Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirms on social media that John Calipari will return as men’s basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive …
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3/27/24
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Austin Reaves had a triple-double and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 37.8 seconds left in the second overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of LeBron James and rallied to beat the …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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3/26/24
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Adam Fox scored 36 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 following a wild third period. …
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By ALLAN KREDA
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3/26/24
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Klay Thompson scored 28 points, Jonathan Kuminga added 18 and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the second half to beat the still-shorthanded Miami Heat 113-92. Stephen Curry and Andrew …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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3/26/24
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery have agreed on a $25 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2025, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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3/26/24
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is optimistic Shohei Ohtani will become closer with his teammates in the absence of former interpreter and constant companion Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani and …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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3/26/24
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Ukraine, Georgia and Poland are going to the 2024 European Championship after bringing late drama to win emotional qualifying playoffs on Tuesday. Mykhailo Mudryk’s sweeping low shot in the 84th …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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3/26/24
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Defending Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev won his 350th career match to reach the quarterfinals with a victory over Dominik Koepfer. No. 3 seed Medvedev trailed 4-0 in the tiebreaker Tuesday …
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3/26/24
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NFL owners were busy this week, approving a series of rule changes that address player safety, overhaul the kickoff and expanding the use of instant replay. The changes were all overwhelmingly …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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3/26/24
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Spencer Strider is one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers. That’s not enough for him. The Atlanta Braves opening day starter is looking to make things even tougher on anyone who steps up …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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3/26/24
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Cameron Young has seven runner-up finishes without winning on the PGA Tour. That's a position David Duval knows all too well. Duval was a runner-up seven times in his first three seasons on the PGA …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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3/26/24
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Major League Soccer and its referees announced a seven-year labor contract, ending a 37-day lockout that led to the use of replacement officials. The Professional Referee Organization and the …
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3/26/24
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Women's college athletes across the United States no longer have to count on a professional contract to earn real money. Basketball players like Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Angel Reese of LSU having …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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3/26/24
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No team in NBA history has more wins than the Boston Celtics. No franchise has more championships than the Celtics, who are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 apiece. They built the dynasty of …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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3/26/24
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In a women’s NCAA Tournament where Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, LSU coach Kim Mulkey and undefeated South Carolina have dominated the headlines, the Pac-12 making sure it doesn’t go away quietly in …
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By JOE REEDY
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3/26/24
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Utah coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of “racial hate crimes” after arriving at its first NCAA Tournament hotel and was forced to change hotels during the event for safety …
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By TIM BOOTH
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3/26/24
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Caitlin Clark raised her arms as she walked across the court, pumped her fists and made a heart with her hands as she bid farewell to her adoring fans who came to see her play one last time at Carver …
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By ERIC OLSON
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3/26/24
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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff have been knocked out of the Miami Open. Swiatek lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night, hours after the third-seeded Gauff …
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3/25/24
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Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and No. 1 seed Iowa survived one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 on Monday night in a women’s NCAA Tournament …
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By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
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3/25/24
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De’Andre Hunter scored 24 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds remaining, and the patched-together Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 30-point deficit for a stunning 120-118 victory …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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3/25/24
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