7:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski As a player, Jayna Hefford, 41, needs little introduction. A five-time Olympian (four gold medals, one silver) she retired in 2014 as Canada’s second-leading all-time scorer in international competition, trailing only Hayley Wickenheiser. Across three professional leagues, Hefford scored 439 goals in 418 games; in 2016, the Canadian
12:15 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed backup goaltender Pheonix Copley to a $3.3 million, three-year extension. Copley will count $1.1 million against the salary cap in each of the next three seasons. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the contract Monday. Signing Copley through the 2021-22 season raises questions
11:56 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers should be able to fully participate in the Green Bay Packers‘ offseason program, which will start even earlier than usual this year, because he was able to avoid surgery on his left knee. Aaron Rodgers said he could not commit to playing Sunday, but Vikings coach
12:03 PM ET Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Georgia were the four teams picked by the College Football Playoff selection committee to battle in the most recent payoff. We believe the following five teams are quickly closing the gap on those four because of their recruiting efforts, and could not only win their conference in
11:42 AM ET ATLANTA — Bill Belichick joined exclusive company in the pro football coaching community Sunday night when the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII. Belichick matched George Halas and Curly Lambeau as the only coaches to win six NFL titles, an accomplishment noted by commissioner Roger
9:49 PM ET Pebble Beach turns 100 this year. And as the old place gets set to host the AT&T National Pro-Am, one of golf’s iconic stages has endured — from Bing Crosby, who brought this event to Pebble Beach when he moved his Crosby Clambake, filled with celebrity friends, from Rancho Santa Fe near
8:00 AM ET Do you love college football Saturdays but not know the difference between an official and unofficial visit? Wondering why so many recruits want you to “respect my decision” or kindly ask for “no interviews”? With Feb. 6 signing day quickly approaching, we’re here to help. Here’s the newcomer’s guide to #CrootinTwitter, a
10:54 AM ET It’s a jumbled mess of teams fighting for the two Western Conference wild-card slots. We debate which teams will ultimately emerge, along with who we are secretly rooting for and against: Who would you like to see earn the Western Conference wild-card spots? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: The Vancouver Canucks and
2:28 AM ET ATLANTA — The NFL plans, Bill Belichick laughs. The future of football is offense, we’ve all been told for months. NFL scoreboards spent September, October and November like a pinball machine on tilt as innovative coaches and favorable rule changes laid waste to the offensive record books and sent a half-dozen teams
11:00 AM ET On Jan. 23, Venezuela National Assembly leader Juan Guaido took an informal oath and declared himself the country’s acting president, just hours after deeming the administration of Nicolas Maduro illegitimate because of alleged irregularities in the 2018 elections. That same Wednesday, in Barquisimeto (about 220 miles to the west of the capital),