WNBA board of governors approve sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Houston Rockets group

May 15, 2026

The WNBA and NBA board of governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the league announced Wednesday. The two sides had reached an agreement to sell the team for $300 million in March, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke then on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the sale. The two sides had to wait for approval from the board of governors to make it official. The Sun will play the remainder of this season in Connecticut with most of the games at the ...

Clark-Bueckers matchup averages 2.49M, 2nd most-watched WNBA regular-season game on ABC or ESPN

May 15, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The matchup between Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Dallas' Paige Bueckers on the WNBA's opening weekend averaged 2.49 million viewers on ABC, making it the league's second-most watched regular-season game on ABC or ESPN. Dallas' 107-104 victory was also the 14th most-viewed sports event of the past week, according to numbers released Wednesday by Nielsen's Big Data + Panel. The top 12 sports programs were NBA playoff games. Saturday's game featured the last four No. 1 picks in the WNBA draft: Aliyah Boston and Clark of the Fever, and Bueckers and Azzi Fudd of the ...

Frederik Andersen’s elite play in net stands out amid the Carolina Hurricanes’ perfect playoff start

May 15, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. — Things didn't go smoothly for Frederik Andersen early in the regular season. He was hunting his game. And as he tried to work through it, a one-time waiver pickup was taking over the Carolina Hurricanes' crease with sudden stardom. That feels long ago, with Andersen playing ...

Brittany Russell, with husband Sheldon riding, could make Preakness history with Taj Mahal

May 15, 2026

Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history. Two weeks after Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner with Golden Tempo and after Jenna Antonucci won the 2023 Belmont with Arcangelo, Russell has the chance to ...

Jannik Sinner breaks Masters record to reach Italian Open semifinals. Coco Gauff back in final

May 15, 2026

ROME — Jannik Sinner is two victories away from becoming the first home man to win the Italian Open in half a century. And it doesn't seem like anybody can stop him — either in Rome or at the French Open that starts in 10 days. The top-ranked Sinner landed shots on the lines repeatedly ...

MLB players, owners start collective bargaining, 6 1/2 months ahead of contract’s expiration

May 14, 2026

NEW YORK — Negotiators for baseball players and owners began what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations Tuesday to replace their labor contract that expires Dec. 1, with management likely to propose a salary cap system the union has vowed never to ...