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Giannis Antetokounmpo ask Bucks for a trade? 'Never'
Giannis Antetokounmpo said he considers himself a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for life -- or as long as the team will have him.,Despite speculation in the first part of the 2025-26 NBA season that he wants out of Milwaukee, he told The Athletic that he would never ask the only team he's known as a...
TGL ratings hold steady with holiday start to season
Television ratings for the start of TGL's second season are holding steady with last year's viewership numbers.,The Dec. 28 season opener for the indoor team golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy garnered 646,000 viewers on ABC and the second match on Jan. 2 drew 354,000 viewers, ac...
Crushers confirm returns of Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri
Crushers GC confirmed the return of Paul Casey and Anirban Lahiri on Thursday, thereby keeping the same roster for a fifth consecutive season under captain Bryson DeChambeau.,Casey, Lahiri and DeChambeau are joined by Charles Howell III for Crushers GC, who have eight regular-season team titles and ...
Brazil, France, others plan pre-World Cup friendlies in U.S.
Trophy contenders Brazil, France, Croatia and Colombia will tune up for this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America by playing friendlies in the United States in March.,The "Road to 26" series of matches announced Thursday will be played in Boston, Orlando, Fla., and the Washington, D.C., area dur...
Rapids acquire Nigerian M Hamzat Ojediran
The Colorado Rapids acquired midfielder Hamzat Ojediran from RC Lens of France's Ligue 1 on Thursday.,The 22-year-old Nigerian international is signed through 2028-29 with club options for 2029-30 and 2030-31.,Ojediran will occupy an international roster slot for the Rapids, who open the season on F...
Union M Alejandro Bedoya signs 1-year contract
Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya agreed to a one-year contract through 2026 on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the former U.S. international, who also holds responsibilities in regard to the Union's player development and front office initiatives.,"Alejandro's impact o...
Sirens to play PWHL's first game at Madison Square Garden
The New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent will face off on April 4 in what will be the first-ever women's professional hockey game with fans in attendance at the famed Madison Square Garden.,The Professional Women's Hockey League made the announcement on Thursday.,"Playing at the Garden is an honor an...
WTA roundup: Madison Keys wins Brisbane triple tiebreak
No. 5 seed Madison Keys won the first triple-tiebreak match of her career Thursday, outlasting No. 12 Diana Shnaider of Russia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in the third round of the Brisbane International in Australia.,Rallying from a set down and a 4-2 deficit in the second set, Keys finished the thri...
No. 24 Qinwen Zheng WDs from Australian Open
World No. 24 Qinwen Zheng withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open on Thursday as she works her way back following right elbow surgery.,"After careful evaluation by my team and following medical advice, unfortunately I will be withdrawing from the 2026 Australian Open," Zheng wrote on Instagram.,"...
Oregon's Jay Harris in portal, still available for Peach Bowl
Oregon running back Jay Harris plans to play in the Peach Bowl days after entering the transfer portal. ,Ducks head coach Dan Lanning confirmed Oregon would have Harris available on Friday against Indiana in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Atlanta. Harris practiced with Oregon on Monday wh...
Aryna Sabalenka to skip events due to 'insane' WTA schedule
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said she will risk fines and losing ranking points by skipping some tournaments this year to protect her body, calling the current tennis schedule "insane.",Sabalenka was asked after moving into the Brisbane International quarterfinals with Thursday's victory over Romania...
ATP roundup: Belgium wins, to face Switzerland in United Cup semis
Belgium reached its first United Cup semifinal round with a victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday in Sydney.,Team Belgium reached the next round following singles wins by Zizou Bergs and Elise Mertens.,Bergs defeated Jakub Mensik 6-2, 7-6 (4), his second consecutive victory over a top 20 playe...
Report: Washington mulls legal action vs. QB Demond Williams Jr.
Washington seemingly is planning legal action against Demond Williams Jr. after the quarterback announced he would enter the transfer portal just days after signing a revenue-sharing and NIL (name, image and likeness) contract with the school.,"UW will pursue all legal avenues to protect our institu...
Buccaneers fire OC Josh Grizzard, QB coach
Josh Grizzard is out after one season as offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, which puts Tampa Bay in position to hire a fifth primary play-caller in as many years.,According to multiple reports, Grizzard and quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis were fired by head coach Todd Bowles, who vowed to "make ...
Dolphins fire head coach Mike McDaniel after 7-10 season
The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday morning after four seasons.,The Dolphins started the 2025 season with six losses in seven games, fired general manager Chris Grier in October and owner Stephen Ross opted to delay a decision on McDaniel until after the season. ,Miami fini...
Chiefs 'aware' of allegations of abuse by Rashee Rice's ex-girlfriend
The Kansas City Chiefs are aware of domestic violence allegations made by an ex-girlfriend of wide receiver Rashee Rice.,The Chiefs' statement did not mention Rice by name but was released after the woman -- with whom Rice has two children -- accused an unnamed former partner of abuse in a social me...
Avalanche return to comforts of home vs. Senators
The Colorado Avalanche had two regulation losses in the first 40 games of the season. They doubled that total in the last two games to find themselves mired in their first losing streak since late October.,After being thwarted in the Sunshine State, the Avalanche return to Denver for the next seven ...
Heat hope to restore confidence against struggling Bulls
An off night from the floor cost the Miami Heat a shot at competitiveness on Tuesday.,As the Heat continue a four-game road trip with Thursday night's visit to the slumping Chicago Bulls, Miami hopes the struggles haven't affected the team's mental game.,"I feel like for us, we've just got to really...
Mavericks pursue back-to-back road wins in meeting vs. Jazz
After recording their first road win in over a month, the Dallas Mavericks will look to build on that success when they face the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Dallas ended a seven-game road losing streak on Tuesday, beating the Sacramento Kings 100-98 for its first road victory since Dec....
Hornets intent on picking up the pieces vs. reeling Pacers
Neither the Indiana Pacers nor the host Charlotte Hornets are feeling good going into their meeting Thursday night.,But the teams have different levels of anguish.,The Hornets will try to recover from a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Toronto's Immanuel Quickley that resulted in a 97-96 loss on Wednesda...