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Report: RFA Mark Williams stays with Suns on 3-yr, $38M deal
Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams will sign a fully guaranteed three-year, $38 million contract to stay with the team, ESPN reported Thursday.,Williams was a restricted free agent entering this offseason after four seasons in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets drafted him 15th overall out of Duke in 202...
Argonauts hit the road again to 'host' Roughriders
The Canadian Football League is calling it a home game for the Toronto Argonauts.,But the reception they'll get in Regina on Friday night when they "host" the Saskatchewan Roughriders figures to be anything but friendly. Mosaic Stadium is the home of the Roughriders.,The Argos' home facility is unav...
Walker Buehler, improving Padres take aim at rival Dodgers
Before the San Diego Padres started a six-game homestand Monday night against Atlanta, manager Craig Stammen referred to it as a fun challenge.,The first half of it was all sorts of fun. A 5-2 win Wednesday night completed a three-game sweep of the Braves that saw San Diego get timely hitting, a cou...
MLB proposal includes 5-year max deals for free agents changing teams
If Major League Baseball owners get their way, megadeals like those signed by Juan Soto with the New York Mets and Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers will be a thing of the past, as part of their latest labor proposal to the MLB Players Association on Thursday.,The owners want to implement a...
Valkyries expect Dream motivated to avenge loss in rematch
Looking to hand the visiting Atlanta Dream their first set of consecutive losses this season, the Golden State Valkyries go for a two-game series sweep on Friday in San Francisco.,Golden State (11-7) held Atlanta (12-5) to just nine second-quarter points en route to a 77-66 victory on Wednesday. The...
Narcisse Ngoy, picked 57th by Clippers, opts to play for Auburn
French center Narcisse Ngoy could become the first player to suit up for a college program the season after being selected in the NBA draft.,The Los Angeles Clippers chose the 7-footer with the 57th overall pick late in the second and final round of the draft Wednesday. On Thursday, Ngoy announced h...
Netherlands grab early 2-goal lead vs. Tunisia, win Group F
The Netherlands scored two goals in the first seven minutes en route to a 3-1 victory over Tunisia on Thursday night in Kansas City, Mo., in the final match of World Cup Group F play for both teams.,The win secured passage to the knockout stage for the Netherlands (2-1-0, 7 points), who finished fir...
Cardinals-Diamondbacks rained out, postponed to July 23
The finale of a four-game series in St. Louis between the Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed due to inclement weather Thursday.,The clubs will now meet Thursday, July 23 for a one-off makeup game. It was originally an open date for both teams; Arizona will stop in St. Louis to begin wh...
Japan, thanks to late saves, draw with Sweden, finish second in Group F
Zion Suzuki made four saves, including two big ones in stoppage time to preserve the tie, as Japan finished in second place in World Cup Group F with a 1-1 draw against Sweden on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,Japan (1-0-2, 5 points) finished as the runner-up to Netherlands (2-0-1, 7 points) and will...
Red Sox open 4-game set by edging error-prone Yankees
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run home run and Connelly Early struck out nine in six innings as the Boston Red Sox opened a four-game series against the visiting New York Yankees with a 6-3 victory on Thursday night.,Durbin's home run, his sixth of the season, came against New York starter Cam Schlittler a...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's 10th-inning hit seals Cubs' sweep of Mets
Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his career-high hitting streak and on-base streak on Thursday, when his tiebreaking hit in the 10th inning allowed the visiting Chicago Cubs to finish off a four-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-3 win.,Dansby Swanson struck out before Crow-Armstrong's double to ...
Rangers build 6-run lead, hang on to edge Blue Jays
Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer, MacKenzie Gore pitched seven effective innings and the visiting Texas Rangers held on Thursday night to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5. ,Gore (5-6) allowed three runs, four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. He retired his final eight batters.,Jacob Latz ...
Ina Yoon ahead by 2 after opening-round 63 at Women's PGA
South Korea's Ina Yoon blazed to a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to lead after the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Chaska, Minn.,Yoon, in her second year on the LPGA Tour, started on the back nine at Hazeltine National Golf Club and carded birdies at Nos. 14, 15, 17, 18 ...
Phillies stun Nationals again with ninth-inning heroics
Bryce Harper's tiebreaking two-run homer ignited a five-run ninth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies erupted late once again to defeat the Washington Nationals 10-5 on Thursday.,For the third straight day, Philadelphia prevailed against Washington with its backs against the wall. The Phill...
Astros' Tatsuya Imai dominates Tigers en route to 1-run victory
Tatsuya Imai threw six shutout innings to help the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win against the host Detroit Tigers in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening.,Imai (5-3) allowed two hits, struck out 10 and walked one to improve to 3-0 this month.,AJ Blubaugh pitched two innings of score...
Ivory Coast coach 'disappointed' in Bastian Schweinsteiger's 'African football' remarks
PHILADELPHIA -- Even in one of the most joyous moments in his country's footballing history, Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae found himself managing sadness over the remarks of a former role model that have sparked debate about potential racist connotations.,Behind Nicolas Pepe's brace, Ivory Coast de...
Marina Mabrey ties WNBA record with 53 points; Tempo rout Sparks
Marina Mabrey tied the WNBA's single-game scoring record of 53 points behind a torrid 9-of-18 3-point shooting effort, and the Toronto Tempo cruised past the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 125-97 on Thursday.,Mabrey had already tied the league's 3-point record when she hit nine in a June 19 win over Co...
Sweden's Isak Hien helped off field with injury vs. Japan
Swedish defender Isak Hien had to be helped the field with an apparent left hamstring injury in the first half of the team's Group F match with Japan on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.,Hien went down in the penalty box after stretching the leg out to try and deflect a crossing pass by Yukinari S...
FIFA will allow rainbow flags at Egypt, Iran World Cup match
SEATTLE -- FIFA said it will allow fans to bring rainbow flags inside Seattle Stadium for Friday's World Cup match between Egypt and Iran, although it appears no additional activations will be permitted promoting the city's annual PrideFest.,Both countries' federations have stated objections to the ...
Eric Cole leads packed field at Travelers Championship
Eric Cole's pitch-in eagle at the 13th hole helped him post a 7-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the 2024 winner of this event, posted a bogey-free 64 later on Thursday to join a tie for second with...