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Report: Chiefs bringing back S Mike Edwards
The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back free agent safety Mike Edwards on a one-year deal, NFL Network reported on Thursday.,Edwards, 28, played for the Chiefs' Super Bowl championship team during the 2023 campaign. He split last season with the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,A third-round...
Longtime Sporting KC G Tim Melia announces retirement
Goalkeeper Tim Melia announced his retirement from professional soccer on Thursday.,Melia, 38, spent 10 seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The MLS club will formally recognize Melia with a ceremony at halftime of Saturday's match against St. Louis City. ,Melia is Sporting KC's all-time leader in reg...
Brandt Snedeker (back) withdraws from Valero Texas Open
Brandt Snedeker withdrew from the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio prior to the first round on Thursday due to a back issue.,Snedeker, 44, has won nine PGA Tour events, plus the 2012 FedEx Cup.,Listed at 365th in the Official World Golf Ranking, Snedeker missed the cut last week at the Texas Childre...
Why a Duke vs. Auburn Final Would Be the Best 2025 NCAA Championship Game
A Duke vs. Auburn rematch in the NCAA championship game promises the two best teams in an elite matchup, and must-watch basketball....
NIL Changed the NCAA Tournament, but Didn’t Ruin March Madness
The 2025 NCAA Tournament has lacked the usual chaos of March Madness, but blaming NIL alone oversimplifies the issue. ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: LAFC blank Inter Miami
Nathan Ordaz fired home a 24-yard shot early in the second half, leading host Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 win over Inter Miami on Wednesday in the opening leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.,The two-game, total-goal series will conclude in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 9.,In the 56th ...
Brice Williams nets 28 as Nebraska beats Georgetown in Crown
Brice Williams scored 28 points on 8-for-14 shooting, and Nebraska held on for an 81-69 win over Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown tournament on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Juwan Gary added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Nebraska (19-14). The Cornhuskers advanced to th...
Texas holds special place in Swede star Ludvig Aberg's heart
While Lubbock, Texas, is a long way -- approximately 5,179 miles -- from his hometown of Eslow, Sweden, rising Swedish star Ludvig Aberg fondly recalled his college days at Texas Tech ahead of this week's Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.,"For me coming over here, it was a great experience to ge...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Pumas, Whitecaps play to draw
Adalberto Carrasquilla volleyed home the tying goal in the 87th minute, lifting Pumas UNAM to a 1-1 draw against the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.,The two-leg, total-goal series will conclude on April 9 in Mexico City.,On the ...
South Carolina, Texas highly familiar entering Final Four clash
Southeastern Conference counterparts South Carolina and Texas meet for the fourth time this season, this time in Friday's first semifinal matchup of the Final Four in Tampa.,Emerging as top seeds from the Birmingham Regions 2 and 3, South Carolina (34-3) and Texas (35-3) last met on March 9 in the S...
Blue Jays put away Nationals for 4th straight win
Left-hander Easton Lucas pitched five scoreless innings in his first career major-league start as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,George Springer had a solo home run and Myles Straw had three hits for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-gam...
Report: Ole Miss coach Chris Beard staying put
Head coach Chris Beard told Ole Miss that he intends to remain at the helm of the Rebels, after talking to Texas A&M about its head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN on Wednesday.,Beard was pictured in a social media post Wednesday with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter, who captioned the sh...
Bulk of field bears down on Texas Open as gateway to Masters
The Valero Texas Open, which tees off Thursday at TPC San Antonio, occupies a unique position on the PGA Tour calendar., ,For the 20-odd golfers in the field who are already invited to next week's Masters, it's a tune-up. For everyone else, winning in Texas is the final path to make it to Augusta Na...
Brice Turang's 11th-inning bunt gives Brewers walk-off win over Royals
Brice Turang laid down a suicide squeeze in the 11th inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Kansas City reliever Sam Long (0-2) came in for the 11th and Garrett Mitchell moved pin...
Report: Chiefs request to become Christmas Day fixture
The Kansas City Chiefs have asked the NFL to make them a fixture of the Christmas Day lineup, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Much like the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, the Chiefs wish to become a permanent staple on the Dec. 25 holiday.,Kansas City played games on Christmas in...
Jon Rahm 'feeling good,' ready to tame Blue Monster
Jon Rahm tackles the Blue Monster this week as he prepares to chase a second green jacket.,The Spaniard spoke to reporters Wednesday ahead of the LIV Golf Miami tournament at Trump National Doral, which earned its colorful nickname for its demanding 7,701-yard length and plentiful water hazards.,"Ob...
M's put Jorge Polanco on paternity list, recall Leo Rivas
The Seattle Mariners recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday to take the roster spot of veteran infielder Jorge Polanco, who was placed on the paternity list.,Rivas, 27, made his major league debut last year with Seattle and amassed a .233 batting average with eight RBIs and thr...
UC Irvine edges North Texas, advances to NIT final
Devin Tillis scored 16 points Tuesday night to lead four players in double figures as UC Irvine advanced to the finals of the NIT with a come-from-behind 69-67 win over North Texas in Indianapolis.,Tillis added 11 rebounds for the Anteaters (32-6), who set a school record for wins in a season despit...
Akshay Bhatia defending at Texas Open with Masters on his mind
When then-22-year-old Akshay Bhatia beat Denny McCarthy in a playoff to win the Valero Texas Open last year at TPC San Antonio, he got to do one of the most enjoyable things in the world of golf.,He got to board a flight to Augusta, Ga.,Bhatia's victory earned him the final spot available in the fie...
Young players stepping up for Nebraska, Georgetown at Crown
Cale Jacobsen and Nebraska appear to be saving some of their best basketball for last.,The Cornhuskers (18-14) will try to keep rolling when they tip off against Georgetown (18-15) in the quarterfinal round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,The winner...