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Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey becomes highest-paid kicker
The Dallas Cowboys made Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history on Monday, his agents at Athletes First confirmed.,The four-year, $28 million extension makes him the first kicker to earn $7 million per season. The deal also includes $20 million guaranteed, another record for his positi...

Big East commish Val Ackerman retiring after 13 years
Big East Conference commissioner Val Ackerman announced her retirement on Monday after 13 years as one of the most powerful women in college sports.,Ackerman, 66, is leaving her position on Aug. 31. A national search for her successor will commence immediately, the league said in a news release.,"It...

Kansas plucks MAC top freshman PG Leroy Blyden Jr. from Toledo
Kansas snagged MAC Freshman of the Year point guard Leroy Blyden Jr. from Toledo in the transfer portal.,He made the All-MAC Third Team in 2025-26 after averaging 16.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 40.7% from 3-point range in 34 games (32 starts) for the Rockets.,Bl...

Report: Wagner removes interim tag for Dwan McMillan
Wagner removed the interim tag and hired Dwan McMillan as its men's basketball coach, CBS Sports reported on Monday.,McMillan, 36, coached the Seahawks in 2025-26 after the school suspended coach Donald Copeland amid player complaints about abusive behavior in practices.,Despite a 1-6 start to the s...

Report: Giants unlikely to trade DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
After trading one standout defensive lineman over the weekend, the New York Giants are now unlikely to move defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, according to a report from NFL Network.,Thibodeaux, 25, is entering the fifth and final season of his rookie deal after he was selected fifth overall by the Gi...

49ers LT Trent Williams agrees to 2-year, $50M deal
San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams agreed to a two-year, $50 million extension, his agency confirmed Monday.,The 12-time Pro Bowl selection's contract includes $37 million fully guaranteed and a $22 million signing bonus, according to Elite Loyalty Sports.,Williams, who turns 38 in July,...
Ranking the Greatest Stoner Athletes of All-Time
Celebrating 4/20 with the greatest stoner athletes of all time, from Phelps to Durant....
Are the Detroit Pistons in Trouble After a Rough Game 1?
Orlando Magic stun the Pistons in Game 1. Full breakdown of the upset and what it means....

Someone's got to win when Orioles, Royals skid into each other
As poor as the Baltimore Orioles have played of late, things are much worse for the Kansas City Royals.,The visiting Orioles can avoid a sixth defeat in seven games by extending the Royals' losing streak to eight in a row on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.,Baltimore won six of seven ...

Inconsistent Nationals face challenge in surging Braves
The Washington Nationals will try to cool off Michael Harris II and the surging Atlanta Braves when the teams open a four-game series on Monday night.,The visiting Braves have won five straight and 9 of 11 following a 4-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.,Washington salvaged the fina...

Former Iowa State star Audi Crooks transferring to Oklahoma State
Former Iowa State star Audi Crooks, the nation's second-leading scorer in 2025-26, is transferring to Oklahoma State, she announced late Sunday on social media.,The 6-foot-3 center, who has one year of eligibility remaining, was a second-team All-American in 2025-26, when she averaged 25.8 points on...

Guardians out to keep good vibes going vs. reeling Astros
The Cleveland Guardians won three of four games against the Baltimore Orioles to begin their seven-day homestand.,Next up are the free-falling Houston Astros, who arrive Monday to open a three-game set against the American League Central leaders.,In a matchup of 26-year-old right-handers, the Guardi...

Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1
Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a third-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.,The Spurs took a 1-0 lead in the best-of...

Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky completes hat trick in OT, stuns Lightning
Juraj Slafkovsky netted his hat-trick game-winner 1:22 into the postseason's first overtime as the visiting Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,After the Lightning's Jake Guentzel committed a high-sticking penalty...

Hannah Green heats up late, wins in playoff for third LA title
Australia's Hannah Green stormed back from a six-shot deficit on the back nine and won a three-way playoff with a birdie putt to capture her third title in four years at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in Tarzana, Calif.,Green defeated South Koreans Jin Hee Im and Sei Young Kim when the trio ...

Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky scores 3, including OT, to top Lightning
Juraj Slafkovsky netted his hat-trick game-winner 1:22 into the postseason's first overtime, and the visiting Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,After the Lightning's Jake Guentzel committed a high-sticking penal...

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama named 1st-time MVP finalist
Third-year San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is a first-time NBA Most Valuable Player candidate along with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the league announced Sunday.,The league announced the MVP finalists, along with the finalists...

Jose Ramirez, Brayan Rocchio direct Guardians to series win over O's
Jose Ramirez produced his franchise-record 28th multi-homer game and Brayan Rocchio had three RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Both of Ramirez's home runs came off Orioles starter Trevor Rogers (2-2), who struck out five in five innings. Th...

Stewart Cink shoots course-record 63 to win Senior PGA by six
Stewart Cink fired a course-record 63 to break away from the pack and win the Senior PGA Championship by six strokes on Sunday at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.,Cink, 52, began playing on the PGA Tour Champions less than two years ago and racked up six victories before this week, including ...

Scott Wedgewood, top-seeded Avalanche stave off Kings in Game 1
Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series Sunday in Denver.,Artturi Lehkonen and Logan O'Connor scored for the Avalanche, who had the league's best record to ...