• The Canadian Press

    Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:36 in second season of MLB pitch clock

    NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch clock. Over objections from the players' association, MLB lowered the timer to 18 seconds from 20 with runners on base while keeping it at 15 seconds with no runners. Last year, the average increased gradually through the season, from 2:37 through April to 2:38 in May, 2:39 in June, 2:41 in July and August t

  • Yahoo Sports

    Steelers surprisingly decline fifth-year option on RB Najee Harris

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are declining the fifth-year option for running back Najee Harris, making him a free agent after the 2024 season.

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers await second-round opponent, plan to use rest as a weapon

    EDMONTON — During what they hope is a deep run through the gruelling Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, the Edmonton Oilers will take all the time off they can get. “Rest is always a good thing,” captain Connor McDavid said. “Rest is a weapon this time of year.” The Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night at Rogers Place to close out the best-of-seven series in five games, advancing to the second round and saving themselves a long trip back to Los Angeles for Game 6. "In the

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour says he feels 'really good' about reaching new contract

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Thursday he feels “really good” that he will reach a new contract with the team, mirroring optimism from president and general manager Don Waddell a day earlier. Brind’Amour — considered by many the face of the franchise with his long-running ties here that include being the captain of the 2006 Stanley Cup winner — is in the final year of a deal reached in 2021. His status has become a talking point around the league with multip