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Stubbs: NASCAR Madness keeps the subplots churning
On Saturday, the elimination portion of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge will begin at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,The five-week, 32-driver, bracket-style challenge features a grand prize of $1 million, but why should fans bother to pay attention to yet another storyline in a sport full ...
Fever to take on Wings, Paige Bueckers without injured Caitlin Clark
The much-anticipated first professional meeting between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers will have to wait.,Clark's Indiana Fever will visit Bueckers' Dallas Wings on Friday night, but Clark will watch from the bench due to a left groin injury that kept her out of her team's 85-75 home loss to the L...
Caitlin Clark (groin) out again for Fever vs. Wings
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will miss her second game in as many days as she continues to recover from a left groin injury.,Clark was ruled out for the Fever's game Friday at the Dallas Wings, nixing what would have been the first WNBA matchup between her and Paige Bueckers.,Fever coach Stephan...
Giants call up RHP Carson Seymour for major league debut
The San Francisco Giants recalled Carson Seymour to the major leagues for the first time on Friday and optioned right-hander Sean Hjelle to Triple-A Sacramento.,The move comes in advance of a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox and at the start of a 10-game road trip.,Seymour, 26, i...
Boston Legacy name Filipa Patao as first head coach
Boston Legacy FC named Filipa Patao as the NWSL expansion club's first head coach.,Patao, 36, coached Benfica in her native Portugal from 2020-25, compiling a 156-28-15 record in all competitions.,She led Benfica to five consecutive league titles and was nominated for Ballon d'or Coach of the Year i...
Mariners' Cal Raleigh to compete in HR Derby with dad on mound
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been selected to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,Raleigh will look to become the first catcher to win the event, which will take place on July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta. He joins Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. ...
Mercedes boss confirms pursuit of Max Verstappen
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirmed his interest in signing four-time defending Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen on Friday.,On Thursday, Mercedes driver George Russell told reporters that his contract renewal talks were being delayed due to the team's pursuit of Red Bull's Verstappen.,In respo...
Report: 49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir arrested in L.A.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday night on a charge of obstruction of justice, police said.,Lenoir, 25, was released from jail early Friday morning and is scheduled to appear in court next month, according to multiple reports.,According to the L...
John Tavares signs 4-year extension with Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares signed a four-year contract extension worth $17.52 million on Friday.,Tavares recorded 74 points (38 goals, 36 assists) in 75 games last season with Toronto while playing in the final campaign of a seven-year, $77 million contract.,The 34-year-old Ontario nat...
Jake Knapp sets course record with 61 at Rocket Classic in Detroit
Jake Knapp's latest record day resulted in a course record at the Rocket Classic on Friday.,Knapp went 7-under par over an eight hole stretch to propel him to a course record 11-under 61 at the Detroit Golf Club on Friday. Knapp, who began the day tied for 120th at the Rocket Classic, poured in an e...
D-backs sign OF Albert Almora to minor league deal
With Corbin Carroll sidelined indefinitely with a chip fracture in his left wrist, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed fellow outfielder Albert Almora to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Reno.,Almora, 31, was recently released from his minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. A form...
QB concerns in play for both squads as Lions visit Roughriders
Questions at quarterback persist for both the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders and the visiting BC Lions ahead of Saturday's meeting in Regina.,Trevor Harris is listed as questionable for the Roughriders (3-0) after he returned Thursday following two missed practice days with head/illness designati...
Report: No NFL supplemental draft again this year
The NFL will not hold a supplemental draft this summer, The Athletic reported on Friday.,The last supplemental draft was in 2023, when neither of the two players available was selected.,The most recent supplemental draft pick came in 2019 when the Arizona Cardinals took Washington State safety Jalen...
Oilers ink F Trent Frederic to 8-year extension
Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic signed an eight-year, $30.8 million contract extension on Friday.,The signing comes four days before Frederic was set to hit unrestricted free agency.,The Oilers acquired Frederic from the Boston Bruins in a three-team trade on March 4 that also included the Ne...
Matthew Wolff (injury) WDs from LIV Golf Dallas
Matthew Wolff has withdrawn from LIV Golf Dallas on Friday due to an undisclosed injury.,LIV Golf League Reserve Player Ollie Schniederjans will replace Wolff on RangeGoats GC at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.,Schniederjans also replaced Wolff two weeks ago at LIV Golf Virginia after the la...
Report: Olivier Giroud terminating LAFC deal to join Lille
Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud agreed to terminate his MLS contract and will return home to France to join Lille this summer, ESPN reported Friday.,The 38-year-old former FIFA World Cup champion with France in 2018 is in his second season with LAFC and has six months remaining on his contract...
Alabama lands 2026 headliners: RB Ezavier Crowell, TE Mack Sutter
Alabama landed a commitment from four-star recruit Ezavier Crowell, the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2026.,The Jackson, Ala., native committed to the Crimson Tide on Thursday over offers from Auburn, Texas and Georgia.,He'll be joined in the class by one of the top 100 recruits in the country ...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek reaches first grass final
Fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland reached her first final of 2025 and her first ever on grass with a swift victory Friday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Swiatek only faced one break point in a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in just 66 minutes. It was the five-time Gran...
Report: Oilers ink F Trent Frederic to 8-year extension
Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic agreed to an eight-year, $30.8 million contract extension, TSN reported on Friday.,The report comes four days before Frederic was set to hit unrestricted free agency.,The Oilers acquired Frederic from the Boston Bruins in a three-team trade on March 4 that also...
Alabama lands Ezavier Crowell, No. 2 RB in 2026 class
Alabama landed a commitment from four-star recruit Ezavier Crowell, the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2026.,The Jackson, Ala., native committed to the Crimson Tide on Thursday over offers from Auburn, Texas and Georgia.,Crowell led Jackson High to a Class 4A state championship last season, rush...