Sports Connection

Major League Baseball appointed former outfielder Nelson Cruz as a special adviser for baseball operations on Friday.

Media companies charming advertisers during the Upfront meetings let sports take center stage as content slates still suffer from last year’s Hollywood strikes.

The Dallas Stars are headed to the Western Conference finals after a Game 6 double-overtime win against the Colorado Avs on Friday night.

The Knicks and Wolves are looking to make the conference finals for the first time in two-plus decades.

A group of nuns associated with Benedictine College is weighing in on Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech.

Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 9-3 on Friday night to give Ron Washington a victory in his first game as a visiting manager in Texas.

Tiger Woods is among the notable names who saw their PGA Championship end early.

Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, the FIFA Congress voted on Friday.

British auction house Bonhams says the famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona has sold for $965,000.

Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas will make significant progress in her comeback on Saturday at the U.S. Classic, after an eight-year break.

The Japanese star was presented with a city council resolution that declared May 17 as Shohei Ohtani Day for the duration of his Dodgers career.

A kinder, gentler Luka Doncic has the Dallas Mavericks in the same place they were in the first round, headed home with a chance to clinch a playoff series in Game 6.

The Dallas Stars will be without center Roope Hintz for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury.