Articles filed under Sports Types
-
As WNBA popularity soars, player salaries remain a big hurdle for the league to addressMay 14, 2025 3:22 pm - Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and WNBA champ has been around the league long enough to watch her peers fight for visibility. She's seen a small uptick in player salaries over the years and watched the WNBA's meteoric rise in popularity.
-
The PGA Championship’s identity might be that it has no identity at allMay 14, 2025 3:09 pm - The PGA Championship has long been the major that has struggled to find an identity outside of getting the top 100 players in the world. The Masters is at Augusta National every year. The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test. The British Open is links golf.
-
Schaumburg Boomers’ bats crank out a lopsided victory over Windy CityMay 14, 2025 2:39 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored five times in the bottom of the first inning to set the early pace and did not look back, scoring in six innings to log a season-high total ...
-
The Reds will pay tribute to Rose a day after he was reinstated by MLB before game with White SoxMay 14, 2025 12:01 pm - The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose a day after baseball's career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues' permanent ineligibility list. The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the Chicago White Sox.
-
Overnight, Cubs prospect Moisés Ballesteros went from playing MLB The Show to being in The ShowMay 14, 2025 11:34 am - Moisés Ballesteros was playing MLB The Show on Monday when Triple-A Iowa manager Marty Pevey called to deliver the stunning news that left the Chicago Cubs prospect feeling like he should throw the controller in celebration and disbelief.
-
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Nuggets 112-105 and take 3-2 lead in West semifinalsMay 13, 2025 11:52 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Con...
-
Illinois rewards football coach Bret Bielema and hoops coach Brad Underwood with 6-year extensionsMay 13, 2025 10:53 pm - Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded...
-
As Ballesteros debuts, Cubs rally for 3 in ninth to beat MarlinsMay 13, 2025 10:24 pm - Jusitn Turner hit a 2-run double in the ninth inning, giving the Cubs a dramatic 5-4 walkoff win over the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field.
-
Mikael Granlund gets 1st career playoff hat trick as Stars beat top-seeded Jets for 3-1 series leadMay 13, 2025 10:18 pm - DALLAS — Mikael Granlund had his first career playoff hat trick, Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots and the Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg 3-1 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-1 ser...
-
Pacers eliminate top-seeded Cavaliers 114-105, advance to the Eastern Conference FinalsMay 13, 2025 9:05 pm - CLEVELAND — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year with ...