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LAFC looks to climb standings, beginning with visit from Rapids
Los Angeles FC has played just 17 matches this season while all six teams ahead of them in the Western Conference standings have played 20 or 21.,Having games in hand leaves LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo believing his team can make a run up the standings. LAFC looks to start the climb when they host t...
ESPN, Big East agree to six-year digital rights deal
ESPN and the Big East Conference have not been in business with each other since 2013, but that's about to change.,As ESPN prepares to launch its direct-to-consumer platform this fall, it has reached a six-year digital rights agreement with the Big East, the parties confirmed Tuesday.,Big East sport...
Nationals place C Keibert Ruiz (concussion) back on injured list
Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz returned to the seven-day concussion list Tuesday after being active for two games.,In a corresponding move, the Nationals recalled catcher Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester. Right-hander Trevor Williams (right elbow sprain) was transferred from the 15- to...
WNBA All-Star draft: Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier trade coaches
Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier were encouraged to negotiate some trades immediately after their WNBA All-Star draft on Tuesday night. Instead, they swapped their head coaches.,Clark, as the leading vote-getter, was assigned Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx. Collier, Cl...
Jannik Sinner limits practice session, awaits MRI on elbow
Jannik Sinner participated in a limited training session on Tuesday, one day in advance of his Wimbledon quarterfinal match vs. 10th-seeded American Ben Shelton.,Earlier reports said that Sinner had canceled the session, awaiting an MRI results on his right elbow.,The All England Club confirmed that...
Justin Marks: ‘Was time to move on’ from Daniel Suarez
Earlier this month, Trackhouse Racing announced that Daniel Suarez and the organization would be parting ways in 2026. Following the Chicago Street Race on Sunday, Trackhouse owner Justin Marks addressed the divorce with reporters.,"When we ... mapped out our three-year and our five-year plan and th...
NBA Summer League sees record prices for admission
Those looking to watch No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg take on Bronny James in NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas on Thursday better be prepared to dig deep into their wallets.,According to several ticket marketplaces, tickets to the first day's set of games are among the most expensive in NBA Summer Lea...
Dodgers recall Alexis Diaz to join bullpen
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Alexis Diaz, the former All-Star closer they acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in May, ahead of their road game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.,Manager Dave Roberts confirmed to reporters that Diaz would be active on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, Los An...
Reports: Clippers the favorite to sign Bradley Beal
The Los Angeles Clippers are emerging as the favorite to land Bradley Beal once the guard is expected to hit free agency, according to two reports Tuesday.,NBC Sports and The Athletic both reported that the three-time All Star is likely to land in Los Angeles, should the Phoenix Suns buy out his con...
Former NFL exec Tim Rooney, nephew of Steelers founder, dies at 84
Longtime NFL executive Tim Rooney, the nephew of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., died on Tuesday morning after battling cancer. He was 84.,A former coach at Villanova, Tim Rooney joined the Steelers as a scout in 1972 before becoming their director of pro scouting. As reported by the Pit...
Brewers 1B Rhys Hoskins (thumb) to miss 6 weeks
On Saturday, the hope was that Rhys Hoskins would sit for only a few days with a thumb injury. Unfortunately for the Milwaukee Brewers, the first baseman expects to miss much more time.,Hoskins, 32, told reporters Tuesday that a recent MRI revealed a UCL left thumb sprain that could keep him off the...
Wings seek revenge as they visit slumping Sky
Pondering her team's potential when it plays disciplined and unencumbered, Dallas Wings forward Myisha Hines-Allen said "the sky's the limit.",As it happens, the Sky stand as Dallas' next opponent, with the Wings preparing to visit Chicago on Wednesday with a pair of late-May losses in mind.,"Moving...
Timbers standout F Jonathan Rodriguez (knee) out for season
Portland Timbers forward Jonathan Rodriguez will miss the rest of the season after right knee surgery, the team announced Tuesday.,The Timbers said Rodriguez underwent a cartilage restoration surgery. He last played for Portland on May 20 in an U.S. Open Cup match against the San Jose Earthquakes.,"...
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami seek victory over Revolution
Inter Miami will look to continue to climb the Eastern Conference standings on Wednesday night when they take on the host New England Revolution at Foxborough, Mass.,Lionel Messi delivered one of his best performances of the season, scoring two goals and assisting on another, to lead Miami (9-3-5, 3...
Knicks new coach Mike Brown set to embrace high expectations
With the New York Knicks coming off their first conference finals appearance in 25 years, newly hired coach Mike Brown understands that the team faces high expectations heading into 2025-26.,And Brown is ready to embrace them.,"Nobody has any bigger expectations than I do," Brown said during his int...
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...