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Orlando City sign free agent GK Maxime Crepeau
Orlando City signed free agent goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau through the 2027-28 season on Tuesday.,The 31-year-old Canadian veteran replaces Pedro Gallese, who was not re-signed after the 2025 season.,Crepeau spent the past two seasons with the Portland Timbers, recording four clean sheets in 35 starts...

Reports: Commanders part ways with OC Kliff Kingsbury, DC Joe Whitt Jr.
The Washington Commanders are in the market for a pair of new coordinators after parting ways with Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr., ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Kingsbury, the Commanders' offensive coordinator, reportedly is leaving the team to pursue other opportunities.,Per reports, Kingsbury and W...
Cleveland Browns Prove They’re Still Dysfunctional by Firing Kevin Stefanski
The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski but retained Andrew Berry, raising familiar questions about accountability and direction in Cleveland....
Kevin Stefanski's Firing is Reminiscent of Baker Mayfield's Exit From Browns
The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski on Black Monday, but is Cleveland prepared to find a better replacement—or repeat past mistakes?...

WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka opens '26 with rout
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka only needed 47 minutes to open her 2026 season with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Spain's Cristina Bucsa at the Brisbane International on Tuesday in Australia.,The second-round rout matched the quickest career win for the top-seeded Sabalenka, who dropped only 18 points. The de...

Isles return Ilya Sorokin, hope to have Matthew Schaefer vs. Devils
Matthew Schaefer, the player most responsible for the New York Islanders' surprising turnaround this season, may not play Tuesday night.,But the Islanders will get back one of their biggest foundational pieces when goalie Ilya Sorokin starts against the New Jersey Devils in a battle of longtime Metr...

Pacers hope to avoid record losing streak, host Cavs
The Indiana Pacers have had four 12-game losing streaks since joining the NBA in 1976.,They could make history with their unlucky 13th in a row Tuesday against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.,Desmond Bane scored 31 points and Paulo Banchero had 28 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday as the Orlando Ma...

WTA roundup: Emma Navarro upended in Auckland
Britain's Francesca Jones opened the year with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 upset of No. 2 seed Emma Navarro on Monday at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.,Ranked No. 72 in the world, Jones saved six of 12 break points in the two-hour, 23-minute triumph. She will take on Austria's Sinja Kraus in the seco...

Josh Johnson earns rare victory as Commanders nip Eagles
Josh Johnson earned his first NFL win since 2018 and the visiting Washington Commanders rallied to beat the playoff-bound Philadelphia Eagles 24-17 in Sunday's regular-season finale.,The NFC East champion Eagles (11-6) rested many of their starters, including Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown ...

Deni Avdija’s triple-double helps Blazers down short-handed Spurs
Deni Avdija amassed a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double that included a key 3-pointer in the final minute to help the visiting Portland Trail Blazers hold on for a 115-110 win over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, ...

Auston Matthews' record goal not enough as Isles best Leafs in OT
Auston Matthews became the Toronto Maple Leafs' all-time leading goal scorer Saturday night, but Matthew Schaefer scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, as the New York Islanders earned a 4-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.,Schaefer, the No. 1 pick in June's draft, tied the score at 2-all in the s...

Deni Avdija’s triple-double helps push Trail Blazers past shorthanded Spurs
Deni Avdija amassed a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double that included the deciding 3-pointer in the final minute to help the visiting Portland Trail Blazers hold on for a 115-110 win over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to...

Auston Matthews' record goal not enough as Islanders best Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews became the Toronto Maple Leafs' all-time leading goal scorer Saturday night, but Matthew Schaefer scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, as the New York Islanders earned a 4-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.,Schaefer, the no 1 pick in June's draft, tied the score at 2-2 in the seco...

Magic lose G Jalen Suggs (knee) for undetermined period of time
Fifth-year Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has a Grade 1 MCL contusion in his right knee -- an injury he suffered Friday against the Bulls -- and is out definitely. The team said the timing of his return will depend on how his treatment goes.,The Magic, who already are without star forward Franz Wag...

Tyler Tanner lifts No. 11 Vanderbilt over South Carolina
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points and tied a single-game school record with 14 assists as No. 11 Vanderbilt knocked off South Carolina by an 83-71 score in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.,With two of Vanderbilt's three primary ball-handlers out, Tanner logged 37 minutes and turned the ball over just once.,...
Grading the 2025-26 NBA Finals Preseason Favorites at the New Year
Midseason grades for the top five NBA Finals favorites, including the Thunder, Nuggets, Knicks, Cavaliers, and Timberwolves....

Pacers aiming to avoid record-tying loss against Magic
The Indiana Pacers will attempt to avoid some ugly history when they travel to face the Orlando Magic in a Sunday matinee.,Indiana has lost 11 in a row and another loss Sunday would match the franchise record, which happened three times previously. At 6-29, the Pacers currently have the worst record...

Stan Wawrinka, Coco Gauff post big wins at United Cup
Stan Wawrinka survived a three-hour, 18-minute clash with Arthur Rinderknech to help Switzerland sweep France on Saturday at the United Cup in Australia.,Wawrinka, who announced he will retire at the end of the 2026 ATP Tour season, won 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). His teammate, Belinda Bencic, defeated L...

Contending for NFC's No. 2 seed, Eagles seek familiar sweep of Commanders
The NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles will attempt to sweep the visiting Washington Commanders for the sixth time in nine seasons on Sunday afternoon.,The Eagles (11-5) won both meetings with Washington (4-12) in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 and registered a 29-18 victory two weeks ago in Lan...

Deni Avdija scores 34 as Blazers extend Pelicans' misery
Deni Avdija scored 34 points and dished 11 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the host New Orleans Pelicans to a sixth consecutive loss with 122-109 decision on Friday.,Avdija buoyed the Blazers for much of the first half, having scored almost half of Portland's points deep into the second...