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Former Bucks owner Marc Lasry still wants NWSL team
Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry still wants to buy a National Women's Soccer League team.,Lasry, who made failed bids last year for Angel City FC and the North Carolina Courage, confirmed his continued interest in a recent interview with Front Office Sports.,The 65-year-old billionaire's ...
Texas Tech stuck second-guessing entering WCWS elimination game
One night after ace NiJaree Canady took the blame for a foiled intentional walk that turned into a game-changing hit for Texas, the Red Raiders are wrapping two hands around their 2024-25 motto.,"To be the best come from behind team in America," Canady said. "So, we're just doing that again.",The Lo...
Music City GP plans Palou party, envision 'Monaco of the South' by '27
At his current pace, Alex Palou might turn the season finale in Nashville into a championship celebration by clinching his fourth title in five years prior to the Music City Grand Prix in Tennessee on Labor Day Weekend. ,Sponsors and Indy Car officials understand the reality of the circumstance, wit...
Yankees optimistic Giancarlo Stanton could elbow way into lineup soon
Fingers seemingly crossed, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone implied good news is right around the corner for Giancarlo Stanton. ,Nearly two weeks after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Stanton was "getting really close to doing a rehab assignment," Boone said on Wednesday that Stanton ...
Report: Villanova football leaving CAA for Patriot League
The Villanova football program is leaving the Coastal Athletic Association to join the Patriot League, ESPN reported Thursday.,The move will take effect in 2026 for the Wildcats, who joined the CAA (formerly Colonial Athletic Association) of the Football Championship Subdivision in 2007.,Villanova f...
Ravens sign WR Rashod Bateman to contract extension
The Baltimore Ravens announced a contract extension with wide receiver Rashod Bateman on Thursday.,Terms were not disclosed but multiple reports indicate it's a three-year, $36.75 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.,Bateman, a first-round pick in 2021, posted a career-high 756 receiving yards ...
Reese Atwood leads Texas over Texas Tech in Game 1 of WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY - Reese Atwood delivered a two-run single in the sixth while Texas Tech was attempting to intentionally walk her, lifting Texas to a 2-1 win over NiJaree Canady and the Red Raiders in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series Championship Series on Wednesday night.,The Longhorns (55-1...
Former All-Pro P Dustin Colquitt retires as a Chief after signing 1-day deal
Former Pro Bowl punter Dustin Colquitt signed a one-day contract with Kansas City so he could retire as a Chief, the team announced on Wednesday.,Colquitt, 43, has not played since the 2021 season, when he appeared in five games with the Cleveland Browns. He played 15 of 17 seasons with the Chiefs, ...
Reports: League reviewed, not investigating complaint against Storm assistant
The WNBA reviewed a complaint by the Las Vegas Aces' Jewell Loyd that a Seattle Storm assistant coach cursed at her during a game this season, but the league is not moving forward with a formal investigation, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,Loyd is a former All-Star star guard for the St...
FanDuel bans man who heckled sprinter Gabby Thomas
FanDuel said it has banned a bettor for heckling U.S. sprinter Gabby Thomas at a recent track competition.,The man boasted online that his actions "made Gabby lose" and helped him win a $1,000 parlay bet on FanDuel.,Thomas, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, posted on X that the man "followed me ar...
Dash sign F Messiah Bright to contract extension
The Houston Dash agreed to a contract extension with forward Messiah Bright through the 2026 season.,The deal announced on Wednesday includes a team option for 2027 for the 25-year-old Texas native.,Bright has appeared in 10 games for Houston this season after arriving in a January trade with Angel ...
NFL Network to air 21 preseason games
NFL Network will air 21 preseason games ahead of the 2025 season, beginning with an Aug. 7 doubleheader featuring the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Baltimore Ravens.,That game will be followed by Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith returning to Seattle to face their former t...
Phil Mickelson: LIV 'well on our way' to having world's best golfers
Phil Mickelson has been vocal with his praise of LIV Golf since joining the upstart circuit in 2022, celebrating its direction and what he views as forward thinking.,On Wednesday, Mickelson applauded the addition of promising young stars as LIV Golf begins to bolster its case for having the world's ...
Nationals turn to lefty MacKenzie Gore to slow red-hot Cubs
The visiting Chicago Cubs go for their fourth straight win when they play the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series Wednesday night.,Chicago took the series opener 8-3 and has won 13 of its past 16 games. Washington has lost two in a row after winning four straight.,Michael Busch f...
Steven Wilson nabs fourth eNASCAR win of season
Steven Wilson, who hit a lull after winning three of the first four eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series events of the season, bounced back Tuesday to prevail in overtime at a virtual Kansas Speedway.,Tucker Minter, who had won the past two races and three of the past four, finished in second place on T...
Royals erase 5-run deficit, ride bullpen to win over Cardinals
Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and four RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night.,Vinny Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia each drove in two runs for the Royals, who erased a 7-2 deficit. Jonathan India went 3-for-5 with three runs and Nick Loftin hit...
Rays get another homer from Junior Caminero in victory over Rangers
Drew Rasmussen extended his scoreless innings streak to 23 after striking out eight batters over five frames, fueling the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Rasmussen (5-4) recorded his fourth straight win after allowing just one hit: Jake Burger's infield single...
Fever dominate from 3-point range to tame Mystics
Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points as the short-handed Indiana Fever rode their 3-point shooting to an 85-76 victory against the visiting Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.,Lexie Hull added 14 points and Aliyah Boston had 10 for the Fever, who played without injured guards Caitlin Clark, who missed ...
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who spent more than three decades as a player and manager for the Yomiuri Giants, died Tuesday. He was 89.,The Giants said Nagashima died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital.,Nagashima won an impressive 11 Japan Series championships in his 17-year pla...
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas calls out bettor for verbal abuse
Gabby Thomas, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, said that an adult male sports bettor followed and verbally abused her during a Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia over the weekend.,Thomas posted on X that as she took pictures and signed autographs for fans -- mostly children -- around the track...