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Columbus, New England aim to get back on track
The Columbus Crew and New England Revolution meet Saturday knowing playoff position is not the most pressing concern.,Neither has played well for long stretches and their postseason aspirations, while different, are becoming harder to envision.,The Crew (12-5-9, 45 points) sought to win the Supporte...
Jaguars' Travis Hunter to miss second straight preseason game
Jacksonville Jaguars receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter remains bothered by an upper-body injury and will miss Saturday's preseason finale at the Miami Dolphins.,Hunter also missed last week's preseason game against the New Orleans Saints due to the injury.,Hunter didn't participate in Thursday's joi...
Report: MLB, ESPN reach framework media rights deal
ESPN and Major League Baseball have a framework agreement in place that would give ESPN the exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games over the next three years, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday. ,The deal would also include the rights to in-market games for five ...
Coco Gauff one of five Americans to land top-10 seeds at U.S. Open
The last three U.S. Open women's champions earned the top three seeds for this year's tournament in New York, it was announced Thursday.,Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is the top seed, 2022 champ Iga Swiatek of Poland is the No. 2 seed, and 2023 title winner Coco Gauff is No. 3 in an ...
Rapids acquire M Paxten Aaronson for club-record fee
The Colorado Rapids signed U.S. men's national team midfielder Paxten Aaronson to a five-year contract on Thursday.,The Rapids acquired Aaronson, 21, from Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt for a club-record $7 million transfer fee.,Aaronson will occupy a Designated Player spot in Colorado as he returns ...
Ryan Browne named Purdue's starting QB
First-year head coach Barry Odom named Ryan Browne as Purdue's starting quarterback to open the Boilermakers' 2025 campaign.,Odom announced his decision after practice Thursday.,The redshirt sophomore briefly left Purdue for North Carolina and went through spring practice with Bill Belichick and the...
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz earn top two seeds at U.S. Open
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 2022 winner Carlos Alcaraz are the top two seeds for the upcoming U.S. Open in New York, it was announced Thursday.,Sinner opens play against Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic. Among the players in the Italian's path is Brit Jack Draper, the No. 5 seed.,Alcaraz's...
Reports: Eagles WR Johnny Wilson out for season
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Johnny Wilson will have season-ending surgery on his knee and ankle, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Wilson sustained the injury at practice on Tuesday when his left leg got rolled up on during a running play. He left on a cart after being evaluated in the medic...
Northwestern and ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald settle suit
Northwestern has reached a settlement in former football coach Pat Fitzgerald's wrongful termination lawsuit.,Terms were not disclosed but Fitzgerald's attorneys called it a "satisfactory settlement" on Thursday, per ESPN.,Fitzgerald sued the university for $130 million in October 2023. He was fired...
Connor Zilisch cleared to return after breaking collarbone
Connor Zilisch has been medically cleared to return to the track and will drive the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.,Zilisch, 19, fractured his collarbone on Aug. 9 after his celebration in Victory Lane went awry at Watkins Gle...
College football hot seat: Auburn, Florida State already sizzling
College football coaches were afforded a recruiting class's full cycle of four years to prove their value, barring major malfeasance, not all that long ago. ,Those days are long gone.,In today's ecosystem, when freshman signees rarely stay at the same program for four years and what was once conside...
Nick Kyrgios withdraws from third straight U.S. Open
Australian Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the U.S. Open for the third straight year on Thursday.,Wrist, ankle and knee injuries have kept the former Wimbledon finalist largely out of action since 2023.,Kyrgios, 30, is just 1-4 in singles matches this season and has dropped to No. 644 in the ATP rankings...
Whitecaps add D Joedrick Pupe, D Sebastian Schonlau
The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired Joedrick Pupe from Belgium's F.C.V. Dender and fellow defender Sebastian Schonlau from Germany's Hamburger SV on Thursday.,The Whitecaps also transferred defender Bjorn Inge Utvik to Norway's Sarpsborg 08 FF.,Utvik, 29, returns to his home country after contributing ...
Mariners' Tayler Saucedo shares threat received on social media
Seattle Mariners left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo received death threats over social media following his rough outing against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Saucedo entered the game in the seventh inning with the Mariners facing a one-run deficit. He struggled mightily, allowing fiv...
Rangers activate reliever Jacob Webb from injured list
The Texas Rangers activated right-handed reliever Jacob Webb from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,Webb, 31, went on the IL on July 29 with back spasms and made three rehab appearances at Triple-A Round Rock.,He is 4-3 with a 3.75 ERA, seven holds and one save in 42 appearances out of the Texas ...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson sits out practice Thursday
Lamar Jackson was held out of Baltimore Ravens practice Thursday as a precaution to rest his foot after a teammate inadvertently stepped on the MVP quarterback midway through Wednesday's workout.,A team spokesman said Jackson was fine, noting a teammate stepped on his foot before he walked off the f...
Report: Falcons preparing for RT Kaleb McGary to miss games
Atlanta has two weeks to figure out who will protect the blind side of starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. when the regular season begins Sept. 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,The Falcons' top two options at right tackle aren't expected to be available, potentially exposing their left-handed ...
Real Salt Lake acquire D DeAndre Yedlin from Cincinnati
Real Salt Lake acquired veteran U.S. men's national team defender DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati on Thursday.,In exchange for the 32-year-old right back, Cincinnati receives $304,700 in 2025 general allocation money.,"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome DeAndre to our club," RSL chief soccer of...
Bills QB Josh Allen to sit out entire preseason for first time
Josh Allen will sit out Saturday's game against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers, marking the first time in his NFL career that the Buffalo Bills quarterback will not play in the preseason.,Bills coach Sean McDermott announced Thursday that Allen would not participate in the preseason finale.,"(You've)...
WNBA breaks single-season attendance record
With three weeks left in the regular season, the WNBA already has broken the single-season attendance record by surpassing 2.5 million fans, the league confirmed Thursday.,The total attendance so far of 2,501,609 was set with 13 teams playing a total of 226 games through Wednesday.,The previous reco...