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Fever's Aliyah Boston becomes Boston Legacy FC investor
Third year forward/center Aliyah Boston, of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, has become an investor in the NWSL's upcoming expansion team, Boston Legacy FC.,Boston, 23, was the WNBA Rookie of the Year for the Fever in 2023 and has averaged a career-best 16.2 points with 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 21 g...
Yankees claim RHP Rico Garcia off waivers from Mets
The New York Yankees claimed right-hander Rico Garcia off waivers from the crosstown Mets on Monday.,The Mets designated Garcia for assignment last Friday after he allowed no runs in 4 2/3 innings over two relief outings.,Garcia, 31, is 1-2 with a 6.47 ERA in 32 games (one start) over parts of five ...
Shohei Ohtani (NL), Gleyber Torres (AL) to lead off in All-Star Game
The American League and National League announced their lineups for Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta with Shohei Ohtani leading off for the NL and Gleyber Torres at the top for the AL.,National League manager Dave Roberts, who is Ohtani's skipper with the Los Angeles Dodgers, opened his lineup for...
Report: Spurs C Victor Wembanyama cleared to return
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has recovered from the blood clot issue that prematurely ended his 2024-25 season, the French newspaper L'Equipe reported Monday.,"I'm officially cleared to return," Wembanyama told the publication. "It just happened -- I got the green light from the Spurs'...
SEC's Greg Sankey: CFP expansion not a done deal
The College Football Playoff could remain at 12 teams if the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten can't come to an agreement, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday.,"That's fine," Sankey said as SEC media days kicked off in Atlanta. "We have a 12-team playoff, five conference champions. That can s...
Royals place RHP Michael Lorenzen (oblique) on IL
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Michael Lorenzen on the 15-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Friday, with Lorenzen last pitching July 6 when he dominated with seven scoreless innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, while allowing two hits.,Lo...
Ireland's Ben Healy takes over yellow jersey at Tour de France
Ireland's Ben Healy lost a chance at a Stage 10 victory Monday but gained something far more valuable when he took over the leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France.,Healy held the lead throughout much of an extended breakaway on Bastille Day and finished third to Simon Yates of Great Britain an...
Report: Cavs sign president Koby Altman to extension
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed president of basketball operations Koby Altman to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, ESPN reported Monday.,Members of Altman's staff, including general manager Mike Gansey and assistant general manager Brandon Weems, received multiyear extensions, per the...
Shane Lowry hoping for more Open magic at Royal Portrush
Missing the cut at the past two majors hasn't dimmed Shane Lowry's confidence as the Irishman returns to the scene of his greatest triumph this week.,Lowry followed up a T42 at the Masters with early exits at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and the U.S. Open at Oakmont.,He won his lone major at...
NHL season begins with tripleheader on Oct. 7
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will make his debut behind the New York Rangers' bench against his former team, part of the NHL's season-opening tripleheader on Oct. 7.,The action begins with the Chicago Blackhawks visiting the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panther...
Report: Louisiana Tech leaving CUSA for Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech is leaving Conference USA to become the 14th member of the Sun Belt Conference, ESPN reported.,Sun Belt officials reportedly approved the move on Monday to replace Texas State, which recently jumped to the Pac-12.,Louisiana Tech has been with Conference USA since 2013. The Bulldogs' b...
Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star Nod Is a Cool Moment, And a Burning Reminder of MLB's Flaws
With five MLB starts, Jacob Misiorowski is the most random All-Star ever... and the perfect face for a league that’s papering over decades of its own self-inflicted wounds....
Derrick Lewis Just Made the UFC Heavyweight Division Interesting Again
After a 35-second KO in Nashville, Derrick Lewis may have punched his way into a title shot... and possibly a spot in next year’s rumored White House UFC event....
Rangers jump on Astros early to complete season's first half with win
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each homered while Nathan Eovaldi capped his stellar first half with another quality start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.,The Rangers completed a season-long 10-gam...
Marcel Hartel (2 goals) lifts St. Louis past Timbers for rare victory
Marcel Hartel's second-half brace on Sunday night enabled St. Louis City SC to win for just the second time in four months as they rallied for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers.,Trailing 1-0 in the 54th minute, St. Louis (4-12-6, 18 points) equalized through Hartel. He won a loose bal...
Dodgers' two-out rally puts away rival Giants in extras
The Los Angeles Dodgers strung together two-out bloop singles by Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages around an infield hit by Teoscar Hernandez, all producing a run, in a relatively quiet 11-inning uprising that produced a 5-2 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.,Baseball's tra...
Shane van Gisbergen tames Sonoma course for triumph
For the third time in five races, Shane van Gisbergen leveled the field at a NASCAR Cup Series road course, zigging and zagging to victory at Sonoma Raceway in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Calif.,The Trackhouse Racing road ace outran Chase Briscoe in a four-lap sprint on their third late...
Reds' Terry Francona becomes 13th manager to win 2,000 games
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona heads into the All-Star break with history on his side.,With his team rallying for a 4-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday, Francona became the 13th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 career wins.,The 66-year-old joins the Texas Rangers' Bruce...
Steve Allan posts wire-to-wire win at Dick's Open
Steve Allan's second victory of the Champions season was of the wire-to-wire fashion.,Allan shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to finish in style as he recorded a four-stroke victory over Jason Caron in the Dick's Open at Endicott, N.Y.,Allan, 51, shot 18-under 198 in his three trips around En-Joie Golf Cl...
Guardians rally to defeat White Sox in extra innings
Steven Kwan hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to edge the host Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Sunday.,Kyle Manzardo smacked a three-run home run and Brayan Rocchio had two hits for the Guardians, who won three of four in the weekend series and enters the Al...