Author: Matt Steiner

Fort-Worth Star Telegram ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys players, and coaches, all love the changes recently made to AT&T Stadium, and come August, the name will go back to its original, the grass will be replaced by a synthetic, and expect the tint in the windows to be removed, too. The changes made to…

And just like that, it’s next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of their victories in the NBA Finals against the…

The Associated Press Stefon Diggs won’t be facing any discipline from the NFL after a league review determined that there wasn’t enough evidence to punish him under its personal conduct policy. “The league notified Stefon Diggs today that it concluded its investigation and there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of a personal conduct…

The Associated Press ZURICH — Sandis Vilmanis scored two empty-net goals and Latvia upset the United States 4-2 to hand the defending champion its third defeat at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. Deniss Smirnovs’ goal early in the third period gave Latvia a 2-1 lead and set up a wild ending. The Americans pulled goaltender…

The Associated Press Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history. Two weeks after Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner with Golden Tempo and after Jenna Antonucci won the 2023 Belmont with Arcangelo, Russell has the chance to complete the Triple Crown sweep of female trainers when she…

The Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The blister on Rory McIlroy’s right pinky toe was the least of his worries Thursday in the PGA Championship. And it certainly didn’t cause him as much pain as staring a scorecard that featured five bogeys over his last six holes. He struggled mightily off the tee, a…

The Associated Press DENVER — Two of the NHL’s best defenses and a pair of the game’s ironfisted goaltenders are squaring off in Round 2, promising a paucity of pucks flashing the red light in the Minnesota-Colorado series, right? Not in Game 1. A whopping 14 players scored Sunday night, Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood gave…

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida, Toronto, St. Louis and so many perennial contenders not being in the mix for the playoffs turned the NHL trade deadline upside down. Those teams and others were sellers this time or simply stood pat, opening the gates for a new set of buyers eager to take a run at the Cup. Many of the…

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is cashing in on his first national championship run — even more than initially expected. Athletic department officials announced Monday that the two-time national coach of the year has signed a memorandum of understanding on an eight-year contract extension, paying him an annual average of $13.2 million — or an increase of about $1.6 million per…