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Toronto FC prepare for festive return home to face NYCFC
Toronto FC and visiting New York City FC will both have to contend with key injury absences when they clash on Saturday night.,BMO Field may take on something of a festival atmosphere while the annual Canadian National Exhibition takes place around the stadium. Toronto (5-7-9, 24 points) will return...
D.C. United struggling to stay in playoff hunt as LAFC visit
D.C. United have spent much of the season clinging to one of the last few rungs on the playoff ladder in the Eastern Conference in hopes of ending their league-high six-year postseason drought.,But after two straight losses in which they have been outscored 6-1, another potential disappointment is l...
Teenagers take center stage when Red Bulls, Union meet
The New York Red Bulls have seen enough from 18-year-old striker Julian Hall.,The kid with 12 goals and five assists across all competitions this year has inked a contract extension through 2029-30 that should make him the centerpiece of the franchise.,Hall and the Red Bulls will shoot for three poi...
Sounders, Fire boast new forwards in clash
The Seattle Sounders will have a new look up front when they host the Chicago Fire on Saturday., ,The Sounders (7-9-4, 25 points) have struggled to score goals all season with just 22 in 20 matches, good for the second-fewest in MLS.,To combat that, Seattle acquired 27-year-old Dejan Joveljic from S...
Surging Atlanta aims to keep Charlotte at bay
Atlanta United faces visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday night in the latest chapter of the two clubs' Southern rivalry.,Atlanta (6-12-3, 21 points) has climbed back into the Eastern Conference playoff race on the strength of a three-match win streak, its longest in MLS regular-season play since 2021....
Ryan Gerard, Viktor Hovland move in front at Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the halfway lead at the Tour Championship, but Scottie Scheffler is still near the top of the leaderboard.,What did you expect?,Scheffler is 8 under par and two strokes off the lead after the second round Friday at East Lake Golf Club. He remains tied ...
Sal Stewart sets franchise rookie RBI record as Reds top Cubs
Tyler Stephenson belted a three-run homer and Sal Stewart drove in two runs to set the franchise rookie record for RBIs in a season, fueling the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.,Stewart went deep in the fifth inning for his team-leading 29th homer...
Yankees LHP Max Fried (elbow) to return from IL to face Red Sox
Left-handed pitcher Max Fried will return from the injured list to start one of Saturday's two games against the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Friday.,Lefty Carlos Rodon will start the other game, though Boone has not decided who will start which game.,Fried, 32...
MLB suspends Dominican prospect in age-fraud case
A once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday.,The age-fraud plot included extreme eff...
U.S. Open win could have major consequences for top women
One of four women can leave New York on Sept. 12 as the world's top-ranked tennis player.,Two Americans -- Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula -- would have to raise the 2026 U.S. Open trophy in Arthur Ashe Stadium in order to stake their first-ever claim on that global honor.,Top-seeded and two-time defe...
Reports: Florida makes Todd Golden highest-paid Gators coach ever
Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden has signed his third contract extension in three years, raising his average annual salary to $8.25 million and making him the highest-paid coach in school history, according to multiple reports on Friday.,The new deal, now six years at $49.5 million through...
Roughriders struggling with mistakes ahead of visit from Argos
One of the areas that championship teams usually master is avoiding penalties and turnovers.,The Saskatchewan Roughriders failed that test last Sunday in a 30-16 road loss to the BC Lions, saddling themselves with seven penalties for 72 yards and four giveaways. The defending Grey Cup champions will...
Reds place 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (groin) on injured list
The Reds placed struggling third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left groin strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding transaction, Cincinnati recalled infielder Edwin Arroyo from Triple-A Louisville.,Hayes last played on Wednesday, going 1-for-...
Feds say fake 49ers player swindled $1.3M from women
Federal authorities claim a man posed as a San Francisco 49ers player and scammed more than two dozen women out of about $1.3 million.,The FBI arrested Daejon Love, 35, and his alleged accomplice Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, on Aug. 24 in Boise, Idaho. They were charged with conspiracy to commit wire frau...
Report: Titans WR Wan'Dale Robinson not believed to have concussion
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson is not believed to have sustained a concussion in Thursday's joint practice with the Bears, NFL Network reported Friday.,Robinson underwent tests after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Chicago safety Xavier Woods, a shot Tennessee coach Robert Saleh charac...
Rays' new ballpark approved in county vote
The Tampa Bay Rays are inching closer toward having a new home.,Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved plans for a new stadium at Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus on Friday in a 5-2 vote. That decision came one day after Tampa's city council voted 4-3 in favor of the stad...
Trey Mancini signing 1-day contract to retire with Orioles
Trey Mancini will sign a one-day contract and retire as a member of the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 19, the player and team announced Friday.,Mancini, who announced his retirement on Aug. 18, will be honored in a pregame celebration before the Orioles host the Milwaukee Brewers.,Drafted in the eighth...
White Sox reinstate OF Andrew Benintendi from bereavement list
The White Sox reinstated outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the bereavement/family medical emergency list on Friday.,In other moves, Chicago placed rookie left-hander Tyler Schweitzer on the paternity leave list and recalled left-hander Tyler Gilbert from Triple-A Charlotte.,Benintendi, 32, was place...
Stampeders, Tiger-Cats look to reverse losing trends
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will look to avoid being trampled by the Stampeders again when they visit Calgary on Saturday. ,Calgary (4-6) scored two defensive touchdowns and cruised to a 44-20 victory at Hamilton (4-7) on Aug. 1. ,That was one of four games this season with 40-plus points for the Stampe...
Jerry Sandusky accuser expected to recant abuse claim
One of Jerry Sandusky's accusers reportedly plans to recant his testimony against the former Penn State defensive coordinator who is serving a decades-long prison sentence for sexually abusing boys.,A judge has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Sept. 8 in Bellefonte, Pa., ABC News reported Thursd...