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Jacque Vaughn named assistant coach at alma mater Kansas
Former Kansas standout guard and two-time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn is returning to Lawrence as an assistant coach.,The Jayhawks announced Wednesday that Vaughn, whose No. 11 hangs in the rafters at Allen Fieldhouse, will join head coach Bill Self's staff for the 2025-26 season. Vaughn played for...

Kansas State lands Bowling Green transfer Marcus Johnson
Former Bowling Green big man Marcus Johnson announced his commitment to Kansas State on Wednesday.,The 6-foot-7 senior forward averaged 16.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 32 starts for the Falcons in 2024-25.,Johnson shot 89.8 percent from the free-throw line and 39.4 percent from 3-point range.,He sco...

WTA roundup: Top seed Jessica Pegula upset in Strasbourg
Russian Anna Kalinskaya came from behind to upset top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Down 5-4 in the second set, Pegula couldn't hold serve, giving Kalinskaya the set. In the third, Pegula went down 3-0 quickly and couldn'...

Nashville SC sign veteran D Tate Schmitt
Nashville SC announced the signing of free agent defender Tate Schmitt on Wednesday.,The 27-year-old veteran is under contract for the rest of the 2025 season with an option for 2026.,Schmitt has three goals in 45 matches with Real Salt Lake (2019-22) and the Houston Dynamo (2023-24).,"Tate is an ex...
Cooper Flagg Is a No-Brainer, Which Is Exactly Why Dallas Mavericks Might Screw It Up
Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. But with the Dallas Mavericks calling the shots, nothing is guaranteed. Trade rumors, wild scenarios, and one big question: Who says no? ...

Tom Brady, Jim Gray opening sports, entertainment museum
Tom Brady's seven Super Bowl rings will be among the memorabilia on display in the Hall of Excellence, a museum set to open June 20 under the direction of Brady and his partners.,The legendary quarterback, joined by sportscaster Jim Gray and his wife, Frann Vettor-Gray, have spearheaded the creation...

Falcons eke out win, snag IEM Dallas playoff berth
Team Falcons pulled out a 2-1 win over HEROIC on Tuesday to book a berth in the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas playoffs.,The Falcons advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final, where they will oppose MOUZ, a 2-0 winner over Team Liquid on Tuesday.,In the Group A upper-bracket semifinals, Team Vitalit...

Nationals' Dylan Crews headed for MRI on side/back
Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI exam Wednesday on his lower left side and back after leaving Washington's 5-3 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.,Crews came out after the fifth inning, having felt something in his lower back/left side on a check swing during a ...

Nationals edge Braves to win 4th straight
Dylan Crews homered and Mitchell Parker pitched into the sixth inning as the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night to notch their fourth straight win.,Parker (4-3) worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits for the Nationals. He struck out four and w...

Expansion Valkyries expect to introduce Janelle Salaun vs. Mystics
The Golden State Valkyries hope to demonstrate that two halves are better than one when they make a second effort at a first-ever WNBA win Wednesday night in San Francisco with a matchup against the unbeaten Washington Mystics.,The expansion club opened on Friday night to 18,064 at the sold-out Chas...

Aurora, BOOM on the rise at DreamLeague Season 26
Aurora Gaming rose to the top of Group A, while BOOM Esports made the biggest move with a pair of wins as DreamLeague Season 26 continued Tuesday.,BOOM was the only team in either group to win both its matches Tuesday, moving it into a tie for second in Group A. Meanwhile, PARIVISION and Yakult Brot...

O's GM 'working as rapidly as I can' to turn team around
Underperformance since the middle of last season was the reason Orioles general manager Mike Elias provided Tuesday for firing Brandon Hyde as manager three days earlier. ,Making his first public comments since making the move, Elias said the team was starting to run out of time for a turnaround. ,B...

Rangers place RHP Chris Martin (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed right-handed reliever Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday due to right shoulder fatigue.,The move was retroactive to Monday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers recalled rookie right-hander Cole Winn from Triple-A Round Rock.,Martin, 38, last pitched on Sunda...

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rolls into Strasbourg quarters
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-3 win Tuesday over China's Xinyu Wang at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Rybakina struck six aces and saved both break points she faced in the 65-minute match to set up a meeting with Poland's Magda L...

Former Sporting KC M Gadi Kinda dies at 31
Former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gadi Kinda died, his club Maccabi Haifa FC announced on Tuesday. He was 31.,Kinda was hospitalized while "going through a complex medical battle in recent weeks," Maccabi Haifa announced two weeks ago.,The Israeli international last played in a match for Maccab...

Florida lands former Arkansas PG Boogie Fland
Former Arkansas point guard Boogie Fland committed to reigning national champion Florida on Tuesday.,Fland and his representatives, who include Florida alumnus Mike Miller, confirmed the transfer with ESPN.,Fland attended this month's draft combine before withdrawing from 2025 NBA Draft consideratio...
Four Teams Left, No Favorites: The Stanley Cup Is Totally Up for Grabs
Four teams and plenty of chaos: The Panthers, Hurricanes, Stars, and Oilers are all chasing the Cup. Here’s why any of them could actually win it, and why the Leafs never had a chance....

GamerLegion, HEROIC pull out opening wins at IEM Dallas
GamerLegion and HEROIC rallied for wins on Monday as play got underway at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas.,In Group A, GamerLegion overtook 3DMAX 2-1, and in Group B, HEROIC charged past Aurora Gaming.,The $300,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams diving into two double-el...

Texas Tech extends coach Grant McCasland through 2030-31
Texas Tech signed men's basketball coach Grant McCasland to a contract extension through the 2030-31 season on Monday.,The contract is worth $31.5 million, the school confirmed to the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, with a salary of $5 million next season and annual $100,000 raises until McCasland makes ...

WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu stuns Daria Kasatkina at Strasbourg
Great Britain's Emma Raducanu defeated sixth-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Australia 6-1, 6-3 on Monday to advance to the Round of 16 at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France. It was the third straight loss for the Aussie, ranked No. 17 in the world.,Ninth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil ralli...