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Walter Clayton Jr. withdraws from draft to return to Florida
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft on Monday and will play another season in Gainesville, the university said.,After multiple reports indicated Clayton was coming back to Florida, the rising senior appeared to confirm it with a minute-long highlight clip posted to social me...
Blue Jays break slide, continue White Sox's woes
George Springer, Bo Bichette, and Davis Schneider homered to back five shutout innings from Chris Bassitt to lift the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,Nate Pearson, Erik Swanson, Zach Pop, and Genesis Cabrera followed Bassitt with four innings of o...
Twins stave off Royals' ninth-inning comeback
Trevor Larnach hit a three-run home run, Jose Miranda added a two-run shot and the Minnesota Twins escaped with a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Alex Kirilloff also drove in a run for Minnesota, which earned its fifth win in the past six games. The teams will...
Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen earns card via PGA Tour University
Michael Thorbjornsen of Stanford finished No. 1 in the PGA Tour University standings and secured his PGA Tour card as soon as he turns professional.,Thorbjornsen, a 22-year-old from Massachusetts, was one of the top players in college golf this season and has capitalized on the tour's relatively new...
Storm look to keep rolling with game at Sky
The Seattle Storm have heated up following a rough start.,Meanwhile, the Chicago Sky need to take advantage of an extended stretch of home games.,The Storm eye a third consecutive victory when they visit Chicago on Tuesday night.,Seattle (3-3) lost three of its first four games but has since taken a...
Sparks look to avenge loss to Fever, Caitlin Clark
Four days after a step-back 3-pointer from Caitlin Clark sealed a victory for the Indiana Fever against the host Los Angeles Sparks, the teams will meet again Tuesday, this time at Indianapolis., ,The Fever came out on top 78-73 over the Sparks on Friday as Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell scored 18 points...
Sun entertain Mercury, eye first 6-0 start in team history
The Connecticut Sun are off to their third 5-0 start in franchise history, and their past four wins were decided by a combined 16 points.,Coming off another close win, the Sun attempt to start a season with six straight wins for the first time Tuesday night when they host the Phoenix Mercury in Unca...
Orioles get big hits, cruise past Red Sox
Kyle Stowers drove in four runs and Cole Irvin pitched five shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles returned from a road trip to rip the Boston Red Sox 11-3 on Monday afternoon.,Adley Rutschman added two runs batted in and Cedric Mullins rapped a two-run triple as part of Baltimore's big day of off...
Creighton G Steven Ashworth returning for 2024-25
Creighton starting guard Steven Ashworth will return for one more season in the program, he announced via Instagram on Monday.,"Can't wait for year 2 as a Bluejay!" wrote Ashworth, who spent his first three college seasons at Utah State.,Ashworth will be joined back in Omaha, Neb., by star center Ry...
Two women sue K Brandon McManus, alleging sexual assault
Former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on a team flight last year.,McManus and the Jaguars are named in a lawsuit by women identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, filed last Friday in Duval County, where Jacksonville is located.,The wom...
Rays put 'all-encompassing' struggles up against A's
The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays meet for the first time this season Tuesday night at the start of a three-game series at St. Petersburg, Fla., that matches a pair of clubs trending in opposite directions.,In Oakland's 112-loss campaign in 2023, not much went right on or off the field. This ...
Tennessee earns top seed in NCAA baseball tourney
Tennessee received the No. 1 overall seed as the Southeastern Conference sent a record-breaking number of teams to the Division I baseball tournament, which saw its bracket revealed Monday.,Eleven of the 14 SEC teams are heading to the tournament, and the top three overall seeds and five of the top ...
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff cruise at Roland Garros
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 3 Coco Gauff won in straight sets to swiftly move into the second round of the French Open on Monday at Roland Garros.,Gauff dispatched Russian qualifier Julia Avdeeva 6-1, 6-1 in 52 minutes. Swiatek opened her quest for a third straight French Open title with a 6-1, 6...
Rockies place RHP Justin Lawrence (shoulder) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed right-hander Justin Lawrence on the 15-day injured list Monday with a shoulder strain.,The Rockies also called up left-hander Josh Rogers and right-hander Peter Lambert from Triple-A Albuquerque, designated right-hander John Curtiss for assignment and outrighted right-han...
Dodgers-Mets rained out; doubleheader Tuesday
Monday's game between the Mets and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed due to impending rain in New York.,The game will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader at Citi Field on Tuesday, starting at 4:10 p.m. ET.,The Mets had been scheduled to start Tylor Megill (0-2, 3.00 ERA) on Mo...
Tigers carry momentum into brief home series with Pirates
The Detroit Tigers had an extra day to savor their biggest offensive output of the season. After getting Memorial Day off, they'll open a two-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Detroit extended its winning streak to three games on Sunday afternoon with a wild 14-11 win over ...
Rafael Nadal ousted in straight sets at Roland Garros
German Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the French Open on Monday, ending what could be the Spaniard's final career appearance at Roland Garros. ,Zverev defeated the 14-time French champion 6-3, 7-4 (4), 6-3 at Paris to advance to the second round.,"To be honest I don't kno...
Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71
Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, a two-time national champion at UCLA and two-time NBA champion, died Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 71.,Walton, who overcame a stuttering problem to become a beloved broadcaster, was surrounded by family when he passed away.,"Bill Walton was trul...
Rangers D Jacob Trouba fined $5K for elbowing
The NHL fined New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba $5,000 on Monday for elbowing Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues.,The incident occurred late in the second period in Game 3 on Sunday. Trouba received a two-minute minor for the elbow as well as a minor penalty for slashing during the same seq...
Nationals DFA Victor Robles, reinstate Lane Thomas
The Washington Nationals reinstated Lane Thomas from the 10-day injured list on Monday and designated fellow outfielder Victor Robles for assignment.,Thomas missed a month with an MCL sprain in his left knee. He was injured stealing second base in an April 23 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Th...