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Tiger-Cats, Kenny Lawler face stingy Lions secondary
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and star receiver Kenny Lawler look to continue their hot streaks Sunday against the host BC Lions in Vancouver., ,The Tiger-Cats (4-2) have won four straight games and Lawler already has eight touchdown catches through six games, including a 41-yard score in last weekend's 3...
ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik, Luciano Darderi win titles
Top-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan delivered 26 winners while posting a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Arthur Cazaux on Saturday to win the Generali Open title at Kitzbuehel, Austria.,Bublik, 28, has won eight straight matches and also prevailed in last week's EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. ,On Saturday, Bubl...
Thorbjorn Olesen, Akshay Bhatia deadlocked at 3M Open; Kurt Kitayama’s 60 keeps pressure on
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, with a hole-in-one on the eighth hole, and Akshay Bhatia co-lead the 3M Open after the third round Saturday in Blaine, Minn.,Bhatia shot 8-under-par 63 to surge into the lead before Olesen, who was the second-round leader, caught up and posted 67. They're at 18-under 195 ...
Joaquin Niemann running away from field in UK
Joaquin Niemann of Chile has opened up a six-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round at LIV Golf United Kingdom.,The Torque GC captain moved to 14-under par with an 8-under 65 on Saturday at the JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester, England. He racked up nine birdies with a lone bogey at the ...
Valkyries visit Sun, continue quest to make WNBA history
After an emotional win over the Dallas Wings, the expansion Golden State Valkyries will continue their playoff push as they open a five-game road trip against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday.,The Valkyries (11-12) took care of Dallas 86-76 Friday night, playing for the first time...
Jets' Justin Fields participates in QB drills, despite toe injury
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in individual quarterback drills at training camp on Saturday morning, despite a dislocated toe on his right foot.,The drills included rollouts and some throwing. Team drills remain off limits for now for Fields, who is considered day-to-day.,Fiel...
Royce Lewis, Twins look to keep Nationals in check
Royce Lewis is seeing results after starting a new pregame ritual. ,For the past week, the Twins' talented 26-year-old has sought out manager Rocco Baldelli for a conversation before the first pitch. Sometimes the discussions take place on the field while batting practice is underway, and sometimes ...
Merrill Kelly to face Pirates in potential swan song with Diamondbacks
Arizona veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly will take the mound for what could be the final time with the Diamondbacks when he opposes Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney on Saturday night in Pittsburgh.,As the uncertainty that comes with the final days before the July 31 trade deadline intensifies, Ke...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz falls in Washington quarterfinals
Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina pulled off a third-set escape and advanced to the semifinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open with a 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5 win over top-seeded Taylor Fritz in Washington on Friday.,The match ended close to 2 a.m. local time.,Fritz served for the match at 5-3 in the third ...
Twins' Zebby Matthews and three relievers blank Nationals
Zebby Matthews pitched six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton drove in the game's lone run, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis ripped a double for the only extra-base hit for the Twins, who won the series opener despit...
D-backs throw one-hitter but need 11 innings to edge Pirates
Eugenio Suarez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and three Arizona pitchers combined on a one-hitter, leading the Diamondbacks to a 1-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson threw six innings, permitting just Tommy Pham's triple in the second inning. H...
Reports: Bengals, rookie DE Shemar Stewart reach contract agreement
The Cincinnati Bengals and rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart agreed to a four-year, fully guaranteed $18.97 million contract Friday, per multiple reports.,Stewart, drafted 17th overall out of Texas A&M, was the final first-round selection that remained unsigned. Most first-round picks signed their...
ATP roundup: Arthur Cazaux reaches first career final in Austria
France's Arthur Cazaux took down countryman and sixth seed Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 to reach his first ATP final at the Generali Open on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.,Cazaux, 22, fired off eight aces without a double fault and won 31 of 37 first-service points (83.8 percent). Ranked No. 100 in th...
Report: More than 100 players face fines for re-selling SB tickets
At least 100 players, as well as coaches and other team personnel from approximately half the teams in the NFL, allegedly sold their Super Bowl tickets for above face-value in violation of league policies, ESPN reported Friday.,According to a memo sent to all 32 NFL teams and reviewed by ESPN, an in...
Valkyries' All-Star F Kayla Thornton (knee) to miss rest of season
All-Star forward Kayla Thornton will miss the remainder the season for the expansion Golden State Valkyries after undergoing surgery on her right knee Friday, the team announced.,Thornton sustained the injury in practice this week.,She recorded career-best averages in points (14.0) and rebounds (7.0...
Inter Miami face FC Cincinnati without suspended Lionel Messi
Inter Miami will host FC Cincinnati in a matchup of two of the top five teams in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,FC Cincinnati (15-6-3, 48 points) blanked Inter Miami 3-0 on July 16 and surged to the top spot in the conference following a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake...
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba in question vs. FC Cincinnati
Inter Miami will host FC Cincinnati in a matchup of two of the top five teams in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,FC Cincinnati (15-6-3, 48 points) blanked Inter Miami 3-0 on July 16 and surged to the top spot in the conference following a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake...
Nationals, Twins meet up with questions lingering as trade deadline looms
A feeling of uncertainty hangs over the Minnesota Twins as they return home to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,After a 2-4 road trip against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, the Twins have dropped to four games below .500. The tr...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton cruises into D.C. quarterfinals
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton needed just 61 minutes to defeat Canadian No. 15 Gabriel Diallo 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Thursday in Washington.,Shelton smashed 16 aces and won an impressive 28 of 30 first-service points (93.3 percent) to make the match an open-and-shut c...
Diamondbacks visit Pirates with a sense change is near
The Arizona Diamondbacks are slipping out of the playoff race and will attempt to gain some traction when they hit the road to face the surging Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Diamondbacks came away empty-handed during a three-game series against the Houston Astro...