The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint.
- SNTV
Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
- Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Tom House was ahead of his time as the pitching coach of the Texas Rangers from 1985-92, which is to say people didn’t get it back then. Especially the footballs. I can still see his pitchers in right field during warmups throwing the prettiest spirals you ever saw. Joe Namath could…
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
Chip Sullivan, a longtime PGA director of golf in the Roanoke Valley who made PGA Tour starts spanning a quarter of a century, died Friday. He was 61.
- RONALD BLUM Associated Press
Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System changes how pitches get called, and some players gain while others lose. On Wednesday night, it makes its regular-season debut.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
One of NASCAR’s oldest and most storied venues could again be at risk of losing major race dates, a concern driving the creation of a new Virginia Motorsports Caucus aimed at preserving the sport’s future across the state.
- JAY COHEN Associated Press
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers travel to Toronto for a World Series rematch in April, and Philadelphia hosts the All-Star Game in July as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers travel to Toronto for a World Series rematch in April, and Philadelphia hosts the All-Star Game in July as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary.
NEW YORK — Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown.
James could take outright possession of his next record Saturday night, when he's scheduled to play in his 1,612nd career regular-season game — breaking a tie with Robert Parish.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has tied Hall of Famer Robert Parish’s record for the all-time record for games played in the NBA. James played in his 1,611th game in the league as his team defeated the Miami Heat 134-126 at the Kaseya Center. After the game, James noted that reaching t…
In less than five months, athletes will play in the first women's professional baseball league in the United States in more than 70 years.
SHOTLIST: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (MARCH 18, 2026) (NIGHT SHOTS) 1. BASEBALL TEAM MEMBERS HOLDING TROPHY 2. VENEZUELANS WAVING FLAGS AS THEY CELEBRATE 3. BASEBALL TEAM MEMBERS SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM (TWO SHOTS) 4. VENEZUELAN INTERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ SPEAKING (Spanish) 5. VENEZUELANS CEL…
Let’s start with the part that will make positional-value purists reach for the emergency alarm: my top four prospects in the 2026 NFL draft all play non-premium positions. A running back. A linebacker. A safety. A guard. I’m not sorry, because sometimes the cleanest tape, the clearest impact and the safest projection do not come wrapped in quarterback logic or edge-rusher inflation. I’ve ...
CHICAGO — Billionaire investor Justin Ishbia is on the verge of buying an Amtrak rail yard southwest of downtown and just across the Chicago River from The 78, a new mixed-use development still eyed as a possible future home of the Chicago White Sox. Ishbia, the founder and managing partner of Chicago-based private equity firm Shore Capital Partners, forged an agreement last year with White ...
PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Willard, Villanova’s men’s basketball coach, described the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday as “the best tournament arguably in all of sports,” which is the sort of assertion that, especially at this time of year, passes through your mind without a second thought. Yes. Of course. This is March. This is the month during which college basketball goes from a niche sport to the ...
The deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries with a good chance for million dollar players — a first for the league entering its 30th season that will start on time.
FILE: WNBA and players union have aligned on key elements for a new collective bargaining agreement
Venezuela secured its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, beating Team USA 3-2 in the tournament's final.
Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth.
Tarik Skubal could become a free agent for the first time after the World Series next fall, along with Freddy Peralta, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Randy Arozarena.
Bob Nightengale and Dan Sileo break down the 2026 season outlooks and odds for the Blue Jays, Orioles, and Phillies as they gear up for the upcoming campaign.
Travis Etienne won a national championship with Clemson following the 2018 college football season. He was named the ACC player of the year in 2018 and 2019. He was a consensus All-American in 2020, the same year he became the ACC's all-time leading rusher. He has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in three of his four NFL seasons, all of which have been spent with the Jacksonsville Jaguars. And ...
Toronto had a .265 team batting average last year and nearly became the first World Series champion since the 2018 Boston Red Sox to lead the major leagues in batting.
NFL free agency spending has reshaped the early pecking order, with a few teams gaining real momentum and others taking hits.
Iran's sports and youth minister said that the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the U.S. killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
It appears Iran will not compete in the FIFA World Cup, including a match set to happen in Seattle.
Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa could end up being the best bargains in free agency if either quarterback can regain their Pro Bowl form.
Brandon London reacts to the Jets' decision to bring Geno Smith back to the tri-state area for a second stint with Gang Green as the team searches for their signal-caller of the future.
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