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 ...

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 ...

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 Iran has not withdrawn from the World Cup, and the team is preparing to play in the U.S. ...

HOUSTON — Nelly Korda leaned on her putter to save pars early and then poured it on her back nine of Memorial Park for a 7-under 65, her best start to a major in four years to take a two-shot lead Thursday in The Chevron Championship. Patty Tavatanakit, who won this major as a rookie in ...

ATLANTA — CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. After starring in a Game 2 stunner at Madison Square ...