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Knicks can clinch title Saturday night

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious, when he pointed out that there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. • San Antonio wins and extends the series. • New York wins and becomes NBA champions. That's it. It's ...

Pulisic ready to shoulder burden of US hopes

IRVINE, Calif. — Christian Pulisic is the most accomplished and most famous player on his national team at the exact time when his nation is hosting a World Cup. Only a handful of prominent players in the past few decades have faced this confluence of talent and timing. They include a ...

CWS field tilts heavily toward SEC

OMAHA, Neb. — The Southeastern Conference has a record five teams in the College World Series, and the last six national champions hail from the conference. But it's not just the same old, same old this year, not with Troy (38-30) and West Virginia (45-15) squaring off in today's opener as ...

Mountaineers’ ascent started after decision to keep program

OMAHA, Neb. — Oliver Luck had a decision to make in the fall of 2011, a few weeks after the Big 12 announced the addition of West Virginia effective the following year. Should he recommend dropping what had been a mediocre Big East baseball program or commit to giving the Mountaineers what ...

Hurricanes take 3-1 lead over Vegas

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Thursday night to move within a victory of winning the Stanley Cup. Captain Jordan ...

Mike Pence’s important new book about the USA

Former Vice President Mike Pence is now promoting his new book, "What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the American Conscience." Distinct from most stuff appearing now for the nation's 250th birthday, Pence's book is targeted not at the nation as whole, but at the Republican Party in particular. Pence's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal discussing the book is headlined, "A Republican Time for Choosing." He uses the title of Ronald Reagan's famous speech delivered Oct. 27, 1964, at the Republican National Convention, which put Reagan on the national stage, and was his initial ...