EDINA, Minn. — Dropped off at the front of Tavern 23, Stephane Veilleux walks in and looks for a familiar face in one of the booths. After spotting one across the restaurant, he approaches and says, “Bring it in,” before exchanging an extremely delicate hug. “Shocking, huh?” he says. Indeed. The strong-skating, hard-hitting blue-collar forward…

A bus accident involving the Abilene Christian football team after its game against Texas Tech on Saturday left four people injured, including three team members, the university announced Sunday. The accident occurred at 11:45 p.m. just off Texas Tech’s campus as the team began traveling back to Abilene, located about an hour from Lubbock. A…

One day after San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco, the rookie was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon, the team announced. Pearsall did not require surgery and remained awake and lucid during his hospital stay, according to a league source. His family was in the…

And now, 17 Final Thoughts from the first three days of Week 1. (Apologies, LSU and USC, I just couldn’t wait.) 1. So, what was your “We’re not in Kansas, anymore” moment of the first full weekend of New World College Football? For me, it was turning on Friday night’s TCU-Stanford game, seeing an ACC…

San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, the San Francisco Police Department said. Pearsall is in “serious but stable condition” after sustaining a bullet wound to his chest, the 49ers said in a statement. Police said a 17-year-old suspect from Tracy, Calif. — about…

The 2024 NFL season is finally upon us. When the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs face off Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship Game, so begins an action-packed, highly entertaining, high-stakes marathon like none other. From well-established icons to old faces in new places and fresh-faced franchise saviors, the league…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The tragedy that took the life of Columbus Blue Jackets star winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, still doesn’t seem real. At an evening vigil outside Nationwide Arena on Friday, fans placed flowers, candy and candles in a makeshift memorial by the main entrance. A lonesome bagpipe wailed in the background.…

Follow live coverage of Day 7 at the 2024 US Open NEW YORK — Karolina Muchova already had shot of the tournament sewn up when she produced a contender for the best performance of the U.S. Open so far. Muchova’s 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Naomi Osaka Thursday night was a masterclass of variety and shotmaking.…

“Normally, we don’t meet these kinds of teams,” Erling Haaland reflected on the third of his three goals on Saturday. “Normally, teams drop more, but West Ham needed a goal and the line was higher and I had space to go in behind.” The thing is, it was Haaland who afforded Manchester City that extra…

The first full Saturday of the college football season is in the books, and the College Football Playoff race is already top of mind. Yes, it’s only one week of games. Yes, we always overreact to Week 1. Yes, there’s a ton of football still to be played. But it’s impossible to ignore the new…