ANAHEIM, Calif. — Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball’s two-way superstar put together yet another season of unparalleled brilliance from Tokyo to Anaheim. What can this singular talent possibly do next? The Los Angeles Dodgers are eagerly paying $700 million … Read more
TEMPE, Ariz. — Michael Kesselring scored with 3:33 remaining to cap a four-goal comeback in the Arizona Coyotes’ 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Tuesday night, spoiling the return of Senators interim coach Jacques Martin. Jack McBain, J.J. Moser and Clayton Keller also scored for the Coyotes, who trailed 3-0 after the first period. Moser and … Read more
SEATTLE — Filip Gustavsson stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Minnesota Wild beat Seattle 3-0 Sunday night to hand the Kraken their eighth straight loss. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for Minnesota, which improved to 5-2-0 since John Hynes replaced the fired Dean Evason as … Read more
Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes and Mike Trout. Five of the world’s top athletes, each with a long list of epic accomplishments. Well paid, too. Ohtani cashed in on his success on Saturday, agreeing to a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is almost assuredly the biggest deal … Read more
PHOENIX — Nikola Jokic looked content to spend most of his Friday night facilitating, setting up baskets with passes left and right as the Denver Nuggets built a big first-half lead. By late in the fourth quarter, that advantage had nearly vanished. That’s when the two-time MVP went back to scoring. Jokic had 21 points … Read more
The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and replaced him with John Hynes on Monday after losing seven straight games and 14 of their first 19 to start to the NHL season. General manager Bill Guerin announced the moves, including the firing of assistant Bob Woods. Hynes, the former New Jersey and Nashville coach, will … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over after only 11 games. The Carolina Panthers fired their coach on Monday following the team’s NFL-worst 1-10 start in his first year at the helm. Panthers owner David Tepper announced the move hours after several news outlets reported that he used a profanity as … Read more
James Harden “definitely” plans to make his Los Angeles Clippers debut on Monday night at Madison Square Garden ByBRIAN MAHONEY AP basketball writer November 6, 2023, 8:48 AM James Harden responds to a reporter’s question as he is introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Clippers at a news conference at the NBA … Read more
MONTEREY, Calif. — By the time Scott Dixon turned his season around, it was too late to beat teammate Alex Palou for the IndyCar championship. But it was good enough to affirm Dixon’s legacy as the greatest driver of his generation. The six-time IndyCar champion won the season finale Sunday at Laguna Seca — his … Read more
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Bosa’s lengthy contract holdout ended four days before the start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers when he agreed to a contract extension that will make him the NFL’s richest defensive player ever. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that the two sides agreed to the contract and that … Read more