MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio is looking forward to more champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrations, even if he still isn’t old enough to partake fully. When the Brewers sealed the NL Central title, the 20-year-old Chourio found a collection of non-alcoholic drinks inside a stroller in front of his locker. The Baltimore Orioles provided a … Read more
NEW YORK – The WNBA will have its first expansion draft in 16 years in December as the Golden State Valkyries start to fill out their roster. The Valkyries will begin play next season. The league sent out guidelines to teams in a memo that was obtained by The Associated Press. Teams will be able … Read more
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves hosted the New York Mets in a doubleheader Monday to decide the final two National League wild-card spots, a day after the scheduled end of the regular season. The unusual twin bill was required after two games between the NL East rivals were washed out last week as Hurricane Helene … Read more
(Editor’s note: This is excerpted from Mike Sando’s Pick Six of Sept. 30, 2024.) Let’s count the ways Jayden Daniels is transforming the Washington Commanders and the NFC East race. The Commanders moved atop the NFC East at 3-1 with a 42-14 domination at Arizona. Their Daniels-quarterbacked offense is setting the bar higher than anyone could have … Read more
WASHINGTON – Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed U.S. Olympians and Paraolypians at the White House on Monday to recognize their achievement in this summer’s games in Paris. “Thank you for representing the very best of America,” Biden said on the South Lawn, hailing … Read more
NEW YORK — The final basket of Breanna Stewart’s 34-point clinic on Sunday to open the WNBA semifinals was never going to be blocked. Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson tried — elevating as high as she could as the seconds ticked down on both the shot and game clock — but the New York … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 11 boards for the Sun. Napheesa … Read more
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a … Read more
MONTREAL — Deep into the dark of Saturday night, with scoreboard lights illuminating the 18th green, the two-time major winner stared at him with disbelief. Xander Schauffele has seen it up close more than anybody. He’s seen it in three continents over five cups. Still, his eyes bulged as the two embraced, tilting his head … Read more
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — No matter the opponent, no matter the place on the schedule, no matter who is in uniform for the opponent, many of the Kansas City Chiefs remind themselves, as they did Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, of their burden, as cliched as it sounds. “We’re going to get the best from … Read more