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Mac Engel: Leave it to Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy's wife to provide solid coaching advice
ARLINGTON, Texas — The grade school kids sitting on the floor in the place where her husband works are oblivious to the ... Read More
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Mark Story: Kentucky basketball had gone stale. How Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks have given fans new hope.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the annals of Kentucky Wildcats basketball history — women’s and men’s — these past few seasons will be remembered as a time of program stagnation.
For a frustrated fan base unhappy with the ...Read more
Panthers' Caleb Farley leaned on God, NC hometown when times were hard. 'Now he's home.'
NEWTON, N.C. — Caleb was always moving, Elijah Farley began. Running. That’s what he did. Ran always. Still is busy running, in sports and whatnot. This is a kid who had energy. You know what I mean? Wasn’t still. He...Read more
What's the future of UNC basketball's Dean E. Smith Center? 'Something needs to be done'
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The move to renovate or replace North Carolina’s Smith Center isn’t a new initiative launched as other new arenas are being built, beautified or enhanced.
Those talks began more than a decade ago...Read more
Jaron Ennis is returning to the Wells Fargo Center. 'Politics of boxing' keep it from being a bigger fight.
PHILADELPHIA — Eddie Hearn called Jaron Ennis last month, asking Philadelphia’s undefeated boxing star what he wanted to do. Ennis’ next fight, according to the International Boxing Federation, was to be a mandatory ...Read more
Dodgers show their offensive might, blowing out Mets to move a win away from World Series
NEW YORK — When the Dodgers dug into their lineup’s postseason problems at the end of last year, they noticed a strange October-wide trend.
Teams that swung freely seemed to advance more often in the playoffs, while ...Read more
Bill Plaschke: Done deal! Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series
NEW YORK — In the heart of election season, Los Angeles’ favorite candidate fittingly just pushed their opponent past the breaking point.
I’m calling the National League…for the Dodgers.
I’m calling a spot in ...Read more
Scoring barrage continues for Kraken toppling Flyers 6-4
SEATTLE — Kraken 6, Flyers 4 at Climate Pledge Arena
Notable: The foundation of the Seattle Kraken making a playoff run two seasons ago was scoring contributions throughout the lineup. The fourth line. The third ...Read more
Slow start, numerous penalties doom Sharks against Bedard, Blackhawks
The San Jose Sharks couldn’t overcome a slow start and their own parade to the penalty box in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at the United Center.
The Sharks trailed by two after a sluggish first ...Read more
Broncos dominate Saints, 33-10, in Sean Payton's return to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Gameday Sean did something rare a few minutes before kickoff Thursday night.
He smiled.
Sean Payton, always intense and notoriously so on game days, briefly let his guard down along the visiting sideline....Read more
Mets blown out for third time in NLCS as Dodgers take commanding 3-1 series lead with Game 4 victory
NEW YORK — It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the Los Angeles Dodgers are a bad matchup for the Mets. It was a bad matchup for left-hander Jose Quintana in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday night, and a bad matchup ...Read more
How much for two tickets for a World Series in L.A.? Thousands, not hundreds.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers put World Series tickets on sale Thursday morning, selling out quickly despite prices that started above $800.
The Dodgers did not make a formal announcement of the sale, or issue a news ...Read more
Cooper Kupp's 'calming presence' back on Rams practice field but can he play Sunday?
LOS ANGELES — Cooper Kupp was limited in practice again Thursday. If the Rams star receiver's left ankle is fully recovered by this weekend, he could play Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium.
Coach Sean...Read more
Red Wings blown out at home, drop to 1-3 after loss to Rangers
DETROIT — The Red Wings expected these first nine days of the season to be difficult and it's proving to be correct.
The New York Rangers completed a back-to-back sweep Thursday, defeating the beleaguered Wings, 5-2.
...Read more
Blues win 1-0 goaltenders' duel against Islanders in overtime
ST. LOUIS — While the current iterations may have a bit of a different feel to them, it should be no surprise that the Blues and Islanders played a low-scoring game in their first meeting of the season on Thursday night....Read more
Analysis: Jamal Adams is released again. Any room for him with Seahawks?
SEATTLE — In a perfect world for Jamal Adams and the Seahawks, he would currently be in the midst of another All-Pro season having long ago proven the worth of a contract they gave him in 2021 that made him the highest-...Read more
As Lamar Jackson MVP hype heats up again, Ravens QB wants to 'win in February'
BALTIMORE — By any number of metrics, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is playing perhaps the best football of his career.
Through the first six games, he has thrown for 1,529 yards with 10 touchdowns and just two ...Read more
David Fry hits two-run, walk-off homer in 10th as Guardians stun Yankees in Game 3 of ALCS
CLEVELAND — After a few closers imploded in Game 3 of the ALCS, a former closer did the same on Thursday when David Fry smoked a two-run, walk-off homer off Clay Holmes in the 10th inning of Game 3 of the ALCS.
The ...Read more
Lightning strike late, stun Golden Knights late in third period
The Golden Knights gave up two goals in the final 2:22 and lost, 4-3, to the host Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday.
Lightning forwards Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov scored 1:27 apart to turn a 3-2 ...Read more
Lonzo Ball returns for Bulls after missing nearly 3 years: 'It felt a lot better playing than watching'
CHICAGO — Lonzo Ball needed less than a minute to reintroduce himself to the NBA on Wednesday night. Forty-three seconds, to be exact.
When Ball checked into the preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the ...Read more
As speculation swirls about a possible White Sox sale, a by-the-numbers look at Jerry Reinsdorf's ownership tenure
CHICAGO — Jerry Reinsdorf recently completed his 44th season as Chicago White Sox chairman. He’s only the seventh individual in Major League Baseball history to surpass 40 years as a team owner.
How much more he adds ...Read more
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