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ATP roundup: Thiago Monteiro upsets Casper Ruud in Sweden
Brazil's Thiago Monteiro, ranked 85th in the world, upset World No. 9 Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Nordea Open on Wednesday in Bastad, Sweden.,It was Monteiro's first win against Norway's Ruud in four matches. Seeded second, Ruud had more aces (7-2) but forced only one break point...
ATP roundup: Rafael Nadal back to winning in Sweden
Spain's Rafael Nadal shook off any rust and defeated Leo Borg -- the 21-year-old son of tennis legend Bjorn Borg -- 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Nordea Open on Tuesday in Bastad, Sweden.,Nadal, 38, had not played in an ATP Tour match since May 27, when he lost a first-round match to Alexander ...
Scottie Scheffler takes creative approach to Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler opted against testing his mettle at The Scottish Open last week in favor of teeing off at various other courses in Scotland in preparation for this week's Open Championship.,Scheffler, who is ranked No. 1 in the world, looks to shed the rust of nearly a month's absence on Thursday ...
MLB's Biggest First Half Surprises in 2024
The All-Star Break is already here, and as baseball season is flying by, these are the biggest surprises in the MLB during the first half of 2024....
Purdue, Auburn to square off in each of next 2 seasons
Two of college basketball's recent titans finalized a two-year series that will begin this December.,Purdue and Auburn, two likely preseason Top 25 teams, will face off Dec. 21, 2024 in Birmingham, Ala. The return game comes Dec. 20, 2025, as part of the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.,Purdue may not ...
ATP roundup: Norrie opens with win in Sweden, could meet Nadal
No. 5 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain earned a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Slovakia's Jozef Kovalik in the first round of the Nordea Open on Monday in Bastad, Sweden.,Norrie, eliminated in the third round of Wimbledon earlier this month, hit seven aces and never faced break point against Kovalik. Nei...
Crew, LAFC surging into MLS Cup rematch
The best teams from last December are playing like it again with their 2023 MLS Cup rematch looming on Saturday.,Host Los Angeles FC (13-4-4, 43 points) have won three straight and are 9-0-1 in their past 10 matches, while the Columbus Crew (11-3-6, 39 points) are winners of four straight and eight ...
College Football Sleeper Teams Who Could Crash New Expanded Playoff
These sleeper teams can play spoiler and surprise the nation by crashing the newly expanded NCAA College Football Playoff this year....
Three-way tie atop leaderboard at Evian Championship
Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Dryburgh and Ingrid Lindblad each carded a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday to reside in a three-way tie for first place at the Evian Championship in Evians-les-Bains, France.,Each member of that trio recorded a bogey-free round at Evian Resort Golf Club. Tavatanakit, of Thailand,...
Tigers sending unperforming RHP Kenta Maeda to bullpen
The Detroit Tigers are moving struggling starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen.,Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Thursday that there is no timeline for the right-hander to return to the starting staff.,"He's going to go to the bullpen for the foreseeable future," Hinch said. "We have some adjustments ...
Marvin Harrison Jr. Refuses To Throw Kyle McCord Under Bus in NFL Combine Meeting with New York Giants
HBO's Hard Knocks captured an NFL Combine meeting with the New York Giants and Marvin Harrison Jr., where he repeatedly refused to throw Kyle McCord under the bus....
Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers (shoulder) out for AL All-Stars
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out the All-Star Game to rest a sore left shoulder.,Devers, 27, has been playing through an injury in the AC joint, Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday. The eight-year veteran was set to play in his third Midsummer Classic.,"He's been grinding th...
Paul Skenes Should Be in National League Cy Young Conversation This Year
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes has had an incredible start to his rookie campaign, and being a rookie shouldn't stop him from contending for the Cy Young award....
Steelers CB Cameron Sutton suspended 8 games
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton was suspended without pay for the first eight games of the season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the league announced Monday.,Sutton, 29, signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in early June after being released by the ...
Pirates place LHP Bailey Falter (triceps) on 15-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-handed starter Bailey Falter on the 15-day injury on Sunday because of left triceps tendinitis.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates selected the contract of right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. from Triple-A Indianapolis.,Falter, 27, lasted only until the third inning...
Mets closer Edwin Diaz earns save in return vs. Pirates
Luis Torrens had three hits and three RBIs and Edwin Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth inning in his return from suspension as the visiting New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday.,Diaz returned after serving a 10-game suspension for violating MLB's policy on foreign substances. He hi...
Crew cruising with skidding Toronto up next
Reeling Toronto FC will try to turn their season around against the high-flying Crew in Columbus on Saturday.,The Crew (10-3-6, 36 points) have won three straight -- scoring 11 goals -- and seven of eight games overall after enduring a lengthy weather delay at the start before defeating visiting Nas...
Columbus tops Nashville SC for third straight win
Cucho Hernandez assisted on goals by Christian Ramirez and Diego Rossi to help the host Columbus Crew extend their winning streak to three with a 2-0 victory over Nashville SC on Wednesday.,Ramirez scored in the 30th minute on a disputed goal and Rossi added another in the 65th.,In the past three ma...
Nashville SC face high-scoring Cucho Hernandez, Crew
While Cucho Hernandez has played a major role in the Columbus Crew scoring nine times in the past two matches, they are more a one-man team, presenting a dilemma for visiting Nashville SC on Wednesday.,The Crew (9-3-6, 33 points) routed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on June 22 behind three goals from Her...
Penguins sign former Islanders D Sebastian Aho to two-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent defenseman Sebastian Aho to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $775,000.,The Penguins announced the deal Tuesday with Aho, 28, who played parts of five NHL seasons with the New York Islanders (2017-18, 2020-24). He played in 58 games in 2023...