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Ex-LSU, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly joins CBS Sports
You can no longer find Brian Kelly on the bayou or anywhere near South Bend, but the former LSU and Notre Dame coach might turn up at Hawaii, Nevada, or even in DeKalb, Ill., this football season. ,Kelly finalized a deal to join CBS and work as a game analyst for Mountain West football broadcasts th...
Wyndham Clark brings elite form into Travelers Championship
Wyndham Clark has made winning PGA Tour events look easy the last few weeks.,After going over two years between wins dating back to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, he's won two of the last four events he played in, including his second U.S. Open championship in four years.,Add a third...
Nelly Korda takes aim at third straight major at Hazeltine
Having collected trophies at the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open to kick off women's major season, Nelly Korda is the heavy favorite at every major until further notice. But a win this week would put her in another stratosphere.,With a record purse on the line, a few Australians could...
Keegan Bradley seeks third Travelers win in 4 years at 'hometown' event
The focus this week on the PGA Tour was CEO Brian Rolapp's announcement that the tour will introduce a two-tiered competitive model beginning in 2028, meaning more events with elite fields on the newly named "Championship Series" and a "Challenger Series" for the rest., ,Players likely hope this wee...
Basketball players sue NCAA over new 5-year eligibility cap rule
A day after the NCAA approved a new five-year eligibility model for Division I athletics, 15 men's and women's basketball players sued the NCAA in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Wednesday after they were excluded from being grandfathered into the model.,The new eligibility system, which becomes official ...
Sparks star Kelsey Plum (leg) out at least four weeks
Four-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum is out at least four weeks with a lower left leg injury, the Los Angeles Sparks announced Wednesday.,It is a significant setback for the Sparks, given that Plum is second in the league in scoring (23.9 points per game) and sixth in assists (6.4).,Plum sat out a 9...
Celtics' Brad Stevens: Jaylen Brown 'a big part of us'
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said All-Star Jaylen Brown remains "a big part of us" following a failed attempt to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.,Multiple outlets reported that Boston offered Brown as part of a trade package to the Milwaukee Bucks, who instead dealt...
Reports: Austin Reaves to sign 4-year, $185M deal with Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the team, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,The deal includes a player option for the final season in 2029-30, per reports. Reaves declined his $14.9 million player option for 2026-27...
Felix Rosenqvist not returning to Meyer Shank in '27
Meyer Shank Racing confirmed on Wednesday that Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist will not return to the team in 2027.,The 34-year-old Swedish driver informed MSR that he has accepted an offer to join an IndyCar Series rival next year. The new team has not been named but reports have pointed t...
Scottie Scheffler on PGA Tour overhaul: 'It's really good'
Scottie Scheffler was still absorbing the PGA Tour's new two-tiered system Wednesday on the eve of the first round of the Travelers Championship, where his primary focus was on attempting to win the event for the second time in three years.,"I have had a little time to digest it. I don't really have...
Shane Lowry turns to familiar face in caddie switch
Shane Lowry returns to a familiar face on the bag ahead of this week's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,Lowry summoned caddie Dermot Byrne, who held that role for the first 10 years of the Irishman's career. Lowry said he reached out to Byrne because he needed a caddie on short notice.,"We'...
Jim Kelly acknowledges he recently had a stroke
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly said "everything is good" on the heels of suffering a stroke earlier this spring.,Kelly acknowledged his most recent health scare during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for Highmark Stadium, the Buffalo Bills' new home.,"I had a little setback about ...
Orioles embrace season's second half, starting with finale vs. Angels
The Baltimore Orioles finished the first half of the season with a 38-43 record and in fourth place in the American League East, 10 1/2 games out of first place. ,But the Orioles have a chance to start the second half on a more positive note Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., as they try to fin...
Ryan Johnson, Angels shut down Orioles
Ryan Johnson allowed one hit over six shutout innings and Nolan Schanuel hit a home run to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Zach Neto doubled and had two hits and two runs scored and Vaughn Grissom drove in two runs for Los A...
Giants' Rafael Devers: Pinch-runner flap was 'misunderstanding'
Two days after a dramatic incident in which San Francisco's Rafael Devers tried to refuse to exit a game for a pinch runner, the Giants first baseman said he apologized to manager Tony Vitello.,Devers spoke publicly about the situation for the first time on Tuesday.,"Two days before that, I had told...
Two Bubba Wallace crew members suspended for loose wheel
NASCAR suspended two members of Bubba Wallace's pit crew for two Cup Series races after a front wheel of Wallace's car became detached on Sunday at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.,Rear-tire changer Adam Hartman and jackman Nathan Ricketts were penalized and must miss the upcoming races at Sonoma R...
Capitals deal Connor McMichael, 16th pick to Blues for Jordan Kyrou
The Washington Capitals acquired proven goal-scorer Jordan Kyrou from the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday for center Connor McMichael, 2025 draft pick Milton Gastrin and a first-round selection in the NHL draft that begins Friday.,Kyrou, 28, rolled up 168 goals in eight years for the Blues -- including t...
Golf Glance: Nelly Korda seeks major history; PGA Tour's final signature event
Nelly Korda seeks history as she chases her third consecutive major title to begin 2026 while the PGA Tour holds its final signature event of the year.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn., June 25-28,Course: TPC River Highlands (Par 70, 6,844 Yards),Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M...
NCAA approves rule change to cap athlete eligibility at 5 years
The NCAA's Division I cabinet, in a vote held Tuesday, unanimously approved changing its eligibility rules to a new model that gives all Div. I athletes five years of eligibility and eliminates all redshirts.,The five-year clock implemented in the new format -- referred to as the age-based eligibili...
Iran cleared to enter US 2 days before critical Egypt match
Restrictions around the Iran national team's World Cup travel are being slightly loosened, with the team now permitted to travel to at U.S. game sites two days before the day of the match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday.,Iran were previously forced to travel to game si...