The Chicago Bulls tried to strike gold in North Carolina again and the Milwaukee Bucks started their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era in the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday. Both the Bulls and Bucks had two top-15 picks Tuesday to highlight the first night of the draft in the Central ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — England and Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz have met before at the World Cup, with the result being quite a bit different. This time, Queiroz's team earned a point that could end up being enough for a spot in the round of 32. England dominated possession on Tuesday but came up empty on several late scoring opportunities in a rain-filled 0-0 draw. "Our plan was to block and frustrate them from the first minute," Queiroz said. "We did it." Four years ago at the World Cup in Qatar, Queiroz was coaching Iran when his team faced England and lost 6-2. England, which ...
NEW YORK — The Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock on Tuesday, clearing the way for the polarizing taskmaster to coach his first NHL game in more than six years after the NHL cleared him following an investigation into his aborted 2023 stint in Columbus. Babcock is now in charge of trying ...
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 ...
MIAMI — Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Antetokounmpo — a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time ...
LAKE LINDEN — While both Gold Standard and Northern Wishes were able to put the ball into play on Monday at the Boneyard in Copper Country Women's Fastpitch play, Gold Standard did it a little bit better on their home field. A seven-run fifth inning for them led to an 11-2 win over ...
