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5 days ago
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
5 days ago
Summer Baseball is back
Summertime Baseball is back! Jamie Toole Chief Storyteller of The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch
6 days ago
White Sox place Noah Schultz on 15-day IL, recall prospect David Sandlin from Triple-A
“It's just something that you want to catch before it gets worse,” said Schultz, who added that he tried playing through a similar injury last season.
6 days ago
Cubs All-Star left-hander Matthew Boyd is scheduled for the first of two rehab starts on Sunday
Boyd has been on the injured list since May 4 with a torn meniscus in his left knee that required surgery.
6 days ago
Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round
Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.
6 days ago
The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history
Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.
1 week ago
Cubs were the hottest team in baseball to start the season. Then mid-May hit
It's hardly time to panic.
1 week ago
Nishida shows off his arm and his enthusiasm in big league debut with the White Sox
Nishida is the fifth Japanese-born player to play for the White Sox.
1 week ago
Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999
Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's "1999." That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals.
1 week ago
Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.
1 week ago
Slumping Cubs call up slugger Kevin Alcantara, leave 4-time Gold Glover Ian Happ out of lineup
“Kevin's on the roster,” Counsell said. “You know there are spots to get him in there.”
2 weeks ago
Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
“The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal," the team said in a statement.
2 weeks ago
WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time
A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.
2 weeks ago
NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.
2 weeks ago
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
2 weeks ago
Illinois Athletics rolls out new gameday parking routes for 2026 football season
Starting approximately three and a half hours before kickoff, fans will be required to follow designated routes to their assigned parking lots.
2 weeks ago
Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley added as assistant captains for Presidents Cup
“Both guys have incredible experience as leaders representing the United States and they've each earned the respect of players across generations,” Snedeker said.
2 weeks ago
Cubs RHP Cabrera optimistic after leaving game vs. Brewers with blister on middle finger
“I mean you take a guy out of a start, the next start's in question,” Counsell said.
2 weeks ago
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong makes another mistake on defense
Still wearing his full uniform long after the Cubs' ninth loss in 11 games, Crow-Armstrong called the pair of defensive miscues “genuinely laughable.”
2 weeks ago
Sinner opens French Open against wild card as he chases a career Grand Slam
With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz out injured, Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming men's favorite on the red clay of Roland Garros. The Italian is unbeaten in three months. He's won 29 straight matches and dropped just three sets.
