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Burton’s 25 sparks Valkyries’ 90-88 win over Fever

SAN FRANCISCO — Veronica Burton had 25 points and six rebounds, Gabby Williams added 19 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 90-88 on Thursday night. Clark's 3-pointer with 3:55 to play pulled Indiana to 81-80 and Aliyah Boston put the Fever ahead with a jumper the next time down. But Clark turned the ball over with 1:32 left and her team trailing by three then again with 1:06 to go before missing a 3 with 40 seconds remaining. Indiana had another chance with 24.8 seconds left and Sophie Cunningham scored on ...

The cheesehead hat is a sunny nod to America’s ‘Hold my beer’ exuberance

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness, a cheerful confidence that can deflect international wonder over certain strains of ignorance into a smile. Behold, for example, the cheesehead hat. Made of sofa foam and sunny yellow defiance, the hat was created in the late 1980s in response to the taunting faced by supporters of sports teams in Wisconsin, which has long called itself America's dairyland. "Cheeseheads!" residents of neighboring Illinois said. The insult was embraced and, yes, turned on its head — particularly in the realm of a certain ...

Hitless through seven innings, Brewers rally in eighth to beat Cardinals 2-1

MILWAUKEE — Held without a hit through seven innings, the Milwaukee Brewers broke through in the eighth with three hits and two runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Wednesday. Dustin May carried a no-hitter into the eighth for the Cardinals, who have lost seven of nine games. May was looking to become just the third pitcher in the history of American Family Field, which opened in 2001, to pitch a no-hitter. Garrett Mitchell led off the eighth with a double and Luis Rengifo followed with a single, chasing May (3-6). After Sal Frelick grounded into a fielder's choice and ...

F1 Review: Antonelli thrives, McLaren dives in Canada

CANADA — While the racetrack in Montreal, Canada, is the fifth-most used track by Formula 1 (F1) in the history of the sport, this past weekend was the first time the cars have had a sprint weekend there. As with Miami three weeks ago, that meant teams would get just one practice session followed by sprint qualifying, the sprint race, feature race qualifying, and end with the feature race on Sunday afternoon. Mercedes continued their dominance in 2026, with George Russell winning the sprint race from pole position, and his teammate Kimi Antonelli winning the feature race. One of the ...