Why Luke McCaffrey is such an intriguing NFL Draft prospect

A quarterback who switches to receiver midway through college? Anquan Boldin knows a thing or two about the maneuver. The one-time San Francisco 49er started out as a quarterback at…

Oldest MLB player turns 100: Roomed with Yogi Berra, stymied Ted Williams

SONOMA, Calif. — There were no radar guns in Art Schallock’s day, and even if there were, the soft-throwing lefty knows he would have barely registered a blip. At 5-foot-9,…

With the help of an innovative coach, Rudy Gobert aims to convince his legion of critics

Rudy Gobert knows what is coming. He knows that a fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award is almost assuredly his after being the best defensive player on the…

The Stanley Cup playoff bandwagon guide to all the NHL teams you could root for

The playoffs are almost here, and while we’re still waiting on a couple of matchups, we know the 16 teams. If you root for one of them, you’re not reading…

Usain Bolt, Burnley and the story behind one of the season’s strangest photos

It was one of the more unexpected social media posts of the Premier League season. It came from Burnley and showed a visitor to the club’s training ground smiling in…

Connor Bedard’s rookie season dazzles fans and defies age: ‘Unlike anything we’ve seen’

Connor Bedard wasn’t nervous when he pulled on a Team Canada sweater and stepped onto the ice at the World Junior championships, the weight of a hockey-mad country’s expectations resting…

Chris Paul said he isn’t retiring, but is there any future with the Warriors?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chris Paul is 11 hours from his 19th NBA season ending. He’s less than a month from turning 39. He takes a seat in the third row…

In Ippei Mizuhara’s text messages, problem gamblers see a familiar obsession

As Astros fan Saul Malek read the criminal complaint alleging interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his gambling debts, Malek was…

NFL teams know the best way to draft, so why aren’t they doing it?

The 2014 NFL Draft wouldn’t happen for months, but according to Steve Gera, at least one Cleveland Browns executive had his mind made up on one of its most polarizing…

LeBron James, Lakers hold off Pelicans in Play-In Tournament, will face Nuggets in first round

After a disastrous loss to the Los Angeles Lakers to close their regular season, the New Orleans Pelicans sought redemption in the opening game of the NBA Play-In Tournament on…