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Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau on board with Keegan Bradley as captain
Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau said they are in full support of the PGA of America's decision to appoint Keegan Bradley as captain of the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.,"I was surprised at the pick, and I think it's a great pick the more I think about it," Mickelson told reporters Wednesday ahead o...
Team USA's Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Olympics
Team USA forward Kawhi Leonard will not compete in the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced Wednesday.,The Los Angeles Clippers star withdrew in order to spend the summer preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season.,"Kawhi has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a few s...
Report: Arch Manning Paid Around $60,000 To Promote College Football 25 by EA Sports
According to On3 Sports, Texas Longhorns top recruit Arch Manning was paid handsomely by EA Sports to be in NCAA 25....
Twins-White Sox postponed; doubleheader Wednesday
Tuesday's matchup between the Minnesota Twins and host Chicago White Sox was postponed due to ongoing rain in the area.,Instead, the teams will play a straight doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 1:10 p.m. local time, which is when their series finale was originally scheduled. Game 2 will begin 3...
PWHL Montreal re-sign F Claire Dalton
Forward Claire Dalton re-signed with PWHL Montreal on a one-year contract, the team announced on Tuesday.,Dalton, 24, posted nine points (five goals, four assists) in 20 games. The Toronto native, a 12th-round pick by Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft, also appeared in three playoff games in the leagu...
Sky open hectic stretch with matinee vs. Dream
Wednesday's matinee against the visiting Atlanta Dream begins a stretch of three games in four days for the Chicago Sky.,While former Dream lottery pick Chennedy Carter has emerged as the leading scorer for Chicago (8-12), the biggest buzz surrounding the Sky is for rookie forward Angel Reese.,Reese...
Tigers activate SS Javier Baez from 10-day IL
After missing nearly a month with lumbar spine inflammation, Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez was activated from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Baez, 31, was in the starting lineup and batting seventh for Monday's series opener against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,To open a spot on the ...
Agent: Heat re-sign F Haywood Highsmith to $11M deal
The Miami Heat are bringing back free agent Haywood Highsmith on a two-year, $11 million deal, the forward's agent confirmed to ESPN on Monday.,Highsmith, 27, averaged a career-high 6.1 points with 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 66 games (26 starts) with the Heat in 2023-24.,He entered the league a...
Report: Pelicans signing C Daniel Theis to 1-year deal
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing free agent center Daniel Theis to a one-year deal, ESPN reported Monday.,Theis, 32, will be joining his sixth NBA team since entering the league with the Boston Celtics in 2017-18.,He spent most of the 2023-24 season with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 6.3 p...
U.S. Soccer reveals men's Olympic team roster
Team manager Marko Mitrovic unveiled the U.S. men's Olympic roster Monday for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.,Fifteen of the 18 players have earned caps with the senior squad and 17 have played in MLS (10 are active) or developed in MLS academies.,Summer Games rosters are restricted to players under...
LAFC-Dynamo match postponed due to storms
Sunday's match between Los Angeles FC and the host Houston Dynamo was postponed due to inclement weather.,No makeup date was announced.,The match was initially scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time, but with storms in the forecast, kickoff was moved up by two hours.,That wasn't enough to avoid ...
Twins SS Carlos Correa (hand) avoids serious injury
Minnesota Twins All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa departed Sunday's game against the Houston Astros after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Spencer Arrighetti.,X-rays taken during the game were negative and didn't reveal any fractures. The Twins said Correa had a right finger contusion.,Cor...
Kevin Durant misses start of Team USA camp with calf strain
Kevin Durant has been held out of the start of Team USA camp ahead of the Olympics later this month, the team's coach Steve Kerr confirmed to reporters Sunday.,The Athletic reported earlier in the day that Durant missed the first two days of camp with a calf strain. Kerr said Durant sustained the in...
T1 defeats Top Esports to win Esports World Cup
T1 took down Top Esports 3-1 in the grand final of the Esports World Cup's League of Legends tournament on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,T1 won the inaugural event and will bring home $400,000 of the $1 million prize pool. Top Esports settled for a $200,000 second prize.,For the second straight ro...
DeWanna Bonner, Sun draw away from Dream
DeWanna Bonner scored a game-high 23 points on 7-for-9 3-point shooting, leading the Connecticut Sun to an 80-67 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Tiffany Mitchell added 13 points off the bench for the Sun (17-4), which won their third consecutive game and tied the New Yo...
Lakers' Bronny James readies for second pro game
Bronny James will make his second pro appearance Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors' summer league team, and the Los Angeles Lakers rookie admitted the nerves got to him in his debut Saturday.,James scored four points on 2-for-9 shooting in the Lakers' 108-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings...
Top Esports coast into grand final at Esports World Cup
Top Esports shut out G2 Esports 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,China's Wenbo "JackeyLove" Yu recorded a match-high 14 kills to go along with two deaths and 15 assists as Top Esports prevailed in 29 minutes on blue and 27 minutes on re...
Jays' Yariel Rodriguez contains M's for first major league victory
Rookie Yariel Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Alejandro Kirk went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who won for just the fifth time in their past ...
Albert Rusnak, Sounders knock off Revs, extend unbeaten run to five
Albert Rusnak assisted on the first goal and scored the second as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-0 Saturday night.,Jordan Morris scored the first goal and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made four stops for the Sounders (8-7-7, 31 points), who swept a three-game homestand...
Diego Luna, Real Salt Lake pour it on in victory vs. Atlanta United
Diego Luna collected a goal and three assists as Real Salt Lake recorded a 5-2 win over Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah. ,Salt Lake is 11-1-6 in its past 18 matches, and it improved to 8-2-1 at home this season. RSL (12-3-7, 43 points) have as many points as Los Angeles FC in the Western C...