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JuJu Watkins declares she'll sit out 2025-26 season
Reigning NCAA women's basketball player of the year JuJu Watkins announced Sunday that she will not play during the 2025-26 season.,Watkins, who tore the ACL in her right knee against Mississippi State during the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March, says she will spend her third year at USC...
Reign vault into fourth place; rally to edge Courage
Rookie Maddie Dahlien, who had a goal overturned earlier on a video review, scored in the 80th minute as the Seattle Reign rallied for a 2-1 victory against the visiting North Carolina Courage on Sunday night.,The Reign (9-7-6, 33 points) moved into fourth in the NWSL standings while the Courage (7-...
Alex Freeman’s stoppage-time goal earns Orlando City SC draw at FC Cincinnati
Alex Freeman's goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time provided visiting Orlando City SC with a critical standings point as they drew with FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sunday night.,The draw keeps Cincinnati (18-9-5, 59 points) unbeaten in its third straight overall and second in a row at home.,More importan...
Braves beat Pirates in pitcher Charlie Morton's likely farewell
Chris Sale pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. provided the offense with a home run and the Atlanta Braves closed the season with a 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Atlanta (76-86) salvaged a game in the three-game series. Pittsburgh (71-81) won the season series ag...
Braves beat Pirates in Charlie Morton's likely farewell
Chris Sale pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. provided the offense with a home run and the Atlanta Braves closed the season with a 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Atlanta (76-86) salvaged a game in the three-game series. Pittsburgh (71-81) won the season series ag...
White Sox take perfect game into 6th, blank Nationals
Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning before combining with three relievers on a one-hitter, and the visiting Chicago White Sox ended their season with an 8-0 win against the Washington Nationals.,Brooks Baldwin homered for the second straight game, doubled and drove in three runs fo...
Oklahoma State fires DC Todd Grantham after blowout loss
Less than a week after firing head coach Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State announced on Sunday that it has also relieved defensive coordinator Todd Grantham of his duties.,In his fourth game with the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) since taking over the role, Grantham's defensive unit was gashed for 612 total ya...
Patriots pummel Panthers behind Marcus Jones' big returns
Marcus Jones sparked New England with a pair of huge punt returns, including one for a touchdown, and quarterback Drake Maye accounted for three touchdowns as the Patriots beat the visiting Carolina Panthers 42-13 on Sunday afternoon at Foxborough, Mass.,Jones set a franchise record with 167 punt re...
Agent: Al Horford to sign multiyear deal with Warriors
Entering his 19th season in the NBA, free agent Al Horford will be the Warriors' starting center after making a verbal commitment to Golden State on Sunday, per an ESPN report. ,Horford's agent, Jason Glushon, told ESPN on Sunday that the 39-year-old will sign a multiyear deal to head west after spe...
White Sox OF Michael A. Taylor announces retirement
Michael A. Taylor, a 2019 World Series champion and 2021 Gold Glove winner, is retiring following Sunday's Chicago White Sox game in Washington. ,Taylor, 34, announced that he will be making his final MLB appearance in the place he enjoyed his most professional success. A sixth-round draft pick of t...
Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan, Chuba Hubbard active vs. Patriots
The Carolina Panthers will have two major offensive weapons available against the New England Patriots, as rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan and running back Chuba Hubbard were listed as active Sunday.,Hubbard and McMillan were each questionable with calf injuries on Friday after being limited ...
Braves to honor veteran pitcher Charlie Morton in season finale vs. Pirates
With no playoffs awaiting, the Atlanta Braves will honor one of the team's favorite players with the starting assignment on Sunday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the final game of the regular season.,The Pirates (71-90) have won the first two games of the series and have won six of their l...
Rookies leading way as White Sox, Nationals close out season
A pair of rookies will look to conclude their torrid finishes when the visiting Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals conclude their seasons on Sunday.,The Nationals (66-95) rallied for a 6-5 win over the White Sox (59-102) on Saturday.,Chicago rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery homered for...
Geekay Esports unblemished with another win in OWCS NA Stage 3
Geekay Esports remained undefeated with a sweep of Extinction on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,NTMR swept Sakura Esports 3-0 in the other match on Saturday to improve to 2-3. Geekay Esports is 4-0 while Extinction is 1-3.,The online tournament features eig...
No. 6 Oregon overcomes No. 3 Penn State's 'White Out' in double OT
Dante Moore tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Gary Bryant Jr. in the second overtime and Dillon Thieneman recorded a game-ending interception as No. 6 Oregon produced a 30-24 victory over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday night in Big Ten play at University Park, Pa.,Moore completed 29 of 39 passes for ...
South Carolina takes charge in 2nd quarter, rolls past Kentucky
South Carolina scored two defensive touchdowns in a span of 45 seconds and Rahsul Faison rushed for two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Kentucky, 35-13, Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,LaNorris Sellers completed 11 of his 14 pass attempts for 153 yards without an interception and rushed 14 time...
Stanford storms back, escapes with 1-point victory over San Jose State
Sedrick Irvin scored on a 1-yard run with 19 seconds left to lift Stanford to a 30-29 win against visiting San Jose State on Saturday night in Stanford, Calif.,The Cardinal drove 80 yards in 12 plays on the final drive, getting a first down on fourth-and-10 on a 34-yard catch by Caden High with 1:12...
Rocco Becht, No. 14 Iowa State run past Arizona
Quarterback Rocco Becht scored three rushing touchdowns and Carson Hansen added two rushing scores as No. 14 Iowa State rolled to a 39-14 win over Arizona in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday night in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) had five rushing TDs for first time in more than a ye...
Lakers sign F Anton Watson, G Nate Williams
The Los Angeles Lakers signed forward Anton Watson and guard Nate Williams.,Watson was a second-round pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way contract with the team. However, he appeared only in G-League games for the franchise. In 21 games for the Maine Celtics, he ave...
Bubba Chandler impresses, as Pirates secure season series over Braves
Pittsburgh rookie Bubba Chandler recorded another strong start, and Henry Davis hit a home run to help the visiting Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Saturday in the second game of their three-game series.,Pittsburgh (71-90) has won six of its last seven games and has won four of five games aga...