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Blackhawks sign Connor Bedard to 5-year, $75M extension
The Chicago Blackhawks secured the centerpiece of their rebuild Saturday, signing star forward Connor Bedard to a five-year, $75 million contract extension.,The deal carries a $15 million annual salary cap hit, and keeps Bedard under contract through 2030-31. Only the contracts of Leo Carlsson of th...
Todd Clements retains 2-stroke lead at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements maintained his two-stroke lead Saturday with a 5-under-par 67 in the third round of the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements reached 18-under 198 at Puntacana Resort and Club, matching the third-round score of Ben James to keep the same ...
Nolan Arenado moves closer to 2,000 hits as D-backs beat Cards
Nolan Arenado drove in two runs and moved within two hits of 2,000 for his career to lead the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday in Phoenix.,Arenado was 2-for-4 and Ketel Marte 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for the Diamondbacks, who evened the thre...
Dru Brown faces former team as Blue Bombers clash with Redblacks
Dru Brown will pay his former team a visit less than a month after being traded when he starts at quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night at the Ottawa Redblacks.,The Blue Bombers (3-2) may have a quarterback controversy on their hands. Zach Collaros, 37, was off to a poor start to...
Reds lock up star RHP Chase Burns with 7-year, $105M extension
The Cincinnati Reds and star right-hander Chase Burns agreed to a seven-year, $105 million contract extension, the club announced Saturday.,Burns, 23, received the largest guarantee of any pitcher in MLB history with less than four years of service time. The deal, which begins next season and runs t...
Orioles, RHP Kyle Bradish agree to 5-year extension
The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a five-year contract extension with right-handed starter Kyle Bradish on Saturday.,The deal is worth $90 million, per ESPN. Per the report, the length of the contract buys out Bradish's last two years of arbitration and the first three seasons of what would have been ...
Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar wins grueling Stage 14
Tadej Pogacar won his career 25th Tour de France stage -- and fourth in 2026 -- as he captured the treacherous Stage 14 and increased his overall lead on Saturday.,The 155-kilometer route from Mulhouse to Le Markstein features three difficult Category 1 climbs, and Pogacar patiently stayed with the ...
Spain cancel final World Cup tuneup; Argentina practice after weather delay
Spain were forced to cancel their final training session on Saturday ahead of the World Cup final due to thunderstorms in New Jersey.,The weather system also affected Spain's opponent, Argentina, although the latter held practice after a delay of roughly 45 minutes.,The two nations will battle for t...
Spain cancels final World Cup tuneup; Argentina practices after weather delay
Spain were forced to cancel their final training session on Saturday ahead of the World Cup final due to thunderstorms in New Jersey.,The weather system also affected Spain's opponent, Argentina, although the latter held practice after a delay of roughly 45 minutes.,The two nations battle for the ti...
Led by Jordan Walker, Cardinals seek another win in rematch vs. D-backs
It's been quite a season already for St. Louis right fielder Jordan Walker, and he'll look to continue his success when the Cardinals face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game set.,Walker, now in his fourth season in the majors, has been con...
Cardinals pull out victory in 9th to defeat Diamondbacks
Ivan Herrera delivered the game-winning RBI in the ninth inning to lift the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,Herrera drove in Jose Fermin with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off reliever Paul Sewald (2-5).,Cardinals starting pitcher Michael McGreevy...
Todd Clements moves ahead by 2 at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements birdied four of his final six holes Friday to shoot 6-under-par 66 and build a two-shot lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements played the back nine first at Puntacana Resort and Club, and after birdieing Nos. 10 and 12 he conve...
Cards, D-backs open second half in thick of NL wild-card hunt
It was a middling first half of the season for the Arizona Diamondbacks, hovering around the .500 mark for much of the campaign. However, things started to look up leading into the All-Star break, with the Diamondbacks winning four straight, including a three-game sweep against the league-leading Lo...
Report: NBA opens investigation into Gary Trent new Bucks' contract
The NBA has opened an investigation on Gary Trent Jr.'s four-year, $64 million agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks for a possible salary cap violation, a league spokesman told ESPN on Thursday.,Trent, who spent the last two seasons in Milwaukee, re-signed on Saturday and paperwork was filed with the ...
Tyrese Haliburton Adds Fuel Onto LeBron James’ Free Agency Speculation
Tyrese Haliburton added fuel to LeBron James free agency speculation ahead of their joint appearance at Fanatics Fest and the Mind of the Game podcast....
Golf Glance: The Open returns to Royal Birkdale; Critical points at stake in Puntacana
The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale for the first time since 2017, while critical FedExCup points are on the line in the Dominican Republic as the regular season winds down.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: The 154th Open Championship, Southport, England, July 16-19,Course: Royal Birkdale Golf Club (...
Tadej Pogacar nabs 24th career Tour de France stage win
Four-time winner Tadej Pogacar's Stage 10 victory on Tuesday made him the first to win three times on Bastille Day in the Tour de France.,The 27-year-old Slovenian collected his 24th career stage win by finishing the mountainous 166.6-kilometer trek from Aurillac to Le Lioran in 3 hours, 58 minutes ...
‘That sucks’: Racers react to controversial Bubba Wallace penalty
Ryan Blaney had plenty to celebrate following his win at the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway over the weekend, but he also had a two-word reaction when learning about Bubba Wallace's controversial penalty during his postgame interview.,"That sucks," Blaney said.,For Wallace, it absolutely does...
Back home, Norway players saluted, receive audience with king
OSLO, Norway -- Tens of thousands of Norwegian fans gave their national soccer team a heroes' welcome on Monday at the foot of the Royal Palace.,Led by Crown Prince Haakon and most of the Norway squad, the Viking row chant rang out one last time for the World Cup quarterfinalists.,Norway, appearing ...
Rams LT Alaric Jackson won't face felony domestic battery charges
Los Angeles Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson will not face felony charges after an arrest on suspicion of domestic battery in June, ESPN reported Monday.,Jackson's case was assigned last week by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office for a pre-filing diversion that is an alternative to misde...