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Cooper Flagg part of Duke's table for 3 in NBA draft green room
Presumed No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg finds himself in familiar company at the 2025 NBA Draft with Duke teammates Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach among 13 players who received invitations to the green room on Tuesday. ,The two-day draft is held in Brooklyn at Barclays Center with the top 30 picks made on...
French Open ratings soar in TNT's first year
Coco Gauff's French Open victory over Aryna Sabalenka was the most-watched women's final at Roland Garros since 2016.,Overall, ratings for the full tournament were up 25 percent in its first year on TNT and TruTV over the 2024 marks on NBC and Tennis Channel.,American star Gauff's three-set victory ...
Rapids GK Zack Steffen has knee surgery, out 4-6 weeks
Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen underwent right knee surgery and will miss four to six weeks, the team announced Tuesday.,The injury puts Steffen out of the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup. He sustained the injury during a practice with the U.S. national team last week. ,The surgery repaired Stef...
Star promoters confirm Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford fight in September
A long-rumored fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.,Financial terms were not released, nor was the venue.,The promoters of the fight are of equal name value.,Teaming up will be Riyadh Season, th...
Jon Rahm says LIV's smaller fields contribute to top-10 streak
Jon Rahm has finished in the top 10 of every LIV Golf event since he joined in 2024, but called himself a "realist" in acknowledging that it's due to the circuit's smaller fields.,After winning twice in 13 events in 2024, the Spaniard has racked up eight more top-10s this year. However, that is with...
LB Shaq Thompson signs with Bills, reunites with Sean McDermott
The Buffalo Bills bolstered their defensive corps on Tuesday by signing linebacker Shaq Thompson to a one-year contract.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed for Thompson, who will be reunited with head coach Sean McDermott.,Thompson was selected by Carolina with the 25th overall pick of t...
Reports: Colorado's Deion Sanders has unspecified illness
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is at his home in Texas dealing with an "unspecified health issue," ESPN reported Tuesday.,Sanders, 57, was away from campus as the school's annual summer football camps began last week, according to USA Today.,The Pro Football Hall of Famer's oldest son, Deion ...
Canadiens D Lane Hutson claims Calder Trophy
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson was named the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy on Tuesday.,The trophy is awarded annually "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The award is voted on by the Professional Hockey Wri...
Puck Stops Here: Oilers’ Only Option To Survive in Florida Is Defense
The Edmonton Oilers face a crucial Game 4 after a tough loss to the Florida Panthers, needing improved defense and goaltending to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final....
New York Giants Redshirting Jaxson Dart Is Smart
The New York Giants will be redshirting Jaxson Dart for most of his rookie campaign, allowing him to learn from Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston from the sidelines....
Texans Land Nick Chubb, the NFL’s Most Drama-Proof Running Back
Nick Chubb is all about business and producing a winning result on the field, the Houston Texans landed one of the most coveted veteran running backs in the history of the NFL....
Vancouver picks D Ashton Bell to open PWHL expansion draft
Ottawa Charge defender Ashton Bell was selected by Vancouver with the first overall pick in the Professional Women's Hockey League expansion draft on Monday.,Seattle then had the next two choices and selected Ottawa defender Aneta Tejralova and Boston Fleet forward Hannah Bilka.,Bell, 25, had three ...
U.S. Open field finalized with Ryan Fox, five alternates
The USGA finalized the 156-man field for the U.S. Open on Monday by granting three more full exemptions into the field and adding five alternates.,Ryan Fox of New Zealand moved into the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday, making him exempt into the field for the major championship t...
Xander Schauffele relying on 'good attitude' as he chases third major
Not that it's easy to follow up a season that featured two major victories, but 2025 so far hasn't been what Xander Schauffele had hoped.,He missed two months with a rib injury, and when he barely made the cut at The Players Championship en route to a 72nd-place finish, Schauffele called his play "p...
Scottie Scheffler heavily backed favorite to begin U.S. Open week
Scottie Scheffler has won three of his past four starts, including the most recent major at the PGA Championship, so it's little surprise that he began U.S. Open week as the heavy pre-tournament favorite.,Scheffler's short odds aren't dissuading the public so far.,The No. 1-ranked player in the worl...
Tyrese Haliburton Needs to Wake Up Or These NBA Finals Are Over Early
Tyrese Haliburton's Pacers return to Indianapolis down 1-1 in the NBA Finals, needing back-to-back wins to stay alive as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder control the momentum....
Defenders handle Battlehawks, advance to UFL title game
Jordan Ta'amu passed for 204 yards and one touchdown as the DC Defenders advanced to the UFL title game with a 36-18 victory over the host St. Louis Battlehawks on Sunday in the XFL Conference final.,The Defenders will face the Michigan Panthers for the league championship on Saturday at The Dome at...
NBA Scrambles After Fans Roast Digital Court Graphics in Game 2
Fans are outraged over the NBA Finals’ bland court design, low-res graphics, and disappearing pageantry. This is how it all unraveled....
Shopify Rebellion beats Team Liquid to advance at 2025 Split 2
Shopify Rebellion defeated Team Liquid 3-1 to survive and advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion advanced to the lower-bracket final this Saturday, where they will face Cloud9. FlyQuest beat Cloud9 3-2 in the upper-bra...
Carlos Alcaraz roars past Jannik Sinner in epic French Open final
The French Open opened two weeks ago with a tribute to retired 14-time champion Radal Nadal and the Big Three of his generation., ,It ended Sunday on the clay court at Roland Garros in Paris with the unquestioned coronation of the Big Two., ,Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz cemented their mark as th...