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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...
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas calls out bettor for verbal abuse
Gabby Thomas, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, said that an adult male sports bettor followed and verbally abused her during a Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia over the weekend.,Thomas posted on X that as she took pictures and signed autographs for fans -- mostly children -- around the track...
Oilers' 'complete focus' is on keeping Panthers from Stanley Cup repeat
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid addressed the big picture of what lies ahead for his team as it prepares for a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.,Several feet behind McDavid, however, was a big picture of Florida alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk celebrating...
Texas Tech's $1M ace ready for WCWS final vs. Texas
Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady already understands spotlight trophy games can be salve for wounds carried into the Women's College World Series.,Canady gets the ball Wednesday against Texas as the Red Raiders set out to claim the best-of-three championship series in Oklahoma City.,Texas Tech coach Ge...
Report: Aces players receive another $100K with investigation in limbo
Every player on the roster of the Las Vegas Aces will receive a $100,000 sponsorship fee, courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.,That's according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which reported that all 13 players have signed an agreement for the 2025 season.,It's the second co...
NCAA super regionals set after frenzy of upsets
The SEC remains a dominant presence ahead of this week's NCAA super regionals despite the conference losing the top two teams in the country in shocking upsets last weekend.,With No. 1 Vanderbilt and No. 2 Texas bounced in the regionals they hosted, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 4 Auburn and No. 6 LSU are now...
Charlie Woods rockets up rankings, eligible for Junior Players
Charlie Woods' first junior victory propelled him 595 spots in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings.,The son of Tiger Woods was No. 14 in the AJGA boys' rankings after their latest update Tuesday.,The 16-year-old's ranking means that he could compete at the Junior Players Championshi...
Vikings great Jim Marshall dies at 87
Minnesota Vikings great Jim Marshall, an ironman who started 270 consecutive games and played 20 seasons, died Tuesday. He was 87.,A defensive lineman on the legendary "Purple People Eaters" front four, Marshall holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender. He started 270 consecutive g...
Reports: Dodgers signing veteran RHP Jose Urena
The Los Angeles Dodgers are signing right-hander Jose Urena, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.,The Toronto Blue Jays designated the 33-year-old veteran for assignment on Saturday.,He has no decisions and a 5.87 ERA in seven games (two starts) this season with the New York Mets and Blue Jays.,Ure...
Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes (elbow) lands on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed ace Corbin Burnes on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right elbow inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Monday for Burnes, who left Sunday's start against Washington in the fifth inning.,Burnes allowed a run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings against the National...
PWHL top scorer Hilary Knight, Ottawa captain unprotected for expansion draft
Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner, league co-leading scorer Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet and Minnesota's Kelly Pannek are among the headliners available to incoming franchises Seattle and Vancouver in the PWHL's expansion draft next week.,Knight shared the PWHL points lead last season with New York...
MVP money: SGA could net $890K-per-game contract; Luka, Jokic up for raise, too
Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is eligible for the NBA's most valuable contract this offseason. ,Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, became "supermax" eligible with the Oklahoma City Thunder by earning All-NBA honors in consecutive seasons, and the numbers are something to behold. ,SGA could sign...
Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons
The New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday after five seasons and four playoff appearances.,The move announced by team president Leon Rose comes three days after a season-ending Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, the farthest the Knicks had advance...
2024 WNBA draft pick Celeste Taylor joins Grand Canyon staff
Celeste Taylor, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is joining the coaching staff at Grand Canyon for the 2025-26 season.,Taylor played collegiately at Texas and then Duke, where Grand Canyon head coach Winston Gandy was an assistant on the staff. She was a defensive standout for the Blu...
Yankees reinstate 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr., RHP Fernando Cruz from IL
The New York Yankees reinstated second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and reliever Fernando Cruz from the injured list on Tuesday.,The team also put right-hander Luke Weaver on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sunday) with a left hamstring strain, recalled right-hander Yerry de los Santos from Tri...
Wake Forest coach apologizes for apparent anti-gay slur
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter issued an apology on Tuesday after television cameras caught an apparent homophobic slur during an NCAA regional loss to Tennessee on Monday night.,"I am very sorry for my outburst in frustration last night and I recognize the hurt and disappointment it has caus...
Eagles first-round pick Jihaad Campbell idle until August
Philadelphia Eagles fans will have to wait until training camp to see first-round pick Jihaad Campbell in action.,Drafted 31st overall out of Alabama in April, the 21-year-old linebacker is recovering from surgery in March to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.,"He won't hit the practice fiel...
Living a dream, Luke Clanton set for debut at RBC Canadian Open
Luke Clanton is champing at the bit to make his professional debut this week at the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto.,"It's something you dream for always, constantly," Clanton said Tuesday. "To kind of now be here and to call myself a professional is a little bit -- honestly, a little bit weird at ...
Masters raising ticket prices after secondary market crackdown
If you want to attend the Masters next year, you're going to need some extra money.,Tournament day ticket prices for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National will increase from $140 to $160.,The hike comes after Augusta National reportedly cracked down on the secondary market for tickets this past April...
Austen Truslow edges Luke Poulter in U.S. Open qualifier playoff
Austen Truslow defeated Luke Poulter in a two-man playoff Tuesday for the fourth and final U.S. Open qualifying spot at Emerald Dunes Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.,Play was suspended due to inclement weather on Monday night, extending the drama with four spots on the line for qualifiers to earn...