8:10 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The 2019 NHL draft is in the books. From Jack Hughes to Jeremy Michel, 217 players have a new team, but that’s hardly the only news to come out of the event. We break down our favorites from the first round to the last,
10:15 PM ET ST. LOUIS — One of the amazing things about the return of Albert Pujols to St. Louis this weekend isn’t about him at all. Before Friday, Redbird Nation had never gotten a first-hand look at the game’s greatest player: Pujols’ Angels teammate Mike Trout. Yet Trout’s St. Lou debut barely caused a
7:09 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between two veteran crowd favorites in Jim Miller and Clay Guida, according to multiple sources. Bout agreements have not yet been signed, but the 155-pound fight is expected to be made official shortly. It will take place during the UFC Fight Night event
6:44 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his 26th homer to set the NL record for most homers before the All-Star Game as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Saturday. Alonso broke a tie with Los Angeles’ Cody Bellinger (2017). He’s still seven short of Mark
6:49 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Chez Reavie shot a 7-under 63 on Saturday and took advantage of second-round leader Zack Sucher‘s problems to take a six-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship. Coming off a third-place tie last week in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, the 37-year-old Reavie
6:37 PM ET Cincinnati Reds slugger Derek Dietrich was hit by an MLB record sixth pitch in one series, after getting nailed with a 71 mph changeup from Brewers reliever Alex Claudio in the top of the fifth inning of the division rivals’ game on Saturday. It’s the sixth time in three games against the
6:41 PM ET Associated Press CHASKA, Minn. — Hannah Green has a one-shot lead going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and fresh evidence that going after her first LPGA Tour victory at a major won’t be easy. Green three-putted for bogey on the 18th hole at Hazeltine for a 2-under
6:25 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The NHL salary cap for next season has been set at $81.5 million, which is $1.5 million lower than initially projected. The league and the NHL Players’ Association announced the figure Saturday, a day before teams can begin meeting with prospective unrestricted free agents ahead of
6:22 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Steve Flesch birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and the second-round lead Saturday in the American Family Insurance Championship, with tournament host Steve Stricker a stroke back in his hometown tournament. The 52-year-old Flesch played the back nine at University Ridge in 5-under 31
6:37 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Groundbreaking black tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr.’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia has renamed a major thoroughfare after him, after years of effort. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that thousands of people attended Saturday’s ceremony to celebrate the formal renaming of Arthur Ashe Boulevard. The event drew several elected