In “Thirty Recommendations for Good Writing Habits,” an essay published in 2013, the writer and translator Lydia Davis offers a cardinal rule: “work on your character.” (She happened on a variation of ...

Command issues in a pitcher who underwent elbow surgery in the offseason in just his second start of the year are hardly unexpected. But through his first two outings, Carlos Rodón hasn’t looked like ...

LAS VEGAS — Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson, and Jansen Harkins scored, Lukas Dostal came 5.6 seconds from his first career playoff shutout and the Ducks beat the Golden Knights 3-1 on Wednesday night ...

Down 2–1, Minnesota fights to even the series. ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski breaks down the goalie situation and key lineup shifts in the second round. Steve Kerr explains why NBA fans dislike Oklahoma City ...

MONTREAL — Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference ...

The Coachella Valley Firebirds bounced back Friday. Acrisure Arena came alive early in the third period, after the Firebirds scored a pair of goals within 71 seconds to break a scoreless tie with the ...

CLEMSON — Clemson baseball evened its series against No. 12 Florida State, winning 4-3 in Game 2 on May 9 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. FSU pitcher Cade O'Leary threw a two-out wild pitch with the bases ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The penalty kill wasn’t going to be perfect forever. Relying on it might have been the Vegas Golden Knights’ biggest downfall in their 4-3 loss in Game 4 to the Anaheim Ducks at ...

The Tri-City ValleyCats fell to the New Jersey Jackals, 7-4, in the second game of the 2026 season on Saturday, May 9. Dylan Broderick went 2-for-4 with a double for Tri-City (1-1). Ian Walters walked ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks are officially back in this series. Behind a balanced offensive attack and a strong bounce-back effort from Lukas Dostal, Anaheim defeated the Vegas Golden Knights ...

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs handed Minnesota the worst postseason loss in franchise history, beating the Timberwolves 133-95 on Wednesday night to even ...