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Caddie fired after PGA starting-time gaffe finds new job
The caddie who was fired after a late tee-time arrival at the PGA Championship is on a new bag this week.,Austin Gaugert gained notoriety when Garrick Higgo was a minute late to start his first round at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia two weeks ago.,Higgo was penalized two strokes and wound up...
Stephan Jaeger (back) WDs from Charles Schwab Challenge
Stephan Jaeger withdrew from Friday's second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge with a back injury.,Jaeger, 36, carded a 5-over 75 in Thursday's opening round at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.,He finished tied for ninth at last week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson and is 84th in the Official W...
French Open doubles match ends after sign causes injury
A French Open women's doubles match ended Friday when a player tripped over an advertising sign near the baseline and crashed into a wall.,Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez, 24, sustained a leg injury on the incident at Court Six at Roland Garros in Paris.,Sonmez was chasing down a lob in the first set when sh...
Report: Retired players to receive share of $14M
Retired WNBA players with at least five years of experience are entitled to a share of a $14 million pool, Front Office Sports reported Friday.,The "Veteran Recognition Payment" was included in the new collective bargaining agreement that was agreed to by the league and players' union ahead of the 2...
Report: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson to play with broken pinky
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson plans to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals with a broken right pinky finger, ESPN reported Friday.,Robinson, 28, has undergone surgery to repair the fracture and will wear a brace on his hand, per the report.,Video from Monday's Eastern Conference finals-clinc...
Talor Gooch grabs lead in Korea with second-round 63
Talor Gooch surged into the lead at LIV Golf Korea with a 7-under 63 in the second round Friday at Asiad Country Club in Busan, South Korea.,Gooch carded eight birdies -- six on the front nine -- and a lone bogey at the par-4 fifth hole to move to 8-under, one stroke ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. It i...
UFC Macau Best Bets and Fight Predictions for May 30
UFC Macau heads to China with Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo topping the card. Check out the best bets and predictions....
MLB Picks Today: Best Pitcher Props for Friday’s Baseball Slate
Friday’s MLB picks feature two strikeout props on Jared Jones and Logan Webb with plus-money value on the board....
Ava Kuszak's 10th-inning HR carries Nebraska past Arkansas at WCWS
Ava Kuszak belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday, lifting Nebraska to a 5-3 win over Arkansas in opening-day action at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,The Cornhuskers (52-6) advance to face Alabama in a winners-bracket contest in Bracket 2 on Saturday...
Caitlin Clark makes history, but Valkyries, Veronica Burton top Fever
Veronica Burton collected a season-best 25 points, six rebounds and a career-high five blocks and the Golden State Valkyries hung on to beat the Indiana Fever 90-88 on Thursday in San Francisco.,Gabby Williams tallied 19 points, six boards, six assists and three steals while Janelle Salaun added 19 ...
Reports: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson breaks pinky, status for Finals unclear
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson broke his right pinky finger earlier this week and there is no timetable for his return, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,The Knicks are playing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, beginning Wednesday against the winner of the Western C...
Fever star Caitlin Clark reaches 500 assists in record time
Fever guard Caitlin Clark became the fastest player to log 500 career assists in WNBA history on Thursday night during Indiana's game against the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco.,Clark reached the milestone number in her 59th WNBA game.,She entered the night at 497, and her first three assis...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs dominate Thunder to force Game 7
Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, lifting the San Antonio Spurs to a 118-91 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.,The teams will play one last time in Game 7 on Saturday in Oklahoma City, with the winner advancing to...
Spurs dominate Thunder to force Game 7
Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points with 10 rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 118-91 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.,The teams will play one last time in Game 7 on Saturday in Oklahoma City.,After the Thunder's 127-114 win in G...
Surging Astros secure series win over Rangers
Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes homered and Spencer Arrighetti tossed six strong innings as the Houston Astros clinched a series win with a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,Arrighetti (7-1) allowed one run on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts for Houston, whi...
Jessica Shepard's triple-double helps Wings rally past Aces
Jessica Shepard racked up 22 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists and was crucial in the second half as the Dallas Wings rallied for a 95-87 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,The Aces led by eight points at halftime before Dallas (5-3) used an 13-5 run over the final 3:47 of...
Blue Jays place 2B Lenyn Sosa (wrist) on 10-day injured list
The Toronto Blue Jays placed second baseman Lenyn Sosa on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of a right wrist contusion after he was hit by a pitch on Tuesday.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays selected the contract of infielder Charles McAdoo, on...
Baylor's Tounde Yessoufou withdraws from draft, heads to St. John's
St. John's landed a commitment from Baylor transfer Tounde Yessoufou on Thursday, a day after he removed his name from NBA draft consideration ahead of Wednesday's 11:59 p.m. deadline.,Yessoufou was immediately impactful as a freshman for the Bears, finishing second on the team with 17.8 points and ...
Ian Happ, Cubs down Paul Skenes, Pirates for series split
Ian Happ continued to shine in his hometown, collecting three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Chicago Cubs beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday to split a four-game series.,Happ, a Pittsburgh native who grew up in the suburbs, reached base for the 41st consecutive game at Pittsbu...
Arizona F Koa Peat remains in draft as 38 early entrants withdraw
Forward Koa Peat, a projected first-round pick, will remain in the 2026 NBA Draft and will not return to Arizona for his sophomore season.,Peat's decision was one of the handful still unknown before the NBA on Thursday released a list of 38 early-entry candidates who withdrew from the draft pool.,Th...