Marcus Ericsson of Sweden wins Indy 500 after rare red-flag stoppage

Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson won the Indy 500 in front of a crowd of more than 300,000 — only a few thousand shy of a sellout and the largest sporting event since the pandemic began.

Former Virginia Tech football player acquitted in 2021 beating death of tinder date

A jury on Friday acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who had been accused of fatally beating a man he says he initially believed from a Tinder match to be a woman.

Colin Kaepernick to work out for Las Vegas Raiders

Colin Kaepernick will workout for the Las Vegas Raiders. He last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he began kneeling during the National Anthem.

Nationals Park ranked among MLB’s ugliest stadiums, according to new fan survey

Nationals Park -- home of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals -- is also one of the ugliest ballparks in Major League Baseball, according to a new fan survey.

Commanders buy land in Virginia for possible stadium site

The Washington Commanders have bought land in Woodbridge, Virginia, for what could be a potential site of the NFL team’s next stadium, according to the team's front office. 

Autopsy: Dwayne Haskins was drunk when fatally struck

Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday concluded.

Tiger Woods withdraws from final round of PGA Championship

Woods, a 15-time major champion, limped his way around in the cold and wind, at one point making five straight bogeys.

Men's World Cup will have female referees for the 1st time ever

Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.

Report: Cavs guard Rajon Rondo allegedly pulled gun, threatened to kill mother of his children

NBA star Rajon Rondo’s former partner and mother of his two children filed an emergency protective order against him after he allegedly threatened to kill her during an incident last week.

Panthers beat Caps in OT thriller, win 1st playoff series since 1996

The Capitals have not won a playoff series since hoisting the Cup in 2018 and got knocked out in the first round at home for the third time in that span.

Capitals lose 5-3 after Panthers claw back from 3-goal deficit

The Florida Panthers escaped a three-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 and take a 3-2 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.

NBA changes design of trophies, adds conference finals MVPs

The league unveiled a slightly redesigned Larry O’Brien Trophy, plus announced changes to the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP trophy and changes to the conference championship trophies.