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Trailing 2-0 in series, Flyers hope return home can fuel comeback against Hurricanes

2:40 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The Philadelphia Flyers turned tenuous postseason hopes into a fashion statement when they wore T-shirts with “3.8%” on the sleeve to start their playoff run — a nod to their chances in March, per an NHL analytics and prediction platform

Lindsey Vonn arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Costume Art" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash

1:56 PM on Wednesday, May 6

It’s easy to read into Lindsey Vonn being among the 48 athletes nominated to the U.S. Alpine ski team for the upcoming season

FILE - Oklahoma catcher Kendall Wells (1) during an NCAA softball game against Duke on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Cathedral City, Calif. (AP Photo/Mike Buscher, FIle)

In a battle like McGwire and Sosa's '98 home run chase, Oklahoma, UCLA softball sluggers near record

1:52 PM on Wednesday, May 6

College softball is experiencing a home run chase reminiscent of the epic showdown between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa nearly 30 years ago

FILE - Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87

12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 6

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87

PWHL to eliminate expansion draft in revamping rules to add up to four markets next season

12:07 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The PWHL is revamping its expansion rules, including the elimination of an expansion player draft, in preparing to add as many as four markets for next season

Dee Haslam, one of the principal owners of the Cleveland Browns, speaks during groundbreaking ceremonies for the team's new stadium in Brook Park, Ohio, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam donate $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment

11:11 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have donated $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment

FILE - Fans gather to watch the Montreal Victoire and the Toronto Sceptres warm up before a PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Women's pro hockey is coming to Hockeytown with PWHL adding expansion franchise in Detroit

10:17 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Women’s professional hockey is coming to Hockeytown, with the PWHL designating Detroit as the first of what could become four expansion markets for next season

Hurricanes take 2-0 series lead into game 3 against the Flyers

4:10 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series

Soccer players on the Rwanda Amputee team take part in a training session in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community

2:17 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went through its darkest time in 1994 during its genocide

Utah Mammoth ready to take next big step after franchise's first playoff run

2:02 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The foundation for the Mammoth's first playoff appearance was set before the team moved to Utah from the desert

Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) celebrates a play with teammates during the first half of a WNBA preseason basketball game against the Dallas Wings in Austin, Texas, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The WNBA’s 30th season brings 2 new teams, a transformational CBA and another title chase for Aces

1:43 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The WNBA is poised for a historic 30th season after a transformational new collective bargaining agreement was reached in March

Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Chicago, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Busch hits RBI single in 10th as Cubs beat Reds 3-2 for seventh straight win

11:14 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Michael Busch singled in the winning run in the 10th inning after hitting a tying home run in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs won their seventh straight by rallying again to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2

FILE - A detail view of the NFL shield on a football prior to an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 4, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

NFL and the NFL Referees Association are moving closer toward a new deal, AP source says

9:48 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The NFL and its officials are moving closer toward a new agreement that avoids a work stoppage

Carlos Rodón allows 6 runs in rehab start with return to Yankees' roster expected soon

8:58 PM on Tuesday, May 5

New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón allowed six runs – five earned -- and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings during his third and likely final minor league rehabilitation

FILE - Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) is interviewed during the trophy ceremony after Indiana defeated Miami in a College Football Playoff national championship game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky,File)

Coaches group supports earlier CFP finish and proposes changes to accomplish that

8:20 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The American Football Coaches Association is proposing the elimination of conference championship games and other changes as part of its non-binding recommendation for the College Football Playoff to be completed by the second Monday each January

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs reacts after a not guilty verdict at his trial at Norfolk County District Court, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

Stefon Diggs' acquittal clears path for return to the field but he could still face NFL discipline

7:59 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Stefon Diggs’ acquittal in court clears a path for the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver to return to the field

Yankees to pay tribute to radio play-by-play man John Sterling with memorial patch on uniform

7:21 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The New York Yankees will pay tribute to longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling with a memorial patch on their uniform sleeves

Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes in flames in New Jersey

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