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    MLB Power Rankings: Braves, Yankees surge to the top, followed by Dodgers, Orioles, Brewers

    Let's identify one player exceeding expectations for each team through the first few weeks of 2024.

  • The Canadian Press

    Philadelphia 76ers set to start another playoff run with an ailing Joel Embiid

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It’s April and the postseason looms for the 76ers, which really only means one thing in Philadelphia: Joel Embiid is dealing with some kind of affliction. One of the greats in the game, Embiid has accomplished just about all there is to do in the NBA. He’s an MVP. A two-time scoring champion. A seven-time All-Star. This season, Embiid even scored 70 points in one game. Yes, Embiid’s season-accomplishments have made him worthy of max contracts and Olympic teams and all the oth

  • Yahoo Sports

    Rafael Nadal wins first clay court match in 681 days, defeating Flavio Cobolli in Barcelona

    Injuries have kept Nadal away from clay for nearly two years, but now he's back and ready

  • The Canadian Press

    Carl Erskine, Dodgers pitcher and last surviving member of 'Boys of Summer,' dies at 97

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday. He was 97. Erksine died at Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson, Indiana, according to Michele Hockwalt, the hospital’s marketing and communication manager. Among the last survivors from the celebrated Brooklyn teams of the 1950s, Erskine spent his entire major league career with the Dodgers fr

  • The Canadian Press

    How did the Arizona Coyotes end up facing a move to Salt Lake City?

    The Arizona Coyotes are headed out the door for Utah after insisting for years they would stay. Team owner Alex Meruelo is expected to sell the team for $1.2 billion to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who intends to move the franchise to Salt Lake City. The deal could come as soon as Thursday, a day after the Coyotes' final home game in Arizona. A look at how the team got here: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? The Coyotes, no matter the ownership group, have insisted the franchise is here to stay, even building

  • The Canadian Press

    Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending

    Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA on Tuesday after football coaches and staff had impermissible contact with recruits and players under then-coach Jim Harbaugh while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA said it had reached a negotiated resolution with the school that has been approved by the committee on infractions involving five former and current coaches and staffers, but it did not include allegations that Ha

  • The Canadian Press

    Phoenix Suns and Grayson Allen finalize contract extension after career-best season

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns and guard Grayson Allen have finalized a multi-year deal that will keep him with the franchise following the best season of his NBA career. The deal, which was announced on Tuesday, is worth $70 million over four seasons, according to ESPN. Allen, 28, averaged a career-high 13.5 points per game while leading the NBA with a 46.1% percentage from 3-point range. He was one of the team's few consistent players, providing constant floor spacing and long-range shooting

  • Yahoo Sports

    Indiana lands top-ranked transfer Oumar Ballo from Arizona

    Oumar Ballo averaged a double-double last season with the Wildcats while leading them to the Sweet 16.

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian men get another high-profile test this summer with friendly in France

    The Canadian men are getting another high-profile test in advance of this summer's Copa America. Canada Soccer has confirmed the 49th-ranked Canadians will play No. 2 France on June 9 at the Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux, a 42,115-capacity stadium that is home to Ligue 2's FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The France game comes three days after a previously announced friendly with the seventh-ranked Netherlands at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam. Canada is preparing for Copa America, where it is one of

  • Yahoo Sports

    UFC 300 loser appreciation: You can't have a Max Holloway without a Justin Gaethje

    Gaethje, battered and broken, seized the opportunity to meet Holloway in the center of the Octagon in the closing seconds of their BMF title fight — a testament to his resilience and the eternal optimism fighters must possess.

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada faces CONCACAF champ Costa Rica with FIFA Futsal World Cup berth on the line

    MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Canada is one win away from qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup this fall in Uzbekistan. But to get there, the Canadian men will have to get past reigning CONCACAF champion Costa Rica in quarterfinal play Wednesday at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello. The Canadians go in as underdogs given Costa Rica is in search of its fourth straight CONCACAF title and fifth overall. But Canadian Loïc Kwemi, who plays for Evolution Futsal Club Montreal

  • The Canadian Press

    The Coyotes' troubled tenure in Arizona has come down to 1 last game before an expected move to Utah

    TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes dubbed Mullett Arena “The Party Barn” for its raucous, closed-quarters atmosphere. The NHL's smallest arena ended up being one of the franchise's biggest problems and will be the site of one final party that will be more like a wake. The Coyotes' game against Edmonton on Wednesday night will likely mark the end of an era, a 28-year run of ups and downs in the desert culminating in an anticipated move to Utah that will take the hopes of fans across Arizona

  • The Canadian Press

    Blake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors

    Blake Griffin announced his retirement Tuesday after a 14-year career that included six All-Star selections, Rookie of the Year honors and a dunk contest victory. Griffin said in a social media post that he's “thankful for every single moment” of his career. He was the No. 1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers out of Oklahoma in 2009. He missed his first season with a knee injury, but rebounded to earn Rookie of the Year honors in 2011, when he won the All-Star Game dunk contest. Alongside

  • The Canadian Press

    Veteran skip Brendan Bottcher parts ways with team after two seasons

    Veteran skip Brendan Bottcher is looking for teammates after parting ways with the crew he has led for the past two years. Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert and coach Paul Webster made a joint announcement Tuesday on social media that they "have decided to make a change at the skip position." Bottcher said in a statement on the same account on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he wishes his former teammates well but is looking to the future. Edmonton's Bottcher joined forces with Kennedy,

  • Yahoo Sports

    How much will Xavier Worthy’s 40-yard dash record influence NFL Draft? Why talent evaluators might care more than you think

    Ahead of next week’s NFL Draft, teams are debating: How much does the 40-yard dash actually translate to today’s game, and how much should they thus let it influence their draft boards?

  • Yahoo Sports

    Concocting fake win-win trades for Vikings, Cowboys, Chiefs, Bills, Falcons | Zero Blitz

    Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab hop in the lap to concoct the best blockbuster trades possible that are a win-win for both sides. First, the dynamic duo start with the news that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devonta Smith is receiving a big-time contract extension, meaning the Eagles are now paying two wideouts $25M annually. Can they manage to keep up the talent and depth on their roster with cap numbers like that? In other news, the New York Jets announced they're wearing their 1980s throwbacks full-time next season, which makes Frank a very happy man. Fitz and Frank have some fake trades they'd like to see, and they go one-by-one down the list as they send Justin Jefferson to the Buffalo Bills (and Arizona Cardinals), the Minnesota Vikings up to fifth overall, Brandon Aiyuk to the Los Angeles Chargers, Tee Higgins to the Kansas City Chiefs, Dak Prescott to the Minnesota Vikings, Brock Bowers to Kansas City and Micah Parsons to the Atlanta Falcons. The duo finish off the show by snake drafting the best first overall picks of all time.

  • Yahoo Sports

    No Tua Tagovailoa extension yet as Dolphins focus on draft, but they're happy with QB

    The Dolphins will talk more with Tagovailoa's agents after the NFL Draft.

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL says it set a single-season attendance record with over 22.5 million fans in 2023-24

    NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said Tuesday it had set a single-season attendance record with more than 22.5 million fans filling arenas and stadiums. The league said the new mark of 22,560,634 was set with 18 games remaining in the regular season, saying buildings so far have been filled 97% to capacity. The season ends Thursday and the playoffs begin Saturday. The previous record was 22,436,532 in 2022-23. This is the third season with 32 teams. Nearly 80,000 people watched the New York Rangers and I

  • CBC

    Driven by athlete insights, Team Canada unveils outfits for Paris Olympics, Paralympics

    Team Canada on Tuesday revealed a new collection of athlete clothing from lululemon less than 100 days from the start of the Paris Olympics.During the design process, the organization's official outfitter led product testing and feedback sessions with 19 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes across 14 sports."My biggest takeaway from this process was lululemon's commitment to working with Paralympians to make the pieces accessible and adaptable," Para-rugby player Zak Madell said in a stateme

  • The Canadian Press

    Vinícius Junior will be missed if racism is allowed to drive him out, says Real Madrid's Bellingham

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jude Bellingham warned on Tuesday that soccer would miss Vinícius Junior if the Real Madrid star was driven out of the sport by racism. Brazil winger Vinícius has repeatedly been the target of racial abuse from opposition fans and last month said he was losing his desire to carry on playing. Bellingham said he doubted whether soccer's authorities would be able to stamp out racism in the sport after a Mallorca supporter was caught on camera over the weekend making monke

  • Yahoo Sports

    Michigan given three-year probation, recruiting penalties by NCAA for football violations

    This ruling is unrelated to the Michigan sign-stealing investigation, which remains ongoing.

  • Yahoo Sports

    Sources: Suns assistant Kevin Young to be hired as BYU head coach, replacing Mark Pope

    Young will reportedly continue to coach the Suns throughout the playoffs.

  • Yahoo Sports

    Blake Griffin announces retirement from NBA after playing 13 seasons

    Griffin played for the Pistons, Nets, and Celtics, but spent more than half his career with the Lob City Clippers.

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL clears Canadiens defenceman Logan Mailloux ahead of season finale

    MONTREAL — The NHL says it has cleared Logan Mailloux for participation after the Montreal Canadiens recalled the defenceman Monday night ahead of their regular-season finale Tuesday. The 21-year-old Mailloux is expected to make his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings after spending the entire season to date with the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket. The Windsor, Ont. native was fined by Swedish authorities in 2020 after admitting to two charges related to sharing, without her consent,

  • Yahoo Sports

    Rory McIlroy says no truth to the rumor he's joining LIV Golf

    McIlroy says he's never even considered joining LIV Golf.