BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In giving John Chayka a tour of his hometown of Whitehorse, Yukon, last month, Gavin McKenna made sure to take the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager on a visit to a nearby mountain. "I had fun," McKenna said with a smile on Thursday. "And I hope he did." The ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Scottish soccer superfans known as the Tartan Army might want to come up with a few new rousing chants to support the likes of Iraq, Egypt, Uzbekistan and Spain. Maybe a few other teams, too. Scotland is going to need some help. The games might be done for Scotland at this World Cup, except for one — the waiting game. Scotland finished third in Group C, not good enough to automatically advance but potentially good enough to grab one of the eight spots in the Round of 32 that are allocated to top third-place teams. "It's a waiting game, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL announced dates and details on Thursday for the 2027 NFL draft to be held in Washington, D.C. The three-day draft will begin on Thursday, April 29, and continue through Saturday, May 1. On May 5, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the 2027 draft would be staged at the nation's capital on the National Mall. Trump was joined in the Oval Office by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser when he announced initial plans for the draft. On Thursday, the NFL revealed the draft will take ...
The 2026 NHL draft begins at 7 p.m. Friday (ESPN) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., with the first round. Rounds 2-7 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. FIRST ROUND 1. Toronto Maple Leafs 2. San Jose Sharks 3. Vancouver Canucks 4. Buffalo Sabres (from CHI) 5. New York Rangers 6. Calvary Flames 7. Seattle Kraken 8. Winnipeg Jets 9. San Jose Sharks (from FLA) 10. Nashville Predators 11. St. Louis Blues 12. New Jersey Devils 13. New York Islanders 14. Columbus Blue Jackets 15. St. Louis Blues (from DET) 16. St. Louis Blues (from WSH) 17. Los Angeles Kings 18. Washington ...
EARLY START AT NORWALK NORWALK – Due to potential inclement weather on Friday night, NHRA announced an earlier start for today’s qualifying at the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. The revised schedule moves the first round of NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying to 11:45 a.m. , starting with Pro Stock Motorcycle and Pro Stock, followed by Funny Car and Top Fuel. The second qualifying session is slated to start at 2:15 p.m. Racing will begin at 8 a.m. in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. ANDERSON RIGHT AT ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday. The Pirates improve to 41-40 — the first time they've had a winning record through 81 games since 2015, ...
