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Report: F Svi Mykhailiuk agrees to 4-year contract with Jazz
Forward Svi Mykhailiuk is heading to the Utah Jazz, agreeing to a four-year, $15 million deal, his agent told ESPN on Friday.,Last season, he played on a one-year, $2.35 million contract with the Boston Celtics and appeared in 41 games (two starts), averaging 4.0 points and 1.2 rebounds over 10.1 mi...
Patriots release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New England Patriots released wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Friday.,By being released now, the 27-year-old veteran will have time to look for another team before the start of the season.,Smith-Schuster caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one score in 11 games (seven starts) in his lone sea...
Report: Giants' Drew Lock to miss time due to hip injury
New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock sustained a bad bone contusion and a strained oblique in the team's preseason win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, NFL Network reported Friday.,Lock is expected to miss some time due to the hip injury, according to the report. Coach Brian Daboll said Fr...
Report: Lions OT Connor Galvin (knee) out for the season
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Connor Galvin tore an MCL in Thursday night's preseason loss to the New York Giants and will require season-ended surgery, ESPN reported Friday.,Galvin, 24, got rolled up on during a run by teammate Jake Funk in the fourth quarter and left the field on a cart.,A two-ti...
Guardians place RHP Carlos Carrasco (hip strain) on 15-day IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day injured list on Friday because of a left hip strain.,In a corresponding move, the Guardians recalled rookie left-hander Joey Cantillo from Triple-A Columbus, and he started the first game of a doubleheader Friday against the h...
Rain forces ATP postponement in Montreal
Play at the National Bank Open in Montreal was postponed Friday due to rain.,With the remains of what was Tropical Storm Debby an all-day threat, tournament officials decided early in the day to reschedule Friday's action in the ATP Masters 1000 event.,That means, weather permitted, Saturday will be...
Sergio Camello scores pair in extra time, lifting Spain to gold
PARIS -- Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.,The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello scored 10...
Gold rush: U.S. looks to flatten France in basketball final
The United States will hope history repeats itself when it plays France in the final of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.,At the 2020 Tokyo Games, the U.S. and France played for a gold medal for the third time in Olympic history, with the Americans prevailing 87-82. ...
Report: NWSL, union agree to long-term CBA
The National Women's Soccer League and its players have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through at least 2030, Sportico reported Friday.,Per the report, the league owners approved the deal "in the last few weeks" but both sides have kept the deal quiet, with details sparse....
US men DQ'd in 4x100 relay
PARIS -- Canada won the men's Olympic 4x100m relay on Friday after the favored foursome from the United States messed up a changeover and were disqualified.,Andre de Grasse ran a superb last leg to bring the Tokyo silver medalists home in 37.50 seconds for their second gold in the event following th...
Sha'Carri Richardson, US sprints to gold in 4x100 relay
PARIS -- The United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x100 meters relay on Friday, their 12th title in the event ,after Great Britain botched their final exchange.,The U.S. team of Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Paris Olympic 200-meter champion Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richards...
Brittney Griner goes for third gold, far removed from Russian prison
PARIS -- When she was in a Russian penal colony, Brittney Griner was not sure she would ever play basketball again, let alone play in her third Olympic gold-medal game at the Paris Games.,The 33-year-old Griner, who had played professionally in Russia in addition to playing in the WNBA, was detained...
Colts' Anthony Richardson, starters to play 1-2 series vs. Broncos
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and the majority of the team's starters will play "a series or two" in the preseason opener on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, coach Shane Steichen said.,Richardson will be under center in a game for the first time since sustaining a season-ending...
Report: Patriots releasing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New England Patriots are releasing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, NFL Network reported Friday.,The Pats are parting ways now to give the 27-year-old veteran time to find another team, per the report.,Smith-Schuster caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one score in 11 games (seven starts) in hi...
U.S. bids to topple Marta, Brazil in gold-medal soccer match
Brazilian legend Marta was 18 years old in 2004 when the U.S. Women's National Team broke her heart after Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal in extra time of the Olympics gold-medal match.,Four years later, it was a repeat as the U.S. again earned gold against Brazil on a 96th-minute goal by Carl...
Reign transfer Brazilian M Luany to Atletico Madrid
The Seattle Reign transferred Brazilian midfielder Luany to Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee on Friday.,Luany, 21, had been on loan since August 2023 to Madrid CFF, where she had six goals and five assists in 26 matches (19 starts).,"Seattle Reign would like to thank Luany for her time with th...
Avalanche sign F Matthew Phillips to one-year deal
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Matthew Phillips to a one-year deal on Friday. ,Terms were not disclosed.,Phillips, 26, was a sixth-round pick by Calgary in 2016 and split last season with Washington and Pittsburgh.,The Calgary native has recorded one goal and four assists in 34 career games w...
Richmond's future in spotlight as Cup Series action resumes
For the NASCAR Cup Series, it's time to get back to work.,Following the teams' two-weekend hiatus because of the Olympics, the sport's top stock-car drivers return to action with Sunday night's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway in Virginia's state capital.,Starting with William Byron's victory in a M...
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (shoulder) out 'weeks to months'
Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined "weeks to months" with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday.,An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday's start against the Chicago Cubs in the thir...
Yankees acquire OF Cam Eden from Jays for cash
The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Cam Eden from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.,The Yankees assigned Eden to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.,Eden, 26, made his major league debut last September and batted .167 (1-for-6) in five games with the Blue Jays.,He...