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Since 1939, one senior has walked away from Indiana high school basketball season carrying a title no other state can match. Indiana Mr. Basketball winners aren’t just local legends — the award is the oldest of its kind in the country, predating every other state’s version by more than a decade. George Crowe won the Read More about Indiana Mr. Basketball Winners: A Legendary 87-Year List
SAN FRANCISCO — Dylan Cease’s control was the story of Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, and for six no-hit innings, the Giants simply had no answer for the Blue Jays’ ace. Backed by a first-inning grand slam that turned the game into a laugher before Cease even threw his 20th pitch, the right-hander carried a Read More about Dylan Cease Throws 6 No-Hit Innings Against the Giants
PHILADELPHIA — The Home Run Derby field just got its final two headliners. Boston’s Willson Contreras and Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone became the latest sluggers to commit to Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park, joining a field that’s shaping up to be one of the most entertaining in recent memory. Both announced Read More about Contreras and Caglianone Round Out 4-Man Home Run Derby Field
Three games in, Taylor Fritz already knew something was wrong. His knee tendonitis, a problem that’s dogged him on and off this season, picked the worst possible moment to return. By the time it was over, Taylor Fritz Zverev Wimbledon had a final score that told only half the story: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, in exactly Read More about Taylor Fritz Falls to Zverev at Wimbledon, 7-Match Streak Snapped
For 17 years, No. 10 hung in the rafters at Kaseya Center and stayed there. Untouched. Nobody wore it. Nobody was supposed to. Now the story of the Heat’s No. 10 has an ending nobody quite expected: the son is putting it back on. How Tim Hardaway Jr Heat Number 10 Almost Didn’t Happen This Read More about Heat Retire Tim Hardaway Jr’s No. 10 in Historic Family Moment
Justin Verlander is calling it. Wednesday, at 43 years old, he announced what a lot of people quietly suspected was coming: 2026 will be his last season in a big-league uniform. The Justin Verlander retirement closes out 21 seasons, four organizations, three Cy Young Awards, and a résumé that reads like a Hall of Fame Read More about Justin Verlander Retirement Caps Historic 3-Cy Young Run
Alex Ovechkin is coming back. That part’s settled. Whether he’s coming back for the last time? Nobody knows. Least of all Ovechkin himself. That’s the pattern by now, and it held again Monday. Alex Ovechkin noncommittal answers have become almost a seasonal ritual in Washington — the captain signs, the questions start, and the same Read More about Alex Ovechkin Noncommittal on Historic 22nd Season
The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to the Miami Heat is official, and for the first time in 13 years, Giannis Antetokounmpo has to learn a new locker room, a new city, a new version of himself. He’s not pretending it’s easy. He said flat out: change is scary. The Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade, In His Own Words Read More about Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade: Historic Exit After 13 Years
The Lakers didn’t wait around this summer. Just days after Deandre Ayton opted into the final year of his contract, Los Angeles flipped him anyway. The trade, first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday, sends the 7-footer to Washington for guard Jaden Hardy and two future second-round picks. It’s the kind of quiet, no-drama Read More about Lakers Trade Deandre Ayton to Wizards for 2 Picks
Three days. That’s how long it took Nashville to go from “we just traded for this guy” to “we just paid this guy.” The Predators Bourque contract is official: six years, $33 million, a $5.5 million cap hit through the 2031-32 season. Signed Saturday. Ink barely dry on the trade that brought him in. This Read More about Predators Sign Bourque to Bold 6-Year, $33M Contract