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NBA Cup title game headed to Indy’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in December
After Las Vegas served as the ultimate destination of the first three editions of the NBA Cup, the league is taking the finale of its in-season tournament to historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.,The NBA announced Tuesday that the NBA Cup championship game for 2026 will be played at Hinkle on ...
NBA salary cap rises 6.5% as free-agent negotiations begin
The NBA announced Tuesday that the salary cap for the 2026-27 season has been set at $164.961 million, which represents a 6.5% increase over the previous season.,In conjunction with the $10,420,000 rise in each team's cap, the minimum team salary has climbed over $9.2 million to $148.465 million. Th...
Kylian Mbappe delivers another brace as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 clash. ,Mbappe is now one behind Messi on the all-time tournament list, and with his fifth and sixth...
Kawhi Leonard Trade Makes Toronto Raptors Instant Eastern Conference Contenders
The Raptors reunite with Kawhi Leonard in a blockbuster trade, giving Toronto a legitimate chance to compete for the Eastern Conference title....
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton stunned by qualifier; No. 2 Alexander Zverev advances
Fourth-seeded American Ben Shelton was upset by Finland's unseeded Otto Virtanen in a five-set marathon in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.,Shelton, a quarterfinalist at the All England Club last year, rebounded from dropping the first set to take the next two. But Virtanen, ranked 140th in ...
Report: Clippers dealing Kawhi Leonard to Raptors
The Los Angeles Clippers are close to trading star forward Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal, pending physicals, would send Leonard back to the franchise he led to the 2019 NBA championship.,Los Angeles reportedly would receive All-Star forward Brandon Ingram, thi...
Erling Haaland steps up late to get Norway past Ivory Coast
Erling Haaland scored in the closing minutes to lift Norway to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast in a World Cup round of 32 match Tuesday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Haaland, who scored in his third consecutive World Cup match, was held to one shot on goal and three total shots before his b...
Reports: Cape Verde's Ryan Mendes facing rape allegation
Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes reportedly is under police investigation in New Zealand over a rape allegation.,Mendes been accused of raping a Brazilian woman in March, the New Zealand Herald and other outlets reported.,The 36-year-old winger has guided the tiny African country to the round of 32 at...
Defending champ Iga Swiatek turns back Taylor Townsend upset bid
Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek held off an upset bid on Centre Court from Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, to advance to the second round on Tuesday in London. ,Emotions overtook Swiatek, the No. 3 seed in the women's draw, when she reached her seat post-match. With tears streaming down her ...
Ben Shelton stunned by qualifier in Wimbledon opener
Fourth-seeded American Ben Shelton was upset by Finland's unseeded Otto Virtanen in a five-set marathon in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.,Shelton, a quarterfinalist at the All England Club last year, rebounded from dropping the first set to take the next two. But Virtanen refused to give i...
T1, Liquid reach Mid-Season Invitational play-in final
Team Liquid advanced Tuesday to face T1 in the play-in stage final at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.,The winner of Wednesday's best-of-five Round 4 match will qualify for the bracket stage, an eight-team tournament that begins later this week with a $2 million...
Shohei Ohtani's 3-run shot helps Dodgers overpower Athletics
Shohei Ohtani smacked a three-run homer, Andy Pages hit a two-run blast and Max Muncy belted a solo shot to help the Los Angeles Dodgers record a 9-4 victory over the Athletics on Monday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Ohtani, Pages and Muncy were among eight Dodgers with two hits as Los Angeles matched ...
Geraldo Perdomo's 3-run double propels Diamondbacks past Giants
Geraldo Perdomo broke a fifth-inning tie with a bases-clearing double, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Monday in Phoenix.,Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado added home runs for the Diamondbacks, who imp...
Shootout win sends Morocco past Netherlands, into matchup vs. Canada
Ismael Saibari scored in the fifth round of a penalty shootout and Morocco remained alive at the World Cup following a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in the round of 32 on Monday at Guadalupe, Mexico.,Saibari's kick into the left side of the goal gave Morocco a 3-2 victory in the shootout and set up ...
Cole Young (2 HRs), George Kirby (8 IP) guide Mariners past Angels
Cole Young hit two home runs and George Kirby pitched eight strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Monday.,Dominic Canzone also went deep for the Mariners, who got back to .500 while snapping a two-game skid.,Zach Neto doubled and homered for the Angel...
Otto Lopez, Griffin Conine homer as Marlins take down Rockies
Otto Lopez homered and doubled, Griffin Conine hit a pinch-hit three-run homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7 in Denver on Monday night.,Javier Sanoja had three hits and Owen Caissie contributed two hits for Miami, which has won all four games against Colorado this season.,San...
Seiya Suzuki delivers walk-off single as Cubs down Padres
Seiya Suzuki's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.,Dansby Swanson started the winning rally with an infield single against Jason Adam (2-2). Pete Crow-Armstrong singled Swanson to second, and San D...
Zebby Matthews fires 7 strong innings, Twins hang on to edge Astros
Zebby Matthews recorded his seventh quality start of the season while Josh Bell slugged a two-run homer in the sixth inning, the third of three long balls for the visiting Minnesota Twins, who held on for a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday.,Matthews (4-5) matched his career high by logg...
Joey Ortiz's 8th-inning homer lifts Brewers over Reds
Joey Ortiz hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.,Milwaukee trailed 3-0 after five innings before scoring two runs in the sixth and tying the game on Brice Turang's...
Cameron Cauley sparks Rangers' 5th straight win in MLB debut
Cameron Cauley tripled in the seventh inning for his first major league hit in his debut, then scored the go-ahead run on Nicky Lopez's single as the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Monday night.,Lopez subsequently came home on Justin Foscue's double as American League Wes...