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ATP roundup: Arthur Gea wins 1st ATP title in Los Cabos
Frenchman Arthur Gea won his first ATP title and became the youngest man to win the Mifel Tennis Open with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Canada's Denis Shapovalov Saturday evening in Los Cabos, Mexico.,Gea, 21, had just three tour-level victories to his name before winning five matches this week. After he sa...
Cloud9, FlyQuest earn first wins of LCS Summer Split
Cloud9 and FlyQuest each earned their first wins of the League Championship Series Summer Split to kick off Week 2 on Saturday.,After both teams took 2-0 losses to begin the event, FlyQuest swept Dignitas 2-0, while Cloud9 bested Disguised 2-1. Both losing teams fell to 0-2 in the League of Legends ...
Vici Gaming, GLYPH among group winners at Dota Games of the Future
Vici Gaming, GLYPH, Xtreme Gaming and Rune Eaters advanced to the playoff quarterfinals by winning their respective groups with sweeps at the Games of the Future event on Saturday in Astana, Kazakhstan.,The $1 million Dota 2 event features 16 teams divided into four groups for the opening double-eli...
Pirates place Ryan O'Hearn (quad strain) on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, after the first baseman/outfielder suffered a left quad strain late in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.,While meeting with the media before Saturday's game in Cincinnati, O'Hearn said he will miss six-to-eigh...
Professional bowler Jakob Butturff dies at 32
Professional bowler Jakob Butturff died unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 32, the PBA Tour announced.,Butturff won eight PBA Tour titles, including one major competition -- the 2019 USBC Masters.,"Jakob was one of the most unique players in PBA history," PBA commissioner Tom Clark said. "Fans mar...
Chiefs rookie WR Cyrus Allen carted off practice field
Kansas City Chiefs rookie receiver Cyrus Allen was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury on Saturday after he collided with a teammate during a special teams drill.,The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Allen, who had difficulty putting weight on his left leg before a c...
Three August Sports Events You Won’t Want to Miss
August may be a quiet month in sports, but the MLB trade deadline, Premier League return and college football Week 0 give fans plenty to watch....
Alabama Could Be Much Closer to Missing the Playoffs Than Winning a Title
Alabama faces major questions entering 2026, especially along the offensive line. Here’s why the Crimson Tide could miss the College Football Playoff....
UFC Belgrade Picks: Best Bets for UFC’s First Event in Serbia
UFC Belgrade marks the promotion’s first event in Serbia. Here are three of our best bets featuring Uros Medic, Navajo Stirling and Robert Valentin....
Vici Gaming log comeback win to open Dota Games of the Future
Vici Gaming rallied for a 2-1 win over Amaru Gaming as the Games of the Future event got underway on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan.,The $1 million Dota 2 event features 16 teams divided into four groups for the opening double-elimination stage. All group-stage matches are best-of-three.,The winners o...
Judge grants extra year of NCAA eligibility to high school Class of '22
College athletes from the high school Class of 2022 were granted an additional year of NCAA eligibility on Friday thanks to a court ruling in Denver.,Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney of the U.S. District Court in Colorado issued a class-wide preliminary injunction affecting those athletes whose standard f...
Chiefs legendary S Bobby Hunt dies at 85
Former Kansas City Chiefs safety Bobby Hunt, who started in Super Bowl I, has died at age 85, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame & Museum announced this week.,Neither the cause of Hunt's death nor the date have been released.,Hunt recorded a career-best 10 interceptions in 1966, a season that concluded...
Gianni Infantino nixes unpopular proposal to sell stakes in World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped his controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.,Facing backlash throughout the sport, a World Cup boycott from Europe and criticism from high-ranking officials inside FIFA itself, Infantino said the proposed FIFA Forward Enter...
Giants RB Cam Skattebo on bungled backflip: ‘We live and we learn’
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo said he is "99.9% OK" following a gruesome leg and ankle injury last season.,That's in spite of an ill-advised backflip that was caught on camera a few weeks back.,Skattebo owned up to what he called a "dumb" decision to perform a backflip while attending Fa...
Mariners SS J.P. Crawford (wrist) hits IL for third time this season
The Seattle Mariners placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day injured list on Friday and recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.,Crawford is dealing with left wrist inflammation. The move is retroactive to Thursday.,This marks Crawford's third IL stint of the season. He began the seas...
Gianni Infantino’s senior adviser quits over FIFA’s World Cup investment plan
Carlos Cordeiro, the senior adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigned Friday in protest of the governing body's plans to sell stakes in the World Cup.,Meanwhile, the COO of FIFA has also blasted Infantino's desire to introduce private investors into the tournament's financing, calling it ...
Rapids sign French M Youssef Maziz
The Colorado Rapids announced the signing of French midfielder Youssef Maziz on Friday.,Maziz, 28, is signed through 2027-28 with an option for 2028-29 and will occupy an international roster slot.,He spent the past three seasons with Belgian first-division side OH Leuven, logging 15 goals and 16 as...
Packers activate TE Tucker Kraft (knee) from PUP list
The Green Bay Packers activated tight end Tucker Kraft from the physically unable to perform list on Friday.,Kraft, 25, had surgery last November to repair a torn right ACL and is expected to be eased back into practice.,"No team (drills)," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said before Friday's session at ...
Top 10 Sports Moments of July: Ranking the Biggest Moments of the Month
From the World Cup to Wimbledon and NBA free agency, here are the 10 best sports moments from an unforgettable month of July....
Sam Leavitt Faces Massive Expectations at LSU
LSU landed Sam Leavitt as Lane Kiffin’s biggest offseason addition, but questions remain about his health, talent and massive expectations....