A’ja Wilson wins AP WNBA Player of the Year for 3rd straight year; Angel Reese top defensive player

September 28, 2026

NEW YORK — A'ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the AP's WNBA Player of the Year award for an unprecedented third straight year. Wilson received 15 of the 17 first-place votes from a national media panel Sunday. She topped Olivia Miles of Minnesota as well as Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, who all had stellar seasons. "It's big. It's an honor for me to do it three times in a row. It's not easy," Wilson said in a phone interview. "My counterparts in this league are really good. I don't take it lightly because of how much talent we do have in this ...

Wisconsin scores twice in last 4 minutes, rallies to beat No. 13 Penn State 24-20

September 28, 2026

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Colton Joseph hit Jacob Harris on a 72-yard touchdown pass with 1:13 to play and Wisconsin scored twice in the last four minutes to beat No. 13 Penn State 24-20 on Saturday. Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht, who was 12-for-29 passing for 129 yards and an ...

Packers booed in a Lambeau flop as they get blown out by Falcons in home opener

September 26, 2026

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 ...

Evenly matched WNBA playoffs has everyone believing they have legitimate title shot

September 26, 2026

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 ...

Jacob Markström starts his second stint with the Florida Panthers, and knows what’s expected

September 26, 2026

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 ...

Yelich, Turang homer as Brewers win 99th game of season, delay Phillies’ possible playoff clinch

September 25, 2026

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 ...