The nerdy, authentic Oklahoma City Thunder are a breath of fresh air
The relatable, endearing authenticity of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the defending NBA champions is a wonder to beholdWinter is over, though …
Us Sports News
Showing 20 articles
Three things to watch this USMNT window: goalkeepers, progressive full-backs and midfield puzzles
Mauricio Pochettino will use friendlies against Belgium and Portugal to answer the final World Cup roster questionsWhen the US men’s …
MLB 2026 predictions: are the Dodgers inevitable? Maybe not …
The World Series champions have somehow become even stronger. But there are a few teams who could stop them from …
Jessica Pegula left frustrated as Elena Rybakina roars back to reach Miami last four
Rybakina completes 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback winAmerican slumps to fifth straight defeat to KazakhstaniJessica Pegula had her chances. Midway through …
Fans and players from five African World Cup countries face $15,000 bond to enter US
State department to expand program on 2 AprilAlgeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, Cape Verde affectedNo apparent exceptions for athletes or …
NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires
The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. …
Marathon given entry to world championships
Lead runners were led off course by guide vehicleWorld Athletics gives runners special entryThree runners who were led off course …
Mikaela Shiffrin ties record as she clinches her sixth overall World Cup skiing title
Shiffrin holds off challenge from Germany’s Emma AicherUS star ties record set by Annemarie Moser-Pröll in 1970sMikaela Shiffrin secured a …
American No 4 seed beats Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in quarter-finalGauff
American No 4 seed beats Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in quarter-finalGauff next faces 13th seed Karolína Muchová for a …
WNBA team owners ratify new CBA that will see top players earn $1.4m a year
Board and players unanimously approve new CBA dealSeven-year agreement runs through end of 2032 seasonFree agency, expansion draft now come …
Antoine Griezmann to leave Atlético Madrid and join MLS’s Orlando City
French superstar played 10 years for AtléticoForward will join Orlando in July on a deal through 2029Atlético plays Barcelona in …
Mikaela Shiffrin on verge of overall World Cup title after record slalom win
Shiffrin wins slalom to move 85 points clear overallAicher must win Wednesday’s giant slalom finaleAmerican star eyes record-tying sixth overall …
The mysterious fate of James Creighton, baseball’s first star
A new book explores the career of a player who many credit with inventing the curveball, and why he has …
Molly Miller, ‘pretty privilege’ and women’s basketball’s beauty trap
Arizona State’s head coach has turned around a losing program. Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not …
Women’s NCAA Tournament: Kymora Johnson soars as Virginia shock No 2 Iowa in double OT
No 10 seed Cavaliers have won three games in five daysVirginia will face TCU in Sweet SixteenKymora Johnson scored 28 …
Teenage boxer Isis Sio in coma after being knocked out in fourth professional fight
19-year-old taken to hospital after loss in CaliforniaKnockout happened just 78 seconds into fightNineteen-year-old boxer Isis Sio was placed into …
Seahawks to make $168m Jaxon Smith-Njigba highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history
First-team All Pro expected to get $120m guaranteedPLayer was NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2025Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon …
The ghost of Aprils past: is Arsenal’s title anxiety returning? | Jonathan Wilson
The Gunners have a nine-point lead in the Premier League. But recent run-ins, and their loss to City on Sunday, …
‘I’m so lucky to have her’: Iowa game-winner pays tribute to mother after shocking No 1 Florida
Alvaro Folgueiras nails three-pointer in final secondsGators are first No seed to exit this year’s tournamentAlvaro Folgueiras nailed a three-pointer …
Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children found dead in house fire, NHL says
Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigationNHL …