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Arsenal shift focus from Premier League race to Atletico clash in UCL semi-final
Arsenal shift focus from Premier League race to Atletico clash in UCL semifinal
Rohit's injury absence cost MI, says Harbhajan after win over LSG
Harbhajan Singh said Rohit Sharma’s earlier return from injury could have improved Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2026 campaign. Rohit’s match-winning knock against Lucknow Super Giants highlighted his importance to the side. Harbhajan felt MI lost crucial matches during Rohit’s absence but believes the team still has an outside chance of reaching the playoffs.
Virat Kohli told me I'll fit perfectly: Karthik opens up about RCB coaching role
Virat Kohli told me Ill fit perfectly Karthik opens up about RCB coaching role
Derry says debut a 'dream come true' despite injury
Derry says debut a 'dream come true' despite injuryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The 18-year-old made his first start for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest on MondayByFfion WynneBBC Sport JournalistPublished1 minute agoChelsea forward Jesse Derry says his debut was a "dream come true" despite being taken to hospital after suffering a head injury. The 18-year-old was making his first start for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest on Monday, and clashed heads with oppon...
As Canadiens soar, Rangers clearly worse off 5 years after front-office upheaval
Today marks exactly five years since a pair of successive events altered the course of NHL history.On May 5, 2021, New York Rangers owner James Dolan first informed team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton that they were being fired. Shortly thereafter, Dolan met with associate GM Chris Drury and came away convinced that the then-44-year-old was ready for both vacated roles.Advertisement
Chelsea: Jesse Derry gives cause for optimism as regulars flop again amid horror run
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MI need to look after Bumrah: Ravi Shastri decodes pacer's poor IPL 2026 form
MI need to look after Bumrah Ravi Shastri decodes pacers poor IPL form
Tina Charles, WNBA's career rebound and field goal leader, retires after 14 seasons
In late March, Tina Charles traveled to China to play in a best-of-five series with Henan Phoenix, a Chinese women’s basketball club looking to move into its league’s top tier. Through four games, Charles, 37, averaged 22 points and eight boards while playing 29 minutes a game. Henan won, and Charles celebrated with teammates before boarding a flight back to New York.Advertisement
Boston's sports teams deliver a month of dark and dreary days
For those of you who are certified, card-carrying, dues-paying, die-hard Boston sports fans, it’s been quite a 21st century so far. Led by a banquet hall-sized cast of current and future Hall of Famers, from Tom Brady and David Ortiz to Kevin Garnett and Zdeno Chara, the New England Patriots (six), Boston Red Sox (four), Celtics (two) and Bruins (one) have combined to win 13 championships. Advertisement
How do Big Ten football fans feel right now? Where readers stand on Petitti, CFP and more
It’s good to be the king of college football — at least that’s how Big Ten football fans feel this spring.The Athletic conducted a reader survey to gauge opinions about the Big Ten, its television arrangement, its 18 football programs and other major issues facing the conference and the sport after spring football. After nearly 3,600 responses, it’s clear that in the wake of three straight CFP titles, fans of Big Ten teams are feeling bullish about the conference and how it compares with the SEC...
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers: TV schedule for SGA-LeBron playoff series
It seems right for the NBA’s seminal superstar to go against the incumbent champions. A second-round playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder commands a massive audience, and it also prompts some urgent questions.Can OKC stay atop its perch and pull off back-to-back title runs? Can anyone on the planet slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? And when will Jalen Williams make it back from a Grade 1 hamstring strain?What about the Lakers — do they have the juice to mount...
Battered and without Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers must chart a revised path forward
DETROIT — The number of empty locker stalls inside the Detroit Tigers clubhouse has become jarring. There are still 26 players on the roster, but the room somehow feels like a town in the aftermath of disaster: signage and storefronts with no one inside. The faces you expect to see simply aren’t there, either working in the training room or rehabbing in some other locale.Advertisement
What the Red Sox will and won't change under Chad Tracy
Just over one week on the job, interim manager Chad Tracy has started to make his imprint on the Boston Red Sox. Not with wholesale changes, but subtle moves.Even with a roster full of players he’d managed previously at Triple-A Worcester over the past five years, Tracy knows there’s a delicate balance.Advertisement
Wild's Quinn Hughes vs. Avs' Cale Makar: The playoffs' marquee matchup, as seen by mutual teammates
DENVER — If anyone thought that the “star defensemen face off” storyline entering the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild’s second-round series was overhyped, Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes quickly proved them wrong in Game 1, a 9-6 Colorado win.After missing most of the first period with an apparent lower-body injury, Makar picked up an early assist in the second, then took over the third period with a go-ahead goal and a massive insurance tally with 2:54 remaining.Advertisement
Canada’s new offside rule has already led to a goal: ‘That’s what fans like’
Arsène Wenger’s daylight offside proposal is on trial in the Canadian Premier League. Could broad adoption be next? When Alejandro Díaz scored, he did not realize he was making history.It was only hours after his club’s 2-2 draw with the Halifax Wanderers, a hard-fought match in which the Pacific FC striker fired the opening salvo with a left-footed volley in the Wanderers’ six-yard box, that he learned that, with his goal, Díaz became the first Canadian Premier League (CPL) player to score as a...
College softball power rankings: Chaos ensues as the regular season wraps up
Well, softball fans, we’ve officially made it to the most bittersweet part of the year: the end of the regular season.We’ll be saying goodbye to a bunch of squads until next February, but teams have a chance to make one last statement this week in conference tournament action.While this is the final power rankings for 2026, there will still be plenty to talk about in the coming weeks, as we can always expect tournaments to bring lots of surprises. But first, let’s dive into how things shook out...
The one who got away: Avalanche's Brock Nelson haunts Wild right when they needed him most
DENVER – Oh boy, what would the Minnesota Wild give to have Brock Nelson on their team right now?With Joel Eriksson Ek sidelined until at least Game 3 against Nelson’s Colorado Avalanche, the hole in the lineup that Nelson once was a candidate to fill is massive.It’s no secret how much admiration and appreciation Wild general manager and president of hockey operations Bill Guerin has for the Avs veteran center.Advertisement
What is the Red Wings' future (and present) at second-line center?
Of all the roster questions the Detroit Red Wings have entering the 2026 offseason, one of the most fascinating is the one they’ve been working to answer for (at least) half a decade: What’s the plan, both now and going forward, at second-line center?A year ago, it looked like the question might finally have an answer, with a breakout second half by rookie Marco Kasper that made him an apparent solution. But after a sophomore slump saw Kasper’s role change, time after time, throughout the season...
Ranking Denver Broncos' 2026 undrafted rookies: Could LB Taurean York crack roster?
Only seconds after George Paton sat down to discuss the Broncos’ busy final day of the NFL Draft late last month, the general manager popped right back up. The team’s scouting and personnel staffs were putting the finishing touches on the team’s crop of undrafted free-agent signings, and Paton was needed for a quick sign-off.Advertisement
Transfer portal avengers: College basketball teams going all in on new arrivals
Almost every college basketball program uses the transfer portal in some way.But this offseason, certain schools have really leaned into it.So much so that over a third of all high-major programs, according to CBB Analytics, have added at least five new players this spring. There are ample reasons for those wholesale makeovers — new coaches, older rosters aging out, the occasional purge of under-performers — but now more than ever before, teams are importing entire new starting fives, sometimes...