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Dropped Sardar Azmoun asserts his love for Iran, backs World Cup squad
Forward wishes 'success and pride' to the Iranian team after being excluded from the squad for the 2026 tournament.
How the Cowboys plan to handle tough 7-game stretch to start season
It would’ve been uncharacteristic of Dak Prescott to complain in this situation. But the schedule-makers did the Dallas Cowboys no favors to open the season.Of Dallas’ first seven games, only two are at AT&T Stadium. Of the other five, three are against teams that made the playoffs last season. Another is against the Baltimore Ravens, a Super Bowl favorite heading into this season.Advertisement
Sidney Crosby isn't close to retiring, wants to play 'for as many years as possible'
FRIBOURG, Switzerland — Sidney Crosby shared a laugh with Macklin Celebrini during Team Canada’s practice on Wednesday, and as usual, stuck around on the ice long after most of his teammates had called it a day.The original “Kid” was having a blast with Canada’s youngsters. He didn’t look like someone who would be hanging up his skates anytime soon.That’s because he isn’t.Advertisement
Panthers OTA storylines: Eager to see what free-agent additions bring to defense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s been 19 weeks since the Carolina Panthers last stepped on the practice field, at least for drills with 11-on-11 segments that looked like actual football.When the Panthers were preparing to face the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round, they did so with a defense that featured Christian Rozeboom and Claudin Cherelus as the starting linebackers and included D.J. Wonnum as a first-team edge rusher.Advertisement
Phillies stalwarts Aaron Nola and J.T. Realmuto search for answers amid struggles
PHILADELPHIA — When constructing Wednesday afternoon’s lineup, Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly paired catcher J.T. Realmuto with Aaron Nola. It was not unusual; Realmuto has caught Nola 154 times in the regular season. Few know him better. But it was purposeful on Mattingly’s part, as he tried to get Nola back on track after a tumultuous, six-run start.Advertisement
Mitch Marner in the NHL playoffs: The many truths (and myths)
This felt inevitable, didn’t it?That Mitch Marner, the Golden Knight, would morph into a playoff-conquering superstar.But what happens in Vegas really does stay in Vegas.Marner’s performance this spring doesn’t change all that came before it in Toronto.There are many truths (and myths) to the Marner postseason experience.
Kevyn Adams talks: On Sabres success, belated vindication and what's next — 'Can't wait to get back'
Kevyn Adams has kept a low profile since his firing as Buffalo Sabres general manager in mid-December, and that was certainly by design.“I think it was really important to be respectful to the players and coaches, and I just felt that in no way at all I wanted to be a distraction while the team was playing, whether it was regular season or playoffs,’’ Adams told The Athletic on Wednesday in his first public comments since his Sabres exit.Advertisement
Travis Hunter, Mykel Williams, other 2025 NFL Draft first-rounders who need big seasons
No one can fully grade an NFL Draft pick until the player is at least in the back half of his rookie contract.That said: The clock is forever ticking.Early returns from the first round of the 2025 draft have been pretty strong, leaguewide. All eight offensive linemen selected in the top 32 earned starting jobs as rookies; both tight ends taken early (Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren) had outstanding debut seasons; even players who were a bit more up and down than they might’ve liked (Cam Ward a...
The 80 mph softball pitch — once an unthinkable milestone — is coming
When Karlyn Pickens was a young pitcher learning to perfect her craft, she got into the habit of comparing herself — and her velocity — to others who played her position.Her private pitching coach displayed a list of the record speeds achieved by other players she tutored. Pickens became obsessed with moving up the list. She laughs at the memory now, because the two-time All-American didn’t just climb toward the top — she set a new standard.And she’s still thinking about how she can get faster.A...
Browns OTA observations: Sizing up Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders
BEREA, Ohio — This probably feels familiar, but the quarterback competition is dominating the conversation and the itinerary as the Cleveland Browns begin their OTAs and head toward the end of their first offseason program under new coach Todd Monken.This one is different because it’s Monken’s first Browns QB competition — and it’s Deshaun Watson’s first, too. In 2022, the Browns traded the farm for Watson in hopes of ending their perpetual quarterback carousel. Four years later, the team is sif...
They were college teammates. Now one plays for the Mets and the other runs the Nationals
WASHINGTON — There were times when Marcus Semien would watch Paul Toboni during batting practice with the Cal Golden Bears — and just laugh.“He’d be out there on the left-field line, doing the Kevin Mitchell thing, just trying to barehand balls,” Semien said.“That’s a real thing,” Toboni said, more than a little sheepishly. “I mean, we were from the Bay Area. We’d have posters of Giants players in the clubhouse. And you know how it is: College seasons can be long, and you kind of need to mess ar...
These MLB veteran stars are struggling. Is it just a slump or are they in their decline period?
Every year when we get to Memorial Day, MLB teams evaluate where they stand and come away with a pretty good idea of what they need to do between that point and the trade deadline, which this year is Aug. 3. One of the more difficult aspects of the evaluation is when veteran players are performing well below their accustomed level. That’s when teams have to figure out if the underperformance is just an early-season slump or due to injury, mechanical issues or the harsh reality that the player is...
Dylan Coghlan, after 1,615 days between NHL goals, becomes a Golden Knights hero in Game 1
DENVER — Dylan Coghlan fired a shot hard along the ice and watched it disappear beneath the goalie’s pads.Ball Arena went quiet, and Coghlan turned to look at his teammate, Shea Theodore, who was grinning from ear to ear.“It was pretty crazy,” Coghlan recalled, barely, after the game. “I didn’t know it went in until I turned and looked at Shea. He was smiling at me. Just kind of blacked out for a second.”Advertisement
Gavin McKenna vs. Ivar Stenberg: Who's the 2026 NHL Draft's top winger?
The debate for the top forward in the 2026 NHL Draft has mostly narrowed to two players: Penn State’s Gavin McKenna and Frölunda’s Ivar Stenberg. While there are some scouts who favor Brantford center Caleb Malhotra, today we’re going to focus on the contrast between the two wingers.Both are late-2007, 5-foot-11 wingers with elite scoring track records. They project as massive point producers in the NHL. For teams picking at the top of the draft, the decision comes down to the margins between pu...
The NFL retains Brad Karp as lawyer after associations with Epstein revealed
After his name surfaced in email correspondence with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, attorney Brad Karp resigned in February as the chairman of powerhouse corporate law firm Paul Weiss. But Karp, 66, remained with the firm as a senior partner, and the NFL continues to employ him as a lead attorney in two high-profile ongoing lawsuits, recent legal filings show.Advertisement
In first of many potential Jays-Yankees duels, Trey Yesavage outdoes Cam Schlittler
NEW YORK — For some reason, Cam Schlittler and Trey Yesavage are undeniably connected. There are plenty of rising young pitchers in baseball right now, but these two share countless commonalities, including a similar meteoric rise, postseason pedigrees and vaulted ceilings. They face parallel expectations — hopes to anchor their respective rotations for years — in the same tough division. Yet, before Wednesday, they’d never faced off.Advertisement
What Pep Guardiola should do next: Manage England? Back to Barca? Come to the U.S.?
As Pep Guardiola prepares to announce that he is leaving Manchester City after 10 years at the club, attention will inevitably to turn to what comes next. Will he take on a new project club? Or challenge himself with succeeding in international football? Or will he take another break from the game?Advertisement
After 8 months of dominance, the mighty Avalanche leave a tiny bit of room for doubt
DENVER — This wasn’t angry Nathan MacKinnon. This was disappointed Nathan MacKinnon. Disappointed with his team’s execution, the way they mishandled the puck, the way they played into the Vegas Golden Knights’ transition game with hesitant passes. This was a blown opportunity, no doubt about it, but there was no fire in the eyes, no disgust in his voice.Advertisement
Falcons OTA takeaways: Changing the culture, building an offense and an O-line overhaul
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Olamide Zaccheaus spent his first four NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. He saw 25 wins and 40 losses and never made the playoffs. He spent the next three seasons in Philadelphia, Washington and Chicago, where his teams went 34-17 and played in six playoff games.“I’ve experienced a different side of the league,” Zaccheaus said this week.Advertisement
Scouting MLB Draft prospect Brody Bumila, the Massachusetts phenom with plus velocity
Left-hander Brody Bumila of Bishop Feehan High School in Massachusetts came out firing bullets this spring, reaching 100 mph in his first outing and 102 in a more recent start. I caught his start on Monday against rival Xaverian Brothers.Bumila’s stuff was a little down in the outing and you could see why some teams at least will not view him as a first-rounder even with that premium velocity. There were at least a half-dozen scouting directors there, several from teams picking in the top 10, as...