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Wings look for first winning streak as they visit Sun
The Dallas Wings seek consecutive victories for the first time this season when they travel to a game against the struggling Connecticut Sun on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The teams played earlier this year, with Dallas dominating 109-87 on May 27 in Connecticut to earn their first win in their fift...
Fever coach Stephanie White to miss game vs. Valkyries
Indiana coach Stephanie White will miss her second game this season for personal reasons when the Fever visit the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night in San Francisco.,The Fever (6-5) said White is tending to a personal matter, with assistant coach Austin Kelly serving as acting head coach for ...
Jordan Spieth WDs from Travelers with neck/upper back injury
Jordan Spieth headed for the clubhouse 12 holes into his opening round at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn., withdrawing due to a neck/upper back injury.,Not only does it mark Spieth's first withdrawal after 299 events on the PGA Tour, he said it was his first time withdrawin...
Wyndham Clark ‘very sorry’ for damaging Oakmont lockers
Wyndham Clark delivered an apology Thursday for damaging Oakmont Country Club lockers in anger last week at the U.S. Open.,Clark missed the cut at the third major championship of the season, going 74-74 (8 over par) through two rounds. On Saturday, social media posts from golf podcaster Todd "Tron C...
Brewers hang on for 8-7 win over Cubs
Rhys Hoskins, Caleb Durbin and Isaac Collins homered and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for an 8-7 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers earned a split in the two-game series. Three games were originally scheduled, but Wednesday's middle game was rained out and postponed till August...
Sacramento State to join Big West in 2026, except for football
Sacramento State will leave the Big Sky Conference to join the Big West Conference beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, the school announced this week.,Sacramento State officials have sought a waiver for the Hornets' football program to leave the Football Championship Subdivision for the Footba...
Report: Grizzlies' Zach Edey cited for driving 101 mph in 55 zone
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey was cited for driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone in Tippecanoe County, Ind., the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported Thursday.,The violation occurred on May 1 while Edey was driving a Kia Sorento on Indiana 25, according to the report. Edey was cited and released at...
Shohei Ohtani to make second start for Dodgers on Sunday
After pitching for the first time in nearly two years on Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers will give right-hander Shohei Ohtani his second start Sunday at home against the Washington Nationals.,Expected to go just one, or possibly two innings, in his Dodgers pitching debut against the San Diego Padres...
Steve Kerr adds son Nicholas to Warriors' coaching staff
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr promoted his son Nicholas to the coaching staff Thursday.,Nicholas Kerr, 32, served as the Warriors G League head coach in Santa Cruz (Calif.) the past two seasons. Santa Cruz went 20-14 and finished in fourth place in the G League's Western Conference eac...
Phillies add INF Buddy Kennedy; RHP Aaron Nola to 60-day IL
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was moved to the 60-day injured list to accommodate a roster move Thursday.,Infielder Buddy Kennedy had his contract selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley after utility man Weston Wilson was optioned.,Nola, 32, went on the injured list in May with a sprai...
D-backs place C Gabriel Moreno (hand) on injured list
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a contusion on his right (throwing) hand.,Moreno, 25, had been in and out of the lineup since getting struck in the hand by a wild pitch on June 6. The IL move is retroactive to Monday.,Moreno is batting ...
Storm set to unleash defense on struggling Aces
Gabby Williams has the Seattle Storm defense thriving just in time for a visit Friday night to the Las Vegas Aces, who can't seem to take care of the basketball.,Williams, the star forward from France in her seventh WNBA season, had a career-high and franchise-record eight steals on Tuesday night in...
Dream face Mystics again, look to back up 33-point rout
Meeting for the second time in a week, the Atlanta Dream will look for similar success against the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-4) delivered a crushing 89-56 victory at Washington on Sunday before seeing its three-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday...
Weekend Preview: Pocono Raceway
After a thrilling inaugural event in Mexico City last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns stateside with Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 at the historic Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen punched his 202...
Canada coach Jesse Marsch under investigation by CONCACAF
The Canadian Soccer Association and head coach Jesse Marsch are under investigation by CONCACAF over claims of rules violations and the use of offensive language during Canada's 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras on Tuesday.,Marsch wasn't even on the sidelines for the game since he was serving a two-gam...
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice, rookie OT Josh Simmons OK for camp
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice and first-round rookie tackle Josh Simmons will be ready for training camp, head coach Andy Reid confirmed Thursday.,Rice, 25, missed most of last season with a torn right ACL sustained when he collided with quarterback Patrick Mahomes during a Week 4 win...
Brian Campbell (shoulder) WDs from Travelers Championship
Brian Campbell withdrew from the Travelers Championship before the start of Thursday's first round due to a shoulder injury.,The winner of the Mexico Open in February, Campbell joined Corey Conners, who was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a wrist injury suffered during last week's U.S....
Sceptres sign D Kali Flanagan to 1-year contract
The Toronto Sceptres signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Flanagan, who recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in 30 games last season.,"It was crucial for us to retain Kali; she brings so much to ou...
Dramatic finish can't save soggy U.S. Open from ratings hit
J.J. Spaun's dramatic victory wasn't enough to salvage the television ratings for Sunday's rain-interrupted final round of the U.S. Open.,The numbers included a 2.4 rating and a Father's Day audience of 5.4 million viewers on NBC (5.05 million, per Nielsen), down 15 percent in ratings and 8 percent ...
Report: Rockets coach Ime Udoka signs long-term extension
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a long-term contract extension, ESPN reported on Thursday.,While no specific terms were cited in the report, ESPN said the deal would make Udoka one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA.,Udoka, 47, guided the Rockets to a 52-30 record this season ...