With Trump watching in Doral, Cameron Young finishes off wire-to-wire win at Cadillac Championship

May 5, 2026

DORAL, Fla. — The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was, well, Cameron Young. He called a one-stroke penalty on himself while playing the par-4 second hole, after he caused his ball to move in the fairway. And then he made par anyway. It was that sort of week: Young was unflappable and unbeatable. He went wire-to-wire alone on the lead at the Cadillac Championship, a final round of 4-under 68 getting him to 19 under for the week and six shots clear of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (68). "When the golf course is difficult, when the conditions are difficult, ...

Canadiens are heading to the second round of the NHL playoffs after going through a rebuild

May 5, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. — Martin St. Louis pounded his chest in the locker room, Jakub Dobes received a shaving cream pie in the face from his fellow goalies and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated a long-awaited series victory. "We're not leaving," St. Louis told his players, quoting Leonardo DiCaprio ...

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

May 5, 2026

DENVER — A tight game was expected. A game featuring 15 goals between two of the top defensive teams? "If you scripted that one," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said, "I don't know how you do. I can't explain it." Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier ...

Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner

May 4, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of the pack Saturday to make history for her. "I'm just glad I don't have to answer ...

Sonia Raman’s coaching career has roots in an accident that sidelined her as a young player

May 4, 2026

SEATTLE — Sonia Raman's coaching career has its roots in an unfortunate accident that sidelined her as a young player. The new Seattle Storm coach was a junior guard for Division III Tufts in the mid-90s when she was hit by a car as she crossed the street. She broke the tibia and fibula in her left leg, an injury that can still cause mild flareups 30 years later on rainy or humid days. "My first reaction was, 'Scary,' and, 'Am I okay?'" Raman said recently as she prepared for her first season at the helm of the Storm. "And, it was painful. And, I remember my second reaction ...

76ers eyeing much more as they move on to second round after Game 7 win over Celtics

May 4, 2026

BOSTON — The Philadelphia 76ers didn't know how many games, if any, they could count on from Joel Embiid in their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. It turned out to be just enough. After debuting in Game 4 following appendectomy surgery last month, the former MVP played some of the best playoff basketball of his career over the final four games of the series to lead the 76ers to a 109-100 Game 7 victory over a Celtics team that had looked like a potential NBA title contender. The No. 7 seed's reward is an Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the No. 3 ...