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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Islanders fire Patrick Roy for Peter DeBoer


The Islanders fired Patrick Roy and hired Peter DeBoer as their next head coach, the team announced Sunday.

Roy was relieved of his duties by first-year general manager Mathieu Darche after serving as head coach since January 2024. The 60-year-old had two years remaining on his contract.

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Soto leaves game with calf tightness


New York Mets superstar Soto left Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first inning with right calf tightness.

Soto appeared to grimace while rounding second base in the top of the first. He briefly remained in the game and ran home on the next play, but was then replaced in left field by Tyrone Taylor to start the bottom half.

NFL won’t discipline Rice over assault charges


The NFL said Friday that it would not discipline Rashee Rice after a former girlfriend posted images of bruises and wounds on social media earlier this year and alleged that they were caused by the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver.

The league said in a statement that Rice "has not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy."

Friday, April 3, 2026

Woods calls Trump after crash


After his crash last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, "I was just talking to the president," according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods' arrest on a DUI charge.

The phone conversation was not captured on video, but Woods could be heard saying, "Thank you so much," as he hung up and the deputy approached. It wasn't clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, is dating Woods.

Mickelson withdraws from Masters


Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year.


Knueppel sets Hornets record for threes


Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel walked into the postgame news conference and was greeted by a handful of television cameras blocking his path to the podium when suddenly out jumped head coach Charles Lee, who doused him with a bottle of water before embracing his star rookie.


Maple Leafs eliminated from playoffs


The Toronto Maple Leafs were mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Thursday's 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Toronto entered the season with the league's longest active playoff streak at nine years. This spring will mark the first time the Maple Leafs have failed to reach the postseason since drafting Matthews first overall in 2016.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Tiger Woods arrested, again


Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday.

"I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you're under an unknown substance, so at this time you're under arrest for DUI," Martin County Sheriff's deputy Tatiana Levenar told Woods after conducting a sobriety test on the golfer.

Chris Sale dominates Athletics


There have been plenty of doubts about the Braves' starting rotation.

No such worries for the top guy.

Shaking off an illness that hampered his velocity, Sale allowed only one base runner in six innings of another dominant start to lead Atlanta past the Athletics 5-1 on Wednesday.

Konnor Griffin looking for contract


The Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin are close to finalizing a nine-year, $140-million contract extension