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Wizards acquire CJ McCollum, others in 3-team trade
The Washington Wizards completed a three-team trade on Sunday, acquiring guard CJ McCollum, center/forward Kelly Olynyk and forward Cam Whitmore from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Jordan Poole, forward Saddiq Bay and the draft rights to guard Micah Peavy, along with sending two seco...
Mets' RHP Kodai Senga makes Double-A rehab start
New York Mets right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga showed positive progress toward his return to the starting rotation after pitching into the fourth inning of his Double-A rehab start on Saturday.,Senga, who has been out since straining his right hamstring while covering first base on June 12, struck o...
Report: Grizzlies agree to deal with C Jock Landale
The Memphis Grizzlies agreed to a deal with free agent center Jock Landale, per ESPN.,The move occurred minutes after ESPN reported the Grizzlies traded center Jay Huff to the Indiana Pacers.,After one-year stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, Landale signed with the Houston Rockets i...
NHL Free Agency Winners: Panthers Hold Firm, Hurricanes Swing for the Cup
The Florida Panthers retained key players while the Carolina Hurricanes made bold moves in 2025 NHL free agency. Can Carolina finally get past Florida?...
California AG: Daily fantasy constitutes illegal sports betting
The California attorney general declared daily fantasy sports illegal in a long-awaited opinion released Thursday afternoon, though the decision was met with push back from Gov. Gavin Newsom as well as the sports betting industry.,Sportsbooks have long argued that daily fantasy sports -- which invol...
Red Panda thanks well-wishers after fracturing wrist
Popular halftime performer Rong "Krystal" Niu -- better known by her stage name, Red Panda -- fractured her left wrist in a fall less than a minute into her halftime act in Tuesday night's WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis.,Niu fell...
Daniel Suarez 'excited for whatever comes next' after impending Trackhouse split
Daniel Suarez, the only Mexican-born driver to win a national series race in a NASCAR event, will not return to Trackhouse Racing in 2026.,Trackhouse and Suarez have called the parting a "mutual decision" that allows the veteran driver the chance to pursue another opportunity for next season. Trackh...
Early goals propel USWNT to 3-0 win over Canada
Sam Coffey and Claire Hutton scored first-half goals and Yazmeen Ryan added one late in the match as the United States women's national team posted a convincing 3-0 victory over Canada on Wednesday in an international friendly at Washington.,Rose Lavelle set up both first-half goals off set pieces f...
Sabres GM: Team to match offer sheets for D Bowen Byram
The Buffalo Sabres will match any offer sheet to retain defenseman Bowen Byram but will entertain trade offers if the return would immediately help the team, general manager Kevyn Adams said Wednesday.,Byram, 24, is a restricted free agent. Adams told reporters he isn't interested in letting Byram w...
Halftime entertainer 'Red Panda' injured during WNBA performance
One of the most popular acts in halftime entertainment sustained an injury Tuesday night in Minneapolis as Rong "Krystal" Niu, better known under her stage name of "Red Panda," needed to be assisted off the court after falling during halftime of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game between ...
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.,The other two finalists were UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady.,Walsh joins basketball legend Dawn Staley (1991) as the only Cavaliers ...
Reports: Tim Hardaway Jr. reaches deal with Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets reached an agreement on a one-year deal with Tim Hardaway Jr. on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.,Per The Athletic, the deal is for the veteran minimum.,Hardaway, 33, was acquired last summer by the Detroit Pistons along with three draft picks from the Dallas Maverick...
Open Championship adopts 'last chance' Monday qualifier starting in 2026
The R&A is adopting a last-chance qualifier to pit a maximum of 12 players in a playoff for a final spot in the 2026 Open Championship next year at Royal Birkdale.,Mimicking the once-popular Monday qualifier at PGA Tour events, the thinking of the organizers of the oldest major in golf is to expand ...
Athletics C Shea Langeliers (oblique) homers in return from IL
The Athletics activated catcher Shea Langeliers from the injured list on Monday, and he helped himself to a three-run home run in his first plate appearance of a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays.,Langeliers, 27, played his first game since June 5. He was placed on the 10-day IL the following...
Report: Jaren Jackson Jr. to receive $240M deal from Grizzlies
Two-time All-Star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is on the verge of agreeing to a five-year, $240 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN reported on Monday.,The final season of the deal in 2029-30 is a player option, according to the report.,Memphis also agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal ...
Reports: Jazz, Jordan Clarkson near buyout deal
Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz are nearing a buyout agreement that would make the volume-scoring reserve guard an unrestricted free agent, ESPN reported Monday hours before free agency officially began. ,The NBA's 2020-21 Sixth Man of the Year averaged 16.2 points and 3.7 assists per game last se...
Preds acquire D Nicolas Hague, sign him to 4-year deal
Nashville officially announced the acquisition Monday of defenseman Nicolas Hague, who then signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Predators.,The Predators sent forward Colton Sissons and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Hague and a conditional third-ro...
Reports: Knights trade D Nicolas Hague to Preds in 3-player deal
Freeing up salary-cap space ahead of Tuesday's free-agency period, the Vegas Golden Knights shipped defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons, according to multiple media reports on Sunday night. ,A restricted free agent wi...
After early low attendance, Atlanta fans turn out at CWC
ATLANTA -- At a FIFA Club World Cup match on June 19, Lionel Messi -- arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport -- scored a go-ahead free kick to give Inter Miami a 2-1 victory over FC Porto. ,While Messi delivering a winning goal is not surprising, what is unexpected is that the matc...
Gold Cup: Guatemala stuns Canada on PKs in quarterfinals
Jose Morales buried the winner in the seventh round of penalty kicks to propel Guatemala over Canada and into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Following a 1-1 draw, Canada and Guatemala went goal for goal through the first four rounds. Both their players missed in th...