The Atlanta Braves head back home for their first homestand of the season.   The Braves head home having been swept across their opening road trip, starting 0-7. It’s the fifth…

Alex Ovechkin is a goal away from catching The Great One. (Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 893 for…

By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first…

Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian and his wife, Loreal Sarkisian, revealed on Instagram that they recently welcomed a baby boy—shocking fans who were unaware the couple was expecting….

Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 goals once seemed to be an untouchable, unbreakable milestone. Gretzky scored 93 more goals than previous leader Gordie Howe and appeared to have a…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The NCAA Final Four is similar to a bowl game during football season in many regards. One is that the players are celebrated everywhere they go and…

CHI@WSH: Ovechkin scores 893rd goal of his career for 1-0 lead CAR@DET: Chiarot whips it past Kochetkov PIT@STL: Thomas lights the lamp with PPG to win it in overtime Check…

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century. It’s a number…

Editor’s note: Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal Friday night at home against the Chicago Blackhawks, putting him one goal from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. USA TODAY will…