The Colorado Avalanche will try to avoid being ousted in the second round of the NHL playoffs for a fourth year in a row. Standing in the way is a nasty, experienced St. Louis Blues team familiar …
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By PAT GRAHAM
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5/16/22
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As soon as the NHL expanded to more than six teams, and television networks switched to color, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in trouble. Once again, the hockey playoffs are moving on, while the Maple …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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5/16/22
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The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on one side. The Presidents’ Trophy winners on the other. Franchises separated by just a couple hundred miles of highway. And two teams that don’t …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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5/16/22
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The stage now belongs to Colton Herta, the young American driver who has forced his way into international conversations. Herta spent three days embedded with McLaren at the Miami Grand Prix and he …
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By JENNA FRYER
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5/16/22
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The New York Islanders have hired longtime Barry Trotz assistant and right-hand man Lane Lambert to succeed him as coach. It's Lambert's first NHL head coaching job. Trotz was fired last week after …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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5/16/22
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a crossroads following a fourth straight quick playoff exit. The Penguins blew a 3-1 series lead and fell to the New York Rangers in the first round. Longtime stars …
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By WILL GRAVES
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5/16/22
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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek enters the French Open on a 28-match winning streak that has lasted three months. The 20-year-old Polish player just won the Italian Open for her fifth straight title. All of …
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By ANDREW DAMPF
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5/16/22
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Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is among the golf courses with a history of hosting the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. Next up is the fifth time the Perry Maxwell design hosts the PGA. Tiger …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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5/16/22
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Last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles tied for baseball’s worst record with a staggering 110 losses apiece. This year has been a bit more encouraging, so far. The Diamondbacks …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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5/16/22
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Johnny Gaudreau scored 15:09 into overtime to lift Calgary past the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 7 to give the Flames just their second playoff series win in the last 17 years. Gaudreau got a rebound and …
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5/16/22
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The Dallas Mavericks have beaten the NBA's top team during the regular season and now it's off to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011. The Mavs are still playing after a …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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5/16/22
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The New York Rangers will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL playoffs. The league also will get the Battle of Alberta for the first time in 31 years with the Calgary Flames …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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5/16/22
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Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a major league record for wins by a starting battery as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Francisco Giants 15-6 in a game that ended with longtime slugger …
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By STEVE OVERBEY
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5/16/22
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Artemi Panarin scored a power-play goal 4:46 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mika Zibanejad had a …
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By VIN A. CHERWOO
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5/15/22
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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta has proven critical to the team's chances as they advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Raanta was pressed into No. 1 duties to start the playoffs with …
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By AARON BEARD
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5/15/22
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Luka Doncic scored 35 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 30 off the bench and the Dallas Mavericks stunned the top-seeded Phoenix Suns with a 123-90 win in a Game 7 blowout, advancing to the Western …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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5/15/22
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The Milwaukee Bucks and star Giannis Antetokounmpo wilted in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series and saw their hopes of repeat NBA championships come to an end. The Boston Celtics won 109-81 …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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5/15/22
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K.H. Lee is a repeat winner at the Byron Nelson. The South Korean has held off local favorite Jordan Spieth. Lee shot 9-under 63 to finish at 26 under. It was a stroke better than his winning score …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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5/15/22
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Steve Stricker completed at a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Regions Tradition, closing with a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title. Stricker’s …
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By JOHN ZENOR
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5/15/22
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Reds starter Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined to allow zero hits in a complete game, but it didn’t count as a no-hitter — or even a win — because the Pittsburgh Pirates eked out a …
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By ALAN SAUNDERS
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5/15/22
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