Sports
April 29

CBS Sports announces Matt Ryan will join NFL studio show. Longtime analysts Simms and Esiason depart

Matt Ryan, who retired last week after 15 years in the NFL, will join CBS Sports as a studio analyst on ''The NFL Today'' and Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason will leave after long runs on the show, the network announced Monday.
Wolves
April 29
Wolves guard Anthony Edwards puts the finishing touches on the Suns and Kevin Durant by dunking late in the fourth quarter Sunday night in Phoenix.

Edwards puts in 40 points; Wolves knock out Suns in playoff sweep

Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points to cap the Wolves' first playoff series win in 20 years, a game that included coach Chris Finch missing the final minutes after a collision near the team's bench.
Randball
April 29
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley, center, drives past Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, and Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, left, during the f

Patrick Reusse on the dominance of the Timberwolves

Columnist Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand to marvel at the Wolves' sweep of the Suns. They also gave credit to the streaking Twins and broke down the Vikings' draft.
Sports
April 29

Horse racing's household name will miss the 150th Kentucky Derby. Bob Baffert is exiled for 3rd year

The 150th Kentucky Derby is missing horse racing's household name: Bob Baffert.
Sports
April 29
New York Yankees' Anthony Rizzo hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, April 28, 20

Rizzo hits 300th HR and Judge and Volpe also go deep in Yankees' 15-5 victory over Brewers

Aaron Judge homered in the first inning and played a central role as a baserunner during a seven-run rally in the sixth as the New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 15-5 on Sunday.
Sports
April 29
Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit, left, makes a glove save of a redirected shot by Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) in the third period Sun

Nichushkin records 1st career hat trick, Avalanche beat Jets 5-1 in Game 4 to take 3-1 series lead

In his postgame on-ice interview, Valeri Nichushkin described his day in as many words as he had goals: ''I feel amazing.''
Sports
April 29
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden looks up at the crowd during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against

Paul George, James Harden help Clippers even series with Mavs at 2-2 after blowing 31-point lead

Paul George and James Harden are two-for-two without Kawhi Leonard in the Los Angeles Clippers' first-round playoff series against Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks.
Sports
April 29
Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) celebrates his game tying goal with right wing Conor Garland, right, late in the third period against th

Boeser's hat trick helps Canucks rally, push Preds to brink of elimination

Brock Boeser had the best playoff game of his career at the perfect moment for the Vancouver Canucks.
Sports
April 29

Timberwolves outlast Suns to finish sweep. Minnesota coach Chris Finch leaves with knee injury

Minnesota star Anthony Edwards noticed early in the third quarter that the Phoenix Suns switched up their defense, playing him one-on-one most of the time instead of using the double teams from the first half.
Sports
April 29

Denny Hamlin says 'worse drivers' than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean?

Denny Hamlin took his cut — he gripped the checkered flag like a Louisville Slugger and took a swing moments after he delivered on his called shot at Dover — and then lobbed a high, hard one at some of the NASCAR greats before him.
Sports
April 29

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition at soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports.
Business
April 29

Video reviews have changed the face of European soccer. One country is holding out

As the Swedish league got underway this spring, yellow-and-black-clad supporters of Stockholm club AIK held up an enormous banner containing a long, vivid story about the dark forces of modern soccer conquering the world.

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