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Ben Shelton earns sweep, closes Dominic Thiem's U.S. Open career
No. 13 seed Ben Shelton of the United States ended Austrian Dominic Thiem's U.S. Open career on Monday, beating the wild card 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in a first-round match in New York.,Thiem, who won the U.S. Open in 2020, plans to retire this year. He received a standing ovation from fans following his loss...
Rams WR Puka Nacua returns to practice, likely for Week 1
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua participated in position drills on Monday, his first practice with the team in three weeks.,Nacua was deemed week-to-week after sustaining a knee injury during Los Angeles' joint practice with the Chargers, though head coach Sean McVay proclaimed there was "...
Nationals top prospect OF Dylan Crews in lineup, batting second Monday
Top prospect Dylan Crews is in the Washington Nationals' starting lineup on Monday for the opener of a three-game series with the visiting New York Yankees. ,Crews is batting second and playing right field in the lineup the Nationals shared at 3:20 p.m. ET on Monday. ,"I'm excited," Crews said durin...
2024 U.S. Open: Carlos Alcaraz popular favorite to claim second title
Carlos Alcaraz is coming off a second-round loss in Cincinnati and halted a practice session on Saturday due to an ankle injury, but the Spaniard was still the popular favorite to win the men's draw as the U.S. Open got under way on Monday.,Alcaraz won his first grand slam title at the 2022 U.S. Ope...
Reports: LT Trent Williams not reporting to 49ers without contract concessions
There are no plans for left tackle Trent Williams to reunite with the 49ers for the first time since the Super Bowl unless they agree to adjust his contract, according to multiple reports.,Williams remains a holdout 14 days before San Francisco is scheduled to host the New York Jets on "Monday Night...
Coco Gauff begins U.S. Open title defense with easy victory
Defending champion Coco Gauff wasted no time launching her U.S. Open title defense, taking down first-round opponent Varvara Gracheva of France 6-2, 6-0 in 66 minutes on Monday in New York.,Gauff claimed her first Grand Slam title last year at Arthur Ashe Stadium and entered this year's tournament l...
Union transferring M Jose Martinez to club in Sao Paulo
The Philadelphia Union are sending midfielder Jose Martinez to top-tier Brazilian club Corinthians Sao Paulo in a transfer agreement, the MLS club announced Monday.,Martinez has started 13 of 16 matches this season and has recorded one assist. The Venezuela native, 30, has played for the Union since...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s late HR pushes Royals past Guardians
Bobby Witt Jr. blasted a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, allowing the Kansas City Royals to open a split doubleheader with a 4-3 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday afternoon., ,Witt homered for the second time in as many days and has now gone deep 27 times this season., ,John S...
No. 16 Oklahoma, QB Jackson Arnold, take aim at Temple
There's no doubt who will be starting at quarterback for Oklahoma in its season opener against Temple.,The Owls' quarterback situation is much more up in the air.,The 16th-ranked Sooners will take on Temple on Friday night in Norman, Oklahoma, in the season opener for both teams.,Sophomore Jackson A...
Seahawks edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu to miss time; Seattle acquires DE Trevis Gipson
The Seattle Seahawks acquired pass rusher Trevis Gipson from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday in exchange for a late-round pick, and he's likely to get a chance to play an impact role with Uchenna Nwosu expected to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury.,The pick back to Jacksonville is likely con...
Royals starter Cole Ragans exits early due to leg cramps
Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Monday afternoon's game against the host Cleveland Guardians in the fifth inning due to cramps in his left calf and hamstring., ,After Ragans walked Lane Thomas to open the home half of the fifth, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez looked toward the dugo...
Reports: Michigan receives sign-stealing NOA from NCAA
The Michigan Wolverines on Sunday received a notice of allegations from the NCAA stemming from an alleged sign-stealing scandal amid the team's national championship run last season, multiple media outlets reported.,The program has 90 days to respond to the NOA, which, per the Detroit Free Press, ac...
Haas can leave Netherlands after delay over sponsor payment
The Haas Formula 1 team is free to leave the Netherlands for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix in Monza after resolving a legal dispute with a former sponsor.,Uralkali, a Russian chemical company, had filed suit in a Dutch court to seize assets from Haas over a failed payment required after a partne...
Report: NASCAR finalizing deal for Mexico City race in 2025
NASCAR is finalizing a deal that would add a Cup Series race in Mexico City in 2025, an event that would mark the sport's first points race outside of the United States in 67 years, The Athletic reported Monday. ,The deal is expected to be announced Tuesday in Mexico City, per the report.,The race ...
Illinois digs in for fight with neighbor Eastern Illinois
In last year's opener, Illinois needed an improbable fourth-down conversion and a last-second field goal in order to beat Toledo in Champaign., ,Illinois hopes it won't be pushed as hard in Thursday's opener against Eastern Illinois, an FCS foe located 45 miles south of Champaign. But fourth-year co...
Reports: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb gets record-breaking deal
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb agreed to a record-breaking four-year deal on Monday, multiple outlets reported.,The four-year, $136 million contract extension includes a $38 million signing bonus, the largest ever for a wide receiver, per the reports. NFL Network reported the deal includes...
Report: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb gets record-breaking deal
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb agreed to a record-breaking four-year deal on Monday, multiple outlets reported.,The four-year, $136 million contract includes a $38 million signing bonus, the largest ever for a wide receiver, per the reports. ,The $34 million average annual value trails onl...
Report: Buccaneers release veteran WR Sterling Shepard
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard on Monday, NFL Network reported.,The Bucs are reportedly holding a practice spot for Shepard, 31, who played with quarterback Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma.,Shepard signed a one-year, $1.38 million deal in June following eight sea...
Final playoff spots up for grabs at Darlington
Twenty-five races and tens of thousands of miles have all led back to NASCAR's first superspeedway. ,NASCAR's oldest crown jewel race, the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C., is set to be the backdrop for the Cup Series regular-season finale on Sunday. ,The 1.33-mile, egg-shaped oval has long been the...
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs, CB Terrion Arnold among reinforcements back at practice
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs and cornerback Terrion Arnold are back at practice, leading a long list of key contributors getting healthy at just the right time for Detroit. ,Head coach Dan Campbell said Gibbs and Sam LaPorta were back on the practice field Sunday and are recovering from hamstring...