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Nico Iamaleava and Bob Chesney Could Quickly Turn Around UCLA Football
UCLA football enters 2026 with new head coach Bob Chesney and quarterback Nico Iamaleava looking to lead the Bruins back to a bowl game....

Matt Fitzpatrick advising brother as he brings win streak to Truist
Two weeks ago, Matt Fitzpatrick helped his brother Alex earn his PGA Tour card through 2028 with their dual victory at the Zurich Classic pairs event.,‘,This week at the Truist Championship in Charlotte, they'll play alongside each other as full-time PGA competitors for the first time at Quail Hollo...

Aryna Sabalenka: Slam boycott could settle prize share dispute
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suggested players could organize a boycott of the Grand Slam tournaments to secure a bigger share of the prize money.,"At some point we will boycott," the Belarusian star said at a news conference Tuesday in Rome ahead of the Italian Open. "I feel like that's going to be ...

Geno Auriemma on dispute with Dawn Staley: 'Feel like a dumbass'
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma reflected Monday on his game-ending dispute with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley at the end of a Final Four defeat last month, saying, "I just feel like a dumbass for the way it played out.",The Gamecocks prevailed 62-48 on April 3 in Phoenix, earning a ...

Frost F Britta Curl-Salemme earns fine, 1-game suspension
Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme was suspended one game and fined $250 after a pair of incidents during a playoff game Saturday of a PWHL semifinal series against the Montreal Victoire.,The PWHL safety committee revealed that Curl-Salemme was fined for pulling the Victoire's Abby Roque to...

Cubs activate closer Daniel Palencia from IL
Prior to their Sunday afternoon home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago Cubs activated closer Daniel Palencia from the 15-day injured list.,Palencia was placed on the IL April 17 due to a left oblique strain. The hard-throwing right-hander tuned up for his return by throwing 19 pitch...

Padres announce agreement to transfer ownership to Jones-Feliciano group
The San Diego Padres announced on Saturday an agreement to transfer control of the franchise to a new ownership group led by investors Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano, who reportedly had bid a record $3.9 billion.,The framework for the deal had been agreed to in April, according to multiple repor...

Cowboys sign 1st-rounder Caleb Downs, five other picks
The Dallas Cowboys signed six of their seven picks from the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday, including first-round selection Caleb Downs to his four-year rookie deal.,Downs, the 11th overall pick of the draft, will receive $28.95 million in fully guaranteed money that includes a $17.5 million signing bonus...

Report: Apple's Cook, Meta's Zuckerberg among Seahawks suitors
Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are among the parties interested in buying the Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reported Thursday.,The Seahawks have been up for sale by the estate of late owner Paul Allen since shortly after winning Super Bowl LX in February. ,Allen, the Microsoft co-f...

PGA returns to Doral after decade absence for Cadillac Championship
The Blue Monster returns to the PGA Tour this week with the introduction -- or rather, reintroduction -- of the Cadillac Championship, beginning Thursday at Trump National Doral outside Miami., ,Doral hosted a tournament annually from 1962 through 2016; it was a World Golf Championship event for the...

Hailey Baptiste saves six match points to stun Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid
Hailey Baptiste upset World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and did so in dramatic fashion, saving six match points en route to a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.,The 30th-seeded Baptiste earned the first top-five victory of her young career by handing Sabalenka on...
Alex Fitzpatrick's Zurich Win Raises Questions About PGA Tour Rewards
Alex Fitzpatrick’s Zurich Classic win raises questions about PGA Tour rewards and fairness....

Eagles exercise fifth-year options on Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith
The Philadelphia Eagles locked up a pair of defensive starters through the 2027 season, picking up the fifth-year options of defensive tackle Jalen Carter and outside linebacker Nolan Smith on Monday.,The team faced a Friday deadline on the options for the two Georgia products.,Carter, 25, was the n...

Report: Changing course, NWSL not expected to vote on schedule flip
A highly-anticipated vote this week by the NWSL Board of Governors on a calendar flip is now not expected to take place, according to a Monday report by CBS Sports.,On April 17, reports indicated that the board of governors would vote on the issue, but those went unconfirmed by the league.,Currently...

Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff sent packing in Madrid Round of 16
Unseeded Austrian Anastasia Potapova surprised No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and won a 7-6 (8), 6-4 battle in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Monday.,Two of the top three seeds were shown the exit door, as Czech 13th seed Linda Noskova defeated No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)...

Texas A&M adds Loyola Marymount F Jalen Shelley
Loyola Marymount transfer forward Jalen Shelley has committed to Texas A&M, he told On3 on Sunday.,Shelley, who is from Little Elm, Texas, is coming off his weekend visit to College Station.,He averaged 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists and shot 45.7% from the field in 25 games (all starts) ...
Red Sox Fire Alex Cora: What It Means for Boston’s Future
The Red Sox fired Alex Cora after a 17-1 win. Here’s what it says about the organization’s deeper issues....

Aryna Sabalenka improves to 25-1; advances to 4th round in Madrid
Top-seeded Aryna Sabaleka improved to 25-1 in 2026 and moved into the fourth round of the Madrid Open on Saturday with a routine 6-1, 6-4 victory over 29th-seeded Jaqueline Cristian of Romania.,Sabalenka has moved seamlessly onto the clay after a dominant early hard court season. The Belarussian cap...

Hawks' Nickeil Alexander-Walker named Most Improved Player
Nickeil Alexander-Walker became the second straight Atlanta Hawks player to be named the NBA's Most Improved Player when he was announced as the winner on Friday.,Alexander-Walker, 27, is just the third player in league history to win the award in his seventh season or later, joining Julius Randle (...

Thunder's Jalen Williams week-to-week with strained hamstring
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain injury and will be re-evaluated on a weekly basis, the team announced.,Williams underwent an MRI on Thursday, one day after he left Oklahoma City's 120-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter due to t...