Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael had CTE, researchers say. He died in 2025 after fighting ALS

Hall of Fame defensive lineman Steve McMichael has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Michigan built a roster full of transfers who carried the Wolverines to a national title

Michigan has won a national championship with a roster full of transfers

Achilles injury ends US forward Patrick Agyemang's World Cup hopes

United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury

Scoreboard roundup -- 4/6/26

Justin Rose has 3 runner-up finishes at the Masters. He sees that as a good sign

Justin Rose is the eternal optimist when it comes to the Masters

Will a Masters debut turn into a win? History suggests not, but there are a few newcomers to watch

First-time participants almost never win the Masters

Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63

High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn

UConn slows down Michigan, but physical play can't make up for poor shooting in title game loss

UConn executed coach Dan Hurley’s game plan in a national championship slugfest against Michigan

Wembanyama suffers left rib contusion vs 76ers, his status for last 3 regular-season games unknown

Victor Wembanyama suffered a left rib contusion and was ruled out of the second half of San Antonio’s 115-102 win over Philadelphia on Monday night, leaving the status of the Spurs’ center for the rest of the regular season in doubt

Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hits first home run of 2026 following 10-game drought

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who led the major leagues with 60 home runs last year, hit his first of the 2026 season Monday night following a 10-game drought

Willson Contreras warns Brewers if they hit him with another pitch he'll `take one of them out'

Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras had a warning for the Milwaukee Brewers after he was hit on the hand by a pitch from right-hander Brandon Woodruff

Grizzlies match NBA record by making 29 3-pointers in loss to Cavaliers

The Memphis Grizzlies made 29 3-pointers against Cleveland, matching an NBA single-game record

Blue Jays RHP Scherzer leaves start against Dodgers after two innings because of forearm tendinitis

Blue Jays right-hander and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings because of forearm tendinitis

North Carolina working to finalize deal to hire Michael Malone as basketball coach, AP source says

North Carolina is working toward finalizing a deal with NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to take over the Tar Heels' basketball program

New Giants manager Tony Vitello working to get his club on track after frustrating 3-7 start

There’s been a lot of postgame thinking to do for Tony Vitello given the new Giants manager’s frustrating 3-7 start in his jump from college coach to the major leagues