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Devin Haney vacates super lightweight title; Alberto Puello named champ
Devin Haney vacated his super lightweight championship and will be considered a "champion in recess" at his request.,The World Boxing Council (WBC) said in a statement released Monday that its governing board unanimously approved Haney's request and declared him World Champion in WBC Recess.,Haney h...
Last-place Quakes fire head coach Luchi Gonzalez
The last-place San Jose Earthquakes parted ways with second-year head coach Luchi Gonzalez on Monday.,The Quakes (3-14-2, 11 points) are 0-6-1 in their last seven matches including Saturday's 6-2 loss to Los Angeles FC.,San Jose has conceded the most goals (51) and has the worst goal-differential in...
2024 MLB All-Star Game National League Ballot: Who Should Be Voted In?
We built out the perfect 2024 MLB All-Star Game ballot for the National League, headlined by Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper....
Blue Jays top offensive prospect Orelvis Martinez banned for PEDs
Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez received an 80-day ban for violating the MLB performance-enhancing drug policy on Sunday, two days after the 22-year-old made his big-league debut with Toronto. ,General manager Ross Atkins responded to the MLB suspension on Sunday morning and said the Blue Jays ...
LAFC move into tie for first in West with rout of Earthquakes
Mateusz Bogusz collected a brace Saturday night and added an assist as Los Angeles FC established a 4-0 first half lead en route to a 6-2 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.,Denis Bouanga, Kei Kamara, Ryan Hollingshead and Tomas Angel also scored goals for LAFC (11-4-4, 37 points), which mov...
Eyeing first major, Amy Yang grabs 2-shot lead at Women's PGA
Amy Yang of South Korea shot a one-under-par 71 to grab a two-shot lead Saturday after the third round of the Women's PGA Championship.,Yang, 34, who has yet to win a major, followed both of her bogeys with birdies on the next hole at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.,"My mindset for tomorrow...
LAFC look to even score against lowly Earthquakes
On paper, Los Angeles FC appear to be a good bet to keep their recent run of success going.,Going into their home encounter with the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night, LAFC (10-4-4, 34 points) are 6-0-1 in their last seven matches, outscoring the opposition by a whopping 13-2. That i...
Gene Haas to operate one of SHR’s Cup charters with new team
Stewart-Haas Racing will shut down after the 2024 NASCAR season, but Gene Haas isn't getting out of the game entirely.,Haas announced Thursday that a new organization, Haas Factory Team, will retain one of Stewart-Haas' Cup Series charters beginning next season.,Haas Factory Team will also have two ...
Ashleigh Barty to play Wimbledon invitation doubles
Former World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will participate in an exhibition doubles event at Wimbledon, tournament officials announced.,Barty, who announced her retirement in March 2022 -- two months after she won the Australian Open, will join fellow Australian Casey Dellacqua in competing in invitation do...
Evander's goal, assist carry Timbers past Quakes
Evander had a goal and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated the host San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Wednesday.,Jonathan Rodriguez scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute for the Timbers (6-7-6, 24 points), who are 4-1-2 since rallying for a 4-2 victory against San Jose on May 15 in Portland t...
Improving Timbers chase another win over Quakes
The last time Portland and San Jose met, the Timbers were mired in a nine-match winless streak.,Things looked even bleaker for Portland when the visiting Earthquakes took a two-goal halftime lead.,However, with the Earthquakes going a man down because of a red card to Bruno Wilson in the 71st minute...
Blue Jays place SS Bo Bichette (calf) on injured list
The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right calf strain.,The two-time All-Star has not played since Friday's 3-1 loss to the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Bichette, 26, is batting a career-worst .237 with four home runs and 28 RBIs in 66 games t...
Michigan adds 4-star QB Brady Hart to 2026 class
Four-star quarterback Brady Hart committed to Michigan's 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday.,The 6-foot-5 signal-caller from Cocoa (Fla.) High School is ranked as the No. 7 QB and No. 92 overall by the 247 Sports composite.,Hart made his commitment following an unofficial visit last weekend to Ann Arb...
Payne Stewart's triumph saluted on No. 18 flag at Pinehurst No. 2
Every golfer who looks toward the No. 18 green during Sunday's final round of the U.S. Open will see the silhouette of the late Payne Stewart on the hole flag.,Stewart famously won the 1999 U.S. Open by sinking a par putt at Pinehurst No. 2, and this year's version of the tournament at the same cour...
ATP roundup: Jack Draper, Alex de Minaur win on grass courts
Great Britain's Jack Draper joined the ranks of ATP Tour champions on Sunday, defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany, for his first title.,Draper, 22, was competing in his third final, losing earlier this year at Adelaide and the runner-up l...
Yuya Kubo's hat trick propels FC Cincinnati past Quakes
Substitute Yuya Kubo scored a late-second-half hat trick and visiting FC Cincinnati emerged from a wild second half with a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Luciano Acosta assisted all three of Kubo's goals -- which came between the 78th and 87th minutes -- as Cincinnati (...
ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda spoils Tallon Griekspoor's run at Libema Open
American Sebastian Korda swept defending champion Tallon Griekspoor in his home country, 6-2, 6-4, on Saturday in the semifinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Korda, the seventh seed, held serve throughout the match and converted three of four break points in the 61-minute mat...
Caitlin Clark, Fever brace for rematch vs. Sky
The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will renew an emerging and heated rivalry when they square off Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. ,The Fever (4-10) won the first meeting 71-70 at home on June 1, a result that was overshadowed by Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hip-check foul on Fever rookie Caitlin Cla...
Hot Cincinnati seeks return to form vs. Earthquakes
FC Cincinnati will look to return to winning ways on Saturday night when they travel west to face a San Jose Earthquakes side that is deceptively dangerous in attack.,Cincinnati (10-3-3, 33 points) took a 2-0 home defeat to Nashville SC in its last match on May 29, halting a seven-match winning stre...
Examining Martin Truex Jr.'s legacy, from Furniture Row to JGR
When Martin Truex Jr. won at Pocono Raceway on June 7, 2015, most race fans didn't read too deeply into it.,While it was nice to see Truex, who hadn't won since Sonoma in 2013, get back to victory lane after a 2014 season where his only highlight was a spat with Kyle Busch at Atlanta, the win was th...