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Thorns trade M Hina Sugita to Angel City
The Portland Thorns traded midfielder Hina Sugita to Angel City on Tuesday in exchange for defender M.A. Vignola and $600,000 in intraleague transfer funds.,Sugita, 28, had been with the Thorns since 2022 and racked up 13 goals and 14 assists in league play (82 appearances, 71 starts). She had three...
Warriors’ Steve Kerr ‘very comfortable’ coaching on final year of deal
Despite 2025-26 being the final year of Steve Kerr's contract, the Golden State Warriors' head coach said he's comfortable with where things stand.,"I don't anticipate any negotiation during the season," Kerr told reporters Tuesday on the opening day of training camp. "Who knows, maybe it all comes ...
49ers QB Brock Purdy (toe) holding out hope he can play Thursday
With a game against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams coming up Thursday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) said he has not been ruled out from playing in it.,Purdy missed Weeks 2 and 3 due to a toe injury but returned Sunday. The fourth-year quarterback told reporters following th...
Duke takes high-octane offense on road against Cal
The Duke offense is piling up points and the defense is forcing miscues over the past two games.,The Blue Devils will try to maintain their sudden prowess and stretch their winning streak to three games when they take on Cal on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Berkeley, Calif.,Duk...
Reports: Warriors RFA Jonathan Kuminga agrees to 2-year deal
Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga will return to the Golden State Warriors on a two-year, $48.5 million contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Kuminga's contract includes a team option for the second year, the reports said, that allows the Warriors to pivot toward negotiating a fresh...
Colorado coach Deion Sanders wants to see more fire at TCU
Colorado and TCU are both looking to bounce back from three-point losses when they meet in Big 12 action Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) jumped out to a 14-0 lead last weekend against then-No. 25 BYU before fading in a 24-21 setback.,Colorado coach Deion Sanders ...
North Carolina hosts reeling Clemson in Bill Belichick's ACC opener
The misery will subside somewhat for either Clemson or North Carolina this weekend.,Two teams that have suffered much-discussed defeats across the first month of the season meet in a Saturday afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference game at Chapel Hill, N.C.,"We've got eight games left. We got a long way...
Cincinnati out to prove its Big 12 candidacy vs. unbeaten No. 14 Iowa State
Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield didn't mince words following the team's 37-34 victory Saturday at Kansas, telling sideline reporter Lauren Jbara that the Bearcats are here for the Big 12.,Saturday's win was the type that largely eluded the Bearcats in their first two seasons as a me...
Pitt riding with QB Eli Holstein against Boston College
It appears that Eli Holstein will remain Pitt's starting quarterback Saturday when the Panthers host Boston College in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,Holstein was benched for Cole Gonzales in the fourth quarter of last week's 34-27 loss to Louisville. Holstein completed 14 of 26 passes for 22...
11 Texas Tech visits rival Houston for clash of 4-0 teams
No. 11 Texas Tech returns from its bye week with a quarterback quandary heading into Saturday night's game at Houston in a showdown of unbeaten Big 12 Conference rivals.,Behren Morton was knocked out in the third quarter of the Red Raiders' 34-10 win at then-No. 16 Utah on Sept. 20 when he slid on a...
NYCFC sporting director David Lee jumps to Sporting KC
New York City FC sporting director David Lee is leaving the club to take over as president of soccer operations and general manager of Sporting Kansas City.,SKC announced Tuesday that Lee signed a seven-year contract lasting through 2032.,Lee had worked for NYCFC since 2014, moving up from director ...
Syracuse all-time leading scorer Lawrence Moten dies at 53
Lawrence Moten, the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse history, died on Tuesday, the school announced. He was 53.,A cause of death wasn't immediately divulged. Moten's daughter, Lawrencia, told Syracuse.com that her father died at his home in Washington, D.C.,Moten scored 2,334 points from 1991-95 ...
Wings part with coach Chris Koclanes
The Dallas Wings are in the market for a new head coach after parting with Chris Koclanes on Tuesday.,Koclanes, 35, was hired ahead of the 2025 season after spending one and a half years as an assistant coach at Southern California. He secured that job after serving as a defensive coordinator for th...
Angels move on from manager Ron Washington, interim Ray Montgomery
Neither Ron Washington nor Ray Montgomery will return to manage the Los Angeles Angels in 2026.,The Angels announced Tuesday that they had declined the option on Washington's contract for 2026. They said they will begin the process of hiring a new manager "immediately," marking the end of Montgomery...
No. 5 Oklahoma hands keys to QB Michael Hawkins Jr. vs Kent State
Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle sees flashes of the way John Mateer interacted with Cam Ward at Washington State in the way Michael Hawkins Jr. has interacted with Mateer so far this season at Oklahoma.,Hawkins will make his first start of the season Saturday when the No. 5 Sooners (4-0) take on ...
Cubs belt back-to-back HRs in Game 1 win over Padres
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly belted back-to-back homers to lead off the fifth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League wild-card series on Tuesday.,Daniel Palencia (1-0) struck out two and retired all five batters he faced i...
No. 9 Texas puts elite defense against Florida's anemic offense
No. 9 Texas pits one of the nation's top defenses against stumbling Florida on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in Gainesville, Fla.,The teams, both idle last weekend, meet for the first time in Gainesville since 1940 and for just the fifth time ever. The Longhorns have never lo...
HOTU, Inner Circle finish first stage 3-0 at ESL Pro League 22
HOTU and Inner Circle Esports became the first two teams to advance from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 22 by notching wins Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.,HOTU's 2-0 sweep of ENCE and Inner Circle's 2-1 comeback against Gentle Mates ensured those teams went 3-0 through the first three ro...
Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill has season-ending knee surgery
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill underwent a "major knee procedure" Tuesday to repair his torn ACL and other ligament damage, coach Mike McDaniel confirmed.,Hill will miss at least the rest of the 2025 season after dislocating his left knee and suffering the ligament tears during Monday's 27...
Broncos' Sean Payton calls B.S. on 'tush push' critics
If the Philadelphia Eagles successfully execute the "tush push" against Denver on Sunday, Broncos coach Sean Payton will tip his cap to what he considers a well conceived play.,A long-time supporter of the controversial play despite not implementing it in Denver's offensive scheme, Payton said he qu...