Honouring hustle and heart

The Seattle Seahawks crushed the New England Patriots 29-13 to win Super Bowl LX behind a dominant defensive performance that sacked Drake Maye six times and forced three turnovers, including a game-sealing pick-six. At 38 years old, head coach Mike Macdonald became the third-youngest head coach ever to win a Super Bowl, while Kenneth Walker…

Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks offers multiple legacy-defining storylines, from Sam Darnold shedding the “bust” label to Drake Maye potentially becoming the youngest starting QB to win a Super Bowl at age 23. Mike Vrabel can become the first coach to turn a losing team into a Super Bowl…

Lindsey Vonn posted an aggressive downhill training run in Italy on Friday, less than a week after fully rupturing the ACL in her left knee, proving she can still attack a course at speed as she targets Sunday’s Olympic medal race in one of the most improbable comebacks in Alpine skiing history.

Matthew Stafford won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night in the closest race since 2003, edging Drake Maye by a single first-place vote, while Maye still has a chance to cap his season with a Super Bowl victory on Sunday.

The Toronto Raptors blew an 18-point lead on Wednesday night as Anthony Edwards erupted for 13 points in a seven-minute fourth-quarter blitz, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-126 comeback victory. Toronto turned the ball over five times in the final frame and shot just 8-of-20 from the floor as their offense completely stalled, marking…

Edmonton went 4-4 on an eight-game homestand, allowing 32 goals in the final seven games, and stumbled into the Olympic break with a 5-2 loss to Toronto after back-to-back penalties led to two Leafs power-play goals in 31 seconds. The Oilers are now 0-9 this season when Connor McDavid doesn’t record a point, and their…

With Thursday’s NBA trade deadline approaching, Giannis Antetokounmpo tops the list of available stars as a transformational talent capable of instantly making any team a contender, though at 31 with mounting injuries and a looming contract extension, acquiring him carries unprecedented risk and reward.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the Australian Open and become the youngest male player in history to complete the career grand slam at age 22. Djokovic himself called the Spaniard “already a legend” after watching Alcaraz claim his seventh major title.

Alexander Volkanovski defended his UFC featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 in Sydney, tying Hall of Famer Jose Aldo’s division record with eight title-fight victories in his second reign as champion.