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Bulls-Heat game postponed due to wet court conditions
Thursday's game between the host Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat was postponed to a later date due to moisture and slick conditions on the United Center floor.,Officials announced the postponement at around 9:54 p.m. ET, nearly two hours after the game was scheduled to tip off.,Players completed pregam...

Daria Kasatkina hits 'breaking point,' ends season early
WTA Tour veteran Daria Kasatkina said she is ending her season early to focus on her mental health after reaching a "breaking point.",Ranked No. 19 in the world, the 28-year-old Russian-born Australia resident has compiled a 19-22 singles record this year with nearly $1.5 million in prize money but ...

Three seeded players fall in Korea Open second round
Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic posted a 7-6 (2), 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Australia in the second round of the Korea Open on Thursday in Seoul.,Kasatkina rallied from down 5-2 in the first set to force a tiebreaker. In the second set, she was broken three times and lost t...

Boston signs Aissata Traore, first Mali player in NWSL
Boston Legacy FC signed striker Aissata Traore to a three-year contract through the 2028 NWSL season on Friday.,The deal makes Traore, 27, the expansion club's first international signing and the league's first player from Mali.,Traore will remain on loan with French club FC Fleury 91 before joining...

Chisato Iwai wins in Mexico on strength of final-round 66
Japanese rookie Chisato Iwai fired a final-round 6-under-par 66 to jet away from the pack and secure a six-stroke win on Sunday at the inaugural Mexico Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Iwai, who started the round one shot out of the lead, tamed El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba on a ...

WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu stuns Daria Kasatkina at Strasbourg
Great Britain's Emma Raducanu defeated sixth-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Australia 6-1, 6-3 on Monday to advance to the Round of 16 at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France. It was the third straight loss for the Aussie, ranked No. 17 in the world.,Ninth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil ralli...

Houston Dash F Yuki Nagasato retires after storied career
Houston Dash forward Yuki Nagasato has retired from professional soccer following a storied career that spans more than two decades and several continents.,Nagasato's seven seasons in the NWSL includes stints with the Chicago Red Stars (2017-2019, 2022-23), Louisville Racing (2021) and Houston, wher...

Utah Hockey Club add new nickname option: Outlaws
Wasatch is out and Outlaws is in as a potential nickname for the Utah Hockey Club.,The team, midway through its first season in Salt Lake City after relocating from Arizona, is searching for a permanent moniker.,On Wednesday, the team announced it would poll in-person fans at upcoming home games, gi...

Florida assistant Taurean Green to keep coaching amid assault allegation
Florida will allow assistant coach Taurean Green to continue in his role after it was revealed in a Title IX investigation that he faces a sexual assault allegation.,The Gators, ranked No. 5 in the AP poll this week, host Texas on Saturday. Head coach Todd Golden said Green will be with the team for...

Report: Florida coach Todd Golden accused of sexual harassment
Multiple women have accused Todd Golden, the men's basketball coach at Florida, of sexually harassing female students, the school's student newspaper reported Friday.,The Alligator, citing Title IX documents filed on Sept. 27, said he has been accused of potential violations of the school's Gender E...

Mirra Andreeva, Daria Kasatkina to meet in China final
Daria Kasatkina and Mirra Andreeva will meet in an all-Russian final at the Ningbo Open, each advancing after their opponents retired in their matches Saturday in China.,Kasatkina, the No. 5 seed, won the first set 6-4 against Spain's Paula Badosa, the No 8 seed. Badosa withdrew before the second se...

Red Sox OF/DH Masataka Yoshida has shoulder surgery
Boston Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida is recovering from surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder.,The team announced Wednesday that Yoshida, 31, underwent successful surgery on Oct. 3. Dr. Evan O'Donnell performed the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. The...
