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Report: Torn Achilles for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Sunday night's NBA Finals Game 7 loss at Oklahoma City, ESPN reported Monday.,The All-NBA guard was helped off the court and immediately taken to the locker room in obvious pain during the first quarter.,With the game ti...
Blue-chip WR Vance Spafford picks Miami, decommits from Georgia
Wide receiver prospect Vance Spafford shifted his commitment on Monday from Georgia to Florida.,Spafford, from Mission Viejo, Calif., told 247Sports that he made the move, in part, because he is looking for a chance to play on a team that works together as one unit.,"The football team is made up of ...
Flyers acquire F Trevor Zegras from Ducks
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Trevor Zegras from the Anaheim Ducks on Monday in exchange for fellow forward Ryan Poehling and two draft picks.,The Ducks will receive a second-round draft pick (45th overall) in 2025 and a fourth-rounder in 2026.,Zegras, 24, is entering the final season of a three-...
PWHL Vancouver names Brian Idalski as first coach
PWHL Vancouver named Brian Idalski as the expansion club's first head coach on Monday.,Idalski, 54, spent the past three seasons as head coach of the St. Cloud State women's hockey program.,"Brian is a proven winner who knows our sport, the players, and has coached at the highest levels," general ma...
Ex-Ducks coach Greg Cronin to lead AHL's Iowa Wild
Former Anaheim Ducks coach Greg Cronin on Monday was named head coach of the Iowa Wild, the Minnesota Wild's American Hockey League affiliate.,Cronin, 62, was fired by the Ducks on April 19 after compiling a 62-87-15 record in two seasons.,He has 38 years of coaching experience, including stints as ...
MLB's Biggest Midseason Surprises: Rafael Devers Trade, Cal Raleigh’s Power Surge, and More
From the shocking Rafael Devers trade to Cal Raleigh’s record home run pace and the Rockies’ historically awful season, here are MLB’s biggest first-half surprises....
Thunder Open as Favorites to Repeat as NBA Champions After Historic Title Run
The Oklahoma City Thunder are favored to win the 2025 NBA championship following their title run, with the Rockets, Lakers and Knicks among next season’s top contenders....
Jackson Merrill, Padres take aim at slumping Nationals
Sunday was full of good news for the San Diego Padres.,Not only did they win their first series in two weeks with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals, they saw star center fielder Jackson Merrill return from the 7-day concussion list.,San Diego will try for a third st...
Walker Buehler looks to stop June swoon as Red Sox visit Angels
Walker Buehler will make his first start in Southern California since helping the Los Angeles Dodgers capture the 2024 World Series title when the Boston Red Sox open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in Anaheim.,Buehler signed a one-year, $21.05 million contract with the Red...
Cubs' Ian Happ looks to continue power surge vs. Cards
Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was averaging one home run per month this season at the start of June. He had three -- one in March, one in April and the other in May.,Happ added his fourth on June 5, and suddenly the balls he hits are going out of the park with a little more regularity.,He will ...
Fresh off series win, White Sox try to tame D-backs
The Arizona Diamondbacks will aim to continue their recent dominance of the host Chicago White Sox on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Arizona has won the past five series dating to 2014 and boasts a 9-3 road record as part of its 17-7 overall record against the White Sox.,While the Whit...
Allan Winans set for Yankees debut in opener vs. Reds
The New York Yankees will have a measure of revenge on their minds when they open a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,Last season, the Reds swept the Yankees in a three-game set over the Fourth of July holiday at Yankee Stadium. Two years ago, the Yankees swept the ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earns Finals MVP, cements historic season
Named NBA Finals MVP ollowing Oklahoma City's 103-91 Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned the crown jewel of one of the NBA's most decorated seasons at only 26 years old. ,Gilgeous-Alexander won the regular-season MVP and Finals...
Thunder best Pacers in Game 7 to bring 1st NBA crown to Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points, Jalen Williams added 20, and the Oklahoma City Thunder became NBA champions by wearing down the Indiana Pacers with a withering defense to pull off a 103-91 win on Sunday night in Game 7.,The NBA championship is the franchise's first since m...
Thunder huge favorites, books split on Eastern Conference in '26 odds
Before the Oklahoma City Thunder made the acquaintance of the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the first time as NBA champions, they were already big favorites to get the next one in 2025-26.,Consensus futures odds for the 2025-26 NBA title heavily favor Oklahoma City, which has few offseason questions outs...
Valkyries leverage torrid second-quarter to win over struggling Sun
A 36-point second quarter blew up the game open as the Golden State Valkyries rolled to a 87-63 rout of the visiting Connecticut Sun on Sunday in San Francisco. ,Golden State (7-6) shot 10-of-18 from the floor (55.6 percent) in the pivotal period, while holding the sputtering Sun to a 4-of-16 clip i...
MLB roundup: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy too much for Nationals
Max Muncy hit a grand slam in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh to help host Los Angeles rally for a 13-7 win against Washington in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani had a three-run triple in the seventh, a two-run homer in the eighth and a...
Gold Cup: Saudi Arabia tie Trinidad, advance out of Group D
Firas Al-Buraikan found the all-important equalizer for Saudi Arabia to notch a 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in Las Vegas, ensuring the CONCACAF's guests would advance to the knockout stage of the Gold Cup.,While the United States won Group D with a perfect 3-0-0 record, Saudi Arabia ...
Gold Cup: USMNT edges Haiti to go unbeaten in Group D
Patrick Agyemang's second-half goal led the U.S. men's national team to a 2-1 victory over Haiti on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, to secure the top spot in Group D of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.,The U.S. will meet the Group A second-place team on June 29. It will be either Mexico or Costa Rica on Jun...
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton helped off court after Game 7 injury
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was helped off the court and immediately taken to the locker room after suffering what appeared to a be a serious injury to his right leg during the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.,With the Oklahoma City Thunder leading 18-16, Haliburt...