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NFL to consider players competing in Olympic flag football
NFL owners are planning to discuss a resolution to allow players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.,The resolution under consideration for next week's spring meeting in Minneapolis would permit no more than one player from each NFL team to participate.,Each t...
Pirates' Paul Skenes commits to U.S. for 2026 WBC
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes committed Tuesday to pitch for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.,Skenes, 22, joins New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the second player to publicly pledge his services to the U.S. squad for the global competition.,Judge already was designated as the...
Patrick Mahomes enters high school HOF, partners with Texas schools
Three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes was among nine people enshrined in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday -- and he left a piece of himself in his home state.,Mahomes played at Whitehouse High School, near Tyler, Texas, and went on to Texas Tech before the Kansas City C...
Jimmer Fredette appointed head of U.S. 3x3 men's basketball
Jimmer Fredette will lead the United States' men's 3x3 basketball team, responsible for identifying the coaching staff and players ahead of major international competitions, USA Basketball announced Thursday.,The former No. 1-ranked 3x3 player in the world, Fredette announced his retirement from bas...
Sue Bird to direct U.S. women's basketball national team
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women's National Team on Thursday.,Bird, 44, spent two decades with the national team and won 11 international medals, making her the most decorated athlete in FIBA history. A two-time national ...
Red Sox, teenagers take over Baseball America Top 100 list
Baseball America issued its updated list of the Top 100 prospects in the minor leagues on Wednesday, and it has a decidedly New England and teenage flair to it.,Outfielder Roman Anthony, a 20-year-old playing for the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved from No. 2 on the preseason list to...
Report: Sue Bird to become managing director of USWNT
USA Basketball plans to name Sue Bird its managing director of the women's national team for the 2028 Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Bird, 44, was a member of five Olympic gold medal-winning teams and four FIBA World Cup champions during her storied playing career, which came to an en...
Clemson, Notre Dame set 12-game football series
Powerhouse football programs Clemson and Notre Dame agreed to a 12-game, home-and-home series beginning in 2027.,The schools already had games scheduled at Clemson, S.C., in 2027, 2031 and 2037, with contests in South Bend, Ind., also previously set for 2028 and 2034. The series now will run through...
Jon Gruden joins arena team's ownership group
Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden joined the ownership group of the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football 1 league on Monday.,Gruden, 61, will have "consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team's football and business operations," the team said.,Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher...
Iconic song returning to NBC's coverage of NBA games
NBC is dusting off "Roundball Rock" for its coverage of NBA games.,The network, one of the three broadcast entities that agreed to an 11-year, $77 billion deal to air NBA games beginning next season, made the announcement about its basketball anthem on Saturday.,It was during a commercial break in N...
Megan Fudge wins two golds at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge's quest to win three gold medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships fell a little short, but Fudge did win two events Saturday in Naples, Fla.,A year after finishing second, Fudge beat Bobbi Oshiro 11-4, 11-7 in the women's pro singles final.,Fudge partnered with Jack Munro and wo...
Megan Fudge hunting for triple gold at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge remains alive for a three-gold-medal performance at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships after sweeping her three semifinal matches on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Fudge, the No. 1-ranked female in the Association of Pickleball Players, also arranged a juicy showdown against Anna Leigh Water...
Anna Leigh Waters, mother advance to U.S. Open Pickleball semis
As Andre Agassi's partner, Anna Leigh Waters took an early exit from the mixed pro doubles draw at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, but the No. 1-ranked woman in the world is still alive in the women's pro doubles competition.,Waters and her mother, Leigh Waters, advanced to the semifinals in...
Andre Agassi falls in second U.S. Open Pickleball match
Andre Agassi saw his professional pickleball debut end after one day and two matches.,The Hall of Fame tennis player and partner Anna Leigh Waters, competing at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla., fell in the mixed pro doubles Round of 16 on Wednesday night.,Trang Huynh-McClain a...
Andre Agassi wins debut in U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi emerged victorious in his professional pickleball debut, teaming with Anna Leigh Waters to record an 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 win in the mixed pro division at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships on Wednesday in Naples, Fla.,Agassi, who turned 55 on Tuesday, joined forces with the 18-year-old...
Andre Agassi 'comfortable' ahead of pro pickleball debut
Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam titles during his Hall of Fame tennis career. But when it comes to pickleball, he's making it clear that he's the student learning from an 18-year-old mentor.,Agassi and Anna Leigh Waters, the No. 1-ranked female pickleball player in the world, spoke to the public T...
Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend and “Creative Muse” Is Creating Mayhem Instead
Bill Belichick's 24 year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, is doing more harm than help to the reputation of the legendary football coach before his book launch....
Action underway at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi and Anna Leigh Waters won't play till Wednesday at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla., but on Monday they learned who their first opponents will be.,Tristan Dussault and Stevie Petropouleas advanced to face Agassi and Waters in the mixed pro doubles draw by defeating...
Rays lagging in attendance, foul poles provide controversy
It comes as no surprise that the Tampa Bay Rays are near the bottom of the majors in attendance.,Because the roof at Tropicana Field was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton in October, the Rays are playing their 2025 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.,Steinbrenner Field has a capa...
Andre Agassi paired with world No. 1 at U.S. Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi is the latest -- and greatest -- of the former professional tennis players to compete in professional pickleball.,The eight-time Grand Slam champion will team up with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters at the U.S. Pickleball Championships that begin Friday in Naples, Fla. Agassi joins the li...