Pro Sports
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Donovan Mitchell uses Jazz’s postseason disappointment from 2021 to fuel Cavaliers’ run this yearMay 03, 2025 11:46 am - Donovan Mitchell hasn't allowed himself to enjoy leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The painful memories of what happened the last time he was on a team with a top seed provided fuel for his leadership.
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The Carolina Hurricanes have had postseason power-play problems. Now they’re off to a strong startMay 03, 2025 11:33 am - The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a strong start on the power play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes converted 31.6% of their man-advantage chances in the first-round series win against the New Jersey Devils. That included top-line center Sebastian Aho scoring on a 5-on-3 power play and the series-clinching power play in Game 5 on Tuesday night
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Brewers’ Murphy and Cubs’ Counsell say they've remained friends even while managing division rivalsMay 03, 2025 11:19 am - Milwaukee's Pat Murphy and the Chicago Cubs' Craig Counsell have a friendship that goes back well over three decades. That wasn't going to end now that they're no longer working together. But they acknowledge the fact they now manage division rivals has impacted that relationship.
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O’Donnell: NFL will add spring to its list of American sports conquestsMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the grand trifecta of a classic sports spring was Major League Baseball's Opening Day, the Masters and the Kentucky Derby. The public said so...
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Lincicome: Pardon me, but Pete Rose really doesn’t need oneMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - How it is that Pete Rose has found further humiliation may need the asterisk, if not handy parenthesis, to explain his time in baseball and beyond. His was a case at rest, as is Rose himself, revived on a Presidential whim, along with tariffs and insurrectionists.
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Breaking down the offseason so far for the Bears’ NFC North rivals
May 03, 2025 10:00 am - So how do the Bears’ changes stack up with their division rivals? Here’s what the other NFC North teams have done this offseason.
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Appreciation: Gregg Popovich had a view of the world, and it changed both the Spurs and the NBAMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - Gregg Popovich understood the world. That goes back long before the basketball world knew who he was. It probably can be traced to at least Popovich's time at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he majored in Soviet studies and was on his way to becoming a spy. He became an icon instead.
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White Sox beat Astros 7-3 and win consecutive home games for the 2nd time this seasonMay 02, 2025 10:05 pm - Luis Robert Jr. homered and Edgar Quero added two hits and two RBI as the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3. Jonathan Cannon (2-3) allowed two runs on nine hits with five strikeouts in six innings as the AL-worst White Sox won consecutive home games for the second time this season and improved to 9-23
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Michael Busch hits grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs’ 10-0 win over BrewersMay 02, 2025 10:00 pm - Michael Busch hit his first grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two solo shots as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on Friday. This marked the first matchup of the season between the NL Central-leading Cubs and the two-time defending division champion Brewers.
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White Sox see promise in strong starts by minor leaguers Elko, TaylorMay 02, 2025 6:04 pm - The White Sox named Class AAA Charlotte Knights infielder Tim Elko and Class AA Birmingham Barons right-hander Grant Taylor as their minor-league players of the month on Friday.