SALT LAKE CITY — The NHL Winter Classic for the 2026-27 season will be played on New Year’s Eve, league commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Friday. The Utah Mammoth will host divisional rival Colorado Avalanche at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus. Bettman was in ...
PITTSBURGH — Kayden McDonald and Colton Hood spent three long hours in the green room inside Acrisure Stadium on Thursday night all dressed up with nowhere to go. The players remained backstage while the 15 other NFL draft prospects in attendance made their way to the stage to hug NFL ...
HOUSTON — Nelly Korda is playing with so much control even her misses are right where she’s aiming. She birdied her last two holes Friday with exquisite irons shots for another 7-under 65, giving her a daunting six-shot lead going into the weekend at The Chevron Championship. Korda has made only one bogey through 36 holes at Memorial Park, missing a 3-foot putt on the sixth hole after a nifty chip from below the green. Otherwise, the two-time major champion has been practically flawless in reaching 14-under 130 that makes her appear to be playing a different course. “I’m ...
The Associated Press ATLANTA — Nickeil Alexander-Walker was voted the NBA’s 2026 Most Improved Player on Friday, beating out finalists Deni Avdija and Jalen Duren to become the second Hawks player to win the award in two years. It was, by far, the best statistical season of ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots said Thursday that they’re being respectful of Mike Vrabel’s personal life and support him seeking counseling and not being with the team for Day 3 of the NFL draft following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter ...
ROME — Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup following a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official. Iran has not withdrawn from the World Cup, and the team is preparing to play in the U.S. despite the war in the Middle East. FIFA has insisted its group stage games near Los Angeles and in Seattle will go ahead as planned in June. The Financial Times reported that Paolo Zampolli, the U.S. special envoy for global partnerships, had suggested the swap to President Donald Trump and FIFA ...
