It wasn’t going to be easy getting back in the win column for the Colorado Avalanche, going up against a hot Pittsburgh Penguins team, but no one would have expected the outcome the way it did. Bad defense, not great goaltending, mistakes everywhere led to a brutal night of hockey…

PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets play the Marlins on Tuesday in Jupiter, but all eyes will be on Miami later in the evening — and slightly further south.Nolan McLean will take the mound for Team USA in the final of the WBC as the 24-year-old looks to build on…

Golden State Warriors (33-35, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (45-23, second in the Eastern Conference)Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Boston plays the Golden State Warriors after Jaylen Brown scored 41 points in the Boston Celtics’ 120-112 win against the Phoenix Suns.AdvertisementThe Celtics have gone 23-10 at…

Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones says the moves his team has made to bolster its defense have the potential to turn the franchise around.Jones said for as long as he’s been owner of the Cowboys, he hasn’t seen one aspect of the team improve at the start of…

The first true-blue intermediate track this season for the NASCAR Cup Series is in the books, and the record reflects a familiar winner. Denny Hamlin secured his second consecutive victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, pushing his career win total to 61 — good for sole possession of 10th place…

Hearts and Rangers to seek warmer climes during the Scottish Cup semi-finals break as Motherwell and Dundee United aim to tie players down to new deals.Leaders Hearts and Rangers are planning overseas training trips while fellow Premiership contenders Celtic are on Scottish Cup semi-final duty on the weekend of 18…

There are golf collectibles that look good on a wall, and then there are pieces that carry the actual weight of history.The difference matters.In this week’s Collectables blog post on The Golf Heritage Society website, my focus was on a period Associated Press photograph from GHS President George Petro’s collection:…

DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.Malkin’s punishment from the NHL was for raising his stick…

MIAMI — They have zero interest talking politics.They are quite familiar with the unrest in Venezuela, but sorry, they’re not about to go near the subject.Instead, they are hoping they can help with the healing, and provide a sense of national pride, going where no Venezuelan baseball team has gone…

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa won the toss and elected to field Tuesday in the second Twenty20 cricket international against New Zealand at Seddon Park.The Proteas lead the five-match series 1-0 after winning the first match by seven wickets on a low-scoring pitch at Mount Maunganui.AdvertisementAllrounder Wiaan Mulder…

Every offseason, the NFL’s Competition Committee, composed of coaches, general managers, and owners, gathers to review, research, and recommend changes to the rules of the game. Any recommendations must then be voted on by the 32 team owners, requiring a 75% majority (24 owners) for the proposal to pass and…

It was widely expected that drivers would have a short learning curve adjusting to the new Chase format. But Chase Briscoe seems stuck in the past, as if the elimination-style format were still in play. Little else explains his disastrous start to the 2026 Cup Series season. Through five races,…