Toronto expected to be announced as WNBA's latest expansion team
Kilmer Sports Inc., headed by billionaire Larry Tanenbaum, is expected to announce Toronto as the WNBA's latest expansion team on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
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Toronto awarded WNBA's 1st team outside U.S., to play in '26 - ESPN
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.
NFL To Test New First Down Measuring System, Could Spell End Of Chain Gang Era
I don't know about you, but I still love the chain gang in the NFL. In a league that's worth billions of dollars, where every inch of field could determine a win or a loss, it's hilarious that first downs – a massively important aspect of the sport – are measured by middle-age men sprinting out to the field with a giant, orange pole linked to another giant, orange pole by a 10-yard chain.
Jokic leads All-NBA first team; Doncic, SGA set for supermax - ESPN
After winning his third Most Valuable Player award in four years earlier this month, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic headlined this year's All-NBA teams by earning his sixth selection in a row and fourth overall on Wednesday.
Canucks' Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as coach of the year - ESPN
NEW YORK — Rick Tocchet was honored as the NHL's coach of the year Wednesday after guiding the Pacific Division champion Vancouver Canucks to their second playoff berth in nine years.
Paul Skenes' electric start shifts MLB odds: 'A buzz every time he pitches'
Just one calendar year after dominating the college baseball landscape with a 13-2 record, 1.69 ERA and 209 strikeouts over 120 innings of work at LSU, right-handed fireballer Paul Skenes is already raising eyebrows in the show.
Covid grant received by firm owned by Sacha Lord faces 'additional checks'
The Arts Council has revealed it will be 'conducting additional checks' into an application made for Covid support funding by a company owned by Sacha Lord.
Ravens' Lamar Jackson drops weight in effort to 'be more agile' - ESPN
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The biggest change in Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson since he won his second NFL Most Valuable Player award is there's less of him.