(Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times) Welcome back, Matthew Tkachuk. How many mouth guards did you pulverize Tuesday night with your trademark habit of chewing what is meant to protect your smile?…

There, there. All better. The Lakers recovered from a knee scrape of a playoff opener Tuesday to leap up and kick the stunned Minnesota Timberwolves in the teeth. Now, now….

Indian security forces fanned out across the Himalayan region of Kashmir as the army and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that…

Minnesota were not as clinical as in the first game, with Julius Randle scoring 27 points and Anthony Edwards adding 25. “It seemed like every time I caught the ball,…

We might never quite know what Pope Francis said to the US vice-president during their very brief meeting on Sunday. In the widely shared video clip, it was hardly audible….

The resumption of involuntary student loan repayments for federal borrowers in default couldn’t come at a worse time for Americans already struggling with higher prices. The policy also underscores the…

The No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies and the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder link up in a first-round matchup on Tuesday evening. The Thunder are looking to go up…

With vintage performances from Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler, Golden State stifles Houston’s comeback effort to seize Game 1. The NBA Playoffs are off and running, which means it’s time…

LAS VEGAS — If you return from a four-day trip to Vegas able to say you broke even, you’re ahead of the game. After as dominating a 30-minute stretch of…