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Reports: Bulls, Patrick Williams agree on 5-year, $90M deal
Patrick Williams and the Chicago Bulls have come to terms on a five-year, $90 million contract extension, according to multiple outlets.,ESPN reported Saturday that Williams will have a fifth-year player option. He was due to become a restricted free agent next month.,The Bulls selected Williams, wh...
D-backs aim for series win over A's, break-even homestand
The Arizona Diamondbacks will get a chance to salvage their homestand when they go for a second consecutive win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday in Phoenix.,A slumping club that hasn't scored more than six runs in a game since June 16, the Diamondbacks didn't make much out of 12 hits Saturday. B...
Noah Lyles eager for another shot at men's 200m in Paris
Noah Lyles will have a shot at redemption after winning the men's 200-meter on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore. ,Lyles took bronze in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- and now has a shot to top that perfor...
Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen dominates Athletics
Zac Gallen returned from the injured list to throw six brilliant innings, and Ketel Marte, Jake McCarthy and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had run-scoring hits as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.,One day after the A's had put up nine runs on the hosts in ...
Marred by another slow start, Tiger-Cats take on Redblacks
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are experiencing a third straight poor start and will look to get into the victory column when they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday night.,Hamilton (0-3) lost its first four games in 2022 and its initial three contests last season. The Tiger-Cats are again in a hole afte...
D-backs activate RHP Zac Gallen for start vs. A's
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated staff ace Zac Gallen from the 15-day injured list Saturday for a home start against the Oakland Athletics.,The right-handed Gallen takes the roster spot of left-hander Brandon Hughes, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno late Friday.,Gallen has been sidelined since he...
Lightning trade D Mikhail Sergachev, F Tanner Jeannot
The Tampa Bay Lightning started off Day 2 of the NHL Draft with a bang, trading defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club and later forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,In exchange for Sergachev, the Lightning received high-scoring center prospect Conor Geekie, res...
Report: Russell Westbrook picking up $4M option with Clippers
Guard Russell Westbook plans to pick up his $4 million option and return to the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024-25 season, ESPN reported Saturday.,Westbrook, a former league MVP and two-time scoring champion, was a key contributor off the bench for the Clippers last season. He averaged 11.1 points,...
Report: Magic to decline Joe Ingles' $11M contract option
The Orlando Magic intend to decline the $11 million contract option of forward Joe Ingles but could bring him back in free agency, ESPN reported Saturday.,Ingles, 36, and the team are expected to talk about a free-agent deal, per the report.,In his first season with the Magic in 2023-24, Ingles play...
Struggling D-backs staff gets Zac Gallen back to face A's
Zac Gallen returns from a 30-day absence when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Oakland Athletics on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game set at Phoenix.,Gallen has been sidelined since injuring his right hamstring against the New York Mets on May 30. He said he sustained the injury on his...
A's hit four homers to roll past D-backs, end road skid
Zack Gelof went 3-for-4, including a tiebreaking triple, and scored twice and the Oakland Athletics hit four homers during a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,Shea Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo homer as Oakland s...
Grant Holloway wins men’s 110 hurdles at U.S. track trials
Grant Holloway won the men's 110-meter hurdles while heavily favored Noah Lyles cruised into the finals of the men's 200 meters on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.,Holloway, who set the meet record in the event of 12.81 seconds on Wednesday, finished in 12.86 on Frid...
Blues acquire C Alexandre Texier from Blue Jackets
The St. Louis Blues acquired center Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. ,Texier, 24, was a second-round selection of the Blue Jackets in the 2017 draft and posted 79 points (34 goals, 45 assists) in 201 games with Columbus.,The Fra...
Utah signs D Michael Kesselring to 2-year contract
The Utah Hockey Club re-signed defenseman Michael Kesselring to a two-year contract on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed but reports put the average annual value of the deal at $1.4 million.,Kesselring, 24, scored 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 65 games with the Arizona Coyotes in 2023-24.,"We...
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...
Report: Raptors G Immanuel Quickley signing $175M deal
The Toronto Raptors are re-signing guard Immanuel Quickley to a five-year, $175 million contract, ESPN reported on Friday.,Quickley, 25, joined the Raptors with R.J. Barrett in the Dec. 30, 2023, trade that sent forward OG Anunoby and two others to the New York Knicks.,Quickley averaged 18.6 points,...
Frank Bensel aces two straight holes at U.S. Senior Open
Frank Bensel accomplished a rare feat at the U.S. Senior Open on Friday by recording back-to-back holes-in-one.,Bensel, 56, aced a pair of par-3 holes in the second round of the tournament in Newport, R.I.,He started with a hole-in-one on the 184-yard fourth hole and repeated the move at the 203-yar...
A's visit Diamondbacks, look to end 11-game road losing streak
The Oakland Athletics will try to end an 11-game road losing streak when they open a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,The A's are coming off a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., and they've dropped five straight overall.,"Ther...
Reports: Nuggets deal G Reggie Jackson to Hornets
The Denver Nuggets, attempting to clear salary-cap room, dealt point guard Reggie Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets, the Denver Post and ESPN reported on Thursday.,The Hornets also received three second-round draft picks, per the reports. According to the Post, the selections will be in the 2025, 202...
Valerie Constien sets steeplechase meet record at U.S. track trials
Valerie Constien set a meet record in the steeplechase, Valarie Allman dominated the discus final and Grant Holloway ran away from the field in the 110-meter hurdles semifinals Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore.,Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set...