The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top-seeded team. But once league MVP …
more
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
|
5/8/24
|
Brazil’s bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup has been ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA. The FIFA Congress is set to …
more
By ANNE M. PETERSON
|
5/8/24
|
Miles Wood scored on a backhander 11:03 into overtime into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche, after trailing by three goals in the first period, beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 4-3 in the opener …
more
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
|
5/8/24
|
The Carolina Hurricanes had the NHL’s second-best power play during the regular season. They’ve been shut down by the New York Rangers and that’s been the difference in their second-round …
more
By VIN A. CHERWOO
|
5/8/24
|
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points to help the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Chet Holmgren added 19 …
more
By CLIFF BRUNT
|
5/8/24
|
Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff …
more
By VIN A. CHERWOO
|
5/7/24
|
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics powered past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Derrick White added 25 points, including 7 3-pointers …
more
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
|
5/7/24
|
Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras broke his left forearm when he was hit by a swing during their game against the New York Mets. Contreras got hurt with J.D. Martinez at the plate in the second …
more
5/7/24
|
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 by the NBA but avoided a suspension for what the league described as “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during …
more
By ARNIE STAPLETON
|
5/7/24
|
The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history. The Sharks finished last in the overall standings and …
more
By JOHN WAWROW
|
5/7/24
|
Kylian Mbappé leaned forward with his head bowed and hands on his thighs. Another Champions League dream with Paris Saint-Germain was over. It was ruined by the ruthless efficiency of a Borussia …
more
By JEROME PUGMIRE
|
5/7/24
|
Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd
Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday night as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time. He …
more
By TIM REYNOLDS
|
5/7/24
|
Central defender Mats Hummels has headed Borussia Dortmund into the Champions League final as the German team wins 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain. Moments after Warren Zaïre-Emery missed an open goal …
more
By JEROME PUGMIRE
|
5/7/24
|
With the NHL Maple Leafs' latest one-and-done playoff collapse, women's hockey takes center stage in Toronto as the city's PWHL franchise faces Minnesota in a best-of-five semifinal series opening …
more
By JOHN WAWROW
|
5/7/24
|
A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Tennessee Titans have bolstered their wide receiving group by agreeing to terms with Tyler Boyd. That reunites the …
more
By TERESA M. WALKER
|
5/7/24
|
Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA game in Los Angeles is being moved to a bigger stage. The Los Angeles Sparks say their home game against Clark and the Indiana Fever on May 24 is being moved from Walter …
more
5/7/24
|
The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It’s not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there’s a flight to …
more
By TIM REYNOLDS
|
5/7/24
|
Quarterback Joe Burrow threw some crisp passes on the first day of offseason workouts and says rehabbing his surgically repaired right wrist is still a work in progress. He was cleared to throw about …
more
By MITCH STACY
|
5/7/24
|
A grounded airline in Australia. A lawsuit in a New York federal court alleging fraud in connection to a $600 million loan. And angry soccer fans in England resisting a takeover of Premier League …
more
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
|
5/7/24
|
Brooks Koepka delivered the action on the course for LIV Golf. Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson produced with words. Norman says in a Bloomberg interview that LIV Golf will live long after the Saudi …
more
By DOUG FERGUSON
|
5/7/24
|