Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents

The International Football Association Board approved a new rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when verbally confronting another player

NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season

The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season

Goals galore as PSG beats Bayern Munich 5-4 in record-setting Champions League semifinal 1st leg

Titleholder Paris Saint-Germain held on for a pulsating 5-4 win over Bayern Munich in a roller-coaster Champions League semifinal first leg

McDavid is a game-time decision as the Oilers face elimination in Game 5 against the Ducks

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will be a game-time decision Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks in the teams’ Game 5 of their first-round playoff series

NHL Commissioner Bettman backs ruling that allowed Ducks' OT goal to stand in Game 4 win vs. Oilers

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman offered his unequivocal support for the ruling that upheld the Anaheim Ducks’ overtime goal against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series

Spurned by Alex Cora, Phillies turn to Don Mattingly in the interim after Rob Thomson is fired

Alex Cora was offered a managerial position by the Philadelphia Phillies after being fired by the Boston Red Sox

American Hailey Baptiste saves 6 match points to stun world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Madrid Open

American Hailey Baptiste has earned the biggest win of her career by saving six match points and beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open

NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery odds

The NBA has moved closer to a slightly expanded 16-team lottery, one that will flatten odds of winning the No. 1 pick and try to deter tanking by drastically lowering the chances of winning for the teams that finish with the three worst records

Olivia Pichardo is a reluctant groundbreaker as a woman in baseball

Olivia Pichardo would prefer to just play ball and not take attention away from her teammates

Austin Reaves hopes to return to Lakers for pivotal Game 5 vs Rockets after nearly 4 weeks out

Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers will wait until right before Game 5 to determine whether he is ready to return from nearly four weeks on the sidelines with a strained oblique muscle

Steelers place unrestricted free-agent tender on Aaron Rodgers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving themselves a little cover if quarterback Aaron Rodgers plays elsewhere in 2026

Rockets' Kevin Durant makes progress with injury but a return for Game 5 vs. Lakers seems unlikely

Houston’s Kevin Durant continues to make progress with his injured left ankle, but it seems unlikely that he’ll return Wednesday night for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers

WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children's book based on her life

Caitlin Clark is releasing a picture book this fall based on her life

Scoreboard roundup -- 4/27/26

The mighty NL Central is the majors' only division with 5 winning teams

The NL Central has reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes