• The Canadian Press

    Kyrie Irving is healthy and drama-free in Dallas as a playoff pairing with Luka Doncic dawns

    DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama, self-inflicted or otherwise, heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The eight-time All-Star and 2016 NBA champion alongside LeBron James in Cleveland brought up on his own that he hasn't had a 50-win season in six years. A late-season surge that coincided with Irving's longest stretch of consecutive games since that title season pushed the Mavs to the 50-win mark, and fifth place in

  • The Canadian Press

    NFL draft will include many Michigan men, maybe enough to break record set by 2022 Georgia Bulldogs

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy is expected to be the first of many Michigan men drafted from its national championship team. The Wolverines had a record 18 players at the combine, giving them a chance to be the first school with at least 16 prospects picked in one NFL draft. “We definitely have a shot because we have some great players on the team — and we won the natty,” running back Blake Corum said. “We could break the record.” Georgia's 2022 national championship team set the standard

  • The Canadian Press

    Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann extends contract through 2026 World Cup. Bayern left still searching

    BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract by two years, taking him beyond the upcoming European Championship and through the 2026 World Cup. It also ends the possibility of Nagelsmann returning to Bayern Munich, which is looking for a new coach for next season after deciding to part ways with Thomas Tuchel at the end of this season. Nagelsmann was the reported favorite following Xabi Alonso’s decision to stay with Bayer Leverkusen, but now Bayern will need to look e

  • The Canadian Press

    LA Kings rally late, finish 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory over Chicago

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored the tying goal with 1:21 left in regulation, and the Los Angeles Kings earned a playoff rematch with Edmonton by jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Kings’ comeback and the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights’ loss to Anaheim propelled Los Angeles into a third straight postseason meeting with the Oilers, who beat the Kings in both of their previous two fir