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Brady Tkachuk gets ice-cold reception in return to Ottawa with Florida Panthers

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A regular-season game in October wouldn't normally attract much attention for the Ottawa Senators. But this one was different. Former captain Brady Tkachuk was booed loudly Wednesday night in his much-anticipated return to Ottawa with the Florida Panthers, four months after requesting a trade from the only NHL team he'd ever known. Senators fans made it clear Tkachuk was in hostile territory and they never let up. He was jeered from the time he stepped on the ice in warmups to when he skated off after Ottawa's 5-1 win. Some fans threw Tkachuk jerseys on the ...

Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 for a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals

ATLANTA — Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are halfway toward their ultimate goal of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship. They know there is still work to do. But with a huge Atlanta crowd behind them and Reese dominating the last two games, there's reason to believe in a team that never even had a WNBA Finals win until this series. Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead. It was the second straight strong game for Reese, who had 30 points and 16 rebounds in Game 2, which the ...

Shiffrin’s plan boosts rivals and Odermatt is men’s favorite in new Alpine skiing season

Whether Mikaela Shiffrin can win Alpine skiing's World Cup overall title again is less rhetorical in the upcoming season than it has been for many years. This weekend, the Olympic slalom champion ventures into what she calls her "exploration season," reducing the number of starts in her strongest discipline and putting more focus on giant slalom and super-G. "It makes me feel more inspired about what I can do in the next years and to see how much more I have to give to the sport," Shiffrin says. Last season, the American's star's sixth overall title equalled the women's record set ...

Timberwolves agree to 1-year, $40M contract extension with two-way standout Jaden McDaniels

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have long viewed Jaden McDaniels as a vital part of their long-term core, and they furthered their commitment by signing the two-way standout on Tuesday to a one-year, $40 million contract extension that goes through the 2029-30 season. The seventh-year small forward has three seasons left on a five-year, $136 million contract he signed right before the 2023-24 season. The new deal gives the Timberwolves another year of cost certainty in managing future salary caps around the next maximum contracts anticipated for star guards Anthony Edwards ...