Eliud Kipchoge will make his Boston Marathon debut on Monday in the 127th edition of the world’s longest-running long run. A victory would give him wins in an unprecedented five of the six major marathons. The 38-year-old Kenyan has already won Berlin, London, Chicago and Tokyo. He also has gold medals from the last two Olympics. And he holds the world record at the 26.2-mile distance.
Former University of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is putting aside concerns about his surgically repaired knee, the offense he ran in college and his age as he visits with teams ahead of the April 27 NFL draft. Hooker figures to join Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson as potential franchise quarterbacks in this year's crop of college prospects.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was one of 25 current and former players who participated last week in the league’s Broadcasting and Media Workshop, which used to be known as the Broadcast Bootcamp. This was the second year the workshop was held at the NFL Media headquarters, which opened in 2021 and is a 30-yard pass from SoFi Stadium.
Welcome, Dan Snyder, to the Owners Hall of Infamy. You’ll feel right at home with this band of scoundrels, incompetents and reprobates — all of whom proved that being the richest guy in the room does not make you the wisest. Harry Frazee and Ted Stepien, make room for the soon-to-be-former owner of the Washington Commanders.
A single ping-pong ball could have a ripple effect beyond the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets or another lucky NHL team that's looking to turn a dismal season into a blue-chip player.
The pitch clock hasn't just made baseball quicker. It's quieter now, too. Players are finding that there's no time for small talk amid Major League Baseball's new pace-of-play initiative.
Today is Friday, April 14, the 104th day of 2023. There are 261 days left in the year.
Actor Julie Christie is 83. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is 78. Actor John Shea (“Gossip Girl”) is 75. Actor Peter Capaldi (“Dr. Who") is 65. Actor-turned-racecar driver Brian Forster (“The Partridge Family”) is 63. Actor Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 63. Actor Robert Carlyle (“Once Upon a Time”) is 62. Singer-guitarist John Bell of Widespread Panic is 61. Actor Catherine Dent (“The Shield”) is 58. Drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) is 56. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 55. Actor Adrien Brody is 50. Singer David Miller of Il Divo is 50. Rapper Da Brat is 49. Actor Antwon Tanner (“One Tree Hill”) is 48. Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar is 46. Actor Rob McElhenney (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 46. Musician JD McPherson is 46. Actor Claire Coffee (“Grimm”) is 43. Actor Nick Krause (“The Descendants”) is 31. Actor Graham Phillips (“The Good Wife”) is 30. Actor Vivien Cardone (“Everwood”) is 30. Actor Skyler Samuels (“Scream Queens”) is 29. Actor Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) is 27.
Consider some gifts for kids that will keep on giving long after the blocks, action figures and game systems get relegated to the back of a closet or attic.
Maile O'Keefe scored a perfect 10 on the beam to secure the all-around title and help Utah advance to the NCAA championship final for the third year in a row. Utah surged into the lead with a lights-out beam competition on the final rotation in the second semifinal with a score of 198.225. Defending champion Oklahoma advanced to the national championship for the 10th straight season. The Florida women's gymnastics team advanced to the championship round for the third straight year after getting a lift from the return of star Trinity Thomas. Florida's Southeastern Conference counterpart LSU posted the top score of 197.4750 during the first session.
Whether it’s "Succession," "Schmigadoon!" or "On a Wing and a Prayer," there are plenty of options for the whole family in theaters and on streaming services.
Aerin Frankel stopped 18 shots and the United States shut out Germany 3-0 in the women's world hockey championship quarterfinals. Amanda Kessel, Hannah Bilka and Abbey Murphy each scored a goal as the Americans booked a spot in the semifinal. German goaltender Sandra Abstreiter made 49 saves. Czechia's Katerina Mrazova had two points, including the game-winning goal, in her team's 2-1 win over Finland.
Peter Skoronski looks like a custom-built NFL offensive lineman. He stands 6-foot-4, weighs 313 pounds and has 10-inch hands. He earned all-Big Ten honors three straight years at Northwestern. He was named the league's top lineman last season. Yet he might not even be the best player in his football-playing family. That honor still belongs to his grandfather, Bob, the the offensive captain of Vince Lombardi's five NFL championship teams. And in a draft class of family ties that run from Joey Porter Jr. to the Ojulari brothers, Skoronski and his stories stand apart.
Four men got on the NHL coaching carousel in the offseason and have all landed in the playoffs with their new teams. Bruce Cassidy had taken Boston to the playoffs all six seasons as coach. But a week after he was fired by the Bruins in June, he had a deal to coach the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas' former coach Pete DeBoer has the Dallas Stars in the playoffs. DeBoer took over for Rick Bowness, who went to Winnipeg and took the Jets to the final Western Conference playoff spot. And Cassidy's replacement in Boston, Jim Montgomery, has overseen a historic year for the Bruins.
Today is Thursday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2023. There are 262 days left in the year.
