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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw sizes up Giants ahead of final home start
The cameras will be out, and so will the fond memories, on Friday night when Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw makes the final regular-season home start of his storied career.,Kershaw, 37, who announced Thursday that this will be his final season, will have a fitting home farewell with a ma...
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw to retire at season’s end
Future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw will retire after the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday.,The left-handed ace won three National League Cy Young awards and the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player in a stellar 18-year career spent entirely with the Dodgers. He contributed to World ...
Blackhawks D Wyatt Kaiser signs extension; Connor Bedard next?
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and opened dialogue about a long-term contract with Connor Bedard.,Bedard said as he enters the final season of a three-year entry-level deal that he's having "pretty chill" conversations with the Blackhaw...
Blackhawks D Wyatt Kaiser signs 2-year, $3.4M extension
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser.,The two-year contract extension announced Wednesday night has an average annual value of $1.7 million.,Kaiser, 23, recorded four goals and four assists in 57 games with the Blackhawks last season.,He has ...
Kellen Moore’s Seattle homecoming highlights Saints vs. Seahawks
The New Orleans Saints' first road game of the season will double as a homecoming of sorts for new coach Kellen Moore.,Moore, who grew up in Prosser, Wash., and the Saints (0-2) are heading to Seattle to face the Seahawks (1-1) on Sunday.,"It'll be a lot of fun to be back up there," Moore said. "It'...
Netflix: 41M saw Terence Crawford beat Canelo Alvarez
The Terence Crawford-Canelo Alvarez title fight on Saturday drew 41.1 million viewers on Netflix, but that figure was nowhere close to the streaming service's top boxing attraction.,Per Netflix, the audience that saw Crawford take the championship from Alvarez was the highest for a men's championshi...
Report: Nets acquire G Kobe Bufkin from Hawks
The Brooklyn Nets acquired shooting guard Kobe Bufkin from the Atlanta Hawks for cash considerations, ESPN reported Monday.,Bufkin, who turns 22 on Sunday, has played in 27 NBA games over the past two seasons while battling injuries, including a partially dislocated shoulder.,Bufkin averaged 5.3 poi...
Why Terence Crawford’s Win Over Canelo Alvarez Changes the Boxing GOAT Conversation
After dominating Canelo, Terence “Bud” Crawford is no longer underappreciated. He’s an all-time great in the boxing GOAT debate....
Crawford-Alvarez blows away Las Vegas attendance record
Terence Crawford made a mark for himself Saturday by becoming the first undisputed three-division champion in modern boxing history, but that wasn't the only record set that night in Las Vegas.,The attendance at Allegiant Stadium for the bout between Crawford and the sport's biggest star, Mexico's C...
Final Ryder Cup tune-up brings U.S. team closer together
Even with a championship in the balance in a PGA Tour event, a good portion of the golfers in the Procore Championship have larger aspirations this month.,That's because the tournament served as a final on-course tune-up for the Ryder Cup.,"It was a good prep week, the guys definitely stayed sharp t...
Seahawks swing 10 points, even record with win at Steelers
George Holani recovered a muffed kickoff in the end zone early in the fourth quarter as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the host Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 Sunday.,Sam Darnold completed 22 of 33 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns for the Seahawks (1-1). Kenneth Walker III rushed 13 times for 105 y...
Terence Crawford makes history with upset of Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS -- Terence "Bud" Crawford reached boxing immortality with a dominant victory by unanimous decision over the sport's biggest star, Mexico's Canelo Alvarez, on Saturday. ,By winning the undisputed super middleweight world championship, Crawford is the first undisputed three-division champion...
Iowa blows past UMass behind 3 Mark Gronowski TDs
Quarterback Mark Gronowski passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Iowa to a 47-7 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.,Gronowski, who won two FCS national championships with South Dakota State before he transferred to Iowa, completed 16 of 24 passes for 179 yards....
Blackhawks G Spencer Knight agrees to 3-year extension
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight agreed to a three-year, $17.5 million extension on Saturday.,Knight, 24, is entering the final season of a $13.5 million deal. The extension begins in the 2026-27 campaign.,He posted a 5-8-2 record with a 3.18 goals-against average and .893 save percentag...
Pitt, West Virginia add 4 games to 'Backyard Brawl' series
Pitt and West Virginia agreed to extend their "Backyard Brawl" series by four seasons.,The two rivals meet Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., in what will be their final game until the series picks up again in 2029. The Friday agreement between the schools added four games from 2033-36.,"The Backyard Br...
Report: Clippers’ Steve Ballmer made second investment in Aspiration
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has denied allegations of circumventing the NBA salary cap, but another report has surfaced that implicates Ballmer in a new manner.,It was previously reported earlier this month that Ballmer gave $50 million in funding in 2021 to the sustainability business ...
Terence Crawford weighs in at career-high 167.5 for Canelo Alvarez fight
Both Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford made weight for their super middleweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Alvarez and Crawford both checked in at 167.5 pounds Friday.,For Crawford, that marks a career-high weight as he is moving up two weight classes from 154 to 168 pounds to challenge...
Books anticipating heavy Alvarez-Crawford action
Sportsbooks are anticipating a high volume of action leading up to Saturday night's highly-anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in Las Vegas.,Crawford boasts an unblemished 41-0-0 career record, but is moving up two weight divisions to challenge Alvarez (63-2-2) in a 168-pou...
Confident Terence Crawford seeks star Canelo Alvarez's title
LAS VEGAS -- In a city that's been home to a majority of boxing's biggest fights, you'll have a hard time finding any that have brought as much energy and anticipation to the Strip as Saturday night's title bout between the sport's superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and undefeated American torchbearer Teren...
Redblacks out for repeat performance in rematch with BC Lions
Dustin Crum will look to follow up a career-best performance when the Ottawa Redblacks complete a home-and-home series against the BC Lions on Friday in Vancouver.,Crum threw for a career-high 301 yards and one touchdown, and rushed for 69 yards and two scores, to help the Redblacks to a 34-33 victo...