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Report: Brazil's Estevao to miss World Cup, Neymar on expanded roster
Chelsea forward Estevao will miss this summer's World Cup for Brazil due to a thigh injury, ESPN reported.,The 19-year-old sensation has not played since sustaining the injury on April 18 against Manchester United.,While Estevao was left off the preliminary 55-player roster submitted by Brazil coach...
Court grants prosecution access to Tiger Woods' prescription records
Prosecutors investigating Tiger Woods' daytime crash in March and subsequent arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence charges were granted access to his prescription records. ,In a brief hearing in Martin County circuit court, Judge Darren Steele signed off on the agreement between Woods' ...
NHL's top GM award features three first-time finalists
All three candidates for the 2025-26 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year award are first-time finalists.,Bill Guerin of the Minnesota Wild, Chris MacFarland of the Colorado Avalanche and Pat Verbeek of the Anaheim Ducks were named on Tuesday. Presented annually since 2009-10, the award is voted ...
Sabres G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to start Game 4 vs. Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will return to the crease to start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Luukkonen will see his first action since allowing four goals on 20 shots in the Sabres' 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruin...
Coveted 5-star tackle in 2027 class commits to Notre Dame
Five-star tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola committed to Notre Dame's Class of 2027 on Tuesday.,In a ceremony at his school, Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., Olubobola reached under a table and pulled out a bright green Notre Dame baseball cap to signify his choice.,He picked Notre Dame over Fl...
Flyers' Owen Tippett missed second-round sweep due to internal bleeding
Philadelphia Flyers forward Owen Tippett was forced to miss the team's Eastern Conference second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes due to internal bleeding.,Tippett sustained his injuries during the Flyers' six-game series victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. The Flyer...
Arbitrator upholds denial of NIL deals for 18 Nebraska football players
A third-party arbitrator upheld the decision of the College Sports Commission to reject NIL deals for 18 Nebraska football players.,The commission announced the decision in the name, image and likeness case on Monday. It was the first arbitration process to be completed about NIL deals since the com...
Dodgers acquire OF Alek Thomas from Diamondbacks
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Alek Thomas from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in exchange for minor league outfielder Jose Requena.,The Dodgers designated outfielder Michael Siani for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Thomas.,"It's part of the game, and I t...
Luka Doncic won't play for Slovenian national team amid custody battle
Los Angeles Lakers star Luke Doncic will not play for the Slovenian national team this summer, instead prioritizing his daughters.,Doncic is the father of 3-year-old Gabriela and 5-month-old Olivia. Their mother is his ex-fiancee, Anamaria Goltes, with whom he is fighting over custody of the girls. ...
Jackets sign pending UFA Charlie Coyle to 6-year extension
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Charlie Coyle to a six-year, $36 million extension on Tuesday.,Coyle, 34, recorded 58 points (20 goals, career high-tying 38 assists) while playing in all 82 games this season, the 14th of his career and his first with the Blue...
Jon Rahm: Focus is on 'the next shot,' not future of LIV Golf
Jon Rahm may not "see many ways out" of his LIV Golf contract, but on Tuesday he did not sound like someone who harbors regrets about joining the league two years ago.,The Spanish star spoke to reporters at Aronimink Golf Club ahead of this week's PGA Championship, less than a month after news emerg...
Broncos, Chiefs to kick off 2026 season on MNF
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos take their AFC West rivalry to primetime in the opening "Monday Night Football" game of the 2026 season.,The location was not yet announced. ,Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is working his way back from a torn ACL and has targeted a return for the Week 1 ...
Swimming legend Ryan Lochte named to Missouri State coaching staff
Ryan Lochte, winner of 12 Olympic swimming medals, is joining the coaching staff at Missouri State.,His official hiring as an assistant coach for the men's and women's teams at the school is pending formal approval by the university board of governors at its June meeting.,Lochte, 41, competed in fou...
Rory McIlroy says LIV players ‘blindsided’ by PIF pulling funding
Rory McIlroy has taken many positions on LIV Golf since its emergence in 2022, from blaming it for a schism in professional golf to softening his stance on the players who chose to play there and to saying a PGA Tour-LIV deal would be the best way forward.,The six-time major champion said Tuesday he...
Rafael Devers, Giants heating up ahead of rematch vs. skidding Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers would love to see Mookie Betts get back in the swing of things and watch Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat the San Francisco Giants for the first time in his career.,The Dodgers will have their chance on Tuesday night when the National League West rivals continue a three-game series in...
Behind Bryan Woo, Mariners eager to continue dominance of Astros
Despite their uneven start to this season, the Seattle Mariners have been able to rely on their stellar pitching staff, with the opener of their four-game series against the Houston Astros providing the latest example of that reliability.,The Mariners' 3-1 road victory over Houston on Monday was pun...
D-backs, shuffling table-setters, pursue series win over Rangers
The top three batters in the Arizona Diamondbacks' lineup -- Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo -- have not found the form that keyed an offensive surge the last two seasons, although manager Torey Lovullo is trying.,After producing a combined four hits and the game's only run in the se...
Rays, riding lengthy hot streak, chase another series win over Jays
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will shoot for their second series win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a week on Tuesday night.,The Rays took the opener of the three-game series 8-5 on Monday night despite the first career two-homer game and a career-best five RBIs by Toronto's Andres Gimenez. Tampa Bay s...
Buoyed by late-game heroics, Orioles shoot to extend Yankees' skid
The Baltimore Orioles want to make more out of the current three-game series after winning the opener against the visiting New York Yankees.,Maybe there will be more drama Tuesday night.,The Orioles won for just the fourth time in 12 games when Coby Mayo's three-run homer in the seventh inning spark...
LeBron James: Too soon to determine future plans
LeBron James wasn't ready to make a decision about his NBA future in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.,The visiting Thunder prevailed 115-110 to sweep a Western Conference semifinal series despite James registering 24 points and a game-hig...