KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- No doubt a bettor brave enough to take Chase Elliott with one lap left in overtime in last year's Sept 28 race at Kansas Speedway could have gotten long odds. Elliott took the white flag in fifth place, behind the Toyotas of Bubba...

Top-seeded Elena Rybakina continued her outstanding 2026 campaign by overwhelming sixth-seeded Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand ​Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Rybakina, who represents Kazakhstan, will f...

The Philadelphia Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique ​strain. In a series of moves, ‌right-hander Seth Johnson and utilityman Felix Reyes were recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, while utilityma...

The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of right-hander Corbin Martin on Saturday to fill out the bullpen ​after right-hander Daniel Palencia went on ‌the injured list Friday. To make room on the 60-man roster, the Cubs transferred right-hander Cade Ho...

The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery will be held May 5 at NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J. The league said Saturday that the lottery will be broadcast live on ESPN, Sportsnet ​and TVA Sports. The time has yet to be announced. The ‌lottery will begin wit...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 18 (Reuters) - Swiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a ​Kanye West concert, becoming the latest ‌European venue to stop or postpone the U.S. rapper's performances amid a furore over his pa...

April 18 (Reuters) - French film star ​Nathalie ‌Baye, who starred in Steven ‌Spielberg's "Catch ​Me ⁠if You ⁠Can," has died at the ​age of ⁠77, ⁠AFP reported ​on Saturday ​citing Baye's family. She ‌died Friday evening ⁠at her home in Paris, ⁠the ‌Fre...

By Rollo Ross LAS VEGAS, April 17 (Reuters) - The filmmakers behind big-budget Hindu epic "Ramayana" are aiming to bring a classic Hindu story to global audiences this ​year. "Ramayana" tells a 5,000-year-old story about Prince Rama, an ‌incarnation of...

By Lisa Richwine LAS VEGAS, April 17 (Reuters) - A new Spider-Man adventure, a Steven Spielberg UFO movie and Baby Yoda's big-screen debut will light up movie screens this summer in what cinema operators hope will be their hottest season since they reo...

By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) - Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. The Facebo...