HOUSTON -- Soon after Lance McCullers Jr^[1].'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Astros^[2] pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard wife Kara talking on the phone about it.

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OXON HILL, Md. -- Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.

The favorite entering the bee after his...

NEW YORK -- The Indiana Pacers^[1] played their worst offensive game of the postseason in Thursday night's 111-94 loss to the New York Knicks^[2], but despite missing a chance to close out the series, star guard Tyrese Haliburton^[3] emphasized there...