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Supreme Court punts NFL appeal, clears way for Brian Flores' discrimination suit
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL is cleared for litigation following a Supreme Court decision not to hear the league's appeal to use closed-door arbitration to settle the matter.,Internal arbitration is part of the NFL Collective Bargaining...
Matt Able withdraws from draft, transfers to North Carolina
Guard Matt Able pulled out of the 2026 NBA Draft and will play for North Carolina this season, he told ESPN on Tuesday.,"I've decided to withdraw my name from the 2026 NBA Draft and continue my development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill," Able said, per ESPN. "Grateful for the fe...
Report: Claude Giroux eyes return for 20th season
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Claude Giroux wants to return for a 20th NHL season, TSN reported on Tuesday.,Giroux, 38, recorded 49 points (14 goals, 35 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 82 games this season with Ottawa. He was held off the scoresheet in all four games as the Senators were ...
Don Rea Jr. removed as PGA of America president
Don Rea Jr. is out as president of the PGA of America, effective immediately.,Tuesday's news came on the heels of the PGA of America's board of directors suspending Rea for the remainder of his two-year team, which ends in November.,PGA of America vice president Nathan Charnes has been named acting ...
Cubs turn to Jordan Wicks vs. Pirates, hope to stave off 10th straight loss
Jordan Wicks will make his season debut on Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs try to snap a season-long nine-game losing streak when they face the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The left-hander will hope to bolster an injury-plagued Cubs rotation when he opposes Pittsburgh right-hander Braxton Ashcraft (3-...
Guardians search for offensive improvement vs. Nationals
The Cleveland Guardians will try to bounce back from an ugly loss when they host the Washington Nationals in the middle game of a three-game series on Tuesday.,The Guardians came home to start a six-game homestand after a 6-1 road trip and were poleaxed by the surging Nationals 10-2 on Monday. Cleve...
Nationals score early and often, break down Guardians for easy win
Curtis Mead hit two of Washington's six home runs and the Nationals rolled to a 10-2 win against the Guardians on Monday in Cleveland for their third straight win.,James Wood had four hits, including a home run, and Luis Garcia Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run single.,Jaco...
Tyrrell Hatton out of LIV Golf Korea following birth of first child
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton will not play in this week's LIV Golf Korea after he and his wife, Emily, welcomed their first child last week, his LIV Golf team announced Monday.,German Max Rottluff, 33, will replace Hatton in Legion XIII's lineup in his LIV Golf debut.,Hatton, 34, will return next week ...
Henry Davis' homer helps Pirates send Cubs to ninth straight loss
Henry Davis blasted a solo, go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday afternoon.,Davis' fourth homer of the season off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) gave the Pirates their fourth win in six games, a...
Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. owes $3.74M in future earnings ruling
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out in court and must give Big League Advance about $3.74 million in back pay as a result of his future earnings agreement with the group.,Tatis signed a future earnings contract with Big League Advance (BLA) in 2017 and received $2 million from the fi...
Charlie Woods scuffles to 28th in Team TaylorMade defense
Charlie Woods was unable to defend his title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, finishing the three-day American Junior Golf Association event at Belleair, Fla., tied for 28th place at 4-over par.,Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, shot a 3-over 73 in the final round on Sunday. The tournam...
Nationals look to move above .500 against surging Guardians
Rhys Hoskins' first season with the Cleveland Guardians has been feast or famine, as one would expect for a player who was unsigned until Feb. 23.,The longtime National Leaguer only has 22 hits, but 13 of them have gone for extra bases and he has 19 RBIs.,Hoskins and the Guardians continue interleag...
Spiraling Cubs planning to right ship against Pirates
The Chicago Cubs continue to spiral as they open a four-game series -- and a seven-game road trip -- on Monday afternoon against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.,The Cubs will hand the ball to right-hander Ben Brown (1-2, 2.09 ERA) to make his fourth consecutive start since transitioning from the bullpen....
Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3
As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also be without star player Nathan MacKinnon.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals this regular season, susta...
LAFC edge Sounders 1-0 on late goal, halt 3-game slide
Timothy Tillman scored in the 86th minute as Los Angeles FC defeated the visiting Seattle Sounders 1-0 Sunday night in the last MLS match before the six-week break for the FIFA World Cup.,Goalkeeper Thomas Hasal, subbing in for the injured Hugo Lloris, made five saves in posting the clean sheet as L...
Foster Griffin, Nationals earn road series win over Braves
Foster Griffin threw six scoreless innings, Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr. each drove in a run and the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday.,Griffin (6-2) allowed just three hits, struck out six and walked one for Washington, which became the first team this season to...
Esmerlyn Valdez homers for first MLB hit, helping Pirates top Jays
Esmerlyn Valdez stroked a two-run homer for his first career major league hit Sunday afternoon and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.,Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (5-2) pitched a solid six innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks with five strikeo...
'Double' trouble: Katherine Legge crashes, exits Indy 500: 'I'm gutted'
Katherine Legge swerved from her high-side position to avoid a collision with Ryan Hunter-Reay but her Indianapolis 500 and attempt for the "double" with a Sunday night entry in the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 ended in a spinout. ,Legge was uninjured in the incident and will travel to Charlotte to run in t...
Emotional Layne Riggs wins Truck Series at Charlotte: 'Did it for Kyle'
CONCORD, N.C. -- Layne Riggs made clear what was on his mind as he took the checkered flag under caution to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday.,"Did it for Kyle, man, did it for Kyle," Riggs said in a dedication to two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion K...
Jays' Dylan Cease, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave game with injuries
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of injuries.,Cease, a right-hander, exited due to what the team called "mild left hamstring discomfort" with Blue Jays trailin...