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Keith Tkachuk is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame after his sons become NHL teammates

Keith Tkachuk waited more than a decade and a half from the end of his NHL playing career to get the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Not known for his patience, Tkachuk was so overcome with emotion that he waited 45 minutes to tell his family. "I said, 'Hey, you guys want to have a beer together?'" Tkachuk recalled. "And I told them and broke the news to them there." The timing gave them even more reason to celebrate. Tkachuk was elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday, less than 24 hours after his sons became teammates when Brady was traded from Ottawa to Florida, joining older ...

Young Washington Mystics on rise after road wins over Liberty and Lynx

NEW YORK — The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season. Washington has won three straight games on the road, including closing out victories late over New York and Minnesota. "I think it takes time to get to ...

Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse and holds on to win the US Open

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark couldn't remember being in a darker place. He was publicly reviled for a moment of petulance when he smashed a locker at Oakmont after missing the cut in the U.S. Open last year. His game, his reputation, he felt it all was slipping away. Sunday at ...

Miles Russell, 17, has his dad caddie to finish his US Open debut in a Father’s Day surprise

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Miles Russell had quite a Father's Day gift for his dad: the chance to be the caddie in his son's U.S. Open debut. The 17-year-old amateur surprised his father, Joe, on the 18th hole Sunday when his caddie brought Russell's clubs to him outside the ropes to carry them the rest of the way. "It was kind of a fun Father's Day gift," Miles Russell said. "Kind of cool since it was my first one. Hopefully it's something he'll remember for a long time." Russell had Charlie Woods, Tiger Woods' son and his future teammate at Florida State, carrying the bag for him when ...