The 2026 NBA sraft lottery is done, with the Washington Wizards emerging on top. The franchise that badly needs a star to build around may get one with their selection.
- Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — A 48-year-long fairytale brought Brian Milner to Tropicana Field in early April. Milner watched his son Hoby toss a scoreless relief appearance for the Chicago Cubs during a win against the Tampa Bay Rays in a full-circle moment for the family. Brian spent 12 seasons (1996-2007) as…
- Gabe Lacques USA Today
The A’s are building something, even if their future home is still unclear.
- Lorenzo Reyes USA Today
Here are the winners and losers from the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz USA TODAY
Much to television networks' and streamers' chagrin, the NFL's prime-time schedule can't be built out of Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs games alone.
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Another crucial piece of the Wizards' plan fell into place during Sunday's NBA draft lottery when they won the first pick in a year when the draft features multiple stars.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz USA TODAY
The NFL's regular-season schedule might be an intricate puzzle, but any notion of equity quickly falls by the wayside when it comes to optimizing the broadcast slate.
Television viewers outside of Georgia didn’t have many reasons to care about the Atlanta Braves in the mid-1970s. The team was terrible and its games were largely unavailable to anyone whose “rabbit ears” antenna couldn’t pick up an Atlanta signal. For Ted Turner, who died Wednesday at 87, this wasn’t a baseball problem. It was a television problem. On April 2, 1977, he solved it by using ...
Hall of Fame manager and legendary Atlanta Braves icon Bobby Cox died at the age of 84, the team announced Saturday.
Last month, the NBA announced its list of early entrants for June’s 2026 draft. Only that list was much smaller than in years past.
"ANDMOM," a video podcast hosted by Diggins and Hubbarth, debuts May 14 and tackles the realities of modern motherhood while creating space for honest and under-discussed stories.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins owner Steve Ross has an image problem, and it can’t be solved by words or actions. Ross’ problem can only be solved by winning. There’s a perception by a large number of Dolphins fans that Ross prioritizes the Miami Grand Prix (Formula 1 race) and the Miami Open (tennis), two thriving international sporting events, over the Miami Dolphins. Make no mistake, Ross, ...
Trump was asked for his thoughts on seats going for more than $1,000 for the U.S. men's national team opener against Paraguay on June 12 and didn't hold back.
The WNBA is back as the league tips off its 30th season on Friday.
IndyCar has withdrawn a T-shirt from its online store after some fans objected to language they said could be interpreted as white-supremacist, a misstep for the Washington Grand Prix event.
Shohei Ohtani might not be at his offensive peak, but he’s still rewriting what greatness looks like.
This new era for the 15-team league — two more than last year — begins with three season openers Friday night and four more Saturday.
With the 2026 NFL Draft complete, only one major event stands between the league and its summer break.
Just when the Detroit Tigers needed someone to step up and be a presence in a sea of calamity, along comes Framber Valdez, acting like a human Titanic.
DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury found ex-Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs not guilty of assault and battery and strangulation after hearing two days of testimony in his trial regarding an alleged incident at his home last December. The jury delivered its verdict after just a few hours of deliberation Tuesday. During the second day of testimony, Diggs’ defense attorneys tried to discredit Jamila ...
Power was officially turned off to the current Highmark Stadium on Friday. It is considered the start of the stadium’s mass demolition and is a significant milestone for the project as the new stadium nears completion.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
It took three Game 7s and three series that ended in six, but the first round of the NBA playoffs have wrapped up, which means the conference semifinals are here.
Who could have imagined, in their wildest dreams, that that the Colorado Rockies would have a better record than the Mets, Phillies and San Francisco Giants?
The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is one of the few times in thoroughbred racing when getting first is not something to celebrate.
PITTSBURGH — Sometimes, it’s funny what draft picks can turn into. The Steelers sent George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys a year ago this month and effectively got Drew Allar in return, more or less. The compensatory selections they received for letting Dan Moore Jr. and Justin Fields leave in free agency effectively allowed them to draft Gennings Dunker and Germie Bernard, respectively. So, ...
LOS ANGELES — Isaac Martinez has been a cook at SoFi Stadium for four years. He's worked dozens of NFL games, a Super Bowl, Taylor Swift concerts, Wrestlemania and the college football national championship game, among dozens of other events. And he's never been afraid to come to work. Until now. He's not alone. With the World Cup kicking off at the Inglewood venue next month, Martinez says he ...
Jockey Mike Smith, 59 and a two-time winner in the Kentucky Derby, will be in position to become the oldest jockey to win the race Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The controversy highlights the challenges female sports reporters still face, even one as distinguished as Mary Kay Cabot, who started covering the Cleveland Browns as beat writer in 1991.
I don’t buy the idea of a “weak” draft class. Every draft gives 32 teams a chance to get younger, cheaper and better: the holy trinity of roster building. The board may not be overflowing with blue-chippers. The depth may get uncomfortable by Saturday afternoon. But every team in the NFL still gets three days to find starters, role players and cap relief. It’s almost impossible to leave the ...