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Oklahoma City Thunder's First Title Could Be the Start of an NBA Empire
Oklahoma City is primed to be your 2025 NBA champion, but GM Sam Presti faces a bigger question: trust the system, run it back, or trade the future for immortality?...
Leafs Melting, Hellebuyck Leaking, and the NHL Playoffs Are a Beautiful Mess
Toronto chokes, stars vanish, and chaos reigns as the Panthers pounce and every NHL semifinal tilts toward mayhem....
Rockies fire manager Bud Black due to poor start
The Colorado Rockies dismissed manager Bud Black on Sunday while in the midst of one of the worst starts in major league history.,Bench coach Mike Redmond was also let go by Colorado. Third-base coach Warren Schaeffer was named interim manager for the remainder of the season.,The announcement came j...
Patrick Mahomes enters high school HOF, partners with Texas schools
Three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes was among nine people enshrined in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday -- and he left a piece of himself in his home state.,Mahomes played at Whitehouse High School, near Tyler, Texas, and went on to Texas Tech before the Kansas City C...
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff avoid upset bug, advance in Rome
Three of the five top seeds in the women's draw were upset Saturday at the Italian Open in Rome. On Sunday, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff made sure it did not happen again.,Top seed Sabalenka came from behind to defeat former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, while the fourth-seeded...
2025 NBA Playoffs Round 2: Every Underdog Stole Home Court
Lower seeds flipped the script in Round 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, now it’s all about who’s faking confidence and who really needs to win Games 3 & 4....
Colorado Fan Sues NFL for $100 Million Over Shedeur Sanders’ Draft Slide
A Georgia man is suing the NFL for $100 million, claiming emotional distress over Shedeur Sanders' draft slide in a satirical twist on sports fandom and legal drama....
Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez scratched from Preakness Stakes
Bob Baffert's horse Rodriguez will miss his second straight Triple Crown race this season as the 3-year-old colt has been scratched from the Preakness Stakes scheduled at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., for May 17.,Rodriguez missed the Kentucky Derby with a foot issue, and Baffert now plans t...
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff take different routes to third round in Rome
Aryna Sabalenka opened her quest for back-to-back titles on clay Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Russian Anastasia Potapova at the Italian Open in Rome.,A first-round bye meant the match was the first in Rome for Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed and top player in the world. It took her just 63 minutes to t...
Charge surprise top-seeded Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semis
Shiann Darkangelo scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge over the host Montreal Victoire 3-2 in Game 1 of their best-of-five PWHL semifinal series on Thursday.,Emily Clark gathered a loose puck in Ottawa's offensive zone and quickly passed it to Darkangelo...
Mikko Rantanen's hat trick takes Stars past Jets in opener
Mikko Rantanen scored three consecutive goals in the second period for his second straight playoff hat trick, leading the visiting Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.,Rantanen also scored three goals in the third pe...
Leafs break tie in 3rd, take 2-0 series lead vs. Panthers
Max Pacioretty and Max Domi each had a goal and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Wednesday.,Mitch Marner and William Nylander also scored, Morgan Rielly had two assists and Joseph Woll made 25 saves for the Maple Leafs, who lead the best-of-...
Knicks rally for another road win over Celtics, lead set 2-0
Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 12.7 seconds to play, lifting the New York Knicks to a 91-90 win over the host Boston Celtics on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Boston had a chance to recover in the final seconds, but Mikal Bridges knocked the ball away...
Sabres hire Eric Staal to front-office role
The Buffalo Sabres hired Eric Staal as a special assistant to the general manager, the team announced Wednesday.,Staal, 40, will report directly to general manager Kevyn Adams. The former will assist in all aspects of the hockey department, including scouting and direct involvement with players and ...
Steph Curry Is Out, but the Golden State Warriors Keep Winning
Steph Curry’s hamstring gave out, but the Warriors didn’t. Draymond’s fired up, Jimmy Butler wants the keys, and Buddy Hield won’t stop hitting threes....
Chicago Cubs Might Get Used to This Frontrunner Thing
The Cubs are off to a scorching start in 2025, leading the NL Central with a powerful offense that’s defying seasonal trends, and making a division title look increasingly likely....
Oilers rally past Golden Knights in Game 1
Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead goal with 3:02 remaining and Connor Brown sealed the win 76 seconds later as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference second round on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Hyman buried a wrist shot from the slot past ...
Warriors lose Stephen Curry, still beat Timberwolves in Game 1
Buddy Hield scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, despite losing star Stephen Curry to injury.,Jimmy Butler notched a double-double with 20 points ...
Stephen Curry leaves playoff game injured, will not return
Golden State guard Stephen Curry was ruled out for the rest of the Warriors' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night after straining his left hamstring, the team announced.,Curry sustained the injury in the second quarter of the series-opening game of this Western Conference semifin...
Mikaela Shiffrin joins NWSL Denver's ownership group
Skiing star and Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group of Denver's expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League.,"I'm beyond thrilled to join the ownership group of Denver NWSL and support something so meaningful in the community I call home," Shiffrin, 30, said in a...