Major League Baseball is experiencing an epidemic of (mostly) guys being dudes.

Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and he finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history.

Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks after five seasons, and two weeks after the club hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and governor.

By now, anyone following college football knows the Big Ten wants to double the size of the playoff to 24 teams.

Gerrit Cole is scheduled to return from Tommy John surgery Friday night and make his season debut for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena last week.

The painting over of a giant mural in Dallas of swimming whales to make way for art related to the upcoming World Cup matches has spurred an outcry.

Women’s flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status.

Kevin Harvick, who captured the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series championship and won 60 races at the sport’s top level, has been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with fellow drivers Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips.

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago.

Southampton has been expelled from the Championship playoffs after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents.

The numbers deserve a deeper look: 41 points, 24 rebounds, three blocked shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights’ appeal to have their punishment reduced for breaking media access rules has been denied by the NHL and they will lose a second-round pick in the draft this year.

The NFL is taking the 2030 Super Bowl to Nashville and the Tennessee Titans’ new Nissan Stadium after team owners voted Tuesday to hold the league’s championship game in the Music City for the first time.

The NFL will be playing more games overseas.

Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark has been named the grand marshal for this year’s Indianapolis 500 and will give the starting command at the sold-out race.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury.

The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers.

Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson has torn the ACL in her left knee.

San Jose has landed a pro women’s hockey franchise with the PWHL completing its ambitious four-team expansion process with a first entry into California.

The long wait in Montreal for the Canadiens' rebuilding plan to be complete has finally arrived.

In two years, Ivory Coast teenager Yan Diomande has gone from playing at a Florida high school to facing the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Pep Guardiola has addressed the fevered speculation about his future at Manchester City by saying he will talk to club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in the upcoming days before announcing whether he’ll see out the remaining year of his contract.

Arsenal was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth.

Atlanta is bracing to host World Cup fans from around the globe and the city has something for everyone to enjoy during some of the hottest months of the year.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is making a style statement with baggy pants, and it's paying off for the New York Yankees.

Victor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-115 double-overtime win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

The San Diego Padres snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers’ five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory.

Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals.

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Billie Jean King celebrated earning a college degree 65 years after first taking classes.

Top draft pick Azzi Fudd scored a season-high 12 points off the bench and Paige Bueckers added 18 points and seven assists as the Dallas Wings beat the Washington Mystics 92-69 on Monday night.

Alex Newhook scored his second Game 7-winning goal of the postseason, this time 11:22 into overtime in the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his elbow, general manager Brandon Gomes said.

San Antonio guard De’Aaron Fox was ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with right ankle soreness, a huge blow to the Spurs going into the series opener against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

Leaders in the Big Ten opened their annual spring meeting with nothing more than the future of their business on the agenda.

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong says he regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan.

Retired three-time NBA champion Rick Fox has been appointed a senator for the main opposition party in the Bahamas after losing a bid for a legislative seat in last week's general election.

Neymar has made Brazil’s World Cup squad.

Arsenal has closed in on a first Premier League title in 22 years by beating Burnley 1-0 in its penultimate game of the campaign.

Alexander Rossi had surgery to repair minor injuries to his left hand Monday night following a crash earlier in the day during practice for the Indianapolis 500.

A person familiar with the legal outcome says former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer lost his multimillion-dollar arbitration case against the NFL team that fired him with cause in 2021.

The Chicago Sky got off to a hot start to the season, but the health of young star Rickea Jackson is foremost on their minds after she had a non-contact injury on her left knee in Sunday’s win over Minnesota.

Denny Hamlin is the oldest driver on the circuit and he will be among the favorites to win the longest race in NASCAR.

Aaron Rodgers didn't waste time getting back to work with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Adam Scott is officially set for his 100th consecutive major.

The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Jamahl Mosley as their next coach, ending interim coach James Borrego’s candidacy to retain his job on a permanent basis.

FIFA has added another gambling industry sponsor to the 2026 World Cup by signing Greece-based betting brand Betano to a regional deal covering Europe and South America.

By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year top-ranked Jannik Sinner has dominated tennis like few other players have in the sport’s recent history.

Madison Keys has withdrawn from a French Open warmup tournament due to a left thigh injury.

It’s more than just poignant and intentional handshake snubs from Ukrainian players on the tennis courts these days.

A couple years ago, the Kansas City Royals were in the playoffs as a wild card and won a round.

A group of New Zealanders known as the Flying Kiwis travels the world to support their national soccer team.

Aaron Rai recalls watching VHS tapes of Tiger Woods when he was a boy growing up in England.

The stunning turnaround season for the Detroit Pistons ended Sunday night with a harsh reminder of how difficult the final step can be.

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Roki Sasaki’s eventful major league career finally appears to be going the way most everyone expected when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers at the start of last season.

Carson Benge drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning chopper, leading the New York Mets to a 7-6 victory over the Yankees at Citi Field.

Rory McIlroy’s frustrating final round at the PGA Championship boiled over with an angry exchange with a fan after a “U-S-A!”.

Lottie Woad held off Haeran Ryu on a gusty Sunday afternoon at Maketewah Country Club in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Tyrone Taylor tied the score with a three-run homer off All-Star closer David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, rookie Carson Benge hit a game-ending bouncer in the 10th and the New York Mets stunned the Yankees 7-6 to take two of three from their crosstown rival in their Subway Series at Citi Field.

Josef Newgarden found some solace in his inexplicable qualifying run.

Sevilla has avoided relegation despite a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid at home in the Spanish league.

Alex Palou had his best qualifying attempt on his final four-lap run Sunday and took his second career Indianapolis 500 pole with an average speed of 232.248 mph.

An apparent mistake by the fourth official has forced Neymar off the field in the 65th minute of Santos' 3-0 home loss to Coritiba in the Brazilian league, the last match before Brazil’s World Cup squad is announced Monday.

Denny Hamlin avoided trouble by starting from the pole for what turned out to be a caution-plagued event and outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe for his second victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race.

Kurt Kitayama has tied the lowest final round in major championship history with a 63 at the PGA Championship.

Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.

He’s the best player on the best team.

U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson has left the field with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup.

Aaron Rai has become the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship.

West Ham’s 14-year stay in the Premier League is almost over.

A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.

Chelsea has hired Xabi Alonso as its latest manager on a four-year deal, with the former Real Madrid coach set to take over on July 1.

A North Korean women’s soccer team has arrived in South Korea to compete in a regional tournament.

Shohei Ohtani had a season-high five RBIs during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Ronda Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the iconic fighters’ mixed martial arts comeback bout.

Luke Weaver told a fib to Clay Holmes after helping the Mets secure a 6-3 win over the Yankees.

Conor McGregor is returning the octagon.

Luke Weaver escaped a seventh-inning, bases-loaded, no-outs jam when he entered to face his former team for the first time, and the New York Mets beat the Yankees 6-3 to even their weekend Subway Series at one game apiece.

Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers expect the two-time Cy Young Award winner to return this season.

Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Alex Smalley leads the PGA Championship, potentially setting up his first career PGA Tour victory.

Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Scottie Scheffler struggles with his putting at the PGA Championship, impacting his chances to lead the tournament.

Alex Smalley has a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol believes in the “no shirt, no problem,” mantra.

Napoleon Solo has held off Iron Honor in the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his first victory of the year.

Rory McIlroy charges back in the PGA Championship, moving from 105th to a share of the lead at Aronimink.

Elina Svitolina has claimed a third Italian Open title by beating Coco Gauff, who lost in the final in Rome for the second straight year.

The PGA Championship has bumped up its prize fund by $1.5 million.

Real Madrid’s Álvaro Arbeloa has given his blessing to former boss José Mourinho amid intense speculation that the Portuguese coach is set to replace him and start a second stint at the European powerhouse.

Celtic has won the Scottish Premiership in dramatic style with two late goals to beat rival Hearts 3-1.

Antoine Semenyo has produced a moment of magic for Manchester City to beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup final.

The NBA will reveal this season’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday, which just happens to be the day before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.

Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the San Antonio backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games.

With Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympics, the U.S. women’s handball team will be able to play in the Games for the first time since 1996.

Kyle Schwarber is on a hot streak and so are the Philadelphia Phillies.