LAS VEGAS (AP) — The question of whether Canelo Alvarez can any longer knock out anyone likely won't go away with his unanimous victory Saturday night, but he remains the undisputed super middl...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hometown champion Alexandre Pantoja unanimously outpointed Australian Steve Erceg on Saturday night to retain his flyweight championship at UFC 301. Pantoja (28-5), the 34...
BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston Bruins' season on the brink and the team's top scorer mired in a scoring slump, coach Jim Montgomery didn't hesitate to publicly challenge David Pastrnak to do mor...
DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards' decision-making was as spot-on as his shot-making. When he drew a crowd, he passed. When he was open, he shot — and usually swished. Edwards scored a playoff ca...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had a record-setting night for Inter Miami. He scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute to digest his signature victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even more time since the milestone derby capped the best weekend...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two ...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Taylor Pendrith has been here before — holding or sharing a lead after three rounds on the PGA Tour. The Canadian was one of six among the top 10 on the leaderboard see...
DENVER (AP) — Minnesota coach Chris Finch was in the second row of the bench when the Timberwolves opened their second-round series at Denver on Saturday after having knee surgery this week. Al...
BOSTON (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews is available for their Game 7 matchup with the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Matthews missed the last two g...
Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave chase and pressured the leader to...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen inched closer to a third consecutive win at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday by continuing his long domination of Formula 1 qualifying. The three-time ...
MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year's final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 2 Sabalenka ...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-swiatek-saves-3-match-points-to-beat-sabalenka-in-madrid-open-final/
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid put its Spanish rivals out of their misery by clinching the league title on Saturday with four games remaining, just in time to turn its full focus to its Ch...
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San Diego acquired two-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million on Saturday in a deal for four players that left the Padres responsible only for the...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It wasn’t supposed to look this comfortable for Real Madrid — even for a team which is nearly always a strong contender to win the Spanish league. Not after Karim Be...
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s first career ejection happened so quickly that he did not even see it. Judge was ejected for the first time in his career when he briefly argued a called third s...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-yankees-slugger-aaron-judge-ejected-for-first-time-in-his-career/
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Lori Hennesy imagined her outfit for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, she wanted to create something deserving of that monumental anniversary, a celebration ...
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Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/former-nba-guard-university-of-michigan-star-darius-morris-dead-at-33/
The WNBA debuts of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were widely watched on a social media livestream from a fan who stepped in when the league's app couldn't broadcast the game. Reese and Cardoso ...
Four goals for Erling Haaland. Another win for Manchester City in its bid to capture an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League crown. Arsenal, though, isn't going away in the title race. No...
Ipswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship on Saturday. However, there was disappoi...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell pushed himself to his physical limits, leaving everything he had on the floor while trying to close out the precocious Orlando Magic. Cleveland's star came up ...
It may not seem like it, but there are certain words and phrases that cannot, in fact, be incorporated into a racehorse’s name.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/kentucky-derby-which-names-are-prohibited-for-racehorses/
DALLAS (AP) — Tyronn Lue said he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers for the longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search aft...
SINGAPORE (LIV Golf) – For the third time in the last 18 LIV Golf regular-season tournaments, Brooks Koepka will take a three-shot lead entering the final round, thanks to a brilliant 7-under 6...
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Paralympic table tennis gold medalist Ian Seidenfeld is heading to Paris this summer.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/para-table-tennis-player-ian-seidenfeld-on-having-his-dad-as-a-coach/
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic's co-star with the Dallas Maverick...
Going into his sixth Paralympian games, Wheelchair Tennis player David Wagner is comfortable being himself on the court.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/david-wagner-is-still-a-fighter-at-his-sixth-paralympics/
In its storied 150-year history, there is an infamous starting gate position that has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/only-one-kentucky-derby-starting-gate-number-has-never-seen-a-winner/
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal maintained its pursuit of the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth that lifted Mikel Arteta’s team four points clear of second-place Manchester City on S...
The Kentucky Derby's purse is $5 million this year — but how much will the winning jockey get?
https://wgnradio.com/sports/kentucky-derby-how-much-does-the-winning-jockey-get/
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet won't deny being one of the NHL's final eight teams still alive means a lot. An all-Canadian showdown against the Edmonton Oilers in the sec...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — More than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever in a preseason game against the Dallas Wings on Friday night, some fans among the s...
GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals c...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beginning with Tyler Seguin on a breakaway, the shots came in waves at Vegas goalie Adin Hill. He stopped Seguin at point blank, saved Joe Pavelski's rebound and then stopped S...
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic struggled with his shot again thanks to his ailing right knee, and Kyrie Irving spent a bunch of energy playing defense. Through all that, the co-stars of the Maverick...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell looked down at the stat sheet, slowly shook his head in amazement and then chose his words carefully. The Cleveland star seemed less surprised that he scor...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The lucky home run sausage safely returned to Minnesota with the Twins — and their winning streak. After hitting coach David Popkins initiated the superstition last week, g...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched six scoreless innings to carry the Minnesota Twins to their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Twins ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and the rapidly maturing Orlando Magic are growing up fast in the NBA playoffs. The 21-year-old All-Star forward scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth qua...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday nig...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jake Knapp is spending his weekends much differently now as a rookie on the PGA Tour, just more than two years after working security at a restaurant in his hometown that...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark will make her preseason home debut a day earlier than initially scheduled, Indiana Fever officials announced Friday. Indiana was initially scheduled to host th...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday, and the three-time AL MVP is expected to return this season. Trout had a pa...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Beverley indicated a video showing him throwing a ball at a spectator on Thursday was misleading but later added that “I have to be better.” Ca...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins agreed to sign wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to a one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Formula 1 is back in the United States for the first time in six months and the first stop is the Miami Grand Prix, the race that was supposed to be the American show...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is on track to be on the field without limitations for the New York Jets in a few weeks. Coach Robert Saleh said Friday after the team's first day of roo...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after t...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-the-lakers-fire-coach-darvin-ham-after-just-2-seasons-in-charge/
(LIV Golf) - After suffering a “little low point” a week ago in Australia, Torque GC’s Sebastián Muñoz produced his best round of the 2024 season on Friday to take the first-round lead a...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/fireballs-smash-share-team-lead-at-liv-singapore/
On this week's episode of Quest for Gold:-Team USA uniforms and outfits are unveiled-Team USA has a new plane for the Paris games-Katie Ledecky is honored by President Biden-The USA Fencing roste...
U.S. field hockey star Abby Tamer said every game leading up to Paris has a lesson that can be used to make the team a little bit better.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/one-of-the-best-coaches-field-hockey-star-abby-tamer-praises-her-mom/
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — If Larry Demeritte is looking for a positive sign heading into his first Kentucky Derby as a trainer, it's right where his horse is assigned. Long-shot West Saratoga is s...
Chevrolet denied on Friday any knowledge of the IndyCar cheating scandal within Team Penske and said it hired an independent law firm to investigate whether General Motors employees were involved...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-the-cubs-and-brewers-the-only-nl-central-contenders/
Erik Jones was cleared by doctors and approved to return by NASCAR on Thursday, but his Legacy Motor Club team will hold him out of this weekend's race at Kansas Speedway to allow him more time t...
Like in most combat sports, broken ribs are a risk in Taekwondo.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/evan-medell-is-breaking-ribs-and-taking-names/
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Hart rattled a box of candy — “Mike and Ike’s, baby!” — to explain where he found the energy boost to hit the winning 3-pointer in Game 6. Hart then turned to...
On Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 mint juleps are served. This requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 1,000 pounds of mint leaves, and 60,000 pounds of ice.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/kentucky-derby-how-the-mint-julep-became-the-races-official-drink/
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Rick Carlisle kept insisting the Indiana Pacers should strive for more than just making the playoffs. He thought his young team could win, advance, maybe even play int...
French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg o...
ROME (AP) — Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Italian Open on Friday because of the right forearm injury that already prompted him to pull out of tournaments in Mont...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-carlos-alcaraz-withdraws-from-italian-open-with-right-forearm-injury/
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Three-time U.S. Olympian Emma Coburn says her “dream of Paris is over” after breaking her ankle at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai and undergoing surgery. Coburn, ...
The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states.
DENVER (AP) — A supremely confident Reggie Jackson was just waiting to let loose as he watched Jamal Murray dribble past Nikola Jokic's high screen with the seconds ticking away on the Los Ange...
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Easte...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-nylander-and-woll-help-maple-leafs-beat-bruins-2-1-to-force-game-7/
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a frenzied Philly crowd clamoring for defense, Josh Hart hesitated for just a second after Jalen Brunson passed him the ball from the left wing before Hart realized the...
The title race is down to two teams. The relegation tussle still involves three. And the contest for the remaining European qualification positions contains as many as five. The Premier League se...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin complemented one another's play perfectly Thursday night. They were still trading fist bumps long after the Indiana Pacers celebrated a rare se...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Cooper rocked a Dr. J jacket from his courtside seat at Game 6. The A-list actor had a few more 76ers fans join him Thursday night for Philadelphia's playoff game ag...
Jenny Nguyen, CEO and founder of the Sports Bra, a bar that plays women's sports at all levels on TV, has seen such huge success that she plans to expand. John Landecker sits down with Jenny to d...
https://wgnradio.com/john-landecker/the-sports-bra-plans-to-franchise/
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described “terrible” season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the ...
MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-sets semifinal win over Madison Keys on Thursday to reach the Madrid Open final and a rematch against No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Top-ranked Swiatek b...
The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road. The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping to go home, though not for good. There are two more elimination games in the NBA play...
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's Kirby Smart agreed to a contract extension Thursday that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million. Smart got a bump...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — With the expanded College Football Playoff locked in through 2031, questions still remain about what the rest of the postseason will look like. One thing is certain, th...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards' right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try for Mi...
ROME (AP) — An imposing stadium in a major foreign capital did nothing to stop Bayer Leverkusen’s record unbeaten march across Europe. The freshly crowned first-time Bundesliga champion silen...
BOSTON (AP) — A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yast...
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are getting thinner by the day. By falling 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday, Tottenham slumped to a second loss to a London ri...
Before the green flag drops on the AdventHealth 400, here are four things to know about Kansas Speedway.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/kansas-speedway-4-things-to-know/
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo each homered and drove in two runs to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a series-deciding 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Ryan M...
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch cl...
Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement Thursday that it stands by Ryan Garcia after a report that he had tested positive for a banned substance before his dominant victory over Devin Haney las...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery on Wednesday. According to court records, four other misdemean...
Tiger Woods accepted a special exemption for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the first time the three-time champion has needed an exemption to play. Woods has been exempt for every U.S. Open si...
https://wgnradio.com/sports/ap-tiger-woods-gets-special-exemption-to-us-open-at-pinehurst/
Tim Howard was 10 years old when he walked into Giants Stadium's upper deck in June 1989 for a United States-Peru friendly that featured goalkeeper Tony Meola making his second international appe...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Five races into the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen and the globe-trotting series have arrived in the United States for the first of three appearances in a year the ...
Kansas Speedway announced this week that Richard Petty will serve as the Grand Marshal for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Germany has beaten the English Premier League to a bonus fifth Champions League place in next season's revamped and expanded competition. Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win ...
Liana Mutia, is hoping to not only qualify for the para judo “Totally blind” category in the Paris Paralympics this summer, but she wants to win a gold medal.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/para-judo-olympian-liana-mutia-loves-cats-and-coding/
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year. The NBA...
In a Michigan basement decked out in maize and blue, a father sat with his son. They’d bond over a football video game. One with a story mode that would transport the 7-year-old into a college ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. They were picked from more than 70 scholarships, International Olym...
NEW YORK (AP) — The final cost of the New York Mets’ sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million. Major League Baseball finalized its payroll figures for last year, and the Mets finished...
The 2023 International GeeBee Boxing Tournament gold medalist is grateful for all the support she has received but sometimes has to reel in her biggest fan.
https://wgnradio.com/sports/mo-mccane-forbade-her-mom-from-her-fights/
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics ran away from the rest of the NBA in the regular season. So far, the playoffs have been more of the same. The team that won 64 games to claim the league's overa...