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Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, GM Jason Licht sign extensions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht signed contract extensions, the team announced Thursday.,Terms of the contracts were not disclosed, but multiple reports pegged Bowles' deal at a total of four seasons through 2028. He had one year remaining on his original ...
Fresh off milestone, A'ja Wilson, Aces set sights on Mystics
After celebrating an A'ja Wilson milestone on Wednesday, the Las Vegas Aces will try for a victory over the visiting Washington Mystics on Thursday night.,Wilson made WNBA history in the Aces' 85-59 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun with a 22-point performance that included her 5,000th caree...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on cusp of career milestone vs. Rockies
Clayton Kershaw is on the verge of adding another milestone to his Hall of Fame resume.,Kershaw, 37, needs eight strikeouts to reach 3,000 for his career, and his first chance to get that milestone will come Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers' legend faces the Colorado Rockies to wrap u...
A's Jeffrey Springs seeks success vs. Tigers with an altered changeup
Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs didn't give up a run in his most recent start until the last pitch. ,With renewed confidence in his changeup, Springs will try to build off that outing in the series finale against the Tigers at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Springs held the Cleveland Guardians...
Reports: NHL's CBA talks may result in 84-game schedule
The NHL's regular season may see an increase from 82 to 84 games for the 2026-27 season, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday, as the league and the players' association negotiate the schedule change during their collective bargaining agreement discussions.,An imbalanced number of division g...
SKC earn stunning stoppage-time comeback win vs. Charlotte FC
Sporting Kansas City scored two goals in 2 1/2 minutes of second-half stoppage time to claim a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Mason Toye, a late substitution for Sporting KC, received a beautiful pass from Manu Garcia and redirected it past Charlotte keeper Kri...
Rapids roll to 2-0 victory over MLS-worst Galaxy
Djordje Mihailovic and Calvin Harris scored goals in a four-minute stretch of the first half and the Colorado Rapids earned a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday at Commerce City, Colo.,After waiting out a two-hour weather delay at the outset, the Rapids (7-8-4, 25 points) ended a t...
Three quick second-half tallies lift Loons over Dynamo
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a brace as Minnesota United tallied three times in a 11-minute span midway through the second half en route to a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Robin Lod also scored a goal and Wessel Speel finished with one save for the Loons (9-4...
Milan Iloski (4 goals) sets San Diego record in win vs. Whitecaps
Forward Milan Iloski scored a team-record four goals in his first MLS start, boosting San Diego FC to a 5-3 victory over the host Whitecaps on Wednesday and into first place in the Western Conference by a point over Vancouver.,In a nine-minute span in the first half, Iloski notched the first hat tri...
Max Muncy knocks in six as Dodgers slam Rockies
Max Muncy hit a grand slam and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a rain-delayed 8-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Wednesday.,Michael Conforto and Muncy each had a homer and a single while Andy Pages added two hits for Los Angeles, which has won nine straight against Co...
Marlins squander late lead, knock off Giants in 10
Rookie Heriberto Hernandez drove in four runs, including a two-run double in the four-run 10th, helping the visiting Miami Marlins to an 8-5 win against the San Francisco Giants in the middle game of their three-game series on Wednesday night.,Hernandez gave the Marlins a 4-2 lead with a two-out two...
Crew have little trouble dispatching Atlanta United
Jacen Russell-Rowe scored two of the host Columbus Crew's three first-half goals in a thorough 3-1 victory over flailing Atlanta United on Wednesday.,Rowe made the most of his first start since May 24 with goals in the 32nd and 42nd minutes after Andres Herrera staked the Crew (9-3-7, 34 points) to ...
Guardians' Jose Ramirez walks off Jays in 10 to even series
Jose Ramirez singled in pinch runner Angel Martinez in the 10th inning for his eighth career walk-off hit, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-4 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,After Martinez replaced automatic runner Bo Naylor to begin the bottom of the inning, Clevel...
Earthquakes rally for road win over FC Dallas
Beau Leroux took advantage of a defensive breakdown in the 76th minute to score the deciding goal as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated FC Dallas 4-2 in on Wednesday in a back-and-forth match at Frisco, Texas.,The start of the game was delayed 90 minutes because of lightning.,The Earthquakes (7-7-5, ...
Sabrina Ionescu returns, helps Liberty hold off Valkyries
Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night and Sabrina Ionescu canned seven straight free throws in the final 1:48, lifting the visiting New York Liberty to an 81-78 win over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco.,After Kate Martin drained a corner 3-pointer with 1:59 remaini...
A’ja Wilson fastest to 5,000 points in Aces' rout of Sun
A'ja Wilson scored 22 points and became the fastest WNBA player with 5,000 career points as the Las Vegas Aces used a red-hot start to earn a 85-59 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun on Wednesday., ,Jackie Young scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray had 15 and Jewell Lloyd added 13 as the Aces (7-7)...
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...
Best NBA draft prospects available after Round 1
With the first round and 30 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft books, teams are resetting their prospect boards to be prepared to make second-round selections on Thursday night. ,Minnesota will be active with the 31st pick to kick off the second day of the draft. The Timberwolves also have picks 37, 38 and...
Sam Surridge's hat trick powers Nashville SC past Revs
Sam Surridge, Major League Soccer's leading scorer, scored a hat trick to help Nashville SC post a 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass.,Surridge now paces the league with 15 goals, surpassing Philadelphia's Tai Baribo's 13, while leading Nashville (10-4-5, 35...
Three quick tallies lift Minnesota over Houston Dynamo
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a brace as Minnesota United tallied three times in a 11-minute span midway through the second half en route to a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Robin Lod also scored a goal and Wessel Speel finished with one save for the Loons (9...