The 4 Nations Face-Off took a toll on many of its participants, and numerous players are still feeling the effects as the NHL season resumes. Among them are Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy and Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk. McAvoy injured his shoulder during Team USA’s game against Finland, and an infection developed in the […]
The title procession can begin. Eleven points clear with 12 games left for their nearest rivals, Liverpool aren’t going to let this slip now. On the basis of this authoritative 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium, it will be a matter of when not if they reach the unmatchable 90 points. Certainly, if Mohamed Salah […]
NEW YORK — It was a blowout that bloated into a laugher that morphed into a demolition and finished as a historic annihilation. No. 3 Duke handed Illinois its worst loss in program history with a 110-67 landslide victory Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. This was supposed to be a game that spotlighted the […]
Bounce-back performances emerged as one of the top themes of the day on a loaded Saturday of college basketball action. After dropping two games in a row for the first time this season, No. 4 Alabama entered its showdown with No. 17 Kentucky in need of a reset. The Crimson Tide got it in a […]
In an interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week,” Democratic Sen. Jack Reed decried President Donald Trump’s recent verbal attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and increased alignment with Russia. “Essentially, this is President Trump surrendering to the Russians,” Reed told co-anchor Martha Raddatz. “This is not a statesman or a diplomat,” Reed added. “This […]
USATSI The Athletics and rising-star outfielder Lawrence Butler are in talks on a long-term contract extension, The Athletic reports. The parameters of such discussions are not known, which mean it could be a more standard extension that covers Butler’s forthcoming arbitration years, or it could be something more ambitious and lucrative that buys out one […]
ABC News ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday. “The night passed peacefully. The Pope rested,” the Holy See said in a short statement. The 88-year-old pontiff underwent another round of clinical tests on Sunday morning, Vatican sources told ABC News. A medical update was expected […]
Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s Friday night purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the military. “It was completely unjustified. These men and women were superb professionals. They were committed to their oath to defend the Constitution […]
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return to the bench this season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Popovich’s long-term future with the organization remains uncertain as he continues to recover from a mild stroke he suffered in November. Popovich’s stroke occurred at the arena prior to the Spurs’ matchup against the […]
Matthew Stafford is set to return in 2025, but the Los Angeles Rams quarterback reportedly wants a new contract to do so. The Rams, meanwhile, don’t want to make any lucrative commitment to an aging signal-caller as they build around a young core, per The Athletic. And not only that, but they’ve given Stafford’s agent […]
