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Vikings great Jim Marshall dies at 87
Minnesota Vikings great Jim Marshall, an ironman who started 270 consecutive games and played 20 seasons, died Tuesday. He was 87.,A defensive lineman on the legendary "Purple People Eaters" front four, Marshall holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender. He started 270 consecutive g...
UFC's Tom Aspinall moving on from 'retired' Jon Jones
Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall considers Jon Jones to be retired and wants to move on.,Aspinall has not stepped into the Octagon since July 27, 2024, when he successfully defended the interim title with a first round knockout of Curtis Blades. That victory avenged the lone UFC defeat ...
Texas Tech stuns Oklahoma to reach WCWS final
OKLAHOMA CITY - Lauren Allred hit a shallow fly to right in the bottom of the seventh and Mihyia Davis raced across to score the game-winning run to give No. 12 Texas Tech a 3-2 walk-off win over four-time defending champion Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The win sends the R...
Biggest NBA Failures of 2025: 76ers Collapse, Bucks Disappoint, Luka Trade Stunk
From the Sixers’ injury-ridden collapse to the Bucks' playoff flop and Dallas trading Luka, here are the NBA’s biggest failures of the 2025 season....
Braves, D-backs face off struggling to meet playoff expectations
Spencer Strider will take another step in his return from injuries when the Atlanta Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,A return to form for Strider would be welcome news for the Braves, who have lost their last four series and dropped eight of their...
NFL Network to air all-female 'Good Morning Football' for two days
It will be an all-female cast running "Good Morning Football" -- the NFL Network's Emmy-winning show -- this Thursday and Friday.,Jamie Erdahl, who regularly hosts the weekday program, will be joined on Thursday by Cynthia Frelund, an NFL Network analytics expert; Jane Slater, a reporter for the net...
MLB Finally Backs Women’s Softball: It's About Damn Time
MLB is officially backing a professional women’s softball league for the first time. With Kim Ng as commissioner, the AUSL could finally give elite softball players the stage they deserve....
Texas tops Tennessee to reach Women's College World Series final
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Katie Stewart's fourth-inning home run helped lift Texas to a 2-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals Monday.,The victory sends the sixth-seeded Longhorns (54-11) to the best-of-three WCWS Championship Series for the third time in four seasons.,Texas wi...
Cydney Sanders, Oklahoma bounce Oregon to stay alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Cydney Sanders hit a pair of home runs to lift second-seeded Oklahoma to a 4-1 win over 16th-seeded Oregon in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday.,The Sooners (52-8) will take on star pitcher NiJaree Canady and Texas Tech on Monday night, needing to beat the Red R...
Cydney Sanders powers No. 2 Oklahoma past No. 16 Oregon
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Cydney Sanders hit a pair of home runs to lift second-seeded Oklahoma to a 4-1 win over 16th-seeded Oregon in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday.,The Sooners (52-8) will take on star pitcher NiJaree Canady and Texas Tech on Monday night, needing to beat the Red R...
No. 7 Tennessee walks off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will face Texas on Monday needing to beat the Longhorns twice to adv...
Stallions prance into playoffs by smashing Showboats
The Birmingham Stallions built momentum for the playoffs by posting a 46-9 triumph over the host Memphis Showboats in the UFL regular-season finale on Sunday.,The Stallions (7-3) -- who host the Michigan Panthers next week for the USFL Conference title and the right to meet the XFL Conference winner...
No. 7 Tennessee walk off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will take on Texas on Monday, needing to beat the Longhorns twice to...
Short-handed FC Dallas draw with MLS-leading Union
FC Dallas refused to relent despite playing the final 51 minutes a man down and held on for a scoreless draw with the league-leading Philadelphia Union on Saturday in an interconference match in Frisco, Texas., ,The Union (10-3-4, 34 points) extended their streak without a loss to nine straight (6-0...
Twins reinstate OF Matt Wallner from injured list
The Minnesota Twins reinstated outfielder Matt Wallner from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,Wallner, out since mid-April with a left hamstring strain, batted .320 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in six rehab games at Triple-A St. Paul.,Wallner, 27, batted .263 with one homer and three RBIs in 1...
Alannah Leach gets Tennessee offense rolling in win vs. Florida
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Tennessee used a big first inning to roll to an 11-3 run-rule win over Florida in five innings in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,The Lady Vols (46-16) will take on the loser of Saturday's UCLA-Texas Tech game on Sunday.,Alannah Le...
Wings G Paige Bueckers (concussion) out at least 2 games
Dallas Wings guard and 2025 No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers will miss a minimum of two games after she was placed under the WNBA's concussion protocol, the team announced on Friday.,Bueckers, 23, will sit out Saturday's home game against the Chicago Sky and Tuesday's road matchup against the Seatt...
Big 12 commish: Big Ten, SEC share 'great responsibility' with CFP model
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormak doubled down on his support of the 5+11 model for the College Football Playoff on Friday, despite another proposed model that would guarantee his conference two playoff spots.,The 5+11 model would give five automatic spots to the highest-ranked conference champions, ...
Sha’Carri Richardson investing in team-based track and field league
Building off the success of its inaugural event in 2024, Athlos will debut a team-based track and field league in 2026, with Olympic gold medalists Sha'Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas and Tara Davis-Woodhall on board as founding adviser-owners.,Athlos, which was created by Reddit founder Alexis Ohani...
Union visit FC Dallas seeking to continue sterling run
The Philadelphia Union look to complete the month of May without a loss when they square off against struggling FC Dallas on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,The Union (10-3-3, 33 points) lead the MLS in wins and points after a 2-1 road victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday that pushed the team's unbeaten ...