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Chiefs waive QB Jake Haener in series of roster moves
The Kansas City Chiefs waived quarterback Jake Haener as part of a series of roster moves on Monday.,The team also cut defensive end Ethan Hurkett and defensive tackle Zacch Pickens and signed three free agents: wide receiver Xavier Loyd, defensive back Marlen Sewell and offensive tackle Kahlil Bens...
Detroit Mercy hit with postseason ban over academics
The Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will be hit with a postseason ban for the 2026-27 season due to academic shortcomings.,The NCAA is set to announce the annual Academic Progress Rate results on Tuesday. Athletic director Robert Vowels confirmed the bad news in a letter sent to boosters and fan...
Longtime Yankees broadcaster John Sterling dies at 87
Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling has died at 87.,Sterling joined the team in 1989 and spent 36 years in the booth, calling 5,420 regular-season games and 211 playoff games before retiring in April 2024. He worked 5,060 consecutive games from 1989 to 2019.,"We are devastated...
Tigers break open close game, earn series win vs. Rangers
Spencer Torkelson smacked a two-run homer, Kevin McGonigle supplied a pair of run-scoring hits and the host Detroit Tigers downed the Texas Rangers, 7-1, on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Matt Vierling had a two-run double and Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single. Tyler Holton was used ...
Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality clinched back-to-back unbeaten runs through the group and playoff stages by beating Natus Vincere 3-0 in the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,After winning the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event on April 19 without dropping a game in the playoffs, ...
Chase Elliott nips Denny Hamlin in Texas for second win of '26
Chase Elliott had the best car at high-speed Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday and won a four-lap sprint over Denny Hamlin to capture the Wurth 400 in Fort Worth, Texas.,Elliott, who took the lead with 29 laps left after a cycle of pit stops, had a lead of more than a second over Hamlin before Corey He...
Nationals' small ball earns 1-run win over Brewers
Nasim Nunez had a pair of RBI singles and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.,CJ Abrams had two infield singles and scored twice for the Nationals, who had won four of five before getting outscored 10-2 in the fi...
Jannik Sinner wins Madrid, shatters record for consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles
Jannik Sinner became the first player to capture five straight ATP Masters 1000 titles when he breezed past Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday in the Mutua Madrid Open final.,The 24-year-old Italian, who ranks No. 1 in the world, started his unprecedented streak in France by winning the P...
Brewers recall RHP Logan Henderson to start vs. Nationals
The Milwaukee Brewers recalled right-handed pitcher Logan Henderson from Triple-A Nashville and announced him as the starter for their Sunday afternoon road game against the Washington Nationals.,Henderson, 24, will be inserted into the lineup immediately, starting on the mound for the Brewers. Milw...
OpTic Texas outlast Toronto, stay unbeaten at CDL Stage 3 qualifying
OpTic Texas rallied for a 3-2 victory over Toronto KOI and improved to 3-0 on Saturday in the second week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3.,The Carolina Royal Ravens (1-3), Miami Heretics (1-1) and Riyadh Falcons (1-2) also were winners on Saturday.,The 12 Call of Duty League team...
Natus Vincere, Team Vitality set for Blast Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality and Natus Vincere each swept their way into the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Vitality blew past GamerLegion while Natus Vincere blanked FaZe Clan, each earning 2-0 victories. They'll face off Sunday in the final, with the victors receiv...
FC Dallas finally win against host Red Bulls after 20-year drought
Peter Musa scored in the 54th minute and FC Dallas snapped an 11-game road winless skid in all competitions against the New York Red Bulls with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Dallas (4-3-4, 16 points) earned its first road win in the series since its 2-1 win on May 24, 2006, in a ...
Nashville SC stays atop East with draw against Union
Nashville SC and the Philadelphia Union played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Nashville (7-1-2, 23 points) stayed atop the Eastern Conference table while extending its MLS unbeaten streak to four matches. Keeper Brian Schwake made five saves for the clean sheet as Nashville mo...
Report: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby hires attorney to protect NCAA eligibility
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, under investigation for sports gambling, has hired attorney Jeffrey Kessler to protect his college eligibility, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech from Cincinnati this offseason, is entering a treatment program for a gambling addic...
Wild D Jonas Brodin out for Game 1, F Joel Eriksson Ek also ailing
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin didn't travel with the team to Denver and will miss Sunday night's playoff series opener against the Colorado Avalanche.,Forward Joel Eriksson Ek is listed as questionable to play in Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series.,Brodin, 32, sustained a ...
Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway--and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Before Saturday's time trials at the 1.5-mile track, Hocevar said he hop...
FaZe Vegas move to 3-0 in Week 2 of CDL Stage 3 qualifying
FaZe Vegas outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2 on Friday, improving to 3-0 as the second week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 got underway.,Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas also recorded victories and are 2-0. The Thieves swept Cloud9 New York 3-0, while OpTic defeated the...
Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.,Beating runner-up and Spire Motorsports teammate...
Soaring Nashville has date with struggling Union
Nashville SC will look to continue their winning ways when they return to MLS action Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa.,Nashville (7-1-1, 22 points) is unbeaten in its last three matches in league play but returns to the pitch Saturday following a 1-0 midweek loss to Tigre...
Dallas hunting for first win at Red Bulls in 20 years
FC Dallas are winless in their past 11 visits to the New York Red Bulls across all competitions. The skid dates back nearly two decades.,The Red Bulls rarely conceded goals in those matchups and hope to clamp down defensively Saturday night in Harrison, N.J., especially after their most recent MLS h...