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Michael Busch powers Cubs past Nationals
Michael Busch finished a double short of a cycle and the Chicago Cubs opened a nine-game road trip with an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,Busch finished 3-for-4 with a walk, drove in three runs and scored twice for the Cubs, who have won three straight games and 13 of 16. Ni...
Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. beats Pirates for first win since '22
Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker homered as Lance McCullers Jr. outdueled Paul Skenes, helping the Houston Astros defeat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Tuesday night.,McCullers (1-1) pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out seven on 96 pitches. He register...
Rockies win second straight against Marlins, claim first series of the season
Hunter Goodman hit a two-out, solo home run in the eighth inning, and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night to clinch their first series victory of this season.,The Rockies had lost all 19 series this season -- 10 on the road -- and a big-league record 22 in a row...
Katie Ledecky threatens own world record at U.S. Swimming Championships
Katie Ledecky highlighted opening night of the 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships on Tuesday in Indianapolis by threatening the 800-meter freestyle world record that she set last month in Florida.,Ledecky was more than one second ahead of her world-record pace midway through the fast heat of the 800, ...
Dodgers sign veteran RHP Jose Urena
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed right-handed pitcher Jose Urena on Tuesday.,Los Angeles also optioned right-hander Will Klein -- whom it had acquired from the Seattle Mariners the day before -- and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment.,Urena, 33, has no decisions and a 5.87 ERA in seven...
Brenda Tracy files lawsuit against Michigan State board of trustees
Brenda Tracy, whose sexual harassment accusations resulted in the dismissal of Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker in September 2023, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the university's Board of Trustees and two individual board members.,The 51-page lawsuit filed by Tracy accuses MSU Tr...
Flyweights Amir Albazi, Tatsuro Taira to meet Aug. 2 in Las Vegas
Highly touted flyweights Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira will be the main event for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 2 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.,Albazi, a 31-year-old Iraq native with a 17-2 MMA record, ranks No. 3 on UFC's official list of flyweight contenders. He returns to the Octagon for the first time sin...
ACC, Florida State, Clemson to dismiss cases against each other
After nearly two years of infighting, litigation involving Florida State, Clemson and the Atlantic Coast Conference is finally over.,The three sides filed to dismiss cases against one another on Tuesday, ending more than 17 months of legal battles in three different states.,The two schools and the c...
Ravens WR Zay Flowers practicing with 'no limits' in OTAs
After missing the Baltimore Ravens' two playoff games in January with a right knee sprain, wide receiver Zay Flowers is reportedly on track to return to full strength after avoiding offseason surgery.,Flowers suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, resulting in the wideou...
Pacers flight diverted from Oklahoma City after tornado warning
The Indiana Pacers have waited 25 years to return to the NBA Finals, but they will have to wait a little longer as the team's arrival to Oklahoma City was delayed by weather.,While the Pacers' charter flight was in the air on Tuesday, forecasters issued a tornado warning, flood watch and severe thun...
Tim Connelly: Timberwolves need to be 'creative as possible' with roster
It's fair to say Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly's default position is not to stand pat.,In February 2023, he moved D'Angelo Russell for Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker - two key parts of the Timberwolves' eight-man rotation that just reached the Weste...
Knicks Next Coach Odds: Two early favorites emerge
Two early favorites have emerged in the wake of the New York Knicks firing coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, which created a vacancy for one of the most intriguing jobs in the NBA.,Just three days after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks parted ways wit...
Report: Trevor Bauer wins settlement violation suit against accuser
A Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday that Lindsey Hill violated the terms of a settlement agreement with former major leaguer Trevor Bauer. As a result, Hill -- who brought sexual assault allegations against the pitcher -- was instructed to pay over $300,000 to Bauer.,Major League Baseball suspended ...
7 potential replacements for Tom Thibodeau as Knicks coach
Over the last five years, Tom Thibodeau won 226 regular-season games with the New York Knicks, or just 30 fewer than his six predecessors combined.,His 24 playoff wins were the most by a Knicks coach since Jeff Van Gundy and six more than New York recorded in the 20 years prior to his arrival. And t...
Carlos Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti oust Americans in Paris
The American run at Roland Garros has come to an end, as Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz dismissed Tommy Paul in straight sets after Italian Lorenzo Musetti defeated Frances Tiafoe in the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday in Paris.,It marks Musetti's second Grand Slam semifinal berth and defending ch...
Seahawks coach slams door on Sam Darnold QB2 talk
Pundits and proponents of starting any quarterback but Sam Darnold received an emphatic hush from Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald on Tuesday. ,Whether Darnold, 27, was the best option to start for Seattle this season became a hotter topic on Monday after a rough showing in organized team activiti...
More former Indiana players allege sexual misconduct by physician
More than 15 former Indiana men's basketball players allege improper sexual conduct by a former team physician, and they claim that university officials -- including the late coach Bobby Knight -- knew of the doctor's behavior.,Two former Hoosiers sued the school last fall, but the number of complai...
Brittany Lang joins U.S. as assistant captain for Solheim Cup
The U.S. Solheim Cup team added Brittany Lang as captain Angela Stanford's third assistant captain for the 2026 competition.,Stanford already had Kristy McPherson and Paula Creamer on her staff and now adds Lang, who competed in five Solheim Cups from 2009-17 and was part of three winning teams.,Thi...
DOJ: California could be sued over participation of trans athletes
California's public school system could face legal issues if it continues to permit transgender athletes to take part in girls' athletic competitions.,The Athletic reported Tuesday that Harmeet K. Dhillon, an assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, said in a ...
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who spent more than three decades as a player and manager for the Yomiuri Giants, died Tuesday. He was 89.,The Giants said Nagashima died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital.,Nagashima won an impressive 11 Japan Series championships in his 17-year pla...