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Aryna Sabalenka, Nick Kyrgios to play 'Battle of Sexes' match in Dubai
Nick Kyrgios finally is getting a chance to put his game where his mouth is.,The Australian, a frequent critic of women's tennis, will meet women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in an exhibition Dec. 28 in Dubai.,It will be the fourth so-called "Battle of the Sexes" among tennis players. Billie Jean K...
Report: Kings signing free agent F Precious Achiuwa
The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent big man Precious Achiuwa, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Achiuwa, 26, averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 20.5 minutes in 57 games (10 starts) last season with the New York Knicks.,He has career averages of 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 20.0 minutes in 320 gam...
White Sox to pick up OF Luis Robert's $20M option
The Chicago White Sox plan to pick up center fielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Robert, 28, was limited to 110 games in 2025 and hit .223 with 14 home runs and a career-high 33 stolen bases.,He has played more than 110 games in only one season -- 145 during...
4 teams advance to IEM Chengdu group finals
Four teams advanced to the upper-bracket finals on Tuesday as the group stage continued at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament in China.,Astralis and Team Falcons will meet in the Group A final and FURIA and MOUZ will square off in Group B.,Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams began...
NFL Playoff Picture entering Week 10: Bears, Chiefs just miss cut
If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swiping the final wild-card spot. ,In the NFC, the Chicago Bears (5-3) are eighth in the conference, meaning no postseason -- despite being one of three tea...
Reports: Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga becomes free agent
Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set for free agency after four seasons in Chicago. ,The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next three years and Imanaga opted out of a $15 million player option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday. Free agency begins Thursday. ,In two seasons with th...
Cowboys land LB Logan Wilson, send draft pick to Bengals
Disgruntled Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson is relocating to Dallas in a deal that sends Cincinnati a seventh-round draft pick in 2026.,Two weeks after Wilson, a team captain, requested a trade due to a reduction in playing time, the 29-year-old got his wish. ,He will be going from the NFL's worst d...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Raptors soar into Toronto after dramatic win
RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are forming a dynamic duo for the Toronto Raptors, who will look for more heroics from the pair when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time in 12 days on Tuesday.,The Bucks have a hero of their own, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who arrives in C...
Cardinals coach: Kyler Murray still starting QB when healthy
Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon shot down questions of a permanent quarterback change on Monday night, moments after Jacoby Brissett led the team to a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.,Gannon was quick with an answer when asked if he would keep Brissett as the team's starter in pla...
Conner Weigman, Houston stumble into matchup with UCF
Both UCF and Houston, coming off multi-score losses, will look to get back on track when they meet Friday night in a Big 12 matchup at Orlando.,The Cougars (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) were riding high after taking down then-No. 24 Arizona State on Oct. 25 to earn their first AP Top 25 ranking since 2022. Then...
Oilers pursue bounce-back performance against surging Stars
Two unsung players -- one a veteran journeyman and the other a youngster who has worked his way onto the team and into the lineup -- are playing important supporting roles in the Dallas Stars' point streak.,Dallas is coming off back-to-back defeats that both went beyond regulation but has earned poi...
Wild eye first 2-game win streak as slumping Preds visit
The Minnesota Wild have yet to win back-to-back games, but they will try to snap the drought when they face off against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The Wild are coming off a 5-2 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night, snapping a five-game winless streak...
Ex-Clipper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads perfect OKC against old team
On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go back on the road Tuesday to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Thunder received 30 points and seven assists from Shai Gilgeous-Al...
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo boosts Bucks at buzzer
Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis.,Antetokounmpo's big night included 13 rebounds for his fifth double-double in six games. His 33 points a...
NHL roundup: Maple Leafs rally from 3 down to edge Penguins
Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3.,Pittsburgh led 3-0 after two periods before Toronto scored three goals in a span of 3:24 early in the third. McMann scored Toront...
Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Arizona stuns defending champ, No. 3 Florida
Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a stirring debut and No. 13 Arizona pulled off a 93-87 upset of No. 3 Florida in Las Vegas in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday.,Jaden Bradley scored 27 points and Ivan Kharchenkov added 12 points with 10 rebounds as Arizona ...
Washington opens with blowout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Hannes Steinbach finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Washington to a 94-50 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener for both teams Monday night at Seattle.,It was Washington's first win by at least 40 points since beating Bethune-Cookman 106-55 in the 2017-18...
Norman Powell drops 21 points on former team as Heat beat Clippers
Bam Adebayo scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Norman Powell scored 21 against his former team as the Miami Heat earned a 120-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kel'el Ware added 16 as the Heat won for the first t...
Maryland defeats Coppin State in Buzz Williams' debut
Pharrel Payne put up 21 points with six rebounds, freshman Darius Adams scored 10 of his 16 points at the foul line and Maryland tipped off its season with an 83-61 win over Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series on Monday in Baltimore.,Maryland saw its lead whittled down to as few as seve...
Behind Obed Vargas' brace, Sounders level series with Loons
Obed Vargas notched a brace Monday night and the Seattle Sounders stayed alive in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 4-2 win over visiting Minnesota United.,The result tied the best-of-3 series at 1-1 with the deciding match scheduled for Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn. The seri...