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Reports: 49ers bring back WR Deebo Samuel on 1-year, $7 million deal
Deebo Samuel agreed to a one-year deal with the 49ers worth $7 million, reuniting with San Francisco following a season away from the team that drafted him.,Multiple outlets reported the agreement but it was yet to be made official by the 49ers late Thursday.,Samuel was a second-round pick of the 49...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula charges into Washington quarterfinals
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula overcame a slow start and produced a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Poland's Magdalena Frech on Thursday in the second round of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.,Pegula came through in the match's key moments, converting five break opportunities and saving 5 of 7 break points on ...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton rallies to reach DC quarterfinals
Second-seeded Ben Shelton showed his resolve on Thursday, rallying for a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over France's Ugo Humbert to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.,Shelton hit just 62.2% of his first serves but navigated his serve well regardless, winning 70.4% of his...
Cristina Ulbrich, wife of Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, dies after cancer battle
The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday the death of Cristina Ulbrich, wife of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who was fighting cancer.,The Falcons confirmed her passing in a pair of statements. The team called Cristina Ulbrich "a constant source of love and support to Jeff, their family, and the...
Lynx blow out Tempo with balanced attack to extend win streak
Courtney Williams, Napheesa Collier and Olivia Miles each scored 16 points Thursday night and the visiting Minnesota Lynx won their ninth in a row, 104-72 over the Toronto Tempo.,Kayla McBride added 13 points for the Lynx (24-6), who defeated the Tempo 100-93 on Tuesday in the opener of the back-to-...
Braves come from behind to top Nationals
Ozzie Albies' two-out single in the sixth inning drove in two runs and helped the Atlanta Braves take a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Albies was facing a two-strike count when home plate umpire Chad Fairchild warned him about standing outside the ba...
High-scoring Fever set out for 5th straight win at Fire
The WNBA's highest-scoring team will look to showcase its firepower Friday when the streaking Indiana Fever visit the expansion Portland Fire.,The Fever (18-10) have won four straight games to build the best record in the Eastern Conference. In all four wins, Indiana scored at least 105 points.,Indi...
Big Ten notebook: Indiana ready for more after historic '25 season
The Indiana football team got to take quite a victory lap this offseason.,A national championship is always sweet, but it probably tasted that much better coming from a program that was the losingest in college football history at this time last year.,After the Hoosiers reveled in finishing off the ...
Cubs push across 2 runs in 10th to continue Cardinals' slump
Alex Bregman and Ian Happ each ripped an RBI double in the 10th inning to fuel the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.,Nico Hoerner collected three hits and Michael Busch added two -- including an RBI single in the seventh inning -- to propel th...
Orioles acquire C Jake Rogers in trade with Tigers
The Baltimore Orioles added an experienced catcher Thursday, acquiring Jake Rogers from the Detroit Tigers for minor league right-hander Zane Barnhart.,Rogers provides another option behind the plate while Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo remain on the injured list. Rutschman is dealing with infla...
Sean Payton caught 'off guard' by Drew Brees' HOF intro call
Sean Payton wasn't expecting a call from Drew Brees to serve as an emotional reminder of their 15 seasons together in New Orleans.,Brees contacted his former coach by video call to ask Payton to serve as his presenter when the quarterback is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Ca...
Hoping bye week helped, winless Redblacks face East-best Alouettes
The break ends Friday night. The Ottawa Redblacks have to play another football game.,The CFL's only winless team is back in action after a bye week with a difficult assignment, hosting the East-leading Montreal Alouettes.,For three quarters on July 19, it looked like Ottawa (0-6) would take the bag...
NYCFC strive for 3rd straight win vs. tumbling Toronto FC
New York City FC's first two games since the World Cup break gave coach Pascal Jansen something to enjoy while hoping for more improvement.,NYCFC attempt to win three straight for the second time this season Friday night when they host struggling Toronto FC in their final contest before taking anoth...
Brewers, Angels heading in opposite directions as trade deadline looms
Two teams at the opposite end of the baseball spectrum face off when the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Brewers entered Thursday's action 26 games over .500 and just one game behind the Los...
Guardians, D-backs feeling heat of their respective wild-card chases
Two teams in the hunt for the playoffs meet this weekend when the Cleveland Guardians host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game interleague series starting Friday night.,Both teams currently hold wild-card spots in their respective leagues with less than two months remaining in the regular seas...
Wings hope to brush off deflating loss, visit Mystics
The Dallas Wings carried some extra baggage on their trip to Washington to face the host Mystics on Friday -- the hangover from a disastrous final 20 seconds in an 82-81 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.,The Wings (18-10) surrendered the lead on a five-point Dream possession in the final seconds, then c...
Charlie Woods misses 54-hole cut at Junior PGA Championship
Charlie Woods' week in Texas came to a close Thursday when he missed the secondary cut at the Junior PGA Championship in Frisco, Texas.,The 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods struggled in his third round, posting a 5-over-par 77 on the Fields Ranch East course at PGA Frisco. He dropped to 6 over par for...
Saints WR Chris Olave reportedly agrees to 4-year, $132M deal
The New Orleans Saints and wide receiver Chris Olave agreed to a long-term extension on Thursday.,The Saints announced a multi-year deal for Olave while reports pinpointed it as a four-year, $132 million deal that includes $90 million guaranteed.,The extension puts the 26-year-old Olave under contra...
Peter Malnati goes low to establish 2-shot lead at Rocket Classic
Peter Malnati spent much of the day on 59 watch before settling for a 9-under-par 61 and a two-stroke lead at the Rocket Classic on Thursday at Detroit Golf Club.,Malnati went out in 7-under 28 and added birdies at the par-3 11th and par-4 13th hole, positioning himself to go 10 under or better at t...
Giants WR Malik Nabers: 'There's no target date' on return
New York Giants star receiver Malik Nabers isn't willing to say he'll be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 season.,The Giants open the season on Sept. 13 at home against the Dallas Cowboys on the "Sunday Night Football" stage. There is very little chance Nabers wants to be watching from the sidelines tha...