SAN JOSE, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini was picked as captain of the San Jose Sharks on Friday, becoming the youngest player ever to fill that role for the team at the age of 20. Celebrini takes over the spot that had been vacant since Logan Couture went down with a career-ending injury, ...

WASHINGTON TERRACE — Borrowing a phrase from a local coaching legend, the West Field girls volleyball team is experiencing a level of buy-in not before seen in the program's brief, three-year existence. Janzten Ryan, now in Year 3 coaching Longhorn volleyball, adopted the F.A.M.I.L.Y. mantra ...

The opening round of the Utah 5A and 3A girls tennis state championships begins on Saturday, and next Thursday, Oct. 1, respectively, at Brighton High School. These are the Northern Utah matches to follow through the opening round, with championship play continuing Oct. 2-3 at Liberty Park ...

NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier. The university did not provide a cause of ...

NEW YORK — The race for WNBA playoff seeding went down to the wire, illustrating just how evenly matched the eight teams heading into the postseason are. It’s why every coach, player and fan base in the playoffs all believe they have a legitimate shot to win the title. “It really ...