Professional Sports

NASCAR returns to action at Bristol Motor Speedway

After a rare weekend outside of a race car, Kyle Larson returns to Bristol Motor Speedway raring to go. The defending NASCAR champion spent the first of only two off weeks in a 36-race schedule on a family vacation in his native California. While he enjoyed watching his kids race, the ...

New WNBA CBA lifts rookie salaries

NEW YORK — Some high-profile members of the upcoming 2026 WNBA draft class went to dinner Friday night with a few veteran players including Nneka Ogwumike and Tina Charles. It was a chance to gain some knowledge as the rookies get set to embark on their new journey Monday night when their ...

The final day of the NBA regular season awaits

Sunday is the final day of the NBA regular season, and here's a full listing of all the playoff and postseason matchups that have been decided. — None. There are 10 teams that are locked into specific seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, there are 10 other teams that know their ...

Bubic strikes out 11 as Royals blank White Sox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11, Carter Jensen hit his fourth home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Friday night. Bubic needed just 88 pitches, 59 for strikes, to get through seven innings. The 28-year-old left-hander allowed two ...

Kansas City officials are proposing $600M in bonds to keep Royals in Missouri

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Kansas City, Missouri, would issue $600 million in bonds for a new stadium for Major League Baseball's Royals under a proposal officials there are pursuing. Mayor Quinton Lucas and nine of 12 City Council members introduced a proposed ordinance Thursday that ...