Clark praises Fever for being ‘super resilient’ in their hard-fought overtime win over Dream

August 18, 2026

ATLANTA — After the Indiana Fever's fourth straight win, Caitlin Clark said coach Stephanie White "made a great point" in her postgame talk with the team by saying "This felt like a playoff game." If so, the Fever looked playoff-ready in their 95-91 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. The Fever showed impressive depth with four players scoring 18 or more points. Perhaps of more importance, Indiana responded to a major challenge from an Atlanta team that began the day one-half behind the Fever for the important fourth-place spot in the playoff standings. The top four teams ...

Kyle Monangai departs Bears practice injured while tackle Ozzy Trapilo returns from PUP list

August 18, 2026

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — An apparent knee injury to running back Kyle Monangai ruined what initially looked to be a positive day for the Chicago Bears, who returned to practice Sunday after their 34-10 preseason win over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Monangai was taken down by defensive tackle Grady Jarrett in a practice without pads and failed to get up after the play. He later was helped up and walked slowly with trainers about 100 yards to Halas Hall. The Bears did not immediately update his status. Monangai ran for 783 yards as a rookie last year in a backfield rotation with ...

Diana Taurasi inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor as franchise celebrates 20 years of excellence

August 18, 2026

PHOENIX — There's certainly a good case to be made that Diana Taurasi is the best player in WNBA history. For Phoenix Mercury fans, that case is already closed: She's undeniably the G.O.A.T. Taurasi was inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor on Sunday at halftime of a game between the ...

Scottie Scheffler back to his dominant self and opens PGA Tour postseason with 8-shot win

August 18, 2026

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler thought the bunker shot was ideal until he saw it bounce hard off a sprinkler, roll across the green and disappear down the slope and into the water. A sure birdie turned into a bogey. His two-shot lead Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship was down to ...

Jack Whaley of England holds off Jay Leng Jr. to win US Amateur at Merion

August 18, 2026

ARDMORE, Pa. — Jack Whaley blinked back tears as he clutched the U.S. Amateur championship trophy and could only think of the countless times his father kept encouraging him, kept playing golf with him, all to urge a promising teenager on the cusp of quitting the game to stick with it for ...

2026 Soccer champions

August 17, 2026

Pictured is the winner of the 2026 Copper Country Soccer Association 12U championship Saturday. The team is made up of Eyed Abdelghani, Wyatt Bal, Emmett Cooney, Sterling Frick, Cooper Goldstein, Jackson Goldstein, Alexis Hansen, Jordynn Jackman, Bronko Krause, Grayson Laroux, Cooper Lizzadro, ...