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What a difference one solid goaltending performance can make. Alexandar Georgiev redeemed himself after a rough Game 1, and the Avalanche evened the opening-round series Tuesday night with the Winnipeg Jets. Now the best-of-seven series is 1-1 and much of …

Sean Payton has his quarterback after the Broncos selected Oregon’s Bo Nix with the No. 12 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday. Here’s a look at how national analysts are grading the selection: Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski: D “With …

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez defended a new budgeting system being rolled out for schools at Thursday’s board meeting at Chicago Vocational Career Academy in Calumet Heights on the South Side. “Let us celebrate this change as an important milestone in …

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) rolls out during the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Alabama Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Kyusung Gong/AP Photos J.J. McCarthy grew up in Bears country. …

John Lodge (left) and Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues attend the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium in 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. Pinder died Wednesday at the age of 82. Theo Wargo/Getty …

Kristaps Porzingis had one of the worst nights of his Boston Celtics career at one of the worst possible times. Boston’s 7-foot-2 center made just one field goal against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their playoff series on …

Well, that would have been something. Just before the Patriots did the expected thing and drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the No. 3 overall pick, team insider Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston dropped a fascinating little …

Amon-Ra St. Brown wasn’t sure where he would end up going into the 2021 NFL Draft, but knew there was one place he didn’t want to go — the Detroit Lions. The USC receiver didn’t get his wish, as the …

The Philadelphia 76ers had the chance to draft Josh Hart with the No. 25 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Instead, they drafted Anzejs Pasecniks, who never played for them. The Los Angeles Lakers then drafted Hart with the No. …

The tie in the Congressional District 16 race has been broken yet again as more preliminary results for the ongoing recount pour in — Assemblymember Evan Low is now up one vote over Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. Since …

By Abby Sewell | Associated Press ISTANBUL — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay …

SAN FRANCISCO — A Caltrain hit a motorcycle Thursday evening in San Francisco, according to the commuter rail line. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Caltrain hits occupied car near San Martin station Crashes and Disasters | Letters: Emulate ex-workers …

By DAVID BRANDT (AP Sports Writer) TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals selected receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, hoping the Ohio State star can be the team’s …

Sean Payton has found his quarterback. The Broncos selected former Oregon star Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Nix is Denver’s first selection in the first round since …

Anyela Faneite and Yorfran Chirinos are one of 15 couples newly arrived in Chicago who’ll be tying the knot Friday at Park Community Church Near North. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Back in Venezuela, Luis Rodriguez was the “popular boy” in high …

Odunze led the NCAA in yards receiving last season. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photos The Bears are giving rookie quarterback Caleb Williams as many options as possible down the field. They drafted Washington standout wide receiver Rome Odunze with the No. 9 …

The Philadelphia Eagles and A.J. Brown have reset the wide receiver market across the NFL. Brown and the Eagles agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth $96 million, making the 26-year-old the highest-paid receiver across the NFL, a league …

It’s been bad enough watching the Cowboys see their current ranks diminished and picked off in free agency over the past month, with five starters and other key contributors having been lost to new contracts with other teams. But it …

In season 11 episode 3 of “When Calls the Heart,” viewers were surprised to see Nathan (played by Kevin McGarry) in a shirtless scene. The scene went viral on social media, as fans reacted to the scene where Elizabeth (played …

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis had some choice words about Head Coach Darvin Ham’s gameplan following Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. Ham came to his player’s defense. But the matter did not sit …

New York Knicks All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson and do-it-all forward Josh Hart took offense at the Philadelphia 76ers fans bashing their school Villanova after the Wildcats’ social media posted their highlights. Our guys @jalenbrunson1 and @Divincenzo with two HUGE …

The Washington Commanders went exactly where everone expected them to by selecting a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, taking LSU’s Jayden Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner. “I’m really impressed with the leap …

OAKLAND — Police arrested a prisoner at San Quentin and brought him to Alameda County jail in connection with a 2020 homicide that authorities say occurred during a gun sale, court records show. Reggie Morris, 24, now joins 25-year-old Johnnie …

By Kate Brumback | Associated Press ATLANTA — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of …

A controversial housing law that abolished single-family zoning across California has been ruled unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County judge — but the narrow ruling is likely to be appealed by the state. Passed in 2021, SB 9 allows single-family homeowners …

By David Bauder | Associated Press NEW YORK — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week has …