WASHINGTON (AP) — A lot has changed for Alex Ovechkin in 22 seasons. That was clear when he was introduced for his final home opener. Ovechkin's sons Sergei and Ilya handled the task of announcing their father onto the ice, and the Russian star received a standing ovation before the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James looks set to make a big impact on the Philadelphia 76ers, and the NBA's career scoring leader may not even need to shoot much to do it. James made his first appearance with his new team Thursday night, getting started on the expected final stop in his career. He ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers learned the NFL is a reality show, complete with cameras that rarely miss a thing — particularly anything he does — long, long ago. So forgive the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback if he doesn't get worked up over a little jawing during the course of a game, ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday. Adell's three-run triple gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead in the third ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Deshaun Watson is making plays in the clutch, the Cleveland Browns are winning and they're doing it late in games. They're perhaps the NFL's most surprising team, off to a 3-1 start that has them tied with Baltimore atop the AFC North. "It's still early," ...
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) at No. 8 BYU (4-0, 2-0), Friday, 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) BYU is 4-0 for the third season in a row, a first in school history. The Cougars are coming off a gritty 17-10 win at TCU on a rainy night ...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa admitted Thursday to demanding $9,000 from a victim as part of a fraud scheme. Kriisa pleaded guilty to one federal count of wire fraud as part of a plea agreement, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced in a news ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pontus Holmberg and Ilya Mikheyev each had a goal and assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 13 shots to move into a tie for 20th place on the NHL career wins list, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday night. Vasilevskiy's 372nd victory moved ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist, Clay Stevenson made 29 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Declan Carlile scored 8:53 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2, but Cole Perfetti scored the winner on a wrist ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro offensive lineman Lane Johnson has announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons. "I have given it my all for 14 years," Johnson said Tuesday in a statement, "season after season pushing my body to the max and tirelessly working my ...
