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Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings
Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...
Josh Bell, Kaelen Culpepper power Twins to comeback win over Brewers
Josh Bell went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and the visiting Minnesota Twins outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers for an 8-6 win on Friday night.,Kaelen Culpepper hit a solo home run in his big-league debut for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series. Royce Lewis went 2-for-5 wi...
Reds RHP Hunter Greene set for season-ending elbow surgery
Following a second opinion on his ailing right elbow, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene will undergo season-ending surgery, Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall revealed Friday.,It will be his second procedure performed on the same joint this year. Greene underwent an arthroscop...
Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon (elbow) headed for rehab assignment
The New York Yankees will send left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodon on a minor league rehab assignment Saturday.,Rodon, who last appeared in the majors on June 28 before hitting the IL with left elbow inflammation, will throw around 50 pitches on Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,Acc...
Athletics, GM David Forst mutually agree to part ways
The Athletics and general manager David Forst have mutually agreed to part ways, ending his 27-year tenure with the organization, the team announced Friday.,Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein will serve as interim GM for the remainder of the season while the Athletics search for a permanent rep...
Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper homers in big-league debut
Minnesota Twins rookie shortstop Kaelen Culpepper needed just two plate appearances on Friday to blast his first major league home run.,Facing Milwaukee Brewers starter Shane Drohan in the fourth inning of his big-league debut, the Twins' No. 2 prospect skied a 390-foot shot over the left-center-fie...
Twins promote No. 2 prospect in search of offensive boost
Back in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins called up Kaelen Culpepper, their No. 2 prospect, in hopes he will provide increased offense at shortstop.,He made his major league debut on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, playing short and batting seventh in the lineup.,Culpepper, 23, appeared in...
Report: Giants 3B Matt Chapman (abdomen) needs season-ending surgery
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman is ticketed for season-ending surgery to fix a hernia and a muscle tear in his abdomen, according to the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday.,Chapman becomes the third San Francisco hitter in eight days to be declared out for the year due to an injury.,Infielder Casey...
Carla Leite, Fire seek season sweep versus Storm
Their five-game losing streak a thing of the past after a 97-83 win Thursday night over Toronto, the Portland Fire now shoot for their first back-to-back wins since May.,Based on recent history, Portland has a good chance to wind up in the win column again on Saturday night when it hosts the Seattle...
Argentine football prez: Lionel Messi alone will decide when to retire
Especially after witnessing what Lionel Messi was still capable of at this summer's World Cup, the president of the Argentina Football Association is not rushing the all-time great out the door.,Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia said in an interview on Argentine TV that Messi is the only person making the deci...
QB shuffle on both sides of Tiger-Cats' clash with B.C. Lions
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will send Harrison Frost under center for his first CFL start on Saturday when they visit the B.C. Lions in Vancouver, British Columbia.,The Lions, in turn, likely will see the return of starting quarterback Nathan Rourke for the game. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player from l...
Revs, Dynamo each bring unbeaten streaks into rescheduled clash
The Houston Dynamo will try to build on their five-game unbeaten streak when they take on the New England Revolution on Saturday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass., in the first meeting between the sides since 2024.,The game was postponed from March 7 due to winter weather delaying the delivery and inst...
Colts CB Cam Taylor-Britt suspended for season opener
The NFL announced on Friday that Indianapolis Colts cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt has been suspended for one game and will not play in the season opener against the visiting Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 13.,The league determined that the former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback violated the league's personal...
WNBA standings toppers face off as Lynx host Aces
The top two teams in the WNBA will square off on Saturday afternoon.,The Minnesota Lynx (25-7) aim to increase their 2 1/2-game lead over the second-place Las Vegas Aces (22-9) when the teams meet in Minneapolis.,Both squads have shined this season, but they will enter the game in different moods. L...
Maxx Crosby blasts Kirk Cousins, fight erupts at Raiders camp
Based on Kirk Cousins' reaction to a second heavy hit from pass rusher Maxx Crosby during training camp practice Friday, he did not, in fact, "like that.",Cousins was hit on the arm a second time during Friday's live 11-on-11 work and responded with shouting, a shove and grabbing Crosby's jersey in ...
WNBPA: 'We will not be pawns' in political conversation
As discussion surrounding transgender athletes and whether they should be allowed to compete in women's sports continues to run rampant, the WNBA Player's Association put out a statement which made its stance on the matter known.,"The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived expe...
Titans guard Peter Skoronski joins NFL's $100M club
The Tennessee Titans signed guard Peter Skoronski to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, making the 2023 first-round pick the NFL's highest-paid player at his position.,"This is a tremendous blessing. It's a reflection of the work, sacrifice and support that has helped me get to this point...
Texans activate WR Jaylin Noel from non-football injury list
The Houston Texans reinstated second-year wide receiver and return man Jaylin Noel from the non-football injury list on Friday.,Noel, 23, caught 26 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (three starts) last season after being picked in the third round (No. 79 overall) of the 2025 NFL Dr...
Rory McIlroy commits to FedExCup Playoffs opener in Memphis
Rory McIlroy committed to participate in the FedExCup Playoffs opener at next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the PGA Tour announced Friday.,McIlroy opted against competing at the playoff opener at TPC Southwind last year.,The six-time major champion will make just his 12th start of t...