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Canadian soccer coach, analyst out of Olympics for drone incident
PARIS -- Canada coach Bev Priestman removed herself from their opening match duties at the Paris Olympics while an assistant coach and a team analyst were kicked out of the Games on Wednesday after a spying scandal engulfed the women's soccer tournament.,Global soccer's governing body FIFA began dis...
Keegan Bradley wants Tiger Woods 'as involved as he wants to be' in 2025 Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley admitted Wednesday that he had a brief conversation with Tiger Woods about the latter's input surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup.,Unfortunately, the timing of that talk with the 15-time major champion wasn't the best. The two were competing in the Open Championship -- so there were more p...
Spencer Steer fuels Reds over Braves in Game 1 of doubleheader
Spencer Steer had three of his team's seven extra-base hits on Wednesday to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a split doubleheader.,The victory guaranteed a series win for the Reds, who handed the Braves their fourth straight loss.,Steer ente...
10 Fantasy Football Questions Entering NFL Preseason
As your fantasy football draft grows closer, and NFL teams are reporting to training camp, we take a look at the top 10 questions fantasy managers should be monitoring this preseason....
Eagles DE Brandon Graham retiring after 2024 season
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham intends for the 2024 season to be his last in the NFL.,Graham, 36, spoke to reporters on the first day of training camp Wednesday he prepared for his 15th season with the franchise.,"Last first day as a player," he said. "I don't know what the future ...
Nationals look for elusive win vs. Padres
Juan Yepez will look to continue what has been a stellar start to his time with Washington when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.,Washington fell to San Diego for the fourth time in as many meetings this season following a 4-0 setback on Tuesday in the opener of a three-gam...
Randy Vasquez, Padres shut out Nationals
Randy Vasquez and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Luis Arraez and Jackson Profar hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth, and Jackson Merrill had two hits and drove in two runs for the Padres, who h...
Ten NFL Players That Might Breakout in 2024
Every year, a handful of NFL players take the league by storm. Keep an eye on these 10 players who could break out in the 2024 season....
CF Montreal trade F Mason Toye to Timbers
The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025.,Montreal will also receive $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Portland if Toye reaches certain performance metrics or contractual obligations, per the c...
Gaimin Gladiators add roeJ, nicoodoz to roster
Danish players Fredrik "roeJ" Roj Christensen and Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi joined Gaimin Gladiators on Tuesday. ,The two players will take the starting roster spots of Jason "salazar" Salazar and Patrick "Patti" Larsen for GG.,roeJ, 30, and nicodooz, 23, have played together on Copenhagen Flames, fna...
Webb Simpson named U.S. vice captain for 2025 Ryder Cup
Webb Simpson was named a vice captain for the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team on Tuesday.,Simpson was the first person appointed to the position by captain Keegan Bradley. Additional vice captains will be named at a later date by Bradley for the event, which is scheduled for Sept. 26-28, 2025, at...
Cubs will be sellers at trade deadline, prez of baseball ops says
Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Monday that the team is looking at its future, not the 2024 season, when considering deals at the upcoming trade deadline.,The Cubs entered the week in fourth place in the National League Central -- just a half-game above the last-place Ci...
Nationals, Padres hope to continue fast starts to second half
The Washington Nationals will go for their fourth straight win when they open a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday.,Both teams scuffled into the All-Star break but bolted out of it. Washington had lost six of eight before the break and the Padres, who took two of thre...
Blue Jackets hire Dean Evason to finally fill HC role
Dean Evason was named head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, ending a methodical search for Pascal Vincent's replacement.,Evason, 59, was 147-77-27 in parts of five seasons as Minnesota Wild head coach with an 8-15 record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs qualifying each of his four previous seasons bef...
LAFC D Mamadou Fall sent to Barcelona on permanent transfer
Los Angeles FC completed the permanent transfer of defender Mamadou Fall to Spain's FC Barcelona in a reported $4 million deal, according to GiveMeSport.,Fall, 21, signed with LAFC in 2021 and played 36 games with the club, scoring five goals, including two in a game against Sporting Kansas City. A ...
Gaimin Gladiators win grand final at Riyadh Masters
Gaimin Gladiators swept Team Liquid 3-0 in the grand final to win the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.,Gaimin Gladiators will take home $1.5 million of the $5 million prize pool. Team Liquid -- which advanced to the grand final by beating Team Falcons 2-0 in the lower-bracket final e...
Michael King flirts with no-hitter as Padres edge Guardians
Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his latest stellar start and Kyle Higashioka hit a two-run double as the San Diego Padres sent the Cleveland Guardians to a rare home-series loss with Sunday's 2-1 victory.,King (8-6) retired the first 10 Guardians he faced before walking Ange...
Chiefs S Justin Reid out with right quad injury
Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid is listed as day-to-day with a right quad injury as training camp begins, coach Andy Reid said Sunday.,Justin Reid is on the team's non-football injury list after sustaining the injury between OTAs and the beginning of camp, the coach said. Justin Reid wore a sl...
Tadej Pogacar captures third Tour de Force championship
Tadej Pogacar won his third Tour de France on Sunday, sealing the triumph with his sixth stage victory.,The 25-year-old Slovenian finished the Stage 21 time trial 63 seconds in front of rival Jonas Vingegaard, good enough to break the Dane's streak of two straight Tour wins. Pogacar's overall time w...
Report: Jays SS Bo Bichette has said he would welcome trade
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has said he would prefer to be traded, USA Today reported Sunday.,Bichette, who went on the injured list Saturday due to ongoing issues with his right calf, has not indicated publicly that he wants to be moved, but he "told friends that he would welcome a trad...