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Iga Swiatek dominates to reach Korea Open final
Two matches in one day appeared to be no problem for world No. 2 Iga Swiatek, who won twice Saturday as a rainout the previous day forced both the quarterfinals and the semifinals of the Korea Open to be played just hours apart.,In what had been expected to be a highly competitive match, Swiatek dom...
Los Angeles FC seeking home-and-home sweep vs. Real Salt Lake
Fourth-place Los Angeles FC will try to sweep a home-and-home series Sunday night when it hosts Real Salt Lake, a Western Conference foe still fighting for its playoff life.,South Korean star Son Heung-min scored his first career MLS hat trick roughly a month after his debut in Wednesday night's 4-1...
Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Jasmine Paolini earned singles and doubles wins on Friday as defending champion Italy advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup's championship series.,The Italians rallied to a 2-1 win over Ukraine in Shenzhen, China. Their opponent in the title match on Sunday will be the winner of the Saturday semifina...
Austin FC seek jump in standings with key match vs. Sounders
Austin FC aim to capitalize on the momentum from a historic win when they host the Seattle Sounders on Sunday in a crucial late-season Western Conference match.,The Sounders took the first meeting of the season with Austin, winning 2-0 on June 28 in the Pacific Northwest.,The Verde (11-10-8, 41 poin...
Liquid, MongolZ, FURIA, Falcons reach FISSURE Playground 2 semis
Team Liquid, The MongolZ, FURIA and Team Falcons secured their spots in the semifinals with victories Friday at the $500,000 Global Offensive FISSURE Playground No. 2 event in Belgrade, Serbia.,Liquid swept Aurora Gaming, who were undefeated and the No. 1 seed coming out of the Swiss Stage. Falcons ...
Mississippi Delta OL Emanuell Cooks dies after game
Mississippi Delta Community College offensive lineman Emanuell Cooks died of medical complications following a game on Thursday night, the school announced Friday.,The statement didn't provide a cause of death for Cooks, a 6-foot-5, 340-pound freshman from Elba, Ala.,The Thursday road contest was pl...
Reign D Ryanne Brown activated, signs extension
Seattle Reign FC activated Ryanne Brown from the season-ending injury list and signed the defender to a one-year extension on Friday.,Brown, 26, has been sidelined since an ACL tear in July 2024.,"We're thrilled to extend Ryanne's time with the club through 2026 and to have her back and available fo...
Red Bulls carry awful road record into match at Montreal
One year after making a run to the MLS Cup title game, the New York Red Bulls need a strong finish just to make the Eastern Conference playoffs.,New York (11-12-7, 40 points), which lost to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the championship game, enters Saturday night's match at last-place CF Montreal (5-16...
Heat G Tyler Herro to undergo surgery, miss start of season
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will undergo surgery on his left ankle and foot on Friday, multiple media outlets reported.,Herro is expected to miss training camp and an undisclosed portion of the upcoming season, per the Miami Herald.,He received platelet-rich plasma and cortisone injections in recen...
Aliyah Boston, Fever overtake Dream late to win series
Aliyah Boston scored a go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left to propel the visiting Indiana Fever to an 87-85 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., on Thursday, clinching the franchise's first playoff series win since 2015.,The sixth-seeded Fever scored the game's final seven points to...
Alanna Smith, A'ja Wilson share Defensive Player of Year honors
Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith and Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson were named WNBA Co-Defensive Players of the Year on Thursday.,Both players received 29 votes from a national panel of 72 media members.,This marks the third time that Wilson has won the award. She also received the honor in 20...
Three seeded players fall in Korea Open second round
Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic posted a 7-6 (2), 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Australia in the second round of the Korea Open on Thursday in Seoul.,Kasatkina rallied from down 5-2 in the first set to force a tiebreaker. In the second set, she was broken three times and lost t...
Mets place RHP Reed Garrett (elbow) on injured list
The New York Mets placed reliever Reed Garrett on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow strain.,The move is retroactive to Monday for the 32-year-old right-hander, whose season will end with a 3-6 record and a 3.90 ERA and three saves in 58 appearances (one start).,The Mets made five o...
Freshman QB has Cal chasing 4-0 start at San Diego State
California's offense has flowed smoothly behind freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele during its 3-0 start to the season.,Sagapolutele will try to continue the hot start to his college career Saturday night when Cal visits San Diego State for a nonconference game.,The Hawaii native has compl...
Baylor's Sawyer Robertson to test aerial attack vs. Arizona State
Defending Big 12 champion Arizona State kicks off conference play Saturday night on the road against Baylor in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (2-1) and Sun Devils (2-1) play each other for the first time since 1990, a nonconference game won by Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.,Baylor features a high-powered off...
Son Heung-Min's hat trick carries LAFC past Real Salt Lake
Son Heung-Min scored his first MLS hat trick as Los Angeles FC earned a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,Denis Bouanga added his 94th career LAFC goal in all competitions late in the second half to become the club's all-time leading scorer.,The win lifted the Black and Go...
Kellen Moore’s Seattle homecoming highlights Saints vs. Seahawks
The New Orleans Saints' first road game of the season will double as a homecoming of sorts for new coach Kellen Moore.,Moore, who grew up in Prosser, Wash., and the Saints (0-2) are heading to Seattle to face the Seahawks (1-1) on Sunday.,"It'll be a lot of fun to be back up there," Moore said. "It'...
Rams out to stifle Saquon Barkley, Eagles in battle of unbeatens
The Los Angeles Rams take another shot at stopping Saquon Barkley when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles for an early clash of unbeaten teams on Sunday., ,The Eagles (2-0) knocked the Rams (2-0) out of the playoffs last season with a 38-22 divisional round win, with Barkley rushing for 205 yards an...
Bears welcome Matt Eberflus, Cowboys, discount intel on Caleb Williams
Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus will return to Chicago as defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and not everyone is glad to see his unit.,"Make no mistake about it, (Dallas) was one of the more challenging defenses we faced when I was in Detroit," first-year Bears head coach B...
Report: Liberty's Breanna Stewart needs MRI on left knee
The New York Liberty can close out their first-round series with the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday, but they might have to do it without leading scorer Breanna Stewart.,According to reports, the two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player was slated to undergo an MRI on Monday after injuring her left leg duri...