Sports
12 hours ago
MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft
Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.
20 hours ago
New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade
New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.
20 hours ago
US Open off to a slow and foggy start at Shinnecock Hills
For all the concern at the U.S. Open about wind and Shinnecock Hills drying out, another weather issue popped up Thursday morning. Thirty minutes after it began, play was stopped by fog.
19 hours ago
Mitchell Sports Roundup: Amateur Baseball Tonight + Olivia Miles scores career-high 31 points for Lynx
Seven-game slate for amateur baseball, Twins close out series with Rangers this afternoon and Olivia Miles posts a career-high 31 points in Lynx win over Sparks.
2 days ago
Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade
New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday's ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and '73, they weren't honored with New York's signature procession.
2 days ago
Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever
As reigning champions Argentina returned to the World Cup stage Tuesday, there was no drive too long and no ticket too pricey for its most fervent fans.
2 days ago
Mitchell Sports Roundup: Tomorrow’s Amateur Baseball Slate + Twins win Third Straight Game
Amateur baseball games for Thursday, Twins win three in a row and Lynx trave to face the Los Angeles Sparks.
3 days ago
France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé
Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.
3 days ago
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season
Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.
3 days ago
Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90
Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more.
3 days ago
Mitchell Sports Roundup: Twins win series opener vs Rangers & Lynx dominate Fire at home
Sioux Falls Brewers take down Dimock Emery Raptors in lone Monday night game; Twins beat Rangers in game one and the Lynx assert dominance over the Fire at home.
4 days ago
Cape Verde stuns Spain with a surprising 0-0 draw in the country’s World Cup debut
So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer's biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday.
4 days ago
The Knicks made a championship run that will be remembered in New York and in NBA history
By the time Jalen Brunson and the Knicks returned home, it was as easy to find something orange around New York as at Halloween. The city was caught up in this championship run for nearly two months and the party will last at least a few days more, with the Knicks' first parade through New York — they didn't have one in 1970 or '73 — scheduled for Thursday.
4 days ago
Mitchell Sports Roundup: Handful of Blowouts in Weekend Amateur Baseball Games & Twins win series over Cardinals
The Amateur Baseball weekend slate of results, Twins take the series with the Cardinals in comeback fashion, and the Lynx will host the Fire tonight.
7 days ago
WEEKEND SPORTS: SD Amateur Baseball busy weekend, Twins finish out series with the Tigers, Lynx looking for Ninth Straight Win & NBA Finals Game 5
Stacked lineup of Amateur Baseball games on Sunday, Twins play last two games against the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend, Lynx aiming for ninth straight win and NBA Finals Game 5 in San Antonio.
7 days ago
Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries
Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning.
7 days ago
Hurricanes’ top-line performers come through as Carolina moves within a win of claiming Stanley Cup
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour spent weeks answering the same question about needing more goal-scoring pop from top-line forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho.
7 days ago
Mitchell Sports Roundup: Amateur Baseball Results & Twins drop 11th of last 15 Games
Results from last night's Amateur Baseball games, Twins falling downhill after losses pile up, Lynx will play tomorrow night against Aces and the Knicks could clinch in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.
1 week ago
World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match
The largest World Cup in tournament history kicked off Thursday with co-host Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening match.
1 week ago
Serena Williams’ comeback at the Queen’s Club is over after injury to doubles partner
Serena Williams' much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match. The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw on Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolina Pliskova in the last 16 on Wednesday.
