The Houston Texans aren’t simply handing C.J. Stroud the starting job despite drafting the quarterback second overall in this year’s draft. The Ohio State star worked with the second-team offense …
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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5/23/23
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LeBron James didn’t meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future following the Los Angeles Lakers’ elimination from …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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5/23/23
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Agustín Canapino will be carrying the hopes of Argentina when he starts the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Just the fourth driver from his nation to qualify for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing will do …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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5/23/23
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Authorities say former New Mexico State basketball player Mike Peake will not face charges in a fatal shooting on a rival college’s campus last year. The Bernalillo District Attorney’s Office …
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5/23/23
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The Masters will be the most significant major of the year because it showed golf can still be civil amid the great divide caused by LIV Golf. The PGA Championship was the same way. The Ryder Cup …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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5/23/23
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Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback participated in early stretching on Tuesday before he watched …
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
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5/23/23
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The WNBA tipped off its 27th season this past weekend with the return of Brittney Griner, a historic effort by Breanna Stewart and a dominant performance by the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. But …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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5/23/23
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Graham Rahal gets Indy 500 ride as replacement for Stefan Wilson, who fractured vertebra in practice
Graham Rahal will replace the injured Stefan Wilson in the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing entry for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Wilson was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra following a practice …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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5/23/23
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The Denver Nuggets played with disruption on their minds in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. Everybody on that tight-knit bench Monday night seemed to know their team had never reached the …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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5/23/23
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Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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5/22/23
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LeBron James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals while his Los Angeles Lakers attempted to avoid playoff elimination. In his NBA-record …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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5/22/23
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The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers. NFL owners approved the site at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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5/22/23
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Rookie quarterbacks will get much of the attention this week when most NFL teams hit the field for non-contact practices. Twenty teams kicked off their voluntary organized team activities on Monday …
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By ROB MAADDI
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5/22/23
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The Vegas Golden Knights certainly know how to rally when they've fallen behind in these NHL playoffs. The Knights have trailed in 11 of their 13 games this postseason, including 10 times when the …
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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5/22/23
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For more than a century, the Indianapolis 500 has been the pinnacle of IndyCar racing. For nearly a decade, it also counted double in the season championship. But in February, series officials …
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By MICHAEL MAROT
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5/22/23
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Blown out in Game 3, facing elimination in Game 4, tasked with engineering the sort of comeback that no team in their league has ever pulled off before. This may sound familiar to Boston fans. Yes, …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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5/22/23
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Roger Penske couldn’t ask for much more in the buildup to the Indianapolis 500 following the fastest weekend in 107 years of “The Greatest Spectacle of Racing.” Alex Palou set the fastest …
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By JENNA FRYER
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5/22/23
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Stefan Wilson and Katherine Legge crashed heavily with just under an hour left in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday. Wilson was immobilized on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace but gave …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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5/22/23
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NFL teams will be allowed to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game. The rule change was approved by league owners and stemmed from San …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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5/22/23
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FIFA has extended a rule that lets players and coaches continue to suspend their contracts with clubs in Ukraine and Russia for another season. FIFA first passed the temporary measure less than two …
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5/22/23
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