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OKC star wins Clutch award

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s trophy haul keeps growing. Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City guard who is the reigning MVP and NBA Finals MVP, was the overwhelming and nearly unanimous pick as the Clutch Player of the Year for this season, the NBA announced Tuesday. It’s the first of what ...

Crash brings changes for F1

F1’s governing body says a repeat of the high-speed crash which left Oliver Bearman limping and alarmed the Formula 1 paddock “should basically be avoided” with regulation changes from next week’s race in Miami. Bearman was traveling at around 190 mph when he veered off track and slammed into the barrier while trying to avoid Franco Colapinto’s slower-moving car at the Japanese Grand Prix. The difference in speed between the two was around 30 mph because of key features of the 2026 cars. Bearman was using his “boost” mode for extra electrical power while Colapinto was ...

More Cup tickets on sale

FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer’s governing body announced it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. Eastern Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new “front category” pricing it added this month. The new category sparked online complaints from fans who said they thought the better seats in the categories they had bought tickets for were withheld and they were assigned less favorable locations. FIFA in December put tickets on sale at prices ranging from $140 for ...

New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel says he’s had some tough conversations

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that he’s had “difficult conversations with people I care about,” including his family, his coaching staff, team officials and players, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter ...

Defending champs John Korir, Sharon Lokedi repeat at Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Defending champion John Korir shattered the Boston Marathon course record on Monday, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in race history and win in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds — the fifth-fastest marathon of all time. Sharon Lokedi joined her fellow Kenyan as a ...

Boston Marathon defending champ breaks record in repeat

BOSTON — John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too. The defending champion rode a tailwind on Monday to the fastest finish in the race's 130-year history, winning in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds. That was 70 seconds faster than Geoffrey Mutai's then-world best in 2011, and the fifth-fastest marathon of all time. Korir said he knew he was on a record pace at the 40-kilometer mark, but he didn't bother to check the clock as he crossed the ...