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Matt Miazga, FC Cincinnati take strong defense on road to Montreal
After snapping a four-match winless streak on June 14, FC Cincinnati head north of the border Wednesday night for another opportunity to earn three points when they face CF Montreal.,Cincinnati (10-5-3, 33 points) is in second place in the Eastern Conference, within striking distance of first-place ...
Islanders F Matt Martin retires after 16 seasons, joins front office
Forward Matt Martin, who spent all but two of his 16 NHL seasons with the New York Islanders, retired on Tuesday and was named a special assistant to general manager Mathieu Darche.,Martin, 36, had two assists and 82 hits in 32 games last season for the Islanders, who selected him in the fifth round...
FIFA to host $1,000-a-ticket party to celebrate Club World Cup
If you want to celebrate the Club World Cup in New York City with FIFA higher-ups and star players, it will cost you.,Big Art, an international event management company, is promoting a gala that will take place on Wall Street and will be attended by FIFA president Gianni Infantino as well as World C...
Boca Juniors, Auckland City play to 1-1 draw after weather interruption
Auckland City and Boca Juniors played to a 1-1 draw after the Group C match was halted during the second half due to adverse weather conditions 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. T...
Zdeno Chara, Joe Thornton among 8 selected to Hockey HOF
Zdeno Chara was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first opportunity, while Alexander Mogilny finally made it in on his 17th try.,Chara and Mogilny join fellow former NHL players Joe Thornton and Duncan Keith, as well as women's hockey stars Jennifer Botterill and Brianna Decker, in the class...
Grant Hill joining NBC coverage of 2025-26 NBA season
The return of NBA coverage on NBC will have a familiar face for the 2025-26 season as Hall of Famer Grant Hill will join the desk as a game analyst.,Hill, 52, will continue to serve in his role as a college basketball analyst with TNT Sports for the NCAA Tournament as well as for the network's cover...
MLB suspends Cubs minor leaguer Anhuar Garcia 60 games for PED use
Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Anhuar Garcia was suspended for 60 games without pay on Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced.,The 21-year-old right-hander tested positive for methenolone, an anabolic steroid that is in violation of t...
NBA Board of Governors approves sale of Timberwolves
Four years after starting the process to take over, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are officially in charge of the Minnesota Timberwolves.,The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale on Tuesday of the controlling interests in both the Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx from Glen T...
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...