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Best defense faces best offense as Lynx visit Mercury
The best defensive team in the league will meet one of the hottest offenses when the Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.,The Lynx (17-2) have held opponents to 40.2 percent shooting from the field and 74.1 points per game, four points less than anyone else in the league.,The Mercu...

Joao Pedro tallies twice to lead Chelsea into CWC final over Fluminense
João Pedro scored a brace against his boyhood club in his first start for his new team, leading Chelsea into the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Fluminense on Tuesday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,The 23-year-old declined to celebrate either emphatic tally in just hi...

Yankees place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. on 15-day IL
The New York Yankees placed relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday, retroactive to Monday.,The 6-foot, 210-pound righty, who lands on the IL with a left fibular head stress fracture, said he suffered the knee injury while covering first base during New York's 5-4 loss a...

Big 12 Media Days: BYU to let QB Jake Retzlaff 'speak for himself'
BYU coach Kalani Sitake plans to let quarterback Jake Retzlaff speak for himself on the topic of his court matter and seven-game suspension for having premarital sex, a violation of the university honor code. ,"First of all, I love Jake Retzlaff," Sitake said Tuesday at the Big 12 Conference gatheri...

Princeton star Caden Pierce to redshirt, graduate, transfer
Princeton standout forward Caden Pierce intends to redshirt next season so he can finish his degree before entering the transfer portal to play elsewhere in 2026-27, he told ESPN.,The 2023-24 Ivy League Player of the Year, Pierce said his decision "is nothing against Princeton" but rather a byproduc...

Valkyries pay visit to Fever as Caitlin Clark returns
Caitlin Clark plans to play for the Indiana Fever for the first time in more than two weeks when the Golden State Valkyries pay a visit to Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon in a battle of 9-9 teams.,Indiana was expected to be closer to the top of the standings, while the expansion Valkyries are am...

Harris English's caddie denied U.K. visa due to past drug arrest
Harris English may have to face the next two critical tournaments in the United Kingdom without his caddie, Eric Larson, whose decades-old prison sentence has proven a tough hurdle to overcome amid new travel regulations for Americans visiting the U.K.,While Harris is in the U.K. for the next two we...

Pirates ball-crusher Oneil Cruz accepts HR Derby invite
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz accepted an invitation on Tuesday to compete in Monday's Home Run Derby in Atlanta.,Cruz is the fifth player to commit to the competition, held one day before the All-Star Game. The others are Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Sea...

Caitlin Clark expects to return to Fever lineup Wednesday
Caitlin Clark plans to return to the Indiana Fever lineup on Wednesday barring unexpected setbacks with her injured leg prior to the matinee in Indianapolis against Golden State. ,Clark implied she could be on a minutes restriction but assuredly would be a welcome addition to the rotation. Indiana i...

White Sox reinstate OF Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.,Robert, 27, has struggled this season through career lows in batting average (.185), on-base percentage (.270) and slugging percentage (.313). Through 73 games, he has amassed just 16 extra-...

Mets place OF Starling Marte (knee) on IL amid series of moves
The New York Mets placed outfielder Starling Marte on the injured list Tuesday with a bruise to his right knee, while outfielder Jesse Winker was activated from the 60-day IL.,The Mets also selected the contract of right-hander Alex Carrillo from Triple-A Syracuse, while right-hander Zach Pop was de...

Report: MLB investigating agent amid allegations of financial misconduct
The former agent of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas is being investigated by the Major League Baseball Players Association for inappropriate and harmful financial advice, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,According to a grievance Rojas filed with the MLBPA last August, he took out two adva...

Shakira Austin's late FTs lift Mystics over Sky
Shakira Austin made two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to snap a tie and finished with a team-high 15 points as the Washington Mystics survived a late-game charge from the visiting Chicago Sky for a 81-79 victory Tuesday at Fairfax, Va.,Sonia Citron had 13 points and Brittney Sykes and Kiki ...

Report: Mavs' Anthony Davis had surgery for detached retina
Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis is expected to be healthy for training camp after surgery to repair a detached retina, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 10-time All-Star forward sustained the injury sometime during the season and played through multiple hits to his face, per the report.,Davis, 32, was ...

Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova to clash in Wimbledon semifinal
Aryna Sabalenka got all she could handle -- and more -- from Laura Siegemund of Germany but managed a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win to advance to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,The 37-year-old Siegemund took Sabalenka out of her traditional power game, instead forcing the 27-year-old from Bel...

Jannik Sinner cancels practice, awaits MRI on elbow
No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner canceled his practice session at Wimbledon on Tuesday to await an MRI results on his right elbow.,The top-ranked Italian is scheduled to meet 10th-seeded Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in London.,Sinner sustained the injury during an early fall in Monday's fou...

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott 'full go' for training camp
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott declared himself a "full go" for training camp and fully recovered from season-ending surgery in November to repair a partial avulsion of the hamstring tendon.,Prescott, 31, did not play in the final nine games last season and has yet to be given the green light from...

Kylian Mbappe in spotlight as Real Madrid, PSG clash in CWC semi
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- As if Paris Saint-Germain meeting old friend Lionel Messi in the FIFA Club World Cup wasn't fortuitous enough, now the European champions are in line to face a former star who left Paris on much uglier terms.,PSG and Real Madrid are set for a momentous semifinal clash on Wed...

Esports World Cup begins with record $70M-plus prize pool
The 2025 Esports World Cup began on Tuesday with organizers planning the largest esports production in history, featuring more than 7,000 hours of programming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The Esports World Cup runs through Aug. 24, with competition being held across four arenas and 26 unique studios. ...

Valkyries visit Fever in matinee meeting of .500 teams
The expansion Golden State Valkyries and Indiana Fever will match up on Wednesday afternoon in a battle of 9-9 teams that will take place at Indianapolis.,For Golden State, its .500 start has been a pleasant surprise. The first-year franchise finished June on a 7-2 run before dropping its last two g...