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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says league is looking to play overseas in 2027

NEW YORK — As the WNBA is racing through free agency, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is already looking overseas. Engelbert said before the draft Monday night that the league is looking to play a game outside North America for the first time in 2027. The WNBA expanded to Toronto this season, its first franchise outside the United States. "We're heavily looking at that," Engelbert said of playing either an exhibition or regular-season game overseas. "Obviously this year we have the FIBA World Cup. Next year we expect that we'll do something outside of North America as a true global ...

Maika Hamano scores to give Japan 1-0 win over USWNT

SEATTLE — Maika Hamano scored and Japan beat the U.S. women's national team 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday night to snap the Americans' 10-game winning streak. The loss was the first for the U.S. since Oct. 23, 2025, a 2-1 setback to Portugal, and marked the first time the Americans lost in ...

Sabres ending their NHL-record playoff drought inspires joy beyond Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Taylor Hall signed with the Sabres several years ago, the 2018 MVP summed up a belief shared by many around the NHL by saying the league is better when Buffalo is competitive. It has been a long time since that was the case. After numerous rebuilds and coaching and ...

Who’s got Hart? AP picks the NHL MVP and other top awards as the playoffs arrive

For a third consecutive year, there is no clear choice for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, and again the debate over the importance of "valuable" comes into play. Edmonton's Connor McDavid is on track to win the scoring race for the most points and the Art Ross Trophy, while Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon has the inside track for the league lead in goals. Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov is more than 40 points clear of his next-closest teammate and could be a Hart finalist for a second consecutive year. AP Hockey Writers John Wawrow and Stephen Whyno give their predictions on who should take ...

Famed ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale facing another battle with cancer

Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer. Vitale said Monday that biopsy results had confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, which will have him starting immunotherapy. It marks his fifth battle with cancer, which sidelined him from the airwaves for two years before his return shortly before March Madness in 2025. "I've beaten melanoma," the 86-year-old Vitale said in a statement released by ESPN. "I've beaten lymphoma. I've beaten vocal-cord cancer. I've beaten lymph-node cancer. I'm 4 for 4 and I'm fully confident I'm going to ...