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Aurora, NAVI and Liquid advance to playoffs at PGL Wallachia
Aurora, Natus Vincere and Team Liquid booked their spots in the PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs with group stage wins on Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.,All three teams improved to 3-1 with Round 3 wins, with Liquid rallying from a first-match loss to beat Team Tidebound, NAVI also besting BetBoom Te...

Early goal holds up as Benfica beats Bayern Munich to advance to knockouts
Andreas Schjelderup scored early and Benfica held on amid oppressive conditions for a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday afternoon in Charlotte.,Anatoliy Trubin made four saves to keep Benfica's second consecutive clean sheet and preserve its first-ever competitive victory over Bayern as the ...

Heat, storms interrupt Boca Juniors-Auckland City with match tied at 1
Play was halted due to adverse weather conditions with the Group C match between Auckland City and Boca Juniors tied at 1 in the second half on Tuesday afternoon.,The heat index hit 105 degrees in sweaty Nashville with heavy rain and thunderstorms approaching the area when the match was paused. Whet...

Report: Pelicans send CJ McCollum to Washington for Jordan Poole in 4-player deal
Jordan Poole and Saddiq Bey are headed from the Washington Wizards to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk in a deal that also includes an exchange of draft picks, ESPN reported Tuesday.,In a deal that gives Washington a veteran in 33-year-old McCollum and more room ...

No. 2 draft pick Chase Burns called up by Reds for MLB debut
The time is now for right-hander Chase Burns, after the Cincinnati Reds purchased the contract of the No. 2 overall selection from last year's MLB Draft.,Burns is set to make his major league debut when he starts in Tuesday's home game against the New York Yankees.,In a corresponding move, the Reds ...

Rangers LHP Cody Bradford (elbow) to undergo surgery, miss season
Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford will undergo elbow surgery that will keep him out for the remainder of the season, team president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters Tuesday.,Bradford, 27, started the season on the injured list with elbow soreness and did not progress in rehab ...

D-backs place OF Corbin Carroll (wrist) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Corbin Carroll on the injured list Tuesday and recalled outfielder Jake McCarthy from Triple-A Reno.,Carroll was hit by a pitch from the Toronto Blue Jays' Justin Bruihl last week, with Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo revealing Monday that the team's sta...

RHP Frankie Montas back from IL, set to make Mets debut
The New York Mets reinstated right-hander Frankie Montas from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday and moved outfielder Jesse Winker to the 60-day injured list in the process.,In another corresponding move, right-hander Chris Devenski was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.,Montas was scheduled to make his...

Thunder parade championship trophy through OKC
A shirtless Shai Gilgeous-Alexander toted the NBA Finals MVP trophy behind a parade float Tuesday, raising his left hand to the beat of chants of "MVP, MVP" from the crowd as Oklahoma City turned out in temperatures approaching triple-digits to celebrate the Thunder's first championship. ,Alexander,...

LSU earns most-watched sweep in best-of-three MCWS era
LSU not only added to its resume as a college baseball power, the program also continued to be a solid television viewing draw with ratings numbers for the Men's College World Series released Monday.,LSU's championship series against Coastal Carolina at Omaha, Neb., was the most-watched two-game swe...

Aaron Rodgers on 2025 season: 'Pretty sure this is it'
It looks like Aaron Rodgers will be one and done in Pittsburgh.,Earlier this month, the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player signed a one-year contract to quarterback the Steelers in 2025. And he expects this season to be the last of his career, he said Tuesday in his appearance on "The Pat McAfee Sho...

Michigan-Duke set for Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C.
Michigan and Duke will meet on the basketball court for the Duel in The District on Feb. 21 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., the schools announced Tuesday.,It will be the first meeting of the Wolverines and Blue Devils since the 2013 ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Durham, N.C., when Duke prevaile...

2025 NBA Draft makes single-file line behind No. 1 Cooper Flagg
A whirlwind four months for the Dallas Mavericks begins anew Wednesday with the launch of the Cooper Flagg era. ,The draft lottery in May turned into an unexpected gift for the Mavericks when they jumped the line of teams with the NBA's worst records. Against the odds, they went from the playoff pla...

Arizona to provide $500M for upgrades to Chase Field
The Arizona Diamondbacks are closer to receiving as much as $500 million for renovations to their downtown Phoenix ballpark, now that state legislators have approved a financing bill.,The bill awaits a signature from Gov. Katie Hobbs, which is considered to be a mere formality since she was in full ...

5-star QB Ryder Lyons commits to BYU over Oregon
Five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons committed to BYU on Tuesday, choosing the Cougars over his other finalist, Oregon.,The 247Sports composite ranks him as the No. 5 quarterback in the 2026 class and No. 19 overall in the nation.,For Oregon, landing a 5-star prospect isn't unusual, but it is for the C...

4-star G Kohl Rosario reclassifies, commits to Kansas
Four-star guard Kohl Rosario committed to Kansas on Tuesday and will reclassify to 2025 to join the Jayhawks for the upcoming season.,The 6-foot-5 Miami native ranks as the No. 72 overall recruit and the No. 13 shooting guard in the Class of 2026, per the 247Sports composite.,<blockquote class="twit...

Report: Penguins end up with No. 12 overall draft pick
The Pittsburgh Penguins will now have the No. 12 overall selection in Friday's NHL Draft after they received the New York Rangers' selection to complete a Jan. 31 trade that didn't even involve them, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Vancouver Canucks received the pick in a trade that sent J.T. Miller to t...

Canada coach Jesse Marsch cleared after investigation
CONCACAF has cleared Canada coach Jesse Marsch of any wrongdoing following an investigation into an alleged use of abusive language toward Gold Cup officials.,The governing body released the ruling of its disciplinary committee late Monday, including an undisclosed fine for Canada Soccer "for breach...

Valkyries top Sportico's WNBA team values at $500M
The expansion Golden State Valkyries are the top-valued team in the WNBA at $500 million, nearly double the average franchise valuation, Sportico reported Tuesday.,It's been a solid investment for the owners of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, who agreed in October 2023 to pay a $50 million exp...

Cam Davis hopes to regain championship form at Rocket Classic
After a strong start to the season, Cam Davis has cooled considerably with seven missed cuts since February.,The two-time Rocket Classic champion hopes a return to the Motor City can restart his engines when the action begins Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club.,"I would say an event like this definit...