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Bipartisan bill in Senate aims to stabilize college sportsTwo U.S. senators announced plans on Wednesday for a bipartisan college sports bill attempting to stabilize an industry dealing with issues such as athlete eligibility, transfers and a spending cap as well as conference power plays.,The Protect College Sports Act, written by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and M...

French Open pay protest to include interview refusalsThe world's top tennis stars reportedly will voice their displeasure with the French Open prize pool by remaining silent.,Players selected to participate in Friday's opening press conferences at Roland Garros in Paris will walk out after 15 minutes to protest the 15% average allocation of revenues t...

Jannik Sinner sees record set streak snapped, advances in Monte CarloNo. 2 Jannik Sinner saw his record streak of consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events snapped at 37, but the Italian still managed to beat Czech competitor Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday.,Sinner, whose streak was 13 sets l...

Monaco's Valentin Vacherot stuns Lorenzo Musetti in Monte Carlo 2nd round

Valentin Vacherot became the first competitor from Monaco to reach the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters since 2006 with a stunning 7-6 (6), 7-5 upset of fourth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday.,Vacherot is the first Monegasque player to do so since his coach and half-brother, Benjam...

Mets LHP Sean Manaea out of rotation, assigned to bullpen

Left-hander Sean Manaea is the odd man out in the New York Mets' starting rotation, with manager Carlos Mendoza announcing Saturday that the veteran will begin the season in the bullpen.,The Mets intend to use a five-man rotation, with the early order of Freddy Peralta, David Peterson, Nolan McLean,...

Protests prevalent in Milan ahead of Olympics' opening ceremony

MILAN, Italy -- Hundreds of protesters chanted slogans, blew whistles and set off flares at a rally on Friday to oppose the presence in Italy of U.S. immigration agents and the closure of streets ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony.,The reported presence of Immigration and Cust...

Predators GM Barry Trotz announces retirement

Barry Trotz is set to retire as general manager of the Nashville Predators but will remain with the team as an adviser.,The former Stanley Cup-winning head coach will continue as GM until a successor is found, he said Monday.,"After working for 40 years in professional sports and 26 years in the Nat...

Report: Preds GM Barry Trotz to announce retirement

Nashville Predators general manager and former Stanley Cup-winning head coach Barry Trotz will reportedly announce his retirement on Monday.,The decision, which ESPN reported is not health-related, is expected to be announced at a 1 p.m. ET news conference.,Trotz, 63, took over from longtime Predato...