A’ja Wilson found herself racing down the court midway through the third quarter, the last defense against Seattle’s Breanna Stewart and her full-court run to the rim. The Las Vegas Aces were up by 18 points, but Wilson didn’t give up on the play. “In my mind, it was like, I have to get a stop, because I was the […]

MIKEL ARTETA is preparing to lead Arsenal into their first home game of the season against West Ham on Saturday. The Gunners go into the 8pm kick off on the back of a 3-0 opening-day win over Fulham. And to boost spirits at the club even further, captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has since signed a new three-year deal, quashing speculation he […]

The Ontario Hockey League has announced some key dates as it looks to return to play before the end of 2020. The league is still aiming at a Dec. 1 start date and is now saying training camps will start Nov. 15, with exhibition games to be played over the following two weekends. Teams will play a 64-game regular-season schedule, […]

Bill Belichick, head coach for the New England Patriots, spent several minutes on Thursday sharing heartfelt memories of his mother, Jeannette, who died on Monday at age 98. During a routine news conference, he spoke about growing up as an only child, and how important his relationship with his mother was to him. “First of all, I’d just like to […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson won the W.N.B.A.’s Most Valuable Player Award, the league announced Thursday. Wilson, the No. 1 overall pick three years ago, led the Aces to an 18-4 record during the shortened season and the top seed in the W.N.B.A. playoffs. Wilson averaged 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2 blocks this year for the Aces. She […]

Bill Belichick is fawning over one NFL quarterback, and it’s not who you might have expected. The Patriots coach told reporters on Thursday that he thinks Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson — not Patrick Mahomes — is the league’s best quarterback ahead of their Week 2 matchup in Seattle. “Honestly I think he’s in a way underrated by the media or […]

SINGAPORE -Singapore Athletics (SA) has withdrawn its decision to ban its former vice-president of finance and partnership Poh Seng Song from holding any office within SA and/or its affiliates for two consecutive terms. This also includes its reprimand and termination of the former national sprinter as an office holder in the track and field body. In return, Poh will withdraw […]

LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV will hope to have a mental edge when they face Tottenham in the Europa League – thanks to two glamorous psychologists. Katie Vandova and Lilia Stefanova have been helping the Bulgarian club adopt a more modern approach to their game for over a year. The pair joined just before Plovdiv's first Bulgarian Cup win in its history, in […]

• Senior Fantasy analyst for ESPN • Member, FSWA and FSTA Halls of Fame • Best-selling author of “Fantasy Life” The NFL returned last week. It was weird with no fans and with face shields (shoutout to Andy Reid) and Zoom interviews, but the actual football was surprisingly crisp. Fantasy football managers rejoiced, watching high draft picks such as Saints running back Alvin […]

MANCHESTER UNITED target Amad Traore has been likened to Lionel Messi by an Atalanta team-mate. The 18-year-old burst on to the scene with the Italian side last season, scoring on his Serie A debut against Udinese. And amid interest from the Red Devils, team-mate Papu Gomez has compared his young team-mate with six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi. The Atalanta favourite, […]