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Ex-Phillies to manage Futures Game during All-Star week
Two former Phillies, both World Series winners, will manage the next generation of MLB players in the Futures Game in Philadelphia on July 12 as part of the festivities leading up to the All-Star Game.,Shane Victorino will manage the National League Futures team while Larry Bowa will lead the Americ...

Ryan Craig, 44, tabbed as head coach of Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights named Ryan Craig as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.,The news came one day after Vegas announced that John Tortorella would not return as the bench boss. The Golden Knights' season ended Sunday with a Game 6 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in th...

Boston acquires hometown D Lilly Reale from Gotham
Boston Legacy FC acquired defender Lilly Reale from Gotham FC on Wednesday in exchange for $400,000 in allocation money and transfer funds.,The 22-year-old native of Hingham, Mass., joins her hometown club on a four-year contract through December 2029.,Reale was the 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year and ...

USGA, R&A delaying golf ball rollback till at least 2030
The proposed "rollback" of the golf ball will not begin in 2028, the USGA and the R&A announced Wednesday in conjunction with the PGA and DP World tours.,The topic has been a flashpoint in the sport for years, and many professional players have been against new testing standards for balls aimed at c...

USGA boosts prize money to $22.5M at US Open
The 2026 U.S. Open purse is on par with that of the Masters.,On Wednesday, United States Golf Association CEO Mike Whan announced the purse for the 126th edition of the U.S. Open will be $22.5 million, which represents an increase of $1 million from last year.,The winner of this week's event at Shin...

Boston Fleet win five top honors at PWHL awards event
Members of the Boston Fleet took home five of the seven individual honors at the 2026 PWHL Awards in Detroit on Tuesday night.,Boston's Aerin Frankel was named both the Billie Jean King MVP and the Goaltender of the Year.,Frankel, 26, is the first netminder to claim MVP honors. She set league record...

Rapids transfer M Connor Ronan to Aberdeen FC
The Colorado Rapids transferred midfielder Connor Ronan to Scotland's Aberdeen FC on Wednesday.,Ronan, 28, had one assist in six matches (two starts) this season, his fourth with the Rapids.,The Englishman accumulated two goals and 14 assists in 103 appearances across all competitions from 2023-26.,...

Report: Ivory Coast player arrested in May in French fixing probe
Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi, who started Sunday's World Cup win over Ecuador, was arrested last month in France as part of a spot-fixing investigation, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Sources told The Athletic that French authorities are trying to establish whether he deliberately earned a yellow...

Union part ways with veteran D Olivier Mbaizo
The Philadelphia Union waived longtime defender Olivier Mbaizo on Wednesday.,The 28-year-old Cameroon native had been under contract through the 2026 MLS season.,Mbaizo tallied 13 assists in 122 regular-season matches with the Union from 2018-26. He had made only one appearance this season.,"We want...

Report: Jags make Ross Matiscik highest-paid snapper
The Jacksonville Jaguars are making three-time Pro Bowl selection Ross Matiscik the NFL's highest-paid long snapper, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Matiscik, 29, is signing a two-year extension worth $3.8 million in new money, according to the report. His previous contract, signed in April 2022, wa...

WNBA expanding to 50-game regular season in 2027
The WNBA is expanding the regular season from 44 games to 50 games starting with the 2027 campaign, the league announced Wednesday.,During its inaugural season in 1997, each of the league's eight members played only 28 regular season games.,The WNBA currently includes 15 teams, including two 2026 ex...

Jesse Love lands Cup ride with Wood Brothers Racing
Jesse Love will drive the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2027.,The team announced the news Wednesday, a week after confirming that driver Josh Berry will not return next season.,Love, 21, will make his debut for the venerable NASCAR shop at the 2027 Dayton...

Former first-round pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka retires at 27
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, a first-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, abruptly retired at age 27.,The outside linebacker signed a one-year free agent deal in March with the Philadelphia Eagles, who put him on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday.,The Buccaneers selected the Washington product with the N...

Report: C Walker Kessler rebuffs $140M offer from Jazz
Restricted free agent Walker Kessler and the Utah Jazz remain far apart, despite a five-year, $140 million offer on the table, ESPN reported Wednesday.,It reportedly would be the largest contract ever given to a center who has never been an All-Star. However, the 24-year-old Kessler and his represen...

World Cup one-day attendance record broken Tuesday
Tuesday's four World Cup matches drew a combined 281,223 fans, breaking the 32-year-old single-day tournament record.,The previous mark of 277,070, also for four matches, was set in the United States on June 28, 1994.,Tuesday's total came on an action-packed day featuring matches between France and ...

After ending Wrigley hex, Rockies eager to take series vs. Cubs
Having broken their 10-game Wrigley Field skid on Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies now will aim to win their first series in nearly four years at the historic park as they wrap up a three-game set against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.,The friendly confines have been anything but for the Roc...

Mariners banking big returns will pay big dividends against Orioles
Perhaps it was fitting that Logan Gilbert was on the mound the night catcher Cal Raleigh returned from the injured list.,The longtime batterymates turned in vintage performances as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Tuesday night.,The three-game series continues Wednesday in Sea...

Maple Leafs tab former Kings bench boss Jim Hiller as next head coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs named former assistant Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history on Wednesday morning.,Hiller, 57, returns to Toronto after serving four seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Babcock from 2015-19. He spent parts of the past three campaigns as the head coach of...

Pirates' Bryan Reynolds bids to push luck in rematch vs. A's
Bryan Reynolds feared he was about to be robbed of a homer to center field from the left side while batting in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. He slowed down between first and second base to see the ball barely elude the glove of the Athletics' leaping Henry Bolte.,One inning later, Reynolds' sho...

Injury-depleted Guardians aim to ignite offense vs. Brewers
The Cleveland Guardians are seeking answers to replace the offensive firepower left by Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez, each of whom landed on the injured list over the weekend.,The search continues when the visiting Guardians face the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchel...