Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's first unanimous Rookie of the Year since 1993. The NFL announced a record nine international games for the upcoming season, while the Maple Leafs fired head coach Craig Berube after missing the playoffs.
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🏒 Unanimous ROY: Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer won the Calder Trophy in a landslide, becoming the NHL's first unanimous Rookie of the Year since Teemu Selanne in 1993. The 18-year-old scored 23 goals to tie the record for most by a rookie defenseman and finished with 59 points.
🏈 Football overseas: The NFL announced its full international slate for the upcoming season, which will feature a record nine games in seven countries: Australia (Week 1), Brazil (Week 3), England (Weeks 4-6), France (Week 7), Spain (Week 9), Germany (Week 10) and Mexico (Week 11).
🏒 Leafs fire Berube: The Maple Leafs fired head coach Craig Berube after just two seasons, parting ways after the club's last-place finish (32-36-14) led to the end of its nine-year postseason streak.
⚽️ PSG on top again: PSG clinched its fifth straight Ligue 1 title (and 12th in the past 14 seasons) with a win over second-place Lens on Wednesday. The French side will now turn its attention to winning a second straight Champions League title later this month.
🏀 Championship rematch: Michigan and UConn will square off in the first week of the 2026-27 college basketball season, seven months after the Wolverines beat the Huskies in the national championship. The game will take place at Boston's TD Garden.
Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders won the Calder Trophy, becoming the first unanimous Rookie of the Year since Teemu Selanne in 1993.
The NFL will feature a record nine international games across seven countries in the upcoming season.
The Maple Leafs fired Craig Berube after finishing last in the league and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Matthew Schaefer scored 23 goals, tying the record for most by a rookie defenseman, and finished with 59 points.
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Brett Kulak (L) celebrates with Josh Manson after scoring the series-clinching goal. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Avalanche mounted an epic comeback on Wednesday night in Denver, clinching a series victory over the Wild to return to the conference finals for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in 2022.
Avalanche 4, Wild 3 (OT): Minnesota took a 3-0 lead in the first period, which history says should have been enough to extend the series: The Wild were 21-0 all-time in the playoffs after leading by 3+ goals and the Avs were 2-50 in such situations.
Looking ahead: The Avs are only halfway to another championship, but they've been utterly dominant thus far, going 8-1 with a +14 goal differential through the first two rounds. If they go all the way, they'll be the first Presidents' Trophy winner (best regular-season record) to hoist the Cup since the Blackhawks in 2013.
This stat is blowing my mind… as most Ohtani stats do!
His latest feat: Ohtani tossed seven shutout innings in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Giants, lowering his ERA to a microscopic 0.82, which is half a run better than the next closest pitcher (1.35). Lol.
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🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan — The Cavaliers rallied to beat the Pistons, 117-113 (OT), in a back-and-forth affair to notch their first road victory of the postseason and take a 3-2 lead as the series heads back to Cleveland tomorrow.
Standout performers: Cade Cunningham (39-7-9) led the way for the top-seeded Pistons, but it wasn't enough against James Harden (30-8-6), Donovan Mitchell (21 pts), Evan Mobley (19-8-8) and Max Strus (20 pts, 6-8 3PT).
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🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada — Marina Mabrey scored 26 points to help the Toronto Tempo beat the Seattle Storm, 86-73, for their maiden WNBA victory.
More WNBA: Caitlin Clark (24 pts, 9 ast) and the Fever picked up their first win of the season; the Sky beat the Valkyries to remain undefeated (2-0); the Aces blew out the winless Sun to improve to 2-1.
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🇮🇹 Rome, Italy — The Italian Open quarterfinal between Luciano Darderi and Rafael Jódar was interrupted in bizarre circumstances on Wednesday when smoke from nearby fireworks surrounded the court and made it impossible to see.
Who set off the fireworks? Inter Milan fans were celebrating at the neighboring Stadio Olimpico after their beloved club beat Lazio, 2-0, to win the Coppa Italia and secure the domestic double.
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Scottie Scheffler vs. Rory McIlroy is the major showdown the entire golf world wants to see — and has yet to experience. Could this week's PGA Championship finally deliver the goods?
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They've won four of the last five majors between them. They're without question the two best players in golf, both on trajectories to join the game's historical greats. Yet somehow, they've never squared off on a major Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler vs. Rory McIlroy. Head to head. You want it. I want it. The entire golf world wants it. So why hasn't it happened yet? And could it happen this week at Aronimink?
McIlroy and Scheffler have done battle head-to-head before — in the Ryder Cup singles match at Bethpage last year, where Scheffler won 1-up, and at the 2025 Optum Golf Channel Games, where Scheffler won by a single inch. Yes, really.
"He's a guy I always see in the gym, the practice facility," Scheffler said of McIlroy recently. "If we're playing the same tournament, we see each other a lot because we're all doing the same things in order to get ready."
Yet somehow, they both never seem to be ready at the same time. In the 17 majors held since the start of 2022 they've both finished in the top 10 in the same tournament just seven times.
Aronimink, site of this week's PGA Championship, sets up well for both players to have a strong week — McIlroy because it's a bombers' paradise, Scheffler because … well, every course sets up well for him.
The two rank first and third on the PGA Tour in scoring average, first and second in birdie average, first and fourth in overall strokes gained, with Scheffler leading all. The numbers point to a Scheffler-McIlroy showdown, and so do the vibes.
Tee times: McIlroy tees off at 8:40am ET today, while Scheffler goes off at 2:05pm. With any luck, they'll be teeing off a whole lot closer to each other on Sunday.
The Washington Huskies celebrate winning the 2025 national championship. (Anthony Sorbellini/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Division I men's soccer will shift from being a fall-only sport to splitting its schedule between the fall and spring beginning in 2027-28, the NCAA announced Wednesday.
Why the change? The goal is to bring the college game more in line with the professional calendar, while also spreading matches out more evenly so the schedule is less compressed.
What they're saying: "This is a new era for college soccer," head coach Jamie Clark of the 2025 national champion Washington Huskies told AP. "Hopefully, through the new calendar we can build some positive momentum and create more excitement for our sport."
As a reminder: MLS is also overhauling its calendar starting in 2027, adopting a new summer-to-spring schedule to align with top leagues around the world.
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⛳️ PGA Championship
The 108th PGA Championship tees off this morning (7am ET, ESPN+; 12pm, ESPN) at Aronimink Golf Club, 20 miles west of Philadelphia. The 156-player field features no amateurs, as this is the only major held exclusively for professional golfers.
Featured groups: Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Åberg, Rickie Fowler (8:18am); Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton (8:29am); Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm (8:40am); Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas (1:54pm); Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose (2:05pm).
🏒 NHL Playoffs
The Sabres (tied 2-2) host the Canadiens in tonight's first game (7pm, TNT), then the Golden Knights (up 3-2) visit the Ducks in the nightcap (9:30pm, TNT).
Is this the year? The Sabres were in a 2-1 hole to start this series — a deficit they have never successfully overcome. If they win two of the next three, they'll snap an NHL-worst 0-14 drought in such situations.
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Dolphins running back De'Von Achane agreed to a four-year, $68 million extension with the team on Wednesday.
Achane is one of just three NFL players with at least 3,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards since his 2023 debut.
Question: Can you name the other two?
Hint: Both play in the NFC.
Answer at the bottom.
We've partnered up with FOX One, the official English streaming platform for the 2026 World Cup, to launch a Soccer Pick 'Em game just in time for the tournament.
How to play: Make picks each round, earn points for correct answers and climb the leaderboard. You can play solo against the field, create a private group with friends to compete for bragging rights, or join a public group to play with other fans.
P.S. We're also launching a soccer-themed version of Daily Draw, the popular free-to-play game on the Yahoo Sports app. That game will run every day of the tournament, giving fans another fun way to predict outcomes tied to the biggest matches.
Trivia answer: Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson
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