Sports Connection

Julio Rodríguez homered twice to drive in five runs, George Kirby went six innings for his 13th victory and the AL wild card-chasing Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 on Friday night.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney reports from Bedford’s Pennington Field – the site of this week’s NBC 5 Big Game Friday Game of the Week, as Southlake Carroll and Euless Trinity renew their awesome rivalry.

Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager expects to be ready for the start of spring training with the Texas Rangers after the shortstop’s second hernia surgery in less than eight months.

The WNBA saw some unprecedented numbers on and off the court during the regular season. Let’s look at some of the records that were broken in 2024.

From historic individual performances to skyrocketing attendance and viewership, here are the eye-popping numbers you need to know from the 2024 WNBA regular season.

Here are five storylines to watch for when the 2024 WNBA playoffs tip off on Sunday, Sept. 22.

NFL teams are currently averaging 21.4 points per game, the fifth straight year the scoring average has decreased, and the lowest points per game total since 2006.

Five Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized following a recent workout led by a graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, according to a spokesman for the school.

This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will wear a special helmet sticker and jersey patch this season to honor the late Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew.

Shohei Ohtani’s historic accomplishment was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work in his home country.

Megan Gustafson scored a career-high 24 points and the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces rolled to a 98-84 win over the Dallas Wings on Thursday night despite resting four starters.

Joel Embiid signed a reported three-year, $192.9 million extension that will keep him with the Sixers through the 2028-29 season.