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The Biggest Busts of the 2024 MLB Season So Far
The All-Star Break gives teams an opportunity to assess where they're at. Today, we'll assess players that have been the biggest disappointments in 2024....
'Unbelievable': Barbora Krejcikova tops Jasmine Paolini to win Wimbledon
Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini to win her second singles Grand Slam championship, capturing her first Wimbledon title 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in London.,The win for Krejcikova came amid a season filled with injury, illness and doubts about her game. The 20...
Pac-12 bowl game agreements to remain through 2025
Former members of the dissolved Pac-12 now playing in the Big 12 will keep their previous bowl game affiliations for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, organizers announced Friday.,As an example, the Valero Alamo Bowl previously pitted Big 12 teams against Pac-12 squads. Now, all 12 teams f...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott says right ankle is fine
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said there's "absolutely nothing" wrong with his right ankle.,Prescott answered questions Tuesday after being spotted in a walking boot while on vacation in Mexico last week.,"Honestly, I'm getting older. It's the same ankle that I snapped, and I had a nasty s...
Rangers activate RHP Josh Sborz, put RHP Dane Dunning on IL
The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Josh Sborz from the injured list Friday and placed right-hander Dane Dunning on the IL with right shoulder soreness.,Sborz, a Rangers World Series hero who recorded the final seven outs in the title-clinching game last season, hasn't pitched since May 8 becau...
NHL notebook: Lightning's Victor Hedman gets 4-year extension
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman isn't going anywhere.,Hedman, who has been with Tampa Bay for the first 15 seasons of his NHL career, signed a four-year, $32 million extension on Tuesday to remain with the Lightning through the 2028-29 campaign.,Hedman, 33, racked up 76 points (13 goals...
NBA notebook: Cavs reportedly retain Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell plans to sign a three-year, $150.3 million maximum-level contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday.,Mitchell's deal includes a player option for the third year (2027-28), providing the All-Star guard the potential to return to free agency ...
NHL free agency notebook: Predators' haul features Steven Stamkos
The Nashville Predators are signing forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault and defenseman Brady Skjei, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Stamkos, the longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain, agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal. Marchessault's agreement is for five years and $27.5 million...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina rolls to title at Eastbourne
The second time was the charm for Daria Kasatkina of Russia, who won the Rothesay International final Saturday at Eastbourne, England, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Leylah Fernandez of Canada for her first career title on grass.,Kasatkina reached the final at Eastbourne last year, losing to Madison K...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins third title in Eastbourne
Top seed Taylor Fritz defeated Australia's Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 to win his third Rothesay International championship on Saturday in Eastbourne, England.,He is the first three-time titlist in the tournament's 29-year history.,He did not lose a set throughout the tournament, and on Saturday, he struck...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Tabilo in third final of season in Mallorca
No. 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile rallied past French sixth seed Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals of the Mallorca Championships on Friday in Spain.,Tabilo reached his third final of the season, one on each surface -- hard court, clay and grass. After he absorbed Monfils' 12 aces a...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina back in Eastbourne final
No. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia reached the Rothesay International final for the second straight year, rallying Friday for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against No. 3 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy.,Kasatkina, who fell to Madison Keys in last year's final, won six of the final seven games to finish the ma...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz takes aim at third Rothesay International
Top seed Taylor Fritz continued his pursuit of a third Rothesay International title, downing Chinese qualifier Juncheng Shang 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals Thursday in Eastbourne, England.,Fritz, who captured the event in 2019 and 2022, won 50 of 54 first-serve points (92.6 percent), racked ...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez makes first grass semifinal
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached her first grass-court semifinal with a 6-2, 6-1 win over England's Harriet Dart on Thursday at the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England.,Fernandez, seeking her first title since Hong Kong in 2023, will face defending champion Madison Keys on Friday. The fou...
Judge tosses lawsuit against Cowboys' Dak Prescott
Collin County (Texas) Judge Angela Tucker on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott of sexual assault.,Dallas police announced last month that they would not pursue charges after an investigation determined there wasn't enough evidence against Prescott to proc...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu ousts Jessica Pegula in England
Home-country favorite Emma Raducanu stunned No. 2 seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 to move into the quarterfinals of the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England, on Wednesday.,For Raducanu, who won the 2021 U.S. Open, it was the first victory over a top 10 player in her career. Pegula, ra...
WTA roundup: Caroline Wozniacki pulls upset in Bad Homburg
In the continuation of a first-round match suspended on Monday due to darkness, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki upset No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 on Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,In her first victory on a grass court since 2019 at Wimbledon, Wozniacki -- a form...
ATP roundup: Roberto Bautista Agut upsets Ugo Humbert at Mallorca
Unseeded Roberto Bautista Agut, playing in his home country, upset No. 2 seed Ugo Humbert of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championships in Mallorca, Spain.,In a 2 1/2-hour match, Humbert had 34 winners to 18 for Bautista Agut and 12 aces to three for his...
Five NFL Rookies With The Most To Prove in 2024 Season
These five NFL rookies have a lot of pressure to succeed early on in their professional football careers....
WTA roundup: Jule Niemeier stuns Maria Sakkari in Bad Homburg
Germany lucky loser Jule Niemeier recorded her fourth career win over a Top 10 player when she rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over top-seeded Maria Sakkari on Monday in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Niemeier found out she was replacing Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto ju...