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Army coach cites scheduling, playoff as reasons for joining AAC
One of the last remaining independent FBS football programs is now part of the Group of Five conference ecosystem.,Army was introduced at American Athletic Conference media days for the first time Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, where coach Jeff Monken explained that the realities of scheduling and rec...
Report: Mavs signing G Spencer Dinwiddie
The Dallas Mavericks are signing veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year contract, The Athletic reported Monday. ,Dinwiddie, 31, scored 17.7 points per game with the Mavericks during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. ,He split time last season between Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers, averag...
AL edges NL in All-Star Game thanks to Jarren Duran
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran delivered a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead the American League All-Stars to a 5-3 victory over the National League All-Stars on Tuesday night. ,The AL served as the home team at Globe Life Field, home of ...
All-Star Game notebook: MVP Jarren Duran cements self as one of the 'studs'
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran found himself starstruck ahead of Tuesday's All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas.,After all, the 27-year-old was making his first All-Star Game appearance, just two years removed from a 2022 season in which he constantly bounced in between Triple-A Worcester and t...
Dallas PG Kyrie Irving breaks hand, undergoes surgery
Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving recently underwent surgery to repair a broken left hand suffered earlier this month while he was training, the club announced Tuesday.,No timetable for the 32-year-old's return was given, but ESPN reported the Mavericks are optimistic Irving will be ready fo...
Copa America arrests include Colombian football president
The president of the Colombia Football Federation and his son were among those arrested by Miami-Dade police amid chaos before and after the Copa America final on Sunday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Ramon Jesurun and his son, Ramon Jamil Jesurun, were charged with three felony counts of battery on a speci...
AL’s Corbin Burnes, NL’s Paul Skenes on center stage at All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The 2024 All-Star Game isn't short on storylines.,From Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. returning to his hometown under the lights to former teenage sensation Jurickson Profar of San Diego making his All-Star Game debut at age 31, there's plenty to talk about going into the 94th Mids...
Argentina outlasts Colombia, wins 16th Copa title
With star teammate Lionel Messi sidelined by an apparent right ankle injury, substitute Lautaro Martinez led Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title with his goal in extra time for a 1-0 victory over Colombia in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday night.,Martinez, who entered the match in the seven...
Lionel Messi (ankle) exits Copa final
Argentina star Lionel Messi had to exit Sunday night's Copa America final against Colombia in the 65th minute due to an apparent ankle injury. ,Messi fell to the pitch and immediately called for trainers to attend to him, which they did, helping the 37-year-old to the sideline after he had remained ...
Mardy Fish edges Joe Pavelski for American Century title
Former tennis player Mardy Fish racked up 83 points to win the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament on Sunday in Stateline, Nev. ,Fish is now a two-time champion at the event, which he also won in 2020. He nearly matched the tournament record of 84 points set by former NFL quarter...
Copa America delayed by security breach, stadium lockdown
CONMEBOL pushed back kickoff of the Copa America final by a half-hour to 8:30 p.m. local time Sunday after fans breached security at one of the gates at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The highly anticipated final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed after police apparently struggled ...
Ryan Blaney captures second win of 2024 at Pocono
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney won for the second time in five races by taking The Great American Getaway 400 Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.,Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Racing Ford jetted away on a restart with 23 laps left and easily topped Denny Hamlin by 1....
Luis Suarez saves Uruguay vs. Canada in 3rd-place Copa match
Luis Suarez had a reduced role at Copa America but naturally came through when Uruguay needed him most. ,The most prolific scorer in Uruguay national team history scored a late, match-tying goal to keep the Uruguayans alive and his side prevailed 4-3 in penalty kicks to defeat Canada on Saturday nig...
Luis Suarez saves Uruguay in 3rd-place Copa match
Luis Suarez scored a late tying goal to keep Uruguay alive and his side prevailed 4-3 in penalty kicks to defeat Canada on Saturday night in the third-place game of the Copa America tournament at Charlotte.,The teams played to a 2-2 tie in regulation before the penalty-kick round. Uruguay's Sergio R...
Lionel Messi bids to lead Argentina past Colombia in Copa title match
Lionel Messi and friends seek a historic victory when Argentina plays Colombia in the Copa America final in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday.,Argentina plays for its 16th title to become the all-time leader in Copa America history, which would break a tie with Uruguay in what will be star forward Ange...
Canada, Uruguay criticize Copa organizers ahead of third-place clash
Canada and Uruguay have differing outlooks about how this Copa America has gone as they clash in the third-place match Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.,In its first-ever Copa America, Canada finished second in Group A play and defeated Venezuela in the quarterfinals before falling 2-0 to Argentina ...
Canada boss Jesse Marsch has ‘no interest’ in USMNT job
Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch laughed Friday when posed a question about his candidacy for the U.S. men's national team opening.,Marsch, an American, took over Canada in May and led the team to the Copa America semifinals in his first major tournament on the job. Canada is preparing to f...
As season dwindles, playoff positions at stake at Pocono
For the second straight week, the weekly stop on the NASCAR Cup Series tour produced a first-time winner in 2024, which has further muddled the makeup of the 10-race postseason lineup.,At the Chicago Street Race, hampered by persistent rain for the second straight year, NASCAR resorted to a time clo...
Uruguayan players fight with fans after Copa defeat
A scuffle on the field spilled into the stands after a Copa America semifinal match on Wednesday in Charlotte, with Uruguayan players getting into a fight with spectators.,Immediately following the final whistle that ended Colombia's 1-0 win over Uruguay, players engaged in some shoving at the cente...
10-man Colombia edges Uruguay, advances to Copa final
Jefferson Lerma headed in James Rodriguez's corner kick late in the first half and 10-man Colombia held on to reach its first Copa America final in 23 years with a 1-0 victory over Uruguay on Wednesday in Charlotte.,Colombia was considerably the better team for the opening 45 minutes, only to be for...