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Brooke Henderson: Nelly Korda's dominance 'good for the game'
Brooke Henderson has a trio of third-place finishes among her five top-10s so far in 2024, but she arrived at this week's U.S. Women's Open riding a 16-month winless drought.,Snapping that streak could be difficult going up against World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has won six of her past seven starts an...
Lexi Thompson, 29, retiring at end of 2024 season
Lexi Thompson will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2024 season, the LPGA Tour announced Tuesday.,Thompson, 29, is an 11-time LPGA Tour winner -- including her lone major at the 2014 Chevron Championship. She also represented the United States in six Solheim Cups as well as two Olympic Games.,Pe...
Report: Retired S Tony Jefferson wants to play in '24
Safety Tony Jefferson wants to come out of retirement and play in 2024, according to Bleacher Report.,Jefferson, 32, last played for the New York Giants in 2022 and announced his retirement in May 2023.,He spent last season as a scouting intern with the Baltimore Ravens, a team with which he spent f...
Report: Tennessee F Igor Milicic withdraws from draft
Croatian forward Igor Milicic has withdrawn from next month's NBA draft and will play at Tennessee in 2024-25, CBS Sports reported Tuesday.,The 6-foot-10 Milicic is a two-time transfer who played the last two seasons at Charlotte after one year at Virginia.,He averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds a...
Three NFL Playoff Teams Set To Decline in 2024
These NFL teams are in line to take a step back in the 2024 season....
Report: Mavs F Maxi Kleber cleared to return for Game 4
Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber has been cleared to return Tuesday for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Dallas, The Athletic reported.,Kleber has been sidelined since May 3 due to an AC joint shoulder separation.,The Mavericks hold a 3-0 lead in their best-...
Terence Atmane apologizes for hitting fan with ball at French Open
Terence Atmane apologized via social media Tuesday for hitting a spectator with a tennis ball at the French Open.,On Sunday, Atmane vented his frustration after his return went long against Austrian Sebastian Ofner in a first-round match by striking a forehand shot into the stands. That ball acciden...
Astros, with additional ailment in rotation, face Mariners again
The Houston Astros' ailing starting rotation has taken another hit. ,Right-hander Cristian Javier, who was scheduled to start Tuesday night's game against the host Seattle Mariners, instead was placed on the 15-day injured list with what manager Joe Espada called "right forearm discomfort.",Javier ...
Marlins' Jesus Luzardo brings scoreless run into matchup with Padres
Miami Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo will try to maintain his streak of scoreless innings when he takes the mound against the host San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series.,Luzardo (2-3, 4.14 ERA) has combined for 14 shutout innings over his past two outings.,In...
Vitality, 9z land in upper-bracket final at IEM Dallas
Team Vitality and 9z Team won their respective upper-bracket semifinal matches in Group A on Monday at the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event.,Vitality swept G2 Esports 2-0, while 9z slipped by Team Liquid for a 2-1 victory. The winners meet in the upper-bracket final on Wednesday.,Sixteen team...
Sizzling Giants likely without LaMonte Wade Jr. against Phillies
The San Francisco Giants hope a strained hamstring suffered by hot-hitting LaMonte Wade Jr. doesn't stall their offensive momentum as they continue a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.,Five different Giants players collected two hits apiece while three dro...
With winning streak over, Guardians look to rebound vs. Rockies
It might be the end of May but the Cleveland Guardians are looking like a team that can make an October run.,As long as they don't face the Colorado Rockies.,Cleveland saw its nine-game winning streak snapped in an 8-6 loss at the Rockies in Denver on Monday. Still, the Guardians have the second-bes...
Reds take on Cardinals in search of 5th straight win
The Cincinnati Reds will look to extend their season-high win streak to five games when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the middle game of their three-game series Tuesday night. , ,The Reds won the first game 3-1 on Monday thanks to the starting pitching of Nick Lodolo, who was returning from a...
MLB roundup: Rockies break Guardians' 9-game win streak
Charlie Blackmon homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs and the Colorado Rockies used a six-run fourth inning to beat the red-hot Cleveland Guardians 8-6 in Denver on Monday.,Cleveland had its nine-game winning streak snapped, the team's longest run since it won an American League-record 22 g...
Relentless Royals, streaking Twins clash in division matchup
Simeon Woods Richardson will look to maintain his marvelous start to the season when he takes the mound for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Royals in the second contest of a four-game series Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Woods Richardson (1-0, 2.57 ERA) has allowed only 10 earned runs in...
M's use 3-run first to tackle Astros
Bryce Miller pitched six quality innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between American League West rivals.,The division-leading Mariners scored three runs in the first inning off Framber Valdez (3-3) and made the...
Aiming to add to division lead, Brewers take on Cubs again
With the hoopla surrounding Cubs manager Craig Counsell's return to Milwaukee dying down, the Milwaukee Brewers will refocus behind right-hander Freddy Peralta when they host Chicago on Tuesday in what is shaping up as a key National League Central series., ,Peralta (3-3, 3.81 ERA) will be opposed b...
Controversial umpire Angel Hernandez to retire
Umpire Angel Hernandez, who stirred controversy on the field with questionable calls and in court against Major League Baseball, is retiring, he said Monday night, confirming what numerous outlets reported.,Hernandez, who debuted as a major league umpire in 1991 and was hired full-time two years lat...
White Sox on mission to get timely hits, win against Blue Jays
The scuffling Chicago White Sox enter Tuesday's visit from the Toronto Blue Jays on a six-game losing streak, their third skid of at least that many games this season.,Losers of 10 of the past 11 overall, the White Sox have been limited to one run in each of their past two defeats, needing solo home...