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Aaron Rodgers: 'Dealing with a lot off the field'
Aaron Rodgers said he has not committed to a new team -- or even to continuing his career -- because he is dealing with "difficult stuff" in his personal life.,The four-time MVP quarterback discussed his abrupt departure from the Jets, his meetings with the Vikings and Steelers, the possibility of r...
Rams to honor LA firefighters by drafting from fire station
The Rams are taking their "war room" on the road, making their selections in the draft next week from a Los Angeles Fire Department station.,The team has worked to showcase the efforts of the city's firefighters since wildfires struck the area in January. The Rams were forced to move their home play...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz reaches Barcelona quarterfinals
Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated Serbia's Laslo Djere 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.,Alcaraz, who won the tournament in 2022 and 2023, needed only 71 minutes to finish Djere and sets up a meeting with No. 5 seed Alex De Minaur...
French Open to pay tribute to 14-time champ Rafael Nadal
The French Open will honor 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in a ceremony next month on the opening day of play at Roland Garros in Paris.,Nadal, coming off of injuries, lost in the first round to Alexander Zverev at the French Open last summer in his final tournament appearance. The Spaniard retired l...
Angel City hires Bayern's Alexander Straus as coach
Angel City FC has named Alexander Straus as its next head coach, effective June 1.,Straus, 49, has been coaching in Europe since 2010. The Norwegian most recently has been the head coach of FC Bayern Munich Women, hired in July 2022.,His Bayern teams won consecutive Frauen-Bundesliga championships i...
Strikeouts likely to be at a minimum when Rangers, Angels meet
Expect the ball to be in play, and likely hit on the ground, when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in the finale of a three-game American League West set in Arlington, Texas., ,Los Angeles will start Jack Kochanowicz (1-1, 5.74 ERA) while the Rangers will counter with fellow...
Where Shedeur Sanders Lands Could Make — Or Break — His NFL Future
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL career may hinge on where he lands. From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, some fits are golden — others, disastrous....
Jake Burger, Corey Seager lead Rangers past Angels
Corey Seager had three hits and two RBI and Jake Burger added three hits as the host Texas Rangers defeated the suddenly swooning Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Left-hander Patrick Corbin, a two-time All-Star and a Cy Young Award finalist, pitched 5 1/3 innings to get...
Just-arrived UNC QB Ryan Browne to re-enter transfer portal
North Carolina quarterback Ryan Browne announced on Wednesday that he is re-entering the transfer portal before ever playing a game for the Tar Heels. ,Multiple outlets also reported that North Carolina's sack leader, Beau Atkinson, is among a handful of other Tar Heels to enter the portal. Atkinson...
Giants post double-digit hits, runs in battering Phillies
Mike Yastrzemski, Jung Hoo Lee, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey each drove in two runs as the San Francisco Giants posted an 11-4 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Tyler Fitzgerald added three hits and scored twice for San Francisco, which has won two of the first three cont...
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt hit in face by line drive, undergoing tests
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt exited Wednesday's game between the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis after he was struck in the face by a line drive in the seventh inning.,Wendelstedt, 53, collapsed on the ground behind first base after being hit by a foul liner off the bat of Mets outfiel...
ATP roundup: Holger Rune rallies, reaches Barcelona quarters
No. 6 seed Holger Rune of Denmark rebounded to put away unseeded Argentine Sebastian Baez 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.,Rune, ranked No. 13 in the world, committed 15 unforced errors in the first set as he fell behind 2-0 and coul...
Kings aim for franchise wins record in finale vs. Flames
The Los Angeles Kings look to set a new franchise record for wins and extend their winning streak to five games when they wrap up the regular season hosting the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,The Kings (48-24-9, 105 points) are the second seed in the Pacific Division heading into the Stanley Cup ...
Draft lottery implications at stake as Sabres, Flyers meet in season finale
The Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers share many things in common ahead of their regular-season finale Thursday night in Western New York.,Let's start with the obvious: Both teams were eliminated from postseason contention long ago.,Taken a step further, the Sabres and Flyers were both shut out...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses 3 scoreless innings in rehab debut
Clayton Kershaw's road back to the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation began Wednesday afternoon in Oklahoma City.,Kershaw made his first rehabilitation appearance, starting for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets against the Tacoma Rainiers.,Pitching for the first time since Aug. 30, when he lasted just on...
Pelicans tab Joe Dumars as EVP of basketball operations
The New Orleans Pelicans announced Hall of Famer Joe Dumars as their executive vice president of basketball operations Wednesday.,Dumars, 61, has been the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations since 2022. He replaces David Griffin, who was fired Monday after a six-year sti...
Duke freshman Kon Knueppel declares for draft
Duke guard Kon Knueppel declared for the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday and will forgo his remaining eligibility.,The 6-foot-7 freshman averaged 14.4 points and shot 40.7 percent from 3-point range in 39 games this past season.,He was the Blue Devils' second-leading scorer behind fellow freshman and pr...
First-place Rangers looking to extend lead over Angels
The Texas Rangers look to increase their hold on the top spot in the division when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday in the middle game of a three-game American League West set in Arlington, Texas.,The Angels will send right-hander Jose Soriano (2-1, 2.70 ERA) to the mound opposite Texas...
Tyler Mahle's outing sets tone for Rangers' win over Angels
Marcus Semien and Kyle Higashioka drove in runs to back the pitching of Tyler Mahle and four relievers as the Texas Rangers blanked the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game at Arlington, Texas.,Mahle (3-0) started for the Rangers and was brilliant for the third straight ou...
Oilers' Darnell Nurse gets one-game suspension for cross-check
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse received a one-game suspension for his Monday cross-check to the head of Los Angeles Kings forward Quinton Byfield.,The punishment was issued Tuesday by the NHL Department of Player Safety after it had a hearing with Byfield.,Nurse will miss Edmonton's regula...