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Big 12 Media Days: BYU to let QB Jake Retzlaff 'speak for himself'
BYU coach Kalani Sitake plans to let quarterback Jake Retzlaff speak for himself on the topic of his court matter and seven-game suspension for having premarital sex, a violation of the university honor code. ,"First of all, I love Jake Retzlaff," Sitake said Tuesday at the Big 12 Conference gatheri...
Jannik Sinner cancels practice, awaits MRI on elbow
No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner canceled his practice session at Wimbledon on Tuesday to await an MRI results on his right elbow.,The top-ranked Italian is scheduled to meet 10th-seeded Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in London.,Sinner sustained the injury during an early fall in Monday's fou...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott 'full go' for training camp
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott declared himself a "full go" for training camp and fully recovered from season-ending surgery in November to repair a partial avulsion of the hamstring tendon.,Prescott, 31, did not play in the final nine games last season and has yet to be given the green light from...
Civil rights advocate, Cowboys TE Pettis Norman dies at 86
Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86.,Norman played for the Dallas Cowboys (1962-70) and San Diego Chargers (1971-73). He was a member of the first Cowboys' team to play in the Super Bowl -- Super Bowl V in 1971, a 16-13 loss to ...
Cowboys All-Pro KR KaVontae Turpin arrested on 2 charges
Dallas Cowboys All-Pro kick returner KaVontae Turpin is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana (less than 2 ounces) and unlawful carrying of a weapon following his arrest on Saturday.,Turpin, 28, was arrested by the Allen (Texas) Police Department on Saturday, according to online reco...
Cowboys make $500K donation to assist with Texas flooding
The Dallas Cowboys are donating $500,000 to the Salvation Army to assist in recovery from the flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, the team announced Sunday.,The Houston Texans said Saturday they also were donating that same amount.,As of 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, state officials had ...
FC Cincinnati sign French F Kenji Mboma Dem
FC Cincinnati announced the signing of French forward Kenji Mboma Dem to a first-team contract on Saturday.,The 23-year-old is under contract through 2025 with team options spanning 2026-28.,Mboma Dem has 10 goals and eight assists in 27 matches at MLS NEXT Pro affiliate FC Cincinnati 2 since April ...
PGA Tour overhauls playoff bonus structure for this season
The PGA Tour has restructured the distribution of playoff bonuses, including the FedEx Cup champion this season earning $10 million in prize money instead of $25 million as in the past two years.,The new payouts from the $100 million total in bonus money -- first reported Wednesday by Front Office S...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins 4th Eastbourne crown
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz captured his record-extending fourth Lexus Eastbourne Open title Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory against fellow American Jenson Brooksby in England.,Fritz overcame an early break in the opening set and finished the match in 88 minutes, following up his previous triumphs at t...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula jolts Iga Swiatek in Germany
Top-seed Jessica Pegula captured her third title of the season Saturday with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek in the final of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Pegula overcame nine aces by the Poland native and saved the only break point she faced to win the match in 1 hour, 46 minut...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby to meet in Eastbourne final
The Lexus Eastbourne Open will feature an all-American final as No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz and lucky loser Jenson Brooksby advanced Friday in England.,Fritz smashed 18 aces without a double fault on his way to defeating Spanish sixth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Fritz converted on al...
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: Odds, Picks, and Best Bets
Jake Paul is favored over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Saturday’s boxing match in Anaheim. Best bets include Paul via decision (-110) and the fight to go the distance (-155). Draw odds as high as 22-1....
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek reaches first grass final
Fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland reached her first final of 2025 and her first ever on grass with a swift victory Friday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Swiatek only faced one break point in a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in just 66 minutes. It was the five-time Gran...
WTA roundup: Linda Noskova joins three high seeds in Bad Homburg semis
Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic won in an upset and advanced to the semifinals to face No. 1 Jessica Pegula, who survived a three-set scare Thursday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Noskova took down Russian third seed Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-3. She never lost her serve, saving all three break ...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins twice in Eastbourne
No. 1 seed and three-time Eastbourne Open champion Taylor Fritz won his first two matches on Thursday to reach the semifinals in England.,After holding off Brazil's Joao Fonseca 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5 in his delayed opener at the grass-court event, Fritz outlasted fellow American Marcos Giron 7-5, 4-6, 7...
NBA trade notebook: Grizzlies trade 4 picks for Cedric Coward
The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the first big moves on NBA Draft night by sending two first-round picks and two second-rounders to the Portland Trail Blazers for the No. 11 overall selection, which they used to take Washington State guard Cedric Coward on Wednesday night.,The Grizzlies sent the No...
ATP roundup: Learner Tien upsets top seed Ben Shelton in Mallorca
Top-seed Ben Shelton fell to fellow American Learner Tien 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday as the 19-year-old Tien advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championships in Spain.,Tien, ranked No. 67 in the world, had 16 fewer unforced errors (38-22) than No. 10 Shelton, who led 4-1 in the second set ...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek earns milestone win at Bad Homburg
Fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start against another former World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, to win 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Poland's Swiatek notched her 300th career tour-level win and first of the grass-court season after being down 4-1 in the first set to ...
ATP roundup: Brit Jacob Fearnley pulls off early upset in Eastbourne
Jacob Fearnley of Great Britain needed just 65 minutes to take down Italian fifth seed Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Tuesday in England.,Fearnley, ranked No. 51 in the world, won four ATP Challenger Tour titles last year, but he remains in search of his first ATP ...
ATP roundup: France's Alexandre Muller falls in Spain
Russia's Roman Safiullin sent fifth-seeded Alexandre Muller of France packing with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win in first-round play on the grass at the Mallorca Championships in Spain. Safiullin entered the match ranked 75th in the world while Muller was No. 40.,Sixth-seeded Gabriel Diallo of Canada took care...