Oak Creek Sports

Life has been a whirlwind for 23-year-old Jesse Thielke since he qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.

Wei-Yin Chen tied a career high with 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Penn State's president had strong words this week in defense of the legacy of Joe Paterno.

The Big 12 is drawing interest from Houston, Memphis and other schools with expansion back on the table.

There's a new sporting league in the works and it involves enormous human-operated robots that battle each other to the "death." MegaBots just raised $2.4 million in seed funding to get started.

Barely able to win a match 12 months ago, Eugenie Bouchard upset Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the second round of the Rome Masters Wednesday.

New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic, who requested a trade to a Western Conference team prior to the season for family reasons, rescinded that request following the team's second-round playoff exit.

Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard has not made a decision on whether he will decline his $23.3 million player option for next season and become a free agent.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is betting that the Oakland Raiders will indeed be moving to the gambling capital of the world.

The Buffalo Bills will retire Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith's No. 78 during their home opener against the New York Jets.

New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker, who continues to lobby for Ryan Fitzpatrick's return, says he was surprised when the team drafted quarterback Christian Hackenberg in the second round.

Dallas' top center Tyler Seguin won't be ready to play in Wednesday's Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday.

Pittsburgh running back James Conner's vow to return to the football field picked up steam when he said he had finished his chemotherapy treatments associated with the Hodgkin's lymphoma he has been dealing with for close to six months.

Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 94-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night, but he received some heat for taking warmup shots as the Canadian national anthem started.

According to multiple media reports, ESPN is shaking up its NFL coverage, and Ray Lewis and Cris Carter are on their way out. Trent Dilfer reportedly will be waived, too. Enter Randy Moss, Matt Hasselbeck and Charles Woodson, who are reportedly are in.

It is known as golf's unofficial "fifth major," but the Players Championship, set to begin Thursday, has an identity problem.

With the Olympics set to begin in less than three months in Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil's most successful soccer players has a surprisingly ominous message for international visitors: Stay away.

SAN ANTONIO -- Plenty is made about the offensive prowess of the Oklahoma City Thunder and their dual superstar scorers, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

PITTSBURGH -- Nick Bonino scored 6:32 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame Washington's frantic three-goal comeback to beat the regular season-champion Capitals 4-3 in a decisive Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night.

Jonathan Villar got two hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their rematch Tuesday night against Adam Conley, beating the Miami Marlins 10-2.