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Ryan Blaney rides momentum into Brickyard 400
NASCAR Cup Series teams watching the No. 12 Team Penske Ford as it circles the tracks this summer likely are starting to feel like 2024 might just be last season all over again.,After driver Ryan Blaney matched his June Iowa victory with his second checkered flag in five weeks last Sunday at The Gre...
Top Three Trade Landing Spots for San Francisco 49ers Receiver Brandon Aiyuk
Thee San Francisco 49ers reportedly do not want to trade Brandon Aiyuk. But if they do, these three teams make the most sense as trade partners....
Report: WR Brandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk officially requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers after failing to come to terms on a contract extension, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,The report comes one week before the 49ers open training camp. Aiyuk did not participate in the team's offseason program and ski...
Ryan Blaney captures second win of 2024 at Pocono
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney won for the second time in five races by taking The Great American Getaway 400 Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.,Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Racing Ford jetted away on a restart with 23 laps left and easily topped Denny Hamlin by 1....
Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 14, increases lead at Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar used a late surge to win the mountainous 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla D'Adet. ,Pogacar, of Slovenia, pulled away from two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to win the 199-mile portion in just over four hours and extend his overall lead to...
As season dwindles, playoff positions at stake at Pocono
For the second straight week, the weekly stop on the NASCAR Cup Series tour produced a first-time winner in 2024, which has further muddled the makeup of the 10-race postseason lineup.,At the Chicago Street Race, hampered by persistent rain for the second straight year, NASCAR resorted to a time clo...
Roger Goodell: NFL to fight Sunday Ticket ruling; open to private equity ownership
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL plan a renewed fight in a court ruling over the league Sunday Ticket plan that could result in a damages toll over $14 billion. ,Goodell underscored the path to further litigation the NFL plans to take in response to the class-action verdict from a Los Angeles ...
Free agent S Tashaun Gipson Sr. suspended six games
NFL free agent safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. was suspended six games by the NFL on Tuesday after violating the league's performance-enhancing substance abuse policy.,The suspension will not go into effect until the regular season, if and when Gipson signs with a team. The former Pro Bowler in 2014, whil...
Subliners charge back, stun FaZe to win CDL Major 4
The New York Subliners stormed through the elimination bracket and upset the Atlanta FaZe 4-2 in the grand final to win the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major on Sunday in Burbank, Calif.,The Subliners opened the day sitting in Round 4 of the elimination bracket. New York needed three wins in three...
Joey Logano prevails in five overtimes in Nashville
Joey Logano had enough fuel to hold off Zane Smith and Tyler Reddick in a fifth overtime Sunday to win the NASCAR Cup Series' Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,After nearly claiming the win in the fourth OT, Logano restarted in first for the second time, ahead of Chase Briscoe, a...
Sweeps propel Guerrillas, FaZe to winners final at CDL Stage 4 Major
The Los Angeles Guerrillas and Atlanta FaZe both completed 3-0 sweeps on Saturday, setting up a meeting in the winners-bracket final at the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major in Burbank, Calif. ,Los Angeles blanked the rival Los Angeles Thieves, while Atlanta shut out the Seattle Surge. The Guerril...
Subliners roll in CDL Stage 4 Major's elimination bracket
The New York Subliners picked up two wins on Friday to advance to the third round of the elimination bracket at the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major in Burbank, Calif.,The Subliners beat the Minnesota Rokkr 3-1, then topped the Vegas Legion by the same score.,In their first match of the day, the ...
2024 NBA Free Agency Primer
When the green flag drops on NBA free agency on Sunday, the queue of general managers ready to spend will depend on which players actually reach the open market. ,Changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement permitted players to re-sign with their current teams and a number of coveted potential fr...
Christopher Bell seeks fourth Cup Series win of 2024 at Ally 400
Christopher Bell started last week in Loudon by letting the cat out of the bag then ended it as he always seems to do at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: First to the checkers.,On a historic day when NASCAR ran wet-weather tires on an oval to give the fans their money's worth -- actually a few laps mor...
Top six named for each country in NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off
Matthew Tkachuk and Connor McDavid just finished an epic battle in the Stanley Cup Finals and will be on opposite sides again during the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, the NHL announced Friday.,The United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland will compete in the tournament scheduled to take place at Montreal...
Guerrillas upset Ultra in first round of CDL Stage 4 Major
The Los Angeles Guerrillas upset the No. 1-seeded Toronto Ultra 3-1 in the first round of the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major on Thursday in Burbank, Calif.,The Guerrillas won 250-154 on Hardpoint Karachi and 6-4 on Search and Destroy 6 Star but the Ultra responded with a 3-0 win on Control High...
Sharks move up, acquire 11th overall pick from Sabres
The San Jose Sharks acquired the 11th overall pick of the 2024 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,The Sabres, in turn, received the 14th overall pick and a second-round selection from San Jose. The first-round pick from the Sharks initially belonged to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the trad...
Macklin Celebrini likely first, intrigue next at 2024 NHL Draft
Depending on which team executive is speaking, the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas really doesn't begin until the second overall pick, or maybe even the fourth.,That's how bunched the talent pool gets after the first pick, which likely will be Boston University center Macklin Celebrini getting selected ...
Best players still available in 2024 NBA Draft
The second round of the 2024 NBA Draft kicks off Thursday night with the No. 31 pick, held by the Toronto Raptors. ,With well-known names and unknown talents vying to be selected before the draft ends with the 58th pick, here are the prospects viewed as the top available players: ,1. SG Johnny Furph...
Champion Celtics enter draft, free agency with few needs
Celtics president Brad Stevens faces a short turnaround from the NBA championship celebration to the first round of the draft on Wednesday night. ,But with 11 players under contract and negotiations expected toward a new deal with Derrick White, acquired by Stevens and the Celtics in 2022, Boston's ...