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Report: Mets, RHP Ryne Stanek agree to 1-year deal
Right-handed reliever Ryne Stanek agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Mets, MLB.com reported on Wednesday. ,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Stanek, 33, posted a 1-0 record with a 6.06 ERA in 17 relief appearances with the Mets after he was acquired from the Seattle Marine...

Lakers' Anthony Davis (abdominal) out at least a week
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without star big man Anthony Davis for at least a week due to an abdominal strain.,The injury occurred during the first quarter of Tuesday's 118-104 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.,"Davis will return to Los Angeles today and be re-evaluated in approximately one we...

Reports: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (shoulder) out for season
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery to repair his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,He sustained the injury while blocking a layup attempt by Toronto's Scottie Barnes in the second quarter of Atlanta's 122-119 road l...

Angel City FC sign Thompson sisters to extensions
Angel City FC announced contract extensions on Wednesday with sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson.,Alyssa, 20, a forward, agreed to a three-year extension and Gisele, 19, a defender, agreed to a two-year extension. The contracts will run through the 2028 season.,Financial terms were not announced.,"A...

Jim Furyk named U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains on Wednesday for September's showdown at Bethpage Black.,Furyk joins Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Kevin Kisner, who were previously appointed by Bradley as vice captains. Additional vice captains will be announced...

Chuck Pagano ends retirement to join Ravens' staff
Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has come out of retirement to rejoin the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff.,The Ravens announced Tuesday that Pagano, who retired in January 2021, is their new senior secondary coach.,"It is exciting to add Coach Chuck Pagano to our defensive staff an...

Reports: Price tag reaches $8M for Super Bowl LIX commercials
Fox Corp. has sold at least 10 commercials for Super Bowl LIX for $8 million apiece, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The price tag is said to be about $500,000 higher than last year, far exceeding the typical year-over-year increase of $100,000.,Fox announced in November that it had already sol...

Eagles fan, 18, dies after falling from pole in celebration
An 18-year-old college student has died in Philadelphia after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Eagles' NFC Championship victory Sunday.,Tyler Sabapathy, a Toronto native and freshman at Temple University, passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized with a brain injury.,Video footage ...

INF/OF Adam Frazier rejoins Pirates on 1-year deal
Veteran infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier is rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year contract.,Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed but multiple reports put the value at $1.525 million.,Frazier, 33, was a sixth-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2013 and played for the Pirates fr...

Report: Mike McCarthy not in Saints' plans, focused on '26
Mike McCarthy is out of the running for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job and no longer plans to coach in 2025, ESPN reported late Tuesday.,The Dallas Cowboys didn't renew the contract of McCarthy following a 7-10 season in 2024. He was 49-35 with two NFC East titles in five seasons in Dalla...

No. 18 Illinois looks to control glass in clash vs. Nebraska
Illinois coach Brad Underwood is high on his 18th-ranked team.,"We can be a dominant team if we keep growing and finding ways," Underwood said Sunday after an 83-74 Big Ten Conference home romp over Northwestern. "It's growing steps and part of our process.",That process will take the Fighting Illin...

Eric Dailey Jr., surging UCLA take aim at No. 16 Oregon
UCLA has emerged from an ugly stretch to put together an impressive winning streak.,After losing five of six games, the Bruins are looking to record their fifth consecutive victory when they host No. 16 Oregon on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,The Bruins (15-6, 6-4) have beaten Iowa,...

Santa Clara products clash as Warriors meet Thunder
The Golden State Warriors expect to have Stephen Curry available on Wednesday when they play a second game in two days, facing a rested Oklahoma City Thunder squad in San Francisco.,The Warriors chose to give Curry the night off Tuesday, and they found a way to win. His replacement, Dennis Schroder,...

Domantas Sabonis, Kings set to challenge ailing Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers are trending in the right direction, but they could have their hands full with Domantas Sabonis and the visiting Sacramento Kings when the teams square off Wednesday.,The Sixers are the worst rebounding team in the NBA -- they are the only team that pulls down fewer than 40 pe...

Cal hopes to slow SMU's ACC-leading offense
SMU and Cal will meet Wednesday for the first time as Atlantic Coast Conference members on the hardwood, squaring off in Dallas. Both teams are bringing some momentum with them.,SMU (15-5, 6-3 ACC) has won four of its past five games, including a 63-57 victory at North Carolina State on Saturday. Ca...

Chris Bell returns home, leads Syracuse into matchup with Stanford
Chris Bell gets an opportunity to celebrate a San Francisco Bay Area homecoming under a new name when he leads Syracuse against host Stanford in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night.,Known then as Chris Bunch, the Syracuse junior played three seasons at De La Salle High on the east side...

Lakers lose C Anthony Davis (abdomen) vs. 76ers
Lakers star center Anthony Davis left Los Angeles' Tuesday road game against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first quarter with an abdominal strain and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest.,Following the Lakers' 118-104 defeat, Los Angeles coach JJ Redick said regarding Davis, "Level of conc...

Penguins, Utah look to step up, end skids
Both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Utah Hockey Club are in the same boat as they prepare to meet Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Both clubs are on a slide and well aware that it's time to change their fortunes or else risk spiraling away from the playoff picture.,Both also head into the clash knowing...

Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...

USWNT's Crystal Dunn exits Gotham after one season
Crystal Dunn is out at Gotham FC after just one season.,The team and the U.S. women's national team stalwart announced their separation on Tuesday.,"Crystal is an accomplished player who has achieved so much in her career," Gotham FC general manager Yael Averbuch West said in a statement. "We wish h...