Real Madrid have been trying to land Kylian Mbappe for years — and now they finally have their man.

MINNEAPOLIS — Over the weekend, the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff received the weekly practice plan. Printed on the white sheets of paper were countless grids, indicating the schedule for each day. Most of it was expected. Red zone situations, early-down simulations, kicking periods. Typed underneath Thursday’s slate, though, was a specific two-minute setup.

By Kelsey Walling

Connor McDavid collected a goal and an assist to pace the host Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday that sends them to the Stanley Cup Final.

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman hit first-inning home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 4-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Juan Soto drilled a go-ahead home run in a four-run ninth inning and the New York Yankees hit for the cycle in their final at-bat en route to completing a three-game sweep of the host San Francisco Giants with a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon.

WAIMEA — Triathletes from all over the globe voyaged to West Hawaii last weekend to compete in the Ironman 70.3 Hawai‘i — also known as a half Ironman — and the top performers did not disappoint.

LOS ANGELES — A steady stream of hits and walks and quality at-bats did not translate into a massive amount of runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, but when combined with a strong Yoshinobu Yamamoto start and some stout relief, it was enough for a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies before a crowd of 50,182 in Chavez Ravine.

Exactly 28 years ago, the Florida Panthers were a third-year expansion team that surprised its way to the Stanley Cup Final.

DALLAS — Leon Draisaitl didn’t talk up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the morning before Game 5 of the Western Conference final with any sort of jealousy. Perhaps there was a smidge of envy, but his tone was more matter of fact.

By Conor Langs

Former University of Hawaii defensive back Kent Kafentzis is being remembered as a tenacious competitor, loving parent, and kind and generous friend.

Luka Doncic finished with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away for a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis to advance to the NBA Finals.