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Sparks tab Stacy Johns as team president
Stacy Johns has been named the president of the Los Angeles Sparks, the team announced Tuesday.,Johns began a short stint as the CEO at Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League on March 2 but decided to return to Southern California for family reasons. That came on the heels of a five-plus-year ...
Ex-UConn QB Joe Fagnano signs 3-year deal with Ravens
Ex-UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.,UConn confirmed his signing on Tuesday.,Fagnano was set to attend the team's rookie mini-camp as an invitee, but now he has a spot on the team's 90-man roster. He joins a quarterback r...
Why Top NBA Draft Prospects Aren’t Guaranteed Stars
Breaking down the 2026 NBA Draft class, including top prospects and underrated sleepers....
With Manny Machado in question, Padres take aim at Cubs
Manny Machado might not be available for the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night when they vie for a series win against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,The All-Star third baseman left San Diego's 9-7 victory on Monday with a left calf injury. Machado, who was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs, was se...
Padres' Manny Machado 'fine' after leaving game with leg ailment
Padres third baseman Manny Machado left San Diego's Monday game against the visiting Chicago Cubs after the sixth inning in a precautionary move due to a left leg injury.,Machado grounded out to third to end the bottom of the sixth and didn't return on defense for the seventh. He ended the night wit...
Padres' Manny Machado leaves game; reason unclear
Padres third baseman Manny Machado left San Diego's Monday game against the visiting Chicago Cubs after the sixth inning. The cause wasn't immediately known.,Machado grounded out to third to end the bottom of the sixth and didn't return on defense for the seventh. He left the game with three hits, i...
Brewers' Chad Patrick takes the bump to try to stifle Diamondbacks
After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Chad Patrick against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series.,Arizona has not officially named a starter, but veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly (1-1, 9.31 ERA) is li...
Seven-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix chasing comeback at 40
Allyson Felix, the most decorated Olympic track athlete with 11 medals and seven golds, wants a ticket to the Games in her hometown of Los Angeles in 2028 and has no intention to buy it.,Felix, 40, said Monday she is launching a comeback four years after retirement to prove she remains worthy of rep...
Kyle Busch gets new crew chief after just 10 races
Richard Childress Racing named a new crew chief Monday for Kyle Busch, ending the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion's tenure with Jim Pohlman only 10 races into their partnership.,Andy Street will take over crew chief responsibilities for the No. 8 Chevrolet for the remainder of the 2026 season, w...
All Gamers edges Weibo Gaming to win Peacekeeper Elite League Spring title
All Gamers totaled 22 points in the 18th and final game of the grand finals to edge Weibo Gaming by a single point and win the Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2026 title on Sunday in Changsha, China.,All Gamers, a Chinese esports organization, took home the largest slice of the prize pool worth 16,4...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs 1st Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar told his fans on Instagram during the week he would win at Talladega Superspeedway. ,He finally did his part to perfection on Sunday.,The Spire Motorsport driver recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to wi...
D-backs stage massive rally to get past Padres in Mexico City Series
Ildemaro Vargas had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame a six-run deficit to beat the San Diego Padres 12-7 for a split of the short two-game Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu on Sunday.,The D-Backs trailed 6-0 after Manny Macha...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs first Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to win the wreck-ridden Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The high-speed, 188-lap drafting race was interrupted by a chaotic acciden...
Three Teams That Screwed Up 2026 NFL Draft
Breaking down the most questionable decisions from the 2026 NFL Draft, including the Jaguars, 49ers, and Falcons....
BetBoom Team captures PGL Wallachia Season 8 over Aurora Gaming
BetBoom Team swept Aurora Gaming 3-0 on Sunday to win the grand final and the $300,000 top prize of the PGL Wallachia Season 8 event at Bucharest, Romania.,It was a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final that BetBoom Team won 2-1.,To reach the grand final, Aurora needed to beat Team Falcons earli...
Padres, D-backs visit 'Petco South' in Mexico City one more time
Arizona outfielder Alek Thomas took the field with the Mexican flag as a cape in honor of his mother's heritage and followed that entrance with a two-run homer against San Diego in the first game of the Mexico City Series on Saturday.,It was not enough to keep the Padres from remaining undefeated in...
BetBoom Team advances to grand final of PGL Wallachia 8
BetBoom Team downed Aurora Gaming 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the PGL Wallachia Season 8 event at Bucharest, Romania.,Aurora Gaming could earn a rematch in Sunday's grand final if they can defeat Team Falcons in the lower-bracket final earlier in the day.,Sixteen teams began the...
Ty France hits 2 homers as Padres rally past D-backs in Mexico City
Ty France hit two bases-empty homers, Mason Miller recorded his major league-leading 10th save, and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in the Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City on Saturday.,Miller has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings this season, an...
Zach Johnson takes 3-point lead in Mitsubishi's unique format
Zach Johnson increased his overnight lead from one to three points on Saturday after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.,The tournament is using the Modified Stableford scoring system to encourage aggressive play. Rather than scoring relative to par, points ...
Phillies' Zack Wheeler returns to rotation to face hot Braves
Philadelphia ace Zack Wheeler will make his first start since last August when the Phillies bid to snap a 10-game losing streak on Saturday night against the host Atlanta Braves.,The Braves have won nine of their last 10 games and beat the Phillies 5-3 on Friday to open the three-game set between th...