Blackhawks, Kings face daunting 1st-round playoff matchups
By Greg BeachamAP Hockey WriterThe last two NHL champions don’t exactly have a gilded path back to the Stanley Cup.The Chicago Blackhawks and the...
Rolling Penguins, confident Capitals headline wide-open East
Stephen WhynoAP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals are the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference...
Knights and nerves defeat Beavercreek
By John [email protected] — One defending state boys high school volleyball champion, and one state runner-up were in the Ed Zink Fieldhouse to eventually...
Willett’s jacket: A Masters won as much as it was lost
By Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A big deficit. A collapse that was painful to watch. An Englishman in a green jacket...
Column: NASCAR clouding its image with politics
By Jenna FryerAP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. — There are Democrats who enjoy NASCAR. Jews and atheists and women, too.You wouldn’t know it lately,...
Former Saints/Buckeyes player Will Smith was studying at Miami
By Tim ReynoldsAP Sports WriterCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Will Smith played against Miami in the national championship game that ended the 2002 college football...
Bring the heat: Major League Baseball off to chilly start
By Mike CranstonAssociated PressCHICAGO — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was making a cup of tea in the clubhouse this weekend when he spilled...
Pitchers’ third time through the batting order is the toughest
By Noah TristerAP Baseball WriterIn Kevin Cash’s first season as manager, the Tampa Bay Rays had a pretty clear philosophy on how to handle...
Rio’s port should be hopping with basketball during Olympics
By Stephen WadeAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s renovated port area should be hopping — or “hooping” — during the Olympics.The...