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Tadej Pogacar stuns on Stage 19, takes big Tour de France lead
Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar won Stage 19 -- a mountainous, 127.9-kilometer trek in the French Alps -- shocking competitors as he mounted a furious rally with 12 kilometers to go on Friday.,More than three minutes behind the leaders at that point, he kicked into top gear to overtake Richard C...
LeBron James picks 76ers with 'last decision,' to sign 2-year deal
Superstar LeBron James is heading to the City of Brotherly Love.,James, 41, is signing a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Friday.,The 76ers will be the fourth team for James, who spent the past eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, highlig...
LeBron James vaults 76ers to among NBA title favorites
The acquisition of Jaylen Brown vaulted the Philadelphia 76ers into the 2027 NBA title conversation in the eyes of oddsmakers, and the addition of LeBron James has pushed them toward the front of the pack.,Shortly after James' agent told ESPN on Friday that his client has agreed to a two-year deal w...
Bryson DeChambeau on Open: 'Right there with the Claret Jug' without penalty
Bryson DeChambeau admitted that he felt like he could have contended for the victory at the Open Championship last weekend if not for a two-shot penalty and a poor performance on one hole.,Speaking after completing the first round of the LIV Golf United Kingdom, DeChambeau's comments were in respons...
Ex-Jets doctor to meet retired K Jay Feely in Arizona election
Former NFL kicker Jay Feely has moved from primary candidate to Republican nominee in his quest to win a seat in Congress -- and his opponent is familiar.,Feely, who counts the New York Jets among his former employers, is campaigning to win Arizona's First Congressional District, a hotly contested s...
Agent: LeBron James to sign 2-year deal with 76ers
Superstar LeBron James is heading to the City of Brotherly Love.,James, 41, is signing a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Friday.,The 76ers will be the fourth team for James, who spent the past eight seasons with the Lakers, highlighted by help...
Panthers place LB Nic Scourton (knee) on season-ending IR
Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Scourton's season is over before it began.,The Panthers placed Scourton on injured reserve on Friday, one day after he injured his right knee on a wet field during the team's first practice of training camp.,Multiple media outlets reported Scourton sustained a torn A...
Reports: Duke-Michigan game canceled over broadcast dispute
A blockbuster nonconference game between national champion Michigan and Duke, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been canceled, multiple outlets reported Friday. ,The game was set to be played at Madison Square Garden and streamed on Prime Video as part of a three-game agreement with the Blue Devils. Instea...
Reds get first look at Cardinals RHP Dustin May
With both sides attempting to gain ground in the National League wild-card race, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Cardinals have dropped five of seven games since the All-Star break and sit 1 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamo...
Twins ride momentum into homestand opener against Athletics
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.,Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host...
Guardians seek clutch hits in series opener vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to put one of their more frustrating losses of the season behind them when they begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays have the best record in the American League and own a two-game lead over the New York Yank...
Stumbling Padres hope set with skidding Marlins can spark turnaround
The San Diego Padres continue to invest heavily in their roster, but they still haven't seen many dividends.,After dropping five of seven coming out of the All-Star break to match their low mark on the season at three games under .500, the Padres will try to turn things around when they continue the...
Historic streak snapped, Red Sox attempt to bounce back vs. Blue Jays
All good things must come to an end.,For the Boston Red Sox, that meant the end of a franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak.,The quest for a new streak begins on Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays enter for the start of a three-game weekend series.,"All of us knew that it was going to end ...
Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles
The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season.,They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.,"A stretch of 17 straight (days with games) when you're trying to protect yo...
D-backs, Nats open set with eyes on wild-card race, trade deadline
The National League wild-card race takes center stage when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Though the calendar still reads July, both teams are in the wild-card mix and trying to determine whether to be buyers or sellers ahead o...
Royals aim to extend record of success vs. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Fresh off his best performance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal will try to keep his team on a roll against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday evening.,The Tigers won the opener of the four-game series 4-3 on Thur...
MLB roundup: Twins score two runs in 12th to edge Guardians
Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall delivered back-to-back RBI singles off Erik Sabrowski with two outs in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon to earn a split of the four-game series.,Larnach drove in automatic runner Ryan J...
SEC notebook: Texas motivated by daily work, not exterior expectations
There may not be a team in college football with more exterior pressure entering the 2026 season than the Texas Longhorns.,After Texas lost in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in the 2023 and '24 seasons, last year's squad ended up just outside the CFP despite a season-ending victory o...
Woody Kincaid kicks on late to win USA 10,000-meter championship
At age 33, Woody Kincaid still has elite finishing pace, as he proved while winning the men's 10,000-meter race on Thursday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in New York.,Kincaid edged Grant Fisher by 0.80 seconds with a winning time of 30 minutes, 13.66 seconds thanks to a last lap o...
Reports: USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter leaving Vancouver for Middlesbrough
Sebastian Berhalter, who has made his stripes in North America, both as a member of the United States men's national soccer team in international play and as a seven-year MLS veteran, is set to head across the pond,Multiple reports on Thursday revealed that the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder is in t...