WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the league will once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for back-to-back games during the upcoming season that require air travel. Engelbert also said she hopes to have 16 teams in the league by 2028, up from the current 12.
Cedric Mullins saved a run with an exceptional diving catch in deep left-center, then homered and drove in three runs for the Baltimore Orioles in a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Monday night, ending the Kings’ eight-game home winning streak.
Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. Minnesota, which had swapped picks with Chicago, drafted Alissa Pili of Utah eighth.
The Timberwolves are third in the Western Conference and set to play the Phoenix Suns, a team they have yet to beat this season, on Saturday in the NBA playoffs.
One of the options for women runners is a bodysuit that is noticeably cut high on the hips. Critics say the outfit looks uncomfortable, revealing — and problematic.
Bradley Beal scored 36 points on 6-for-6 shooting from 3-point range and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-106 to stay out of the play-in tournament and set up a rematch in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Danielle Serdachny converted a rebound in front 5:16 into overtime for a power-play goal and Canada beat the United States 6-5 in a breathtaking women’s world hockey championship gold medal game.
Liam Ohgren scored his first career goal and the Minnesota Wild beat San Jose 6-2 to assure the Sharks of having the best odds to win the NHL draft lottery.
One of women’s hockey’s fiercest and longest-running rivalries — United States versus Canada — is adding yet another chapter at the world championships. The bordering nations and women’s hockey powers will meet for gold on Sunday for the 22nd time in 23 tournaments since the championships were established in 1990.
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