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PLYMOUTH, Mich. • The U.S. women’s hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women’s world championship final Friday night. Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring 10:17 into the extra period to make the Americans winners on and off the ice. After threatening to…

Hilary Knight scores the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Americans a 3-2 win against Canada in the women’s world championship. PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The U.S. women’s hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women’s world championship final Friday night. Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at Texas RELATED: Final practice speeds | Practice 2 speeds | Full weekend schedule Jimmie Johnson claimed the top spot in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.   Johnson, a six-time Texas winner, drove the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet to a best lap of 194.812 mph on the 1.5-mile track. The seven-time series champ is scheduled to start…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at Texas FORT WORTH, Texas — When Danica Patrick pressed the button on Twitter last Saturday to announce her engagement to boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr., social media blew up with the news — until word got out it was an April Fools’ joke. Stenhouse was in on the prank, but he had forgotten about it.   “I was out in the woods working after Martinsville…

PLYMOUTH, Mich. • The U.S. women’s hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women’s world championship final Friday night. Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring 10:17 into the extra period to make the Americans winners on and off the ice. After threatening to…

Steamboat Springs — The Olympics, of course, is the big thing looming on the horizon for Steamboat Springs snowboader Mick Dierdorff, and the pressure to make the team is already starting to mount. Courtesy Mick Dierdorff, second from left, teamed up with Jonathan Cheever to place second in a World Cup event late this season. It was Dierdorff’s first World Cup podium. The 25-year old snowboard cross racer said he’s…

Hilary Knight scores the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Americans a 3-2 win against Canada in the women’s world championship. PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The U.S. women’s hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women’s world championship final Friday night. Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring…

Hilary Knight scores the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Americans a 3-2 win against Canada in the women’s world championship. PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The U.S. women’s hockey players threw their sticks and gloves in the air and celebrated, capping an emotionally charged two-week stretch with a 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the women’s world championship final Friday night. Hilary Knight made the postgame party possible by scoring…

Lonzo Ball’s basketball empire is expanding beyond pricey hats and highlight videos uploaded to YouTube. The former UCLA point guard may become the first player to enter the NBA with his own sports agency after telling The Times on Friday that he would be represented by fledgling agent Harrison Gaines and the newly formed Ball Sports Group headed by Ball’s father, LaVar. “We’re trying to do things differently, add a…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at TexasRELATED: Full practice results   It was definitely a different look and fresh feel as drivers took to the newly paved Texas Motor Speedway for Friday’s opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice — a pair of veterans (Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin) and two newbies (Chase Elliott and Erik Jones) spun out on the new track surface, while some new names topped the…

WATERFORD, Conn. –  NASCAR has severed ties with a Connecticut racetrack after its owner was charged with patronizing a prostitution ring that police say exploited young men with mental health issues by delivering them to wealthy clients for sex. NASCAR announced Thursday that it would no longer sanction the Whelen All-American Series at New London-Waterford Speedbowl. The track’s owner, Bruce Bemer, of Glastonbury, was charged last week with…

Lonzo Ball’s branding empire is expanding beyond pricey hats and T-shirts. The former UCLA point guard said Friday that he had picked agent Harrison Gaines, who would work under the newly formed Ball Sports Group headed by Ball’s father, LaVar. “We’re trying to do things differently, add a little flavor to the game and see what we can do from there,” Ball said while sitting on a leather sofa inside…

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The look on Daniel Cormier’s face told the whole story on Friday morning when he stepped onto the scale and weighed in at 206.2 pounds for his championship bout against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Fighters are not given any extra allowance for title fights so Cormier had to come in at 205-pounds or less to defend his belt on Saturday night in Buffalo. A dejected Cormier left the room but then…

New rules paving the way for a Monaco-style street based grand prix come into force on Monday, which will allow motor sports on closed public roads. The changes will clear the way for motor sports promoters to apply for permission to stage races on public highways in England, from small-scale local events to international races such as a city-based grand prix. Andrew Jones, the transport minister, said the move would…

I was at the park the other day, sitting with a dad friend and solving all the world’s problems as we watched our kids play. We toasted the fact that they were old enough, and we had been parents long enough, that not only did we not follow them around for every swing, climb and jump, but we were only vaguely aware of where they were. Instead of focusing on…

The hottest rivalry in Germany takes centerstage on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund visit Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker. The pregame show starts at 11:30 a.m. ET on FS1, followed by the clash between two of the Bundesliga’s biggest teams. With the Bundesliga title all but wrapped up for Bayern, will the Bavarians rest some key starters ahead of a busy week in the Champions League? Similarly, will Dortmund consider doing…

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It would be understandable if the powerhouse U.S. women’s hockey team felt a bit distracted at the world championships this week. The players settled a long-running dispute with national officials — earning better compensation and more financial support for their program — just days before the start of the tournament in Plymouth, Mich. But last-minute negotiations haven’t shown any effect on the ice as the Americans will face Canada on…

When the NHL announced last week it would not permit its players to take part in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the news was disappointing but not surprising. The league had been swinging that stick for a while and opted to get the unpleasantness out of the way before the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs. …