Four-time Grand Slam winner (two Australian Opens, two US Opens) Naomi Osaka is back after a 15-month leave, during which she welcomed her first child, Shai. In Brisbane ahead of the Australian Open, Osaka appeared in excellent form. Her ball-striking was clean, and equally powerful. (She also exuded confidence in an eye-catching Louis Vuitton necklace.) … Read more
CHICAGO — Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night. Thompson and Curry started slow, missing a combined 10 of their first 11 shots from the … Read more
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns’ women’s basketball team has had a successful season so far, sitting in fourth spot in the Canada West standings. The team has begun to click in the past ten games, going 9-1 but there are two players who have come into their own, both on and off the court. Vlada … Read more
CHICAGO — On a snowy afternoon in downtown Chicago, Shōta Imanaga pulled on a Cubs cap and a crisp, pinstriped No. 18 jersey in the middle of a hotel ballroom. Then the Japanese left-hander quickly made a bunch of new friends. “Hey Chicago, what do you say? Cubs are going to win today,” Imanaga said … Read more
Caitlin Clark has set records on and off the court. The University of Iowa’s superstar guard is on track to do something never accomplished by a women’s basketball player. Appear on all four broadcast networks in the same season. Clark and the third-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 14 Indiana on Saturday night on Fox. Iowa is … Read more
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract extension with general manager Alex Anthopoulos that will keep him with the six-time reigning NL East champions through the 2031 season. The team announced the deal Friday, locking up the GM who oversaw a World Series championship in 2021 and has been responsible for securing … Read more
Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, ending his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league’s Super Bowl era. “It’s with so many fond memories and thoughts that I think about the Patriots,” Belichick said on Thursday in a … Read more
NEW YORK — The WNBA is using some fresh faces in its Player Marketing Agreement cohort this season. The league’s past two Rookie of the Year winners, Aliyah Boston of Indiana and Rhyne Howard of Atlanta, are two of the six players chosen this offseason to take part in the program. They are joined by … Read more
Montreal-born tennis star Eugenie Bouchard made her much-anticipated pro pickleball debut on Wednesday and in her words, “it was better than expected.” “Look, pickleball is crazy,” said Bouchard, adding she’s happy with how it went despite losing. Bouchard was competing in the singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles but was knocked out of the competition … Read more
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Nikolaj Ehlers scored with 1:05 left and the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday night to extend their franchise-record winning and points streaks. Gabe Vilardi tied it with 3:29 left, with Adam Lowry assisting on both goals, and Laurent Brossoit stopped 19 shots to help the Jets push … Read more
