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Report: Active 76ers add LeBron James to wish list
The Philadelphia 76ers, after dealing for former NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and agreeing to a contract with free agent guard Anfernee Simons, apparently aren't done with their offseason makeover.,The 76ers are attempting to land the NBA's all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, ESPN reported on Thur...
Paige Bueckers leads Wings to close win over fading Sun
Paige Bueckers scored a game-high 25 points and Jessica Shepard made two key free throws in the final seconds as the Dallas Wings came back from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Thursday in Hartford, Conn.,The Sun led by 13 points in the second quarter, by ei...
Reports: Rockets F Tari Eason agrees to 5-year, $81.5M contract
Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason has agreed to a five-year, $81.5 million contract to return to the team, according to multiple reports on Thursday night.,Eason, 25, is a restricted free agent. He earned $5.7 million for the 2025-26 season in the final team option year of his rookie deal, per ESPN...
Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez exits game after throw hits head
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Thursday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels after getting hit in the head by an errant throw.,Rodriguez walked with one out in the bottom of the first inning before Dominic Canzone hit a grounder to Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel....
Cardinals score 7 in 7th, hand sliding Braves another loss
Nathan Church hit a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run rally and help the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a come-from-behind, 11-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Cardinals sent 11 men to the plate during the seventh-inning uprising and era...
Rays ring up 8th straight win, beat stumbling Royals
Ian Seymour struck out eight over six strong frames, Cedric Mullins clubbed a two-run homer among his two hits and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays capped a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 5-2 win Thursday night, their season-high eighth straight victory.,Chandler Simpson and Hunter Fed...
Mystics commit 28 turnovers but still rally past Dream
Shakira Austin scored 21 points as the Washington Mystics rallied past the visiting Atlanta Dream for another dramatic victory, winning 81-76 on Thursday night.,Kiki Iriafen notched 14 points and 10 rebounds, Alicia Florez provided 13 points and seven assists off the bench and Georgia Amoore added 1...
Brayan Rocchio's walk-off HR powers Guardians past White Sox
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run, walk-off homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift the host Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.,Rocchio's towering, 380-foot drive off Grant Taylor (4-2) hit the foul pole in right, also scoring pinch runner Daniel Schnee...
Stewart Cink, Charlie Wi share first-round lead at U.S. Senior Open
Stewart Cink put himself in contention to win a third straight major, as he shares the lead after the first round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship on Thursday in Upper Arlington, Ohio.,Cink and co-leader Charlie Wi of South Korea each shot 3-under-par 67 at Scioto Country Club to sit atop a tigh...
Portugal score late winner, then see Croatia's tying goal waved off
Goncalo Ramos scored the go-ahead goal for Portugal in second-half stoppage time -- then saw a potential equalizer for Croatia overturned by VAR moments later -- as the Portuguese moved on to the World Cup's round of 16 with a 2-1 victory in Toronto on Thursday.,Portugal, who also got a goal from Cr...
A'ja Wilson's status unclear as Aces prepare for Sky
The Las Vegas Aces are looking for their second win over the Chicago Sky in six days on Friday, after sustaining a shorthanded setback against the New York Liberty in Tuesday's Commissioner's Cup championship game. ,Las Vegas had to fend without reigning MVP A'ja Wilson in Tuesday's loss, as Wilson ...
A's prospect Ryan Lasko faces 'lengthy' recovery after back surgery
Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko said Thursday that he faces "a lengthy process" as he recovers from a broken back sustained during a collision in a minor league game on Tuesday night in Frisco, Texas.,Lasko, 24, was playing center field for Double-A Midland when he dove for a ball and collided with ri...
Report: Billy Donovan joining Spurs as lead assistant coach
Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has agreed to become lead assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Donovan, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025, stepped down in April after six seasons with the Bulls and his 11th straight as an NBA...
Heavy favorite Argentina 'not surprised' to face Cape Verde in round of 32
Argentina will be heavy favorites when they face World Cup debutants Cape Verde in their round of 32 match on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,But Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni says meeting their African foes at this stage, instead of Uruguay or Saudi Arabia as some predicted, is far from a shock.,"We'...
Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski doesn't expect to pitch in All-Star Game
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski said Thursday that he's unlikely to pitch in this month's All-Star Game due to his starting schedule leading into the break.,Misiorowski is slated to start on July 12 at the Pittsburgh Pirates in Milwaukee's final game before the All-Star break. That ...
USMNT round of 32 World Cup win scores historic ratings
The United States' World Cup knockout victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday was the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history, according to Fox Sports.,Fox reported a record-breaking average viewership of 24.429 million, citing Nielsen preliminary data. The peak audie...
Lucas Glover, Zac Blair share early lead at John Deere Classic
Lucas Glover and Zac Blair share the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic after posting bogey-free, 8-under 63s on Thursday in Silvis, Ill.,Zach Johnson, Lee Hodges and German Stephan Jaeger are one stroke behind the co-leaders after one trip around TPC Deere Run. Davis Riley used a hole-in-on...
Canadiens sign G Jakub Dobes to 3-year, $16.07M extension
The Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobes, who led all rookie goaltenders with 29 wins this past season, signed a three-year, $16.07 million contract extension on Thursday.,Dobes, 25, who could have become a restricted free agent after this coming season, now is signed through the 2029-30 campaign. The ne...
Nationals' Cade Cavalli, Red Sox's Willson Contreras suspended 7 games for fracas
Major League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games apiece on Thursday for their roles in a benches-clearing incident on Tuesday in Boston.,MLB also suspended Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas for five g...
Roughriders seek strong response on visit to winless Redblacks
The defending champion Saskatchewan Roughriders look to bounce back from their first setback of the season when they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night.,The Roughriders (2-1) fell 40-34 to the visiting Toronto Argonauts despite quarterback Trevor Harris passing for 409 yards. He also threw t...