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Dream's Dan Padover WNBA's first 3-time winner as executive of year
The Atlanta Dream's franchise-record 30-win season has helped vault general manager Dan Padover to new heights as the league's first three-time winner of the WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year.,Padover also won the award, which the league announced on Tuesday, when he was with the Las Vegas Aces ...

Keegan Bradley, U.S. roster hail Bryson DeChambeau as Ryder Cup 'X factor'
Captain Keegan Bradley is happy to have a not-so-secret weapon on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad with big-hitting LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau.,"I think Bryson, just his golfing ability alone is an X factor for our team," Bradley told reporters Tuesday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. ,"But also,...

Leafs G Joseph Woll takes leave of absence, no timeline for return
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is taking a leave of absence to deal with a personal family matter, the team announced Tuesday.,The Maple Leafs did not provide a timeline for his potential return. The season opener is Oct. 8 against Montreal.,Woll is expected to share the net this season ...

Keegan Bradley: Bryson DeChambeau our Ryder Cup 'X factor'
Captain Keegan Bradley is happy to have a not-so-secret weapon on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad with big-hitting LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau.,"I think Bryson, just his golfing ability alone is an X factor for our team," Bradley told reporters Tuesday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. ,"But also,...

Auburn's Bruce Pearl retires; son, Steven Pearl, takes over
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl retired after 21 seasons in Division I and will be replaced by his son Steven Pearl.,The Tigers made the move official on Monday afternoon.,Bruce Pearl, 65, guided the Tigers to a 32-6 record last season and an appearance in the Final Four where they lost to eventual ch...

Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia cites health in ending season early
Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia announced the end of her tennis season Monday due to health issues.,Haddad Maia, 29, is ranked No. 40 in the world and has four career WTA Tour singles titles.,"I'm ending my 2025 season a little earlier than planned so I can rest my body and mind for a longer period," s...

Report: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl to retire
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl is expected to retire after 21 seasons and will be replaced by his son Steven Pearl, ESPN reported Monday.,Pearl, 65, guided the Tigers to a 32-6 record last season and an appearance in the Final Four where they lost to eventual champion Florida 79-73 in the national se...

Duke's Kara Lawson named coach of U.S. women's team
Duke head coach Kara Lawson was named to lead the U.S. women's basketball team on Monday.,A gold medalist as a player in 2008 and an assistant coach on the championship team in 2024, Lawson will look to complete the Olympic trifecta at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.,"To win a gold medal as a ...

Denis Bouanga's hat trick lifts LAFC over Real Salt Lake
Denis Bouanga scored his second hat trick in three games to make some unique MLS history and lift LAFC to a 4-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Sunday evening.,Bouanga's 20th, 21st and 22nd goals made him the first player in the league's 30-year lifespan to equal or surpass 20 goals in three...

Last-second goal helps Austin beat Seattle, trim standings gap
Myrto Uzuni's stunning goal six minutes into second-half stoppage time lifted host Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Sunday evening in a wild and important Western Conference match., ,Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver made five saves, including two spectacular, sprawling s...

Tory Horton enjoys special day as Seahawks crush Saints
Rookie Tory Horton scored two touchdowns, one on a franchise-record punt return, as the Seattle Seahawks trounced the visiting New Orleans Saints 44-13 Sunday afternoon.,Kenneth Walker III rushed for a pair of short TDs for the Seahawks (2-1). Sam Darnold completed 14 of 18 passes for 218 yards and ...

Alabama G Jalil Bethea has surgery on left foot
Alabama guard Jalil Bethea suffered an injury to his left foot during practice that required surgery, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats announced on Sunday.,Bethea underwent surgery on Friday in Birmingham, and he is expected to return at some point during the 2025-26 season, though there remains un...

WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek rallies to win Korea Open
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek bounced back from a rough start to post a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.,Swiatak, of Poland, recorded her third win of the season and 25th in her career in two hours, 41 minutes despite comm...

Brendan McSorley (2 goals), St. Louis City top San Jose
Making his first start for visiting St. Louis City SC, Brendan McSorley recorded a brace and added an assist Saturday night in its 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.,Marcel Hartel also scored a goal for St. Louis (7-17-7, 28 points), which won consecutive matches for just the second time this ye...

Two-TD underdog San Diego State stuns Cal 34-0
Jordan Napier caught nine passes for 154 yards and a touchdown to help San Diego State to a surprising 34-0 victory against visiting California in a nonconference game on Saturday night.,Jayden Denegal completed 15 of 18 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown, and the defense contributed two scores fo...

Carlos Coronel's shutout vs. Montreal helps Red Bulls stay in hunt
Carlos Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet of the season as the visiting New York Red Bulls kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each scored goals for New York (12-12-7, 43 points), which remai...

Ttwo-TD underdog San Diego State stuns Cal 34-0
Jordan Napier caught nine passes for 154 yards and a touchdown to help San Diego State to a surprising 34-0 victory against visiting California in a nonconference game on Saturday night.,Jayden Denegal completed 15 of 18 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown, and the defense contributed two scores fo...

Unlikely hero Brendan McSorley's 2 goals help St. Louis City top San Jose
Making his first start for visiting St. Louis City SC, Brendan McSorley recorded a brace and added an assist Saturday night in its 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.,Marcel Hartel also scored a goal for St. Louis (7-17-7, 28 points), which won consecutive matches for just the second time this ye...

Jesus Gomez's last-second FG lifts Arizona State over Baylor
Jesus Gomez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, sending Arizona State to a 27-24 win over Baylor on Saturday night in Waco, Texas.,Arizona State's defense had three takeaways and kept one of the nation's most prolific passers, Baylor's Sawyer Robertson, relatively in check, but the game ca...

Arch Manning shines as No. 8 Texas rolls past Sam Houston
Arch Manning passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores as No. 8 Texas dismantled hapless Sam Houston 55-0 on Saturday evening in Austin, Texas in what amounted to a glorified scrimmage for the Longhorns.,Manning hit of 18 of his 21 throws and connected with eight differen...