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WTA ejects Dubai fan 'fixated' on Emma Raducanu
The WTA confirmed on Wednesday that a male fan who showed "fixated behavior" toward British tennis star Emma Raducanu was ejected from the Dubai Championships.,The incident occurred during the former U.S. Open champion's 7-6 (6), 6-4 loss to 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Tues...
Astros trial 2B Jose Altuve in left field, add another INF
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was willing to move to left field if it meant bringing back longtime teammate Alex Bregman, but those days are done in Houston.,Without Bregman, the Astros are moving forward with a spring training trial of Altuve in left field. He's taking fly balls with outfielder...
Widow: Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had stage 2 CTE
Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Bobby Hull has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the brain disorder linked to repetitive head trauma in contact sports.,Hull's widow, Deborah Hull, and Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE center, confirmed that he had stag...
Raptors rookie Ulrich Chomche (knee) out for season
Toronto Raptors rookie Ulrich Chomche will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury, the team announced Wednesday.,The 19-year-old big man from Cameroon sustained a partial proximal MCL tear during a G League game last week.,He appeared in seven games for Toronto, posting totals of five ...
Djokovic: 'Favoritism' obvious in light Sinner doping ban
Novak Djokovic no longer trusts the international drug-testing and enforcement process in tennis, citing "favoritism" in the recent three-month suspension for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.,Sinner twice tested positive for the synthetic anabolic steroid Clostebol in March 2024 but the International Tenn...
NFL returning to Brazil; Chargers confirmed for Sao Paolo sequel
Friday night lights are coming back to Brazil for the second consecutive season with the Los Angeles Chargers confirmed for the Week 1 matchup on Sept. 5 in Sao Paulo at Corinthians Arena.,The NFL's first regular-season game in the South American nation was played at the same venue last season betwe...
Minnesota puts together another late rally, this time to beat UCLA
Lu'Cye Patterson drove for the go-ahead layup with seven seconds remaining and Minnesota recovered from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a stunning 64-61 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Dawson Garcia scored 27 of his season-best 32 points in the second half fo...
Top 25 roundup: BYU thrashes No. 23 Kansas by 34
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, "I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were g...
Sun not trading G Marina Mabrey
The Connecticut Sun are holding on to Marina Mabrey, even after the guard requested to be traded earlier this month.,Connecticut shot down that request, prompting Mabrey's agent, Marcus Crenshaw of The FAM agency, to heavily criticize the Sun and their decision to not go out and make a trade.,"In th...
Bill Self: No. 23 Kansas was 'awful' in blowout loss to BYU
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, "I thought we were awful, and I thought (t...
Rapids grab lead on LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Djordje Mihailovic scored twice as the Colorado Rapids earned a 2-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Tuesday at Commerce City, Colo., in the first leg of an opening-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.,LAFC halved its deficit on a goal from Aaron Long in the 86th minute of a contest played in frigid condi...
Reports: Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops agent
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is serving as his own agent after parting ways with Thad Foucher of Wasserman, NBA insider Chris Haynes and ESPN reported Tuesday night.,A big payday could be on the horizon for Gilgeous-Alexander, who is eligible for a super-max extension with the ...
No. 5 Houston drops ASU to set Big 12 record for consecutive road wins
L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help No. 5 Houston cruise to an 80-65 victory over Arizona State, setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins, on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.,Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J'Wan Roberts h...
No. 16 Marquette dominates struggling Seton Hall
Kam Jones scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 11, fueling No. 16 Marquette to a convincing 80-56 victory over visiting Seton Hall on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Jones joined Ross with five assists and added four rebounds to fluster the Pirates for the second time this season. Jones scored 19 point...
Late putback lifts No. 24 Oklahoma State over Utah
Praise Egharevba's tiebreaking three-point play with 31.8 seconds remaining led No. 24 Oklahoma State to a 68-64 win over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,With the score 64-64, the Cowgirls' Alexia Smith and Anna Gret Asi missed shots, but Egharevba grabbed both offensive rebounds. The second time...
BYU dominates No. 23 Kansas in 34-point blowout
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 27 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6), who bombarded the Jayhawks with 14 3-pointers in 36 attempts a...
BC puts together defensive masterclass, pummels Virginia Tech
Donald Hand Jr. tossed in a game-high 16 points and Boston College ended a four-game losing streak by beating Virginia Tech 54-36 on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Hand was 7 of 18 from the field and made two of Boston College's three 3-pointers. Chad Venning and Jayden Hastings each finished...
LSU keeps South Carolina winless in SEC
Cam Carter scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and LSU coasted to an 81-67 victory against South Carolina on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Mike Williams III scored 13 points, Vyctorius Miller had 12, Dji Bailey added 11 and the Tigers (14-12, 3-10 SEC) won their second straight af...
John Tonje scores 31 to carry No. 11 Wisconsin past Illinois
John Tonje had 31 points and Steven Crowl added 20 as No. 11 Wisconsin won its fifth straight and also ended a nine-game losing streak against Illinois with a 95-74 Big Ten victory Tuesday night in Madison, Wis.,John Blackwell added 16 points for Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten), which had not beaten ...
Stubbs: How William Byron's rise compares to Jeff Gordon's best years
More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 win in 1999, he sat inside the media center at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, preparing to take questions.,Gordon, now the vice chairman of operations for Hendrick Motorsports, was previously the youngest driver to win two...