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Report: MLB investigating agent amid allegations of financial misconduct
The former agent of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas is being investigated by the Major League Baseball Players Association for inappropriate and harmful financial advice, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,According to a grievance Rojas filed with the MLBPA last August, he took out two adva...
Shakira Austin's late FTs lift Mystics over Sky
Shakira Austin made two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to snap a tie and finished with a team-high 15 points as the Washington Mystics survived a late-game charge from the visiting Chicago Sky for a 81-79 victory Tuesday at Fairfax, Va.,Sonia Citron had 13 points and Brittney Sykes and Kiki ...
Report: Mavs' Anthony Davis had surgery for detached retina
Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis is expected to be healthy for training camp after surgery to repair a detached retina, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 10-time All-Star forward sustained the injury sometime during the season and played through multiple hits to his face, per the report.,Davis, 32, was ...
CF Montreal acquire GK Thomas Gillier from Bologna
CF Montreal acquired goalkeeper Thomas Gillier on loan from Serie A side Bologna FC on Tuesday.,The deal runs through the end of the 2025 season and includes an option to extend the loan through 2026.,Gillier, 21, recently joined Bologna after making 26 appearances for Universidad Catolica in his na...
Civil rights advocate, Cowboys TE Pettis Norman dies at 86
Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86.,Norman played for the Dallas Cowboys (1962-70) and San Diego Chargers (1971-73). He was a member of the first Cowboys' team to play in the Super Bowl -- Super Bowl V in 1971, a 16-13 loss to ...
Anyone's Legend advances in LoL Mid-Season Invitational bracket
Anyone's Legend fought past CTBC Flying Oyster 3-1 to advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Monday in Vancouver.,While CTBC Flying Oyster was eliminated from the tournament, Anyone's Legend reached Round 3 of the lower bracket, where they will face either B...
State of Kansas extends deadline for Chiefs, Royals stadium funding
Kansas remains in the running to provide the future home of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.,A committee in the Kansas state legislature extended a deadline Monday for the NFL and Major League Baseball franchises to accept state financing for new stadiums.,The original deadline came and went on Ju...
Brian Campbell wins second title of year in John Deere playoff
Brian Campbell's par on the first playoff hole gave him his second career victory on the PGA Tour, winning the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Ill.,Argentina's Emiliano Grillo scrambled on the extra hole, No. 18 at TPC Deere Run, and Campbell's steady approach was enough.,Campbell, who also ...
Cowboys All-Pro KR KaVontae Turpin arrested on 2 charges
Dallas Cowboys All-Pro kick returner KaVontae Turpin is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana (less than 2 ounces) and unlawful carrying of a weapon following his arrest on Saturday.,Turpin, 28, was arrested by the Allen (Texas) Police Department on Saturday, according to online reco...
Royals place LHP Daniel Lynch IV (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Daniel Lynch IV on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of left elbow nerve irritation.,In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled right-hander Jonathan Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha.,Lynch, 28, pitched one scoreless inning of relief on Saturday and allo...
Lando Norris wins, Nico Hulkenberg makes history at British GP
McLaren's Lando Norris won his first British Grand Prix -- his home-country event -- in a race that had no shortage of twists and turns.,Beginning under dry skies that soon turned rainy at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England, the race also saw Germany's Nico Hulkenberg finish third. For...
Angel Reese, Alyssa Thomas among dozen All-Star Game reserves
League rebounding leader Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky and assists leader Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury are among the 12 reserves announced Sunday for the WNBA All-Star Game.,The league previously announced the 10 starters for the game on July 19 in Indianapolis. The reserves were selected b...
Guardians place OF Lane Thomas (foot) on injured list
Cleveland Guardians outfielder Lane Thomas returned to the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.,The move, retroactive to Saturday, came after Thomas exited the 2-1 home loss to the Detroit Tigers after five innings on Friday and sat out the 1-0 setback to the...
T1 tops Bilibili to get to Lol MSI upper-bracket final
After needing every minute it could muster to get out of the first round, T1 had little trouble advancing to the upper bracket final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational at Vancouver, beating Bilibili Gaming 3-0 on Saturday.,The win puts T1 into a matchup with Gen.G Esports for the right...
Hany Mukhtar's stoppage-time PK lifts Nashville over Union
Hany Mukhtar converted a penalty in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time for 10-man Nashville SC, who defeated the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Saturday evening.,Nashville (12-4-5, 41 points) played nearly the final half-hour -- plus stoppage time -- with 10 men but found a dramatic winner thro...
Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet set world records at Prefontaine Classic
Less than two weeks after falling short of becoming the first woman to record a sub-four-minute mile, Kenyan Faith Kepyegon broke her own world record in the women's 1,500-meter run on Saturday with a time of 3:48.68 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.,That time was 0.36 seconds better than h...
Former Steelers WR Chase Claypool plans NFL comeback
Veteran wide receiver Chase Claypool, who hasn't played in the NFL since 2023, is confident he will be able resume his career after recovering from a toe injury. ,Claypool, 26, signed with the Buffalo Bills last offseason but missed the 2024 campaign due to the injury he suffered last August. He was...
Davis Thompson emerges as leader at John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson shot a birdie putt from 10 1/2 feet on the final hole to shoot 4-under-par 67 and emerge as the leader among numerous third-round contenders in the John Deere Classic on Saturday in Silvis, Ill.,Thompson withstood windy conditions at TPC Deere Run to move to 15-under 198.,He's up one ...
Sun, Aces meet looking to resolve disappointing stretches
The last-place Connecticut Sun are hopeful a promising addition to the roster will make a difference when they host the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.,Leila Lacan, drafted 10th overall in 2024, is with the Sun (2-15) after France lost to Italy in the bronze-medal game of the EuroBasket tournament and is ...
After SEC visits, 4-star WR Xavier McDonald picks Sacramento State
Sacramento State head coach Brennan Marion reached into Southeastern Conference territory and plucked a surprise commitment from four-star wide receiver Xavier McDonald.,McDonald, from Morton, Miss., is the highest commit in the history of the Hornets program. He committed to the school on Friday.,M...