarterbacks, pass rushers and pass blockers dominating the top of the draft each year
April 20, 2025
New Colorado goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is already having a big impact on the Avalanche in their eighth consecutive postseason
April 20, 2025
Easter eggs hidden around Boston ahead of the marathon contain a special surprise
April 20, 2025
Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby
April 20, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka takes photo of ball mark to dispute umpire’s call during Stuttgart Open victory
April 20, 2025
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, makes history in sensational debut as youngest ever player in Indian Premier League history
April 20, 2025
NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers succumb to heavy defeat against Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 despite late comeback
April 20, 2025
CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell gets the Northern Ireland perspective on Rory McIlroy's historic win at Augusta from Holywood Golf Club men's captain Trevor Heaven.
April 19, 2025
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, Cam Payne had 11 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the New York Knicks stunned the Detroit Pistons with a 21-0 run in the final period to rally for a 123-112 victory on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series
April 20, 2025
When Luka Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter of his playoff debut with his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers’ downtown arena crackled with excitement from fans imagining dream scenarios for their new superstar this spring
April 20, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado’s strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Western Conference playoff series
April 20, 2025
Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Luka Doncic’s 37-point Lakers playoff debut for a 117-95 victory over Los Angeles
April 20, 2025
Akie Iwai shot an 8-under 64 playing alongside her twin sister Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship with Lauren Coughlin and Ingrid Lindblad
April 20, 2025
Playing in Stanford’s football stadium, the school’s softball home game against rival California set the NCAA attendance record with a crowd of 13,207
April 20, 2025
Deion Sanders didn’t get a chance to fully enjoy the moment as his son, Shedeur, and his like-a-son, Travis Hunter, had their jerseys retired Saturday before the spring game
April 19, 2025
Houston faced the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs four times between 2015-19 and each time the Rockets were sent packing
April 19, 2025
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and Aaron Gordon added 25, and the Denver Nuggets roared back from a 15-point first-half deficit to power past the Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 in overtime in the opener of their Western Conference playoff series
April 19, 2025
Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams placed the blame on himself two days after his team closed its 14th consecutive season without a playoff berth
April 19, 2025
Benjamin Cremaschi scored on a diving header in the 30th minute and Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday
April 19, 2025
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is now a father
April 19, 2025
Adolis García hit a two-run homer off former Texas closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers
April 19, 2025
Si Woo Kim had a flawless third round at Harbour Town until the very end
April 19, 2025
Oklahoma’s redemption arc is complete
April 19, 2025
Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko have welcomed their first child, a girl, the Los Angeles Dodgers star announced via social media on Saturday.
April 19, 2025
Oklahoma City takes the No. 1 seed in the playoffs into its first-round opener against Memphis
April 19, 2025
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers go into the NBA Playoffs as the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the highest-scoring offense during the regular season and one of the favorites for the championship
April 19, 2025
In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital
April 19, 2025
Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood showed glimpses of the growing pains he will likely experience as a freshman and flashes of the promise that made him the nation’s top-rated high school football recruit in the Wolverines' spring game
April 19, 2025
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 117-98 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series
April 19, 2025
Miami Heat become the first 10th place team to advance out of the NBA’s play-in tournament as playoff field is set
April 19, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk skated with the Florida Panthers in practice on Saturday, a sign that he may be ready to rejoin the lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs
April 19, 2025
The New York Rangers have fired coach Peter Laviolette
April 19, 2025
Teen kayakers rescued from stormy weather
April 19, 2025
Greg Cronin has been fired as coach of the Anaheim Ducks after two seasons
April 19, 2025
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko welcome the birth of first child
April 19, 2025
‘My heart was broken’: Luka Dončić threw and cracked phone upon hearing Los Angeles Lakers trade news
April 19, 2025
Rory McIlroy could go onto win 10 majors now Masters ‘shackles are off,’ says men’s captain of his hometown golf club
April 19, 2025
What the UK ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ means for same-sex spaces, culture wars and more
April 19, 2025
Two-time All-Star Ja Morant promised a sprained right ankle wouldn’t keep him out of Memphis’ play-in game against Dallas with the Western Conference’s last postseason berth up for grabs Friday night
April 19, 2025
Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs
April 19, 2025
Francisco Lindor turned on an inside cutter from Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning and sent the ball soaring into Citi Field’s second deck in right field, 401 feet away
April 19, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
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