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Spirit star Croix Bethune, hurt at baseball game, out for season
An honor at a Washington Nationals game proved costly for standout Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune.,The U.S. national team player was placed on the season-ending injury list on Wednesday after sustaining a torn meniscus away from training last week, the team announced.,Spirit coach Jonata...
Xavier Edwards, Marlins beat Nationals in 10th
Xavier Edwards sliced a walk-off single to center as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.,It was Miami's first win against Washington this year (1-8).,Griffin Conine, the automatic runner, scored from third after he had moved over on Nick For...
Tommy Pham helps Royals top Guardians, end 7-game skid
Tommy Pham's tiebreaking homer and Seth Lugo's solid start lifted the Kansas City Royals over the visiting Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Wednesday evening to salvage the series finale.,Lugo (15-8), who leads the majors with 186 innings pitched, allowed a run on six hits and a walk in seven innings, str...
Xavier Edwards, Marlins beat Nationals in extras
Xavier Edwards sliced an opposite-field, walk-off single to center as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.,It was Miami's first win against Washington this year (1-8).,On the year, the Nationals are 62-77. Miami is 52-87.,Griffin Conine, the ...
Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh era, welcome Raiders to L.A.
Last season was good enough the Raiders asked Antonio Pierce to stay after the Los Angeles Chargers went to surprising means to secure Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach. ,Pierce, the interim for the final two months last season, faces Harbaugh and the Chargers in the regular-season opener Sunday ...
Mystics face Mercury in late push for final playoff berth
The Phoenix Mercury have sewn up their playoff spot while the Washington Mystics are making a late run.,Washington faces a highly pivotal game on Thursday night when it visits Phoenix and continues its bid to earn a surprising postseason berth.,The Mystics (10-23) have won four of their past five ga...
New-look Commanders could pose challenge to Buccaneers
Quarterback Jayden Daniels will make his professional debut on Sunday afternoon when the visiting Washington Commanders face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the season opener for both teams. ,Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, beat out veteran Marcus Mariota to land the starting job.,...
Spirit star Croix Bethune out for season with knee injury
Washington Spirit standout midfielder Croix Bethune was placed on the season-ending injury list on Wednesday after sustaining a torn meniscus away from training last week, the team announced.,The 23-year-old rookie, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. women's team at the Paris Olympics, recorded...
Why the Kansas City Chiefs Will Not Three-Peat as Super Bowl Champions
The Kansas City Chiefs have an uphill battle in their effort to become the first NFL team to win three straight Super Bowls....
Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase returns to practice field
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase returned to the practice field on Wednesday.,Observers posted videos online of Chase dressed for practice and holding his helmet, walking with fellow wideout Tee Higgins.,Earlier Wednesday, head coach Zac Taylor was asked if Chase would participate.,"We...
Commanders sign G Sam Cosmi to 4-year extension
The Washington Commanders announced a contract extension for right guard Sam Cosmi on Wednesday.,"Here for the long haul," the team posted on X. Multiple reports said it was a four-year extension through 2028.,Cosmi, 25, opens his fourth season with Washington on Sunday against the host Tampa Bay Bu...
Sporting KC transfer D Kayden Pierre to KRC Genk
Sporting Kansas City transferred homegrown defender Kayden Pierre to Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk, the MLS club announced Wednesday.,SKC received a reported fee of more than $1 million, plus a future sell-on percentage for the 21-year-old right back.,Pierre, a Michigan native, made his MLS debut...
PGA, LIV stars going head-to-head in Vegas in December
Superstars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will meet in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas in December, Golfweek first reported on Wednesday.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 3 Rory McIlroy will face LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.,"I'm thrilled to partner with Scottie in what prom...
QB Jalon Daniels leads No. 19 Kansas against Illinois
Last year, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels got to play just three games before he suffered what developed into a season-ending back injury., ,Illinois was one of the unfortunate three foes to face him., ,Daniels threw for two touchdowns in the first quarter last Sept. 8 - and wound up 21 of 29 for ...
Judge: Accusers of ex-Jags K Brandon McManus must drop pseudonyms
A Florida circuit court judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday alleging that former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus sexually assaulted two women on a team flight last year.,But McManus' accusers plan to re-file their case without the use of pseudonyms Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, their attorney...
No. 16 Oklahoma State renews rivalry with Arkansas after 44 years
After their series had gone dormant for 43 years, No. 16 Oklahoma State and visiting Arkansas will renew a regional rivalry when the teams meet Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.,Oklahoma State (1-0) finished off a 44-20 victory over South Dakota State last Saturday, ending the 29-game winning streak of ...
Ninjas, NaVi win on first day of ESL Pro League Season 20
The ESL Pro League kicked off Season 20 on Tuesday with six group stage matches, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Natus Vincere among the winners in Saint Julian's, Malta.,Ninjas in Pyjamas had some help early, as it won its first map of a 2-1 victory over HEROIC when a HEROIC player was found to be using ille...
Conner Weigman, Texas A&M out to rebound vs. FCS McNeese
Conner Weigman and Texas A&M look to work out the kinks on Saturday afternoon when they welcome FCS foe McNeese to College Station, Texas.,It couldn't have gone much worse in the season opener for Weigman, who completed just 12 of 30 passes for 100 yards and two interceptions in the Aggies' 23-13 ho...
No. 3 Texas favored to halt No. 10 Michigan's 16-game win streak
The oddsmakers believe reigning national champion Michigan's winning streak will end this weekend, even though the Wolverines are playing at home.,No. 3 Texas heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., as a 7 1/2-point favorite on FanDuel for a blockbuster nonconference clash between two elite programs.,Longhorns c...
Florida State falls out of AP Top 25 after two upset losses
Florida State took a historic tumble out of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2 as a preseason top-10 team.,The Seminoles were double-digit favorites but lost a Week 0 game to Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech in Ireland, then fell to...