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NFL committees recommend approval of $9.6B Seahawks sale
The sale of the Seattle Seahawks to venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his family passed through a pair of key committee votes Wednesday.,Owners who sit on the NFL's finance and ownership policy committees voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the record-breaking $9.612 billion sale, Front...
Royals polish off four-game sweep of Athletics
Bobby Witt Jr. homered among his two hits and scored three times, while Salvador Perez and Michael Massey each had three hits to propel the Kansas City Royals to a four-game sweep of the visiting Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Thursday.,Nick Loftin added an RBI triple in the Royals' 12-hit attack.,...
Lakers minority owner has no plans to sell 4% stake
Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong does not intend to sell his minority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers amid a high-profile sale of the franchise.,Soon-Shiong's family attorney, Chuck "Tiger" Kenworthy, said in a statement to ESPN on Thursday his client is "absolutely not selling" his 4% stake in t...
Garrett Mitchell leads Brewers' bats in win over Mariners
Garrett Mitchell had two doubles, a home run and three RBIs for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 7-4 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Gary Sanchez drove in two runs and David Hamilton had two singles and an RBI for the Brewers, ...
Jessica Pegula outlasts Amanda Anisimova to reach Cincinnati semis
Jessica Pegula continued her dominance of fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, pulling out a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win to improve to 6-0 all time in the series and advance to the semifinals of the WTA's Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Third-seeded Pegula won by the narrowest of margins, claimin...
FURIA first to reach CS:GO semis at Esports World Cup
FURIA became the first team to clinch a semifinal berth in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive playoffs at the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Paris.,FURIA outlasted G2 Esports 2-1 in the first quarterfinal match of the event, while the rest of the Round of 16 was also completed Thursday. In those...
Report: Ravens C Danny Pinter (leg) likely out for season
Baltimore Ravens center Danny Pinter is expected to miss the entire 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon in his right leg during a joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, according to a report from NFL Network.,Pinter, a candidate to replace three-time Pro Bowl center ...
Grant Holmes, Braves baffle White Sox
Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs and Grant Holmes pitched six-plus innings to spark a combined one-hitter as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday in a makeup game between the first-place clubs.,Holmes (8-5) shined against the White Sox in his second start ...
Report: A's SS Jacob Wilson (shoulder) expected to miss rest of season
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson is expected to miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Wilson last played in the A's 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. He sat out the next three games and was out of the starting lineup for Thursday's road series...
Gavin Williams (11 Ks), Guardians take rubber match vs. Giants
Gavin Williams fired 11 strikeouts and Patrick Bailey had two hits and an RBI against his former team, sparking the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-2 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,Williams (12-7) went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with three walks in t...
Blue Jays notch series win over Rays with homers, Shane Bieber's gem
Kazuma Okamoto led a three-home-run attack, Shane Bieber topped the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time this season, and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays claimed a series win in the first half of their six-game road trip with a 5-1 victory on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Okamoto went 2-fo...
Ninth-inning error looms large as Cardinals rally past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.,With St. Louis down to its final out trailing 5-4 in the ninth, JJ Wetherholt's routine fly ball to left-center ...
Lions TE Sam LaPorta nursing hip injury, Week 1 status uncertain
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta's availability for the team's season opener is in question, coach Dan Campbell announced Thursday.,Campbell said the team is being cautious after LaPorta recently suffered an injury following a hit to his hip.,"It flared up a little bit, it's a little aggravated,"...
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez (hamstring) exits game vs. Rays
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez exited after a fourth-inning at-bat with a tight right hamstring in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The three-time Gold Glove winner reached back for his right hamstring on a hard sprint to first b...
Oklahoma coach Brett Venables agrees to new 6-year, $69M deal
Coming off a College Football Playoff appearance last season, Oklahoma announced a new six-year contract for football coach Brett Venables on Thursday, pending approval by Oklahoma's Board of Regents.,The university didn't disclose financial details. The deal adds two years to Venables' existing con...
After 11 years, Ronaldinho returns to soccer with a primary goal
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho is returning to the game, 11 years after his retirement.,He has signed with Ravenna of Italy's third-tier Serie C with one goal in mind: to score the final goal of his career. ,"He'll play one game in the hope of scoring the final goal of his career with us," said ...
Blue Jays SS Andres Gimenez exits game vs. Rays
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez suffered an apparent leg injury during a fourth-inning at-bat in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The three-time Gold Glove winner reached back for his right hamstring on a hard sprint to first base...
Blue Jackets G Elvis Merzlikins undergoes shoulder surgery
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery earlier this week to repair an injured shoulder, the team announced Thursday.,"Elvis informed us a few weeks ago that he was experiencing some discomfort in his shoulder during his offseason workouts...
Defending champ Carlos Alcaraz (wrist) to return for U.S. Open
Carlos Alcaraz will make his return from a right wrist injury to defend his title at the U.S. Open, he announced Thursday on social media.,"Here we go!" Alcaraz wrote on X with an emoji of the American flag and a waving hand.,Ranked No. 2 in the world, Alcaraz began the calendar year by claiming the...
Spirit, Yandex sweep playoff openers at The International
Team Spirit, TEAM VISION, Team Yandex and Nigma Galaxy won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches Thursday at The International 2026 in Shanghai.,Sixteen teams began the 15th annual Dota 2 tournament on Aug. 13. The crowd-funded prize pool has a base of $1.6 million and a current value of more tha...