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Michigan has had high highs and low lows. So how should AD Warde Manuel's tenure be viewed?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Being a college sports fan in 2026 means living with a degree of cognitive dissonance. Even by those standards, Michigan fans have had a lot to process in the past six months.Michigan saw its football program dragged through the mud for several weeks in December. In April, the school had a parade through the streets of Ann Arbor to celebrate a men’s basketball national championship. A few days later, a judge sentenced former football coach Sherrone Moore to 18 months’ probatio...
AI warned Real Sociedad against appointing trophy-winning American coach
The president of Spanish soccer club Real Sociedad has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) told him not to appoint Pellegrino Matarazzo as head coach earlier in the season.On Saturday, 48-year-old Matarazzo guided the Basque club to the Copa del Rey title with a penalty shootout victory over Atletico Madrid, less than four months after his appointment. In doing so, he became the first U.S.-born manager to win a trophy at a club in a top-five European league.Advertisement
Taking stock of the Yankees and Red Sox as they renew their rivalry
When the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox meet for the first time this year, Tuesday at Fenway Park, they’ll be going in different directions.The Yankees will be battling to stay atop the American League East, despite encountering a few early bumps, including a leaky bullpen. The Red Sox will be trying to further claw their way out of the division cellar with a lineup that’s lacked power and a starting rotation that’s been among the sport’s worst.Here are three storylines to watch for eac...
Browns NFL Draft big board: Looking at potential options on all 3 days
The Cleveland Browns have some clear offensive needs ahead of this week’s NFL Draft. They have a quarterback competition in its early stages under new coach Todd Monken. General manager Andrew Berry, entering his seventh draft after last year’s was clearly his best, needs a left tackle, at least one wide receiver and might be back in the quarterback mix.Advertisement
'Every kid's dream' - third-choice keeper Woodman on life at Liverpool
Liverpool's Woodman on life as third-choice keeperImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Freddie Woodman made his first Premier League appearance since 2021 on SundayByAadam PatelFootball reporterPublished4 minutes agoComments"Did I ever think I was going to be playing for Liverpool in the Premier League? Probably not, but when I'm called upon, I just wanted to do my best." This time last season, Freddie Woodman was sidelined with injury for Preston North End as they narrow...
Cardiff youngsters among Europe's best - Barry-Murphy
Cardiff youngsters among Europe's best - Barry-MurphyImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Joel Colwill (left) is one of the Cardiff youngsters to flourish under Brian Barry-MurphyByDafydd PritchardBBC Sport WalesPublished49 minutes agoBrian Barry-Murphy says Cardiff City's young players, whom he ranks among the best in Europe, were key to his decision to join the Bluebirds.The Irishman has led Cardiff to League One promotion in his first season in charge, ensuring an in...
How the Winnipeg Jets became a mushy-middle team — and 4 ways to break free
The Winnipeg Jets have a strong but imperfect core group of players, led by Connor Hellebuyck, Josh Morrissey, Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor — in that order. The Jets do not have an obvious next wave of elite talent, nor is their roster deep in game-breaking talent beyond the aforementioned core.It is difficult to chart their route to the Stanley Cup.Advertisement
Ducks' playoff newbies mostly met the moment in Game 1, which should give them hope
EDMONTON — Thirteen players on the Anaheim Ducks took part in their first Stanley Cup playoff game on Monday night, including their starting goalie.That’s a huge number for any team, never mind one that has to deal with an Edmonton Oilers squad that reached the doorstep of a Stanley Cup championship for two seasons. But this Anaheim team has turned over its entire roster since its previous playoff appearance in 2018.Advertisement
Breaking down the Blue Jackets' four prominent UFAs ahead of a busy offseason
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Don Waddell made a bold decision last winter when he opted to let all four of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ prominent unrestricted free agents play through the early March trade deadline to avoid any disruptions in the dressing room.But those negotiations can’t be punted down the road much further.Advertisement
Stars' Jake Oettinger flashes resilience — and glove hand — in bounce-back victory
DALLAS — If you didn’t know any better, you might think Jake Oettinger just didn’t care.His voice is never pitched, his demeanor never animated. He sits at his locker after morning skates and casually discusses hockey, golf, the human condition — whatever you can throw at him — while nearly every other goalie in the league insists they can’t be bothered on game days, because they’re too mentally locked in on the game (you know, the one that doesn’t start for nine more hours).Advertisement
Dillon Dingler by the numbers: 5 stats that explain one of MLB's best catchers
DETROIT — There was a time before the 2025 season when Dillon Dingler wasn’t sure he was going to make the team out of spring training.As a rookie in 2024, he had looked overwhelmed at the plate. He was a poised and skilled defender, but he was also still learning how to command and game plan at the major-league level. That spring, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch had to reassure Dingler that he was very much in the club’s plans.Advertisement
Blues report card: Final grades for the defensemen, goalies, coach and GM
ST. LOUIS — At the beginning of the 2025-26 season, the St. Louis Blues’ defense and goaltending were stunningly bad. In mid-November, the club had the worst goals-against average in the NHL (3.84).Coach Jim Montgomery switched from a zone defense to man-to-man coverage, and the Blues tightened up in their own zone. From Nov. 16 on, they had the ninth-best GAA in the league (2.87) and goalie Joel Hofer’s save percentage was 52 points higher (.867 to .919).The recovery was good to see, but w...
NASCAR's Kyle Busch says he wants to beat competition 'into the ground,' does not make friends with drivers
Kyle Busch said life on the NASCAR circuit can feel like a "traveling trailer park," but that doesn't mean he feels neighborly toward his fellow drivers. They are his competition, not his friends, he said on "Hang Out With Sean Hannity."Busch said he spent a lot of time around other NASCAR drivers as they moved from one race to the next."We're a traveling circus... or a traveling trailer park, whichever you want to call it, because we're in the same motor home lot every single weekend," he told...
Jakub Dobeš' unconventional path to becoming the Canadiens' playoff backbone
TAMPA, Fla. — The Montreal Canadiens’ 2026 postseason journey was 10 seconds old when it was hit with a moment of uncertainty.The puck was dumped into the Canadiens’ zone, and when veteran Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli collected it near the sideboards, he immediately fired the puck on goal.Advertisement
Superstar Oilers teammate considers Jason Dickinson 'invaluable.' Game 1 showed why
EDMONTON — Jason Dickinson had played postseason hockey at Rogers Place before Monday night.Just not in front of people.So, chock up the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-3 Game 1 win over the Anaheim Ducks — one in which Dickinson opened the scoring and then added a crucial game-tying goal in the third period — as a new experience for their defensively minded third-line center.
What Denver Broncos' draft history with George Paton could say about team's 2026 plans
George Paton is entering the final season of a six-year deal he signed to become the general manager of the Denver Broncos in 2021. If the head coach who works with Paton has his way, an extension to keep the GM in Denver for the foreseeable future will soon be on the way.“It’s overdue,” Sean Payton, who has worked with Paton in Denver since early 2023, said during the NFL Scouting Combine in February. “I say that respectfully to the process, but he and I have a great working relationship. So my...
Wild can't let emotions cost them in what could be a classic series with Stars
DALLAS — First of all, this is already one heck of a series.It’s the kind of knock-down, drag-out, fight-for-every-freaking-inch series that everyone expected when two of the league’s best teams and division rivals meet in the first round. There are plenty of stars, and there may also be a few scars by the end.Let’s play seven. Or nine (if they could).The question is, would there be any players left?
How Pete Crow-Armstrong is channeling his emotions for next phase with the Cubs
CHICAGO — No one expects Pete Crow-Armstrong to suddenly become a stoic. Telling a natural entertainer to tone it down would be a mistake. The Chicago Cubs acknowledge this is more of a gray area, another step in his evolution.Crow-Armstrong’s loud talents and energetic style are major reasons the Cubs invested $115 million in his future. The flashy highlights and passionate displays resonate with both young fans and the corporate partners signing him to endorsement deals.Advertisement
Blackhawks fan survey: When will the Stanley Cup playoffs return to Chicago?
Watching the Buffalo Sabres back in the Stanley Cup playoffs, you can’t help but wonder when it’ll be the Blackhawks’ turn to return to the postseason. The Blackhawks don’t have the longest playoff drought among NHL teams — and their drought’s length depends on whether you consider the 2020 playoff bubble the real playoffs — but Chicago still hasn’t hosted a playoff game since April 15, 2017. Anton Frondell was 9 years old back then.Advertisement
Commanders NFL draft big board: 24 potential fits spanning all 3 days
The Washington Commanders’ roster is still far from complete, but it doesn’t have any gaping holes. General manager Adam Peters made sure of that in free agency, when he plugged the biggest gaps with veterans who fit the scheme and play style the team is seeking this year with new coordinators David Blough and Daronte Jones.Advertisement