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Mac Engel: Caitlin Clark is the WNBA's best player, but her arrival will not trigger an 'explosion'
ARLINGTON, Texas — Caitlin Clark’s first game as a pro went like her last games as a collegian. Disregard the age of the opponent, she’s the best player on the floor, in a packed arena.
On Friday night at the ...Read more
Chicago Bears' lakefront stadium proposal: What's been said, what we know -- and what we need to know
CHICAGO — A billion here, a billion there — pretty soon you’re talking real money. The late Sen. Everett Dirksen may not have said exactly that, but he repeatedly raised that concern about spending tax dollars.
For ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: The Process keeps progressing with Joel Embiid after Tobias Harris exits for the Sixers
PHILADELPHIA — Having preached against The Process for these 11 years, it delivers me no small measure of delight when the Sixers inevitably falter every spring. Losing on purpose to game the system created a culture of ...Read more
Dave Hyde: No-risk move for Odell Beckham Jr. gives Dolphins some good Plan B options
Say this for Odell Beckham Jr.: He makes everything more interesting. He gives this Miami Dolphins offense added options.
He doesn’t have the electricity of his New York Giants youth. Nor does he come with the burdened ...Read more
How 100 3-pointers a day at UConn prepped Nika Muhl to compete for WNBA roster spot with Storm
After she was selected with the No. 14 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, with dozens of cameras and microphones focused on her every word, an emotional Nika Muhl was brought back to hours and hours spent last summer at the ...Read more
Tyler Glasnow dominates and Max Muncy hits three home runs in Dodgers' blowout win
LOS ANGELES — As much as it pained Kyle Snyder to see Tyler Glasnow traded from Tampa Bay to the Los Angeles Dodgers last December, the Rays pitching coach predicted the move would benefit the 6-foot-8 right-hander from ...Read more
Troy Renck: The Nuggets have to beat Anthony Edwards four times? This is going to be a problem.
DENVER — Anthony Edwards is the future, and the evolution was televised Saturday night.
The Nuggets lost for only the second time in their past 15 home playoff games, dropping the opener, 106-99, in the Western ...Read more
Luis Arraez lifts Padres, who beat Diamondbacks for fourth straight win
PHOENIX — Luis Arraez arrived at Chase Field about 90 minutes before he took his first swing in a game and got his first hit for the Padres.
He led off and was their designated hitter and went about being the ...Read more
Logan Gilbert dazzles again as Mariners thump Astros, 5-0
HOUSTON — As he walked off the mound after the eighth inning and approached the visitors’ dugout, Mariners starter Logan Gilbert knew the answer before he even made the request.
“One more,” Gilbert asked Scott ...Read more
Goalie Jeremy Swayman stands tall, leads Bruins past Maple Leafs in Game 7, into second round
BOSTON — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery described goaltender Jeremy Swayman as a difference maker.
Savior would have been a more accurate description.
Swayman made 30 saves to lead the Bruins to a 2-1 overtime ...Read more
Rangers romp over Royals on 'Star Wars' night, 15-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was “Star Wars” night at Kauffman Stadium, as fans arrived dressed as their favorite characters of the movie franchise.
The Royals, who have operated at lightspeed with this season’s rebuild ...Read more
Rays walk away with 3-1 win over Mets
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Austin Shenton worked a 10-pitch, two-out, bases-loaded walk — the first of two in the bottom of the eighth inning — to break a logjam, and the Rays scraped together enough offense to ...Read more
Phillies make best of bad weather, crush Giants, 14-3
PHILADELPHIA — It was a strange night. Saturday’s Phillies-Giants game started over an hour late due to rain. Players had trouble fielding the ball and pitchers had trouble gripping it. The grounds crew came out to ...Read more
Jim Souhan: Anthony Edwards is inspiring comparison to ... you know who
Last year's playoff between the Timberwolves and Nuggets ended with Anthony Edwards missing a shot and tossing a chair.
This year's series between the teams began with Edwards making every kind of shot and suggesting he'...Read more
Cardinals left all wet in extra-inning loss to White Sox after more than a 3-hour delay
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals stranded the bases loaded in the 10th inning after rain paused the game for 3 hours and 3 minutes in the middle of what ended up being the final at-bat of the game.
Heavy rain accompanied by ...Read more
John Clay: 'I believe in mojo.' Trainer Kenny McPeek earns rare double in thrilling Derby photo finish.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the 150th renewal, you could not have asked for a more thrilling Kentucky Derby.
Trained by Lexingtonian Kenny McPeek, Mystik Dan edged hard-charging $2.3 million colt Sierra Leone and Japanese ...Read more
Orioles hold on to beat Reds, 2-1, as Yennier Cano bails out Craig Kimbrel to salvage John Means' stellar start
CINCINNATI — A little more than two weeks ago, John Means couldn’t even make it out of the first inning in Triple-A.
The veteran left-hander allowed five runs on five hits — two of which were homers — in a minor ...Read more
Anthony Edwards scores 43, Naz Reid has late surge to hand Nuggets 1-0 playoff series deficit to Timberwolves
DENVER — Foul trouble is rarely a blessing in disguise.
It helped the Timberwolves steal a road game in the first chapter of what’s sure to be a bitterly competitive series.
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid entered...Read more
Mystik Dan wins the 150th Kentucky Derby by less than a nose
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The margin was a nose but the smiles were a mile wide. In one of the closest finishes in almost 30 years, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.
The horse was generally overlooked by ...Read more
Hurricanes-Rangers series has different feel for Carolina with rare playoff road start
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have been able to settle into a comfortable groove in the Stanley Cup playoffs the past few years.
The first two games of a playoff series have been played at home. PNC Arena ...Read more
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