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Esteban Ocon parting with Alpine at end of '24 season
French driver Esteban Ocon will be leaving Alpine at the end of the 2024 season, the Formula One team confirmed on Monday.,Ocon, 27, has been with the team since 2021 and delivered Alpine's first F1 victory at that year's Hungarian Grand Prix.,"It's been a significant period of my life to be racing ...
Sky coach: Chennedy Carter foul on Caitlin Clark 'not appropriate'
Chicago coach Teresa Weatherspoon released a statement on Monday addressing Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hard foul on Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark over the weekend.,Carter knocked Clark to the floor with a shoulder-check during Saturday's game, a 71-70 win by the Fever. The WNBA upgraded the fo...
Austin FC sign Danish D Mikkel Desler through 2027
Austin FC are signing Danish defender Mikkel Desler through the end of the 2027 season, the team said Monday.,Desler, 29, arrives as a free agent after playing for France's Toulouse FC since 2021.,His deal with Austin includes an option for 2028 and he will occupy an international roster slot. He wi...
Alonzo Mourning had prostate removed after cancer diagnosis
Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning is cancer free after having his prostate removed in March following a diagnosis of stage 3 cancer.,Mourning, 54, told ESPN on Monday the cancer did not spread.,"What scares me about this disease is that there are so many men walking around feeling great and have t...
Hall of Famer, Cowboys legend Larry Allen dies at 52
Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.,Allen made 11 Pro Bowls and six All-Pro first teams over 14 seasons as an offensive lineman for the Cowboys (1994-2005) and San Francisco 49ers (2006-07). He was a member of the Ha...
Miles Russell, 15, to make PGA Tour debut in Detroit
High school freshman Miles Russell will make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit later this month.,The 15-year-old from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., received a sponsor's exemption Monday for the June 27-30 tournament at Detroit Golf Club.,"The Rocket Mortgage Classic is known a...
Nick Saban, Urban Meyer lead College FB HOF ballot
Coaches Nick Saban and Urban Meyer and defensive tackle Aaron Donald headline the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot released Monday by the National Football Foundation.,The ballot, emailed to more than 12,000 NFF members, includes 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivisio...
Jags WR Gabe Davis, DL Arik Armstead to be ready by camp
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Gabe Davis and defensive lineman Arik Armstead are both expected to be ready for the start of training camp.,Head coach Doug Pederson provided updates Monday for the team's major offseason additions, who are both recovering from knee injuries.,Davis, 25, sustained ...
Aryna Sabalenka rolls into French Open quarterfinals
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka returned to the French Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win Monday against No. 22 seed Emma Navarro in Paris.,Sabalenka was a semifinalist at Roland Garros last year. The 26-year-old Belarusian never faced a break point in the 69-minute fourth-round match and finished wi...
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson agrees to 4-year extension
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson agreed to a contract extension Monday that reportedly makes him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history.,The four-year, $140 million extension includes $88.7 million at signing and $110 million guaranteed, per multiple reports.,The Vikings con...
Giants expect TE Darren Waller to retire
When the Giants report to training camp next month, they are not expecting tight end Darren Waller to be with the team.,According to multiple reports, the Giants are confident Waller intends to retire from the NFL, a decision he has wrestled with since the end of the 2023 season -- his first with Ne...
Knuckleballer Matt Waldron to start for Padres vs. Angels
Kevin Pillar has been the Los Angeles Angels' hottest hitter since the start of May, but he likely won't be in the lineup on Monday when the club hosts the San Diego Padres in Anaheim, Calif., for the opener of a three-game set. ,Pillar, who was signed on April 30 after electing to choose free agenc...
Ketel Marte back on roll as D-backs brace for Giants
Ketel Marte had a 21-game hitting streak earlier this season and a stretch of 22 hitless at-bats late last month.,The Arizona star is back on the upswing and looks to follow up a big effort when the Diamondbacks face the San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game set in Phoenix.,Ma...
Astros attempt to tame Cardinals in series opener
In a fitting twist given their recent lack of production with runners in scoring position, the Houston Astros' lone hit in that situation during a three-game set with the visiting Minnesota Twins failed to yield a run.,After finishing a combined 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position on Friday and...
First-place teams meet as Brewers visit Phillies
After his Milwaukee Brewers swept the Chicago White Sox to run their winning streak to five games, manager Pat Murphy said his team is still evolving.,"We're under construction. We're a work in progress, for sure," Murphy said. "Look at the number of pitchers that have saved a game. Look at the numb...
After altering infield, Blue Jays begin 4-game series vs. O's
The Toronto Blue Jays might start Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at third base again during their four-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles, which begins Monday night. ,In an effort to spark their offense, the Blue Jays started Guerrero, who usually plays first base, at third base in Sunday's 5-4 ...
Mets look to turn it around, start series vs. Nationals
The slumping New York Mets hit the road to face the resilient Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,After a players-only meeting led to two quick wins, the Mets reverted to their recent form and dropped the final two games of a four-game series against the Arizona Diam...
Rangers starting to click with Tigers up next
May wasn't especially kind to the Texas Rangers and right fielder Adolis Garcia. There are encouraging signs that June might be a different story, though. ,After recording consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2016, Texas begins a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers in Arlington, Te...
WCWS roundup: Jocelyn Erickson's 4 RBIs help Florida beat Alabama
Jocelyn Erickson went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, blasting a three-run home run in the sixth inning, to lift Florida to a 6-4 victory over Alabama on Sunday in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,The Gators (53-14) will take on second-seeded Oklahoma in the WCWS sem...
Connor McDavid, Oilers clinch series with Stars in Game 6
Connor McDavid collected a goal and an assist to pace the host Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday that sends them to the Stanley Cup Final.,The Oilers, who last reached the championship round in 2006, will face the Florida Panthers in a best-seven series that begins Sat...