Axios

Football legend Jim Brown has died at the age of 87.

Driving the news: Brown's wife confirmed that he died at his Los Angeles home on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will miss the French Open because of a lingering hip injury — and that he expects 2024 to be his final season.

Why it matters: Eight months after Roger Federer retired, his longtime friend and rival has acknowledged that he, too, is nearing the end.

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes began playing at 8pm ET on Thursday night. Around 2am, Florida finally won the sixth-longest game in National Hockey League history.

Driving the news: Matthew Tkachuk scored with 12.7 seconds left in quadruple overtime to give the Panthers a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final.

Warm-weather National Hockey League teams are having an incredible spring. Well, most of them, anyway.

Driving the news: The Arizona Coyotes' plan to build a new arena in Tempe was scuttled Tuesday when voters rejected three propositions on the ballot.

The road to the College World Series begins in just two weeks, and if NCAA baseball's marquee event mirrors its regular season, one thing is certain: There will be lots of homers.

The superteam era has officially hit the WNBA, which kicks off its 27th season Friday with four games.

• A crazy offseason full of former MVPs and All-Stars joining forces sets the table for what could be an epic summer of basketball.

Why it matters: A budding high-talent rivalry between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty should be another attention-grabber in a very strong year for women's basketball.