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No holds barred in WNBA

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has suspended Phoenix's Alyssa Thomas for one game after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark's throat in Wednesday night's matchup against Indiana. It happened with 6:52 left in the second quarter and was deemed to be a non-basketball act. The league gave Thomas a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty for it. No foul was called on the play by officials. The WNBA is allowed to review a game to reclassify a Flagrant foul or to classify as Flagrant any foul not called as such during a game. Thomas will serve her suspension on Saturday when the Mercury visit ...

The World Cup waiting game

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, ...

Central Division made more moves than Cavs

(AP) — The Chicago Bulls tried to strike gold in North Carolina again and the Milwaukee Bucks started their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era in the NBA draft. Both the Bulls and Bucks had two top-15 picks on Tuesday to highlight the draft for the Central Division. That represented a major ...

NFL draft will be monumental

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 ...

Maple Leafs rebuilding with top pick

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 18-year-old top-rated NHL prospect and everyone else will find out at the draft in Buffalo on Friday night, with Toronto holding the first pick. The newly hired Chayka appreciates the figuratively steep climb he's undertaking in trying to restoring luster to one of the NHL's marquee franchises. "You ...

NHL DRAFT ORDER

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 ...