Sports News

1:16 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Ryan Craig to head coach, replacing John Tortorella

12:53 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Jacksonville’s Ross Matiscik is now the NFL’s highest-paid long snapper

11:38 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The mother of Cape Verde star goalkeeper Vozinha has been granted a visa to enter the United States in time for her 40-year-old son’s next World Cup match

11:24 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Angel Reese looked like a perfect fit for Atlanta when she was traded from the Chicago Sky to the Dream

11:02 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league’s 30-year history

10:38 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history

10:04 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Australia has restricted Bangladesh to 77-8 and won with more than 10 overs to spare in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Leeds

8:15 AM on Wednesday, June 17

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7:45 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Egypt and Iran are two of the most repressive countries for gays and lesbians

7:00 AM on Wednesday, June 17

After a devastating final-game loss in the Scottish Premiership, Heart of Midlothian’s longer path toward the lucrative Champions League will start in Austria in July

6:25 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up the Iran and New Zealand teams

6:19 AM on Wednesday, June 17

New Zealand is 166-4 and still sweating for runs from England’s inexperienced bowling attack in the second session of The Oval test

6:05 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade will be a first

4:00 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan scored aggressive centuries as India beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second one-day cricket international to clinch victory in the three-match series

3:01 AM on Wednesday, June 17

On Thursday, 156 players from around the world will tee it up for the sixth U.S. Open held at Shinnecock Hills

1:05 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Sudan's women's national soccer team has made its first international appearance since civil war erupted in the country

9:37 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night

9:03 PM on Tuesday, June 16

FIFA has implemented mandatory breaks midway through each half at all matches for this World Cup to allow players to hydrate because of the extreme heat in the United States, Canada and Mexico during the near-six-week tournament

7:04 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make history by becoming the first player to score a goal in six World Cups when Portugal meets Congo on Wednesday