OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder, no longer the young upstarts, begin their quest for an NBA title repeat on Sunday at home against the Phoenix Suns. The Thunder remain one of the youngest teams in the league. But now, reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads a group of grizzled ...
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to scoring runs without necessarily having much punch in their lineup. They're needing to do that more than ever as they wait for some of their top hitters to recover from injuries. Milwaukee has scored three runs or fewer in six of ...
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has a reputation for making his best draft picks well after the opening round. That trait should come in handy the next couple of years. Green Bay sent its 2026 and 2027 first-round picks to the Dallas Cowboys last August as part of the package to acquire All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons, who had 12½ sacks in 14 games last season before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. That injury ended Parsons' 2025 season early and likely will cause his 2026 season to start a few weeks late. Any regrets? "Zero. None," Gutekunst said ...
MILWAUKEE — William Contreras hit the only ball out of the infield during a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Toronto wasted a brilliant performance from Dylan Cease, who ...
As playoff races were raging down the stretch, Commissioner Gary Bettman pointed out that the NHL in years past has had first-round matchups decided on the final day of the season. Needing until the final day is true once again, with three matchups yet to be determined before the playoffs ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin said he wants a new two-year contract from the Washington Capitals. He was probably joking. Then again, nothing about Ovechkin's future is all that clear right now after the NHL's career goal-scoring leader finished his 21st season Tuesday. Fans — and even opponents — treated the past few games like they could be his last, but Ovechkin hasn't yet closed the door on returning. This was the final season of his current contract with the Capitals. When he noted Thursday — in a longer-than-usual session with reporters — that he still needs to ...
