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Veteran Kyle Okposo wins Stanley Cup with Panthers 18 years after being drafted 06/25/2024 12:39am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo used to rollerblade around his driveway as a kid, pretending he was a pro hockey player competing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's a memory he has kept with him throughout his NHL career — one so special to him that he shared it with his 8-year-old son ju Veteran Kyle Okposo wins Stanley Cup with Panthers 18 years after being drafted 06/25/2024 12:30am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo used to rollerblade around his driveway as a kid, pretending he was a pro hockey player competing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's a memory he has kept with him throughout his NHL career — one so special to him that he shared it with his 8-year-old son ju Sergei Bobrovsky's growth into a top goalie is complete: 'Bob' is now a Stanley Cup champion 06/24/2024 11:31pm • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky went undrafted and had little fanfare when he signed his first NHL contract in May 2010. Long before he played his first game in North America a few months later, he stood out. It was summer that year and veteran Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher wa From the outhouse: 400-meter runner goes from locked in a porta-potty straight to the Olympics 06/24/2024 12:48am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — It was a classic case of going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Less than an hour before her semifinal at U.S. track trials, 400-meter runner Kendall Ellis was trapped in a porta-potty, banging on the door, screaming for someone to let her out. Thankfully, somebody did. Sh NBA draft: Are there international prospects beyond France fans should keep an eye on? Oui! 06/23/2024 06:43am • France isn't the only country producing top prospects for the NBA — it just sort of seems that way. Victor Wembanyama was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft a year ago and went on to win the league's Rookie of the Year award. Two more Frenchmen — Alexandre Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher — are projec A teenager collapsed. His friends' quick response saved his life. 06/23/2024 01:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Medical experts demonstrate life-saving techniques when someone goes into cardiac arrest May 10 started like any other day for Laura Machnik, who said goodbye to her 18-year-old son J.J. before she headed to work. He was headed to work out at a friend's house that mornin Olympic track hopeful Eric Holt quits job, moves in with parents to focus on making Paris Games 06/22/2024 10:33pm • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Middle-distance runner Eric Holt quit his job and moved back in with his parents. They pay his cellphone bill and let him use the car for a long commute to practice. He works out in any pair of running shoes he happens to get for free and babysits at his sister's place for extr Dalton Knecht hones game over 3-school basketball journey, now a projected lottery pick in NBA draft 06/20/2024 06:00am • DENVER (AP) — Dalton Knecht has always packed one thing with him throughout his cross-country, multi-school basketball journey — a chip on his shoulder. Feeling overlooked has powered the guard from Colorado along his stops at Northeastern Junior College (Colorado), Northern Colorado and Tenness 19 Fruits to Eat on a Low-Carb Diet 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Not all fruits are created equal when it comes to carbs.Fruits are nutrient-dense foods that serve as the foundation of any healthy diet. They're packed with essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and certain 'Juneteenth is a special day': DC celebrates the holiday with a block party 06/19/2024 05:52pm • A Juneteenth celebration in Northeast, D.C., on Wednesday put the focus on wellness and community. Visitors stopped at pop-up vendors selling artisan candles and workout gear as well as sticky snow cones to beat the intense heat. The street festival, at the Bryant Street Northeast development, in Balancing act: Swimmers Harting and Fink hold full-time jobs while chasing their Olympic dreams 06/19/2024 02:59pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zach Harting had a practical reason for getting a job away from the pool. He was approaching his 26th birthday. He needed health insurance. “I'm not on my parents' (plan) anymore,” Harting said. An Olympian at the Tokyo Games, Harting is attempting to make the team for Pari Cardinals' Kyle Gibson scratched with back tightness just ahead of start vs. Marlins 06/19/2024 01:07pm • MIAMI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson was scratched from his scheduled start just before Wednesday's game with the Miami Marlins because of back tightness. Gibson (5-2, 3.44 ERA) had been away from the team this week on bereavement leave after a death in his family. About two h Mike Trout still isn't running nearly 7 weeks after the Angels star had knee surgery 06/18/2024 07:20pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although Mike Trout has not resumed running nearly seven weeks after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, the Los Angeles Angels outfielder is optimistic about his recovery. Trout provided an update on his progress Tuesday before the Angels hosted the Milwauke McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials 06/18/2024 04:38pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races she had originally signed up for. The world-record holder had been entered in all three races for this month's U.S. Olym Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returns to play for Game 5 of NBA Finals against Mavericks 06/18/2024 01:26am • BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis returned for the Boston Celtics just in time to help them win an NBA championship. The 7-foot-2 Latvian came back on Monday night after missing the previous two games, scoring five points with one rebound in 16 minutes to help the Celtics beat the Mavericks 106-88