GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers knew they'd have their hands full early in the season with their offense missing Josh Jacobs and their defense lacking Micah Parsons. But they couldn't have expected their home opener to go this miserably. With a makeshift offensive line struggling ...
NEW YORK — The race for WNBA playoff seeding went down to the wire, illustrating just how evenly matched the eight teams heading into the postseason are. It's why every coach, player and fan base in the playoffs all believe they have a legitimate shot to win the title. "It really doesn't ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jacob Markström knows talent. That's why, in 2013, he tossed the keys to his Range Rover to a Florida Panthers rookie who needed to borrow a car for his driving test. The rookie was Aleksander Barkov. "I figured he's probably going to make a lot of money because I saw him saw him in practice and he looked pretty darn good," Markström said. "I figured if he crashes the car, he can buy me a new one." Markstrom was right on all counts. Barkov didn't crash the car, wound up passing the test, became a highly paid superstar for the Panthers and has been ...
PHILADELPHIA — Christian Yelich and Brice Turang hit solo home runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers delayed Philadelphia's potential postseason clinch with a 4-1 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Phillies needed both a win over the Brewers and a loss later Wednesday night by either ...
LAS VEGAS — Even though she spent the past two seasons an assistant coach in the American Hockey League, Kim Weiss was more than familiar with the PWHL. She has been involved with Team USA the past four years, which eased her transition into becoming head coach of Las Vegas' expansion ...
MEDINAH, Ill. — Only four years ago, Jackson Koivun played in the Junior Presidents Cup as a high school senior and wandered around Quail Hollow Club a little star struck being around the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas. It was only 112 days ago when Koivun helped lead Auburn to another NCAA title, the final chapter in a remarkable college career. And on Thursday, the 21-year-old Koivun plays with Thomas in a fourballs match for his Presidents Cup debut. For a sport with a reputation of moving slowly, his career has been at warp ...
