Category: Sports
Six days on the bubble with America’s most eclectic team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s 9:40 a.m. in the southeast parking lot at The Pit, and a man in black-and-white face paint circles on a dirt…
NHL player poll: Why 78 percent say there should be no neck-guard mandate
Mandatory neck guards are coming to youth hockey in the United States. Already required in Canada and many other countries, USA Hockey, which governs the…
Hey NBA, Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is damn good and proving the naysayers wrong
After yet another disappointing, early-season loss, Jalen Brunson stood at his locker, ready to speak with the media in Milwaukee. As the point guard turned…
After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league
It was around noon last Thursday when Bob Lutz walked outside of his work and headed home before the start of his daily radio show….
Thompson: Brock Purdy managed up, managed down and saved the 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The most important run of the night may not have been by Christian McCaffrey. Or Deebo Samuel. Or even by George…
Mike Macdonald lets the Ravens defense do his talking
Update: The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 to earn a trip to the Super Bowl If Mike Macdonald’s ascent to one of the NFL’s hottest…
Why Kevin Durant’s game-winning shot sparked memories of Jordan for members of the ’89 Bulls
PHOENIX — The comparison surfaced not long after Kevin Durant finished off the Chicago Bulls on Monday. In the final seconds, the Phoenix Suns forward…
Why Caitlin Clark could pose a dilemma for Team USA at the Olympics
USA Basketball will be seeking its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal this summer with the first step coming at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Antwerp,…
Why white home uniforms — once an NBA mainstay — have disappeared
Every August, after the NBA releases its schedule for the upcoming season, Michael McCullough, the Miami Heat’s chief marketing officer, thinks about the next 82…
Coco Gauff, under the Australian Open radar, is having a very different kind of Grand Slam
Coco Gauff walks onto the court in the middle of the day. The stadium is half-full, if that. So far, she mostly takes care of…