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New Rams QB Ty Simpson reveals pre-draft meeting with Sean McVay
After being selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday, quarterback Ty Simpson downplayed his pre-draft interaction with the team, calling it "really brief.",The ex-Alabama signal-caller admitted Monday that the communication was far more extensive, as he had a ...
Guardians to call-up Travis Bazzana, 2024 No. 1 overall pick
The Cleveland Guardians are expected to call up second baseman Travis Bazzana, the top overall selection in the 2024 draft, on Tuesday for the second game of a home series against the Tampa Bay Rays.,According to multiple media reports, rookie Juan Brito, who had started five of the last seven games...
Report: Changing course, NWSL not expected to vote on schedule flip
A highly-anticipated vote this week by the NWSL Board of Governors on a calendar flip is now not expected to take place, according to a Monday report by CBS Sports.,On April 17, reports indicated that the board of governors would vote on the issue, but those went unconfirmed by the league.,Currently...
Ranger Suarez, Red Sox blank Blue Jays, win third straight
Left-hander Ranger Suarez pitched eight innings of one-hit ball Monday night as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0.,Suarez (2-2) struck out 10 and walked one in the opener of a three-game series. Greg Weissert pitched around a double in the ninth to complete the shutout.,...
Arch Manning favorite to be top pick in '27 NFL draft
Arch Manning has opened as the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the next NFL draft for the second consecutive year.,The Texas quarterback was installed as the +250 favorite by DraftKings. That's ahead of fellow quarterbacks Dante Moore (+380) of Oregon, Notre Dame's CJ Carr (+650) and South Carolina...
Cardinals rally in ninth to make Pirates' 6 2/3 perfect frames moot
Jose Fermin's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.,St. Louis, which had lost four straight and five of six, was hitless through 6 2/3 innings and scoreless throug...
NFL impersonator pleads guilty on wire fraud, identity theft charges
A former University of Alabama football player on Monday pleaded guilty to committing fraud in taking millions of dollars from investors by pretending to be NFL players.,Luther Davis, 37, worked in concert with another individual, CJ Evins, 29, in donning disguises, including makeup and wigs, to imp...
Ryan Vilade's go-ahead RBI single gives Rays win over Guardians
Ryan Vilade singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning off Hunter Gaddis, and Steven Matz worked a season-high seven innings to rally the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Cleanup hitter Vilade had two RBI singles in a three-inning span as t...
Croatia's Luka Modric (facial fracture) aiming to be fit by World Cup
Luka Modric's season for AC Milan is over after he suffered a facial fracture against Juventus on Sunday, but the Croatian midfielder is aiming to be fit in time to play in the World Cup.,Modric collided with Juventus' Manuel Locatelli while both were contesting a header in the 80th minute of what e...
Report: FIFA adding another yellow card amnesty for World Cup
FIFA is planning to add a second yellow card "amnesty" period for the 2026 World Cup, The Athletic reported Monday.,The FIFA Council will meet Tuesday in Vancouver to discuss new rules ahead of the first 48-team tournament in World Cup history. That reportedly will include an additional yellow card ...
Tailgating to be allowed at Boston World Cup games as FIFA changes stance
In an about-face, FIFA will allow tailgating for World Cup games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., the Boston World Cup host committee announced on Monday.,FIFA originally stated that tailgating would not be allowed at any of the 104 matches, which will be played June 11-July 19 in the Unite...
Home to close, Spurs push to end series with Blazers in 5
Victor Wembanyama is back in full force as the San Antonio Spurs head home looking to finish off the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series.,The Spurs claimed a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series Sunday with a 114-97 come-from-be...
Brewers' Chad Patrick takes the bump to try to stifle Diamondbacks
After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Chad Patrick against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series.,Arizona has not officially named a starter, but veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly (1-1, 9.31 ERA) is li...
Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff sent packing in Madrid Round of 16
Unseeded Austrian Anastasia Potapova surprised No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and won a 7-6 (8), 6-4 battle in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Monday.,Two of the top three seeds were shown the exit door, as Czech 13th seed Linda Noskova defeated No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)...
Special teams may decide intense Wild-Stars series
It's come down to a best-of-three in the Western Conference first-round series between the No. 2 seed Dallas Stars and the No. 3 Minnesota Wild with Game 5 set for Tuesday night in Dallas.,The teams split Games 1 and 2 in Dallas and then alternated overtime wins in Games 3 and 4 in Minnesota to set ...
Top-10 G Dylan Mingo, ex-UNC commit, joins brother at Baylor
Dylan Mingo, a top-10 recruit in the Class of 2026 who decommitted from North Carolina after its coaching change, will play for Baylor next season.,Mingo joins his brother Kayden Mingo, a fellow guard who transferred from Penn State to Baylor earlier this month.,Dylan Mingo committed to the Tar Heel...
Alexander Blockx latest youngster to knock off high seed in Madrid
Alexander Blockx of Belgium was the latest player to secure his first career top-10 victory when he upset Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Monday in the third round of the Madrid Open.,Blockx, 21, reached the Round of 16 for the second straight ATP Masters 1000 event after f...
Rockies-Reds series pits two of NL's surprise teams
Two teams coming off impressive weekend series meet when the Colorado Rockies visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.,The Reds have been one of the better stories in the National League to open the season. They've won all 11 of their games decided by two runs or...
Fever's Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham remain committed to Europe's Project B
Indiana Fever stars Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham remain committed to upstart women's basketball league Project B despite some earlier mixed messages about how the WNBA's new CBA might affect their desire to play overseas.,Mitchell told reporters last week that it would take a "drastic, uniq...
Wings' Paige Bueckers: Relationship with Azzi Fudd 'nobody's business'
Paige Bueckers and WNBA No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd are teammates again in Dallas, but the status of their relationship isn't relevant to the Wings' outlook in 2026.,The pair of former UConn teammates, who have been the team's first-round picks in the last two WNBA drafts, announced that they were ...