Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup
April 28, 2026
Oklahoma City’s first-round dominance in the NBA playoffs continues
April 28, 2026
Shea Theodore scored on a snap shot from the high slot with 51.5 seconds left in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 after squandering a three-goal lead, tying their first-round playoff series at two games apiece
April 28, 2026
Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series
April 28, 2026
Aaron Judge allowed Ben Rice to match his home run total for only a few pitches
April 28, 2026
Those 60 wins in the regular season and that No. 1 seed don’t mean much for the Detroit Pistons right now
April 28, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122, capping a four-game sweep in the first-round series
April 28, 2026
Desmond Bane scored 22 points, Franz Wagner had 19 in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 94-88 to take a 3-1 series lead, putting the East’s No. 1 seed on the brink of elimination
April 28, 2026
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will go on the injured list with a low-grade strain of his right calf
April 28, 2026
Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft, will be called up by the Cleveland Guardians and could make his major-league debut during Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press
April 28, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins kept their season alive, edging the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in Game 5 to send the best-of-seven series back to Philly
April 28, 2026
Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards will be sidelined for at least a week with a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee
April 28, 2026
Dallas’ Cooper Flagg has edged former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of Charlotte to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award
April 28, 2026
Two Republican members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to empower the National Guard to address potential drone-related threats and
April 28, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres have shed the burden of a 14-year absence from the Stanley Cup playoffs that set a dubious NHL record and surged toward their next big thing
April 28, 2026
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has taken an indefinite leave of absenceto enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction
April 27, 2026
A bounce house stood in the middle of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse before Monday night’s game against St. Louis, courtesy of NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes
April 28, 2026
Sprinter Allyson Felix is attempting a comeback at age 40 that would give her a chance to add to her Olympic-record medal haul
April 28, 2026
First half goals from Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko have given Manchester United a 2-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League
April 28, 2026
The home of the U.S.
April 28, 2026
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers says her relationship with teammate and fellow No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd will have no effect on what they do on the court as they try to turn around a franchise with a long history of losing
April 28, 2026
New York City will hold a series of free events for soccer fans hoping to catch World Cup matches, but don't want to spend an arm and a leg on tickets
April 28, 2026
FIFA should press the U.S. government to establish an "ICE Truce" for this year's World Cup, including a public guarantee from federal authorities to
April 27, 2026
Senegalese teenager Paul Mendy has scored twice in his first start for Cagliari, including the opener after 16 seconds
April 28, 2026
US ends probe on Tesla Model Y vehicles without manufacturer action
South Korea's central bank cites war uncertainty in cautious approach, minutes show
Euro zone banks tighten access to credit as Iran war bites: ECB survey
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