washingtontimes.com / .washingtontimes-com-sports / Page 10

Alex Ovechkin has publicly supported Vladimir Putin for more than a decade, but with few repercussions or media criticism, the story too messy for many.

A 61-year-old Canadian grandmother says she surpassed her own world record for the longest abdominal plank by a woman, holding the position for five hours at the Huntsman World Senior Games.

In her final interview of the season, Caitlin Clark denounced the hateful messages Kelsey Mitchell says she's received on social media and urged the soon-to-be free agent to stay with the Indiana Fever for one more season.

Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday.

The NFL filed a brief to the Supreme Court Thursday arguing that sports contracts offered on prediction markets constitute gambling and should be regulated as such.

The first three days of the earliest leaguewide start in NHL history delivered scores straight out of the 1980s.

The New York Liberty opted not to advance the ball for a better shot at a tying 3-pointer, then said after their loss Wednesday night that officials told them they didn't have a reset timeout left.

European soccer body UEFA has detailed the kind of FIFA president it wants to replace Gianni Infantino - "a respected and unifying figure, deeply rooted in football."

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to fireballer Roger Clemens, calling the seven-time Cy Young winner "maybe the greatest pitcher of all time."

No. 3 Notre Dame has emerged as a model of consistency in this ever-changing college football world.