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Scott Hend wins Trophy Hassan II for first Champions title
Australian Scott Hend recorded a 4-under-par 69 to rally for the Trophy Hassan II title by five shots on Saturday at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.,It marked the first PGA Tour Champions victory for the 52-year-old grinder, who has spent much of his career on the Asian Tour. Hend's previ...

Giants beat White Sox behind rare power display
Casey Schmitt ignited a six-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, Harrison Bader capped it with a grand slam and the San Francisco Giants used a rare power display to pull away en route to a 10-3 home win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Less than 24 hours after watching the White ...

Chasing history, Helio Castrovenes aspires to turn back clock at Indy 500
Helio Castroneves takes another swing at history while sidestepping the belief that time is running out on his bid for a fifth Indianapolis 500 title.,Castroneves, 51, will start in the Indy 500 for the 26th time on Sunday afternoon, looking to dispel the notion that Father Time is ticking when the ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder eye commanding 3-1 lead over Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't fazed by the repeated chants of "flopper" from the opposing crowd in the second half of Friday's 123-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.,"They're not going to like me," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "They...

Iran moving World Cup base camp from U.S to Mexico
Iran's World Cup training base has been moved from the United States to Mexico with the approval of FIFA, the president of the governing body of Iranian soccer said Saturday.,FIFA has not yet confirmed the move, which was announced by Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation.,"All team b...

Report: Tanner Tessmann left off USMNT's final World Cup roster
Midfielder Tanner Tessmann is a notable absence from the United States men's national team roster for the 2026 World Cup, per multiple media reports.,Tessmann had been seen by many as a potential starter, having participated in six camps under U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino. ,The versatile 24-year-o...

George Russell tops Lando Norris in dramatic Canada Sprint
In dramatic fashion, George Russell fended off Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli to capture the top spot in the Canadian Sprint on Saturday in Montreal.,Russell defeated McLaren driver Norris by a mere 1.272 seconds. However, the headline was his battle with Mercedes teammate Antonelli.,In Lap 6, the ...

Atlanta, new-looks Crew hope to head into break on high note
A "new" Columbus Crew seeks to go into the nearly two-month World Cup break on a positive note when they host Atlanta United on Sunday.,The Crew (3-7-4, 13 points) fired first-year coach Henrik Rydstrom last Sunday and replaced him with assistant coach Laurent Courtois, a former assistant to previou...

Mercury looking for reset as they hit the road to face Dream
The Mercury's week at home didn't go as planned. As the struggling team begins a three-game road trip with a Sunday afternoon tilt against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., Phoenix can't afford to fall any further behind.,Since opening the season with a surprising 99-66 blowout of the Las Vega...

White Sox place RHP Jordan Hicks on 15-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed reliever Jordan Hicks on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain on Saturday and recalled fellow right-hander Jordan Leasure from Triple-A Charlotte.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Hicks, who is 0-1 with a 5.60 ERA in 20 relief appearances this season.,H...
Nine MLB Stars off To Concerning Starts Heading Into Memorial Day
As Memorial Day nears, it's no longer too early to worry about these MLB stars. A look at the players raising the biggest red flags in 2026....
Five Programs Set to Make Major Strides in the 2026 College Football Season
LSU leads a list of college football programs positioned for major improvement in 2026, alongside Auburn, UCLA, Wisconsin and Boise State....

Rays-Yankees game ppd., doubleheader slated for Sept. 22
Saturday's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Yankees was postponed due to the forecast of heavy rain in the New York area.,The game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader Sept. 22 when the Yankees start their final homestand of the regular season.,Right-hander Drew Rasmussen was...

Angels seek elusive back-to-back wins in rematch vs. Rangers
After slamming four home runs in their best offensive output in nearly a month while winning Friday's series opener with Texas, the Los Angeles Angels will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since early May when they face the Rangers on Saturday night., ,It won't be easy for the Angels...

Phillies' ace Zack Wheeler tasked with slowing down red-hot Guardians
Zack Wheeler's return has been everything for which the Philadelphia Phillies could have hoped.,However, Wheeler will face a major challenge Saturday when the host Phillies try to snap the Cleveland Guardians' seven-game winning streak.,In the first game of the weekend series, Cleveland emerged with...

White Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami takes aim at Giants, McCovey Cove
Having padded his impressive RBI total with three in the series opener, power-hitting Munetaka Murakami will take another shot at the San Francisco Bay when the Chicago White Sox continue a three-game road series against the Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Making his first visit to Oracle Park, the le...

Rays hope Yankees, rain don't slow their momentum
The Tampa Bay Rays are comfortable waiting for the late innings to pull off comebacks, and they certainly are at ease in those situations against the New York Yankees.,After pulling off another late rally in the series opener, the Rays attempt to widen their American League East lead Saturday aftern...

White Sox ride 9-run fourth to win over stumbling Giants
Munetaka Murakami highlighted a nine-run fourth inning with a bases-clearing double, Davis Martin coasted to his fifth straight win and the Chicago White Sox opened a three-game road series with a 9-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,Andrew Benintendi had a two-run double and m...

Zach Neto (2 HRs), Angels tee off on Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Zach Neto hit two home runs and Anaheim native Wade Meckler hit a three-run home run in his first career Angels at-bat to lead Los Angeles to a 9-6 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,It was the fourth multi-home run game of Neto's...

Earthquakes tasked with trying to beat Timbers for first time in Portland
After a stellar start to the season in which they lost just once in their first 12 MLS matches, the San Jose Earthquakes have hit a rough patch.,The Earthquakes (9-3-2, 29 points), who are still tied in points with Vancouver atop the Western Conference, will look to snap out of a four-match winless ...