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SoFi Stadium workers set to vote on strike ahead of World Cup
With tensions between the union that represents 2,000-plus workers at SoFi Stadium and the stadium operators at their boiling point, Unite Here Local 11 has halted negotiations and authorized a strike vote, The Athletic reported Friday.,The vote is set to take place at the end of next week -- just o...

Caddie fired after PGA starting-time gaffe finds new job
The caddie who was fired after a late tee-time arrival at the PGA Championship is on a new bag this week.,Austin Gaugert gained notoriety when Garrick Higgo was a minute late to start his first round at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia two weeks ago.,Higgo was penalized two strokes and wound up...

French Open doubles match ends after sign causes injury
A French Open women's doubles match ended Friday when a player tripped over an advertising sign near the baseline and crashed into a wall.,Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez, 24, sustained a leg injury on the incident at Court Six at Roland Garros in Paris.,Sonmez was chasing down a lob in the first set when sh...

Injuries haven't slowed Dodgers ahead of Phillies' visit
Soaring once more despite a rash of injuries, the Los Angeles Dodgers will play host to a playoff rematch starting Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies.,The Dodgers lost a pair of position players this week when infielder Enrique Hernandez's return from elbow surgery was cut short by an oblique ...

Canadiens have tall task ahead; Canes aim to close out series in Game 5
The Montreal Canadiens have twice already in these playoffs drummed up a victory in an elimination game.,The Canadiens must find that magic again to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina ...

Surging Nationals to test MLB's top offense against Padres
The surprising Washington Nationals return home on Friday night to open a three-game series against the slumping San Diego Padres.,The Nationals moved above .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season during a 4-2 road trip when they earned series wins against the Atlanta Braves and...

Four-time Stanley Cup champ Claude Lemieux dies
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who skated a fine line between being a clutch scorer and agitator, has died. He was 60.,The NHL Alumni Association announced the news Thursday but did not disclose a cause or date of death.,Lemieux played 21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994...

Jets first-round TE Kenyon Sadiq out weeks after hernia surgery
Jets tight end Kenyon Sadiq underwent surgery to repair a hernia and is out several weeks. ,Head coach Aaron Glenn said Thursday that Sadiq should be back on the field at some point during training camp, which opens in eight weeks (July 28). ,The 16th overall pick is expected to have a significant r...

First-period spree brings Hurricanes to verge of Stanley Cup Final
The visiting Hurricanes scored three times in less than three minutes in the first period and Frederik Andersen made 18 saves, lifting Carolina to a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.,The Hurricanes hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven se...

Max Homa switches caddies entering Charles Schwab Challenge
Struggling Max Homa has split with caddie Lance Bennett and will have Peter Pappageorge on his bag for this week's Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, Texas, Golfweek reported Wednesday.,Homa and Bennett worked together for less than a year and decided to split after Homa missed the cut at the P...

Cristopher Sanchez sets Phillies' scoreless innings mark in win over Padres
Cristopher Sanchez set the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings Wednesday as they completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 3-0 win at Petco Park.,Sanchez passed Grover Cleveland Alexander's mark of 41 innings, set in 1911, by retiring Jackson M...

Reports: Jets trading WR Irvin Charles to Seahawks
The New York Jets are trading wide receiver Irvin Charles to the Seattle Seahawks for a conditional seventh-round draft pick, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,Charles, 29, was a key player for the Jets on special teams in 2023 and 2024 but missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.,Ch...

Phils' Cristopher Sanchez brings shutout streak into finale vs. Padres
While shutting down the light-hitting San Diego Padres in the first two contests of a three-game series, the Philadelphia Phillies also have belted five home runs at pitcher-friendly Petco Park.,As a result, Philadelphia has a chance to post a road sweep on Wednesday with its ace pitcher taking the ...

Trio of solo HRs help Phillies down Padres again
Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner each blasted solo homers in the first three innings Tuesday night as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,Given that kind of early support, Aaron Nola (3-4) cruised through six innings, allowing three hits and...

PGA Tour shuffles Florida events in ‘27 schedule revamp
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will move from the week before The Players Championship to the week after, and the Valspar Championship will be kicked from March to May as part of the changing 2027 PGA Tour schedule.,The changes set up a three-week span of top-tier events in Florida: the Cadillac Cha...

'You have to grind': Canadiens eager to tie Eastern finals with Canes
The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in unfamiliar territory.,Sure, they will play their next game at home, but they will enter Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night having lost two in a row for the first time since March 14-15.,The Canadiens, w...

NBA draft decisions: Texas Tech's Anderson, Santa Clara's Graves follow pro plan
Texas Tech sophomore guard Christian Anderson and Santa Clara freshman forward Allen Graves are staying in the 2026 NBA Draft. ,Both are projected first-round picks.,Anderson lifted his draft stock considerably at the scouting combine earlier this month where he proved consistency and superior range...

Avs' Nathan MacKinnon (leg) to play in Game 4
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, according to Colorado head coach Jared Bednar, whose team faces elimination down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Dealing with a right leg injury, McKinnon did not participate in Tuesday morning's opt...

Mizzou coach delivers fiery rebuttal to punt rule protest, updates RB Ahmad Hardy's status
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has grown accustomed to seeing gunshot victim Ahmad Hardy at the football facility every morning but cautioned that getting the running back into action on the field might be another story.,"He's doing really good. We're a long away from knowing what the football side of...

Aaron Nola aims to continue Phillies' strong pitching in clash vs. Padres
Over the last four games, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitchers have allowed just two runs in 26 2/3 innings.,Right-hander Aaron Nola hopes to contribute to that run on Tuesday night when Philadelphia shoots for a series win over the host San Diego Padres.,Nola (2-4, 6.04 ERA) struggled in his las...