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Report: Wolves sign Ayo Dosunmu to 5-year, $112M deal
Guard Ayo Dosunmu bypassed free agency to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a five-year, $112 million contract, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The fifth season is a player option, according to reports. ,Minnesota traded three-time All-Star Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, free...
What Went Wrong for Baseball’s Biggest Underachievers in 2026
From the Mets to the Giants, a look at why several teams projected to contend have fallen well short of expectations in 2026....

South Africa rallies to tie Czech Republic on Teboho Mokoena goal
Teboho Mokoena's goal from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute gave South Africa a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in the second Group A match of the World Cup for both sides Thursday afternoon in Atlanta.,The penalty, given after a handball in the 18-yard box by Pavel Sulc, was buried into the ...
Eight MLB Teams Already Facing the Harsh Reality of a Lost 2026 Season
The playoff race isn’t as crowded as it seems. Here are eight MLB teams that should stop chasing contention and start planning for the future....

Chris Richards starting USMNT opener vs. Paraguay; Matt Freese in net
After missing the U.S. men's national team's final two friendlies with an ankle injury, top defender Chris Richards is in the lineup for the Americans' World Cup opener vs. Paraguay on Friday evening.,This isn't a huge surprise after Richards and U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino each said Richards w...

Mexico kick off World Cup with 2-0 win over 9-man South Africa
Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez both scored their first career World Cup goals, and co-hosts Mexico kicked off the 2026 edition with a comfortable 2-0 win over nine-man South Africa on Thursday afternoon to open Group A in Mexico City.,The Colombian-born Quinones scored only nine minutes into his W...

Mexico ticket sales halted on secondary market
With more than two hours to go until Mexico and South Africa were set to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday, all major secondary ticket websites tracked by ticketdata.com had stopped selling tickets to the high-demand match.,As of 12:50 p.m. ET, there were no seats remaining...

Paul Waring, Jeffrey Kang WD from RBC Canadian Open
Paul Waring and Jeffrey Kang withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.,Waring was dealing with an illness during the first round, per PGA Tour Communications. ,Kang withdrew prior to the first round and was replaced by Jeremy Paul, who will ...

Mexico have history, pressure hosting South Africa in World Cup opener
Javier Aguirre knows exactly what awaits his Mexico side when it hosts the World Cup opener against South Africa on Thursday in Mexico City to kick off Group A.,Forty years and one week ago, Aguirre played all 90 minutes of host Mexico's impressive 2-1 victory over Belgium to open El Tri's 1986 Worl...

Hosts to offer 770 free World Cup tickets to N.J. matches
A total of 770 free World Cup tickets have been made available to New Jersey residents for matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.,The New York New Jersey host committee confirmed the initiative Tuesday, made possible by donations from partners Uber and Hackensack Meridian Health.,The ti...
The Six Most Fascinating LeBron James Scenarios This Offseason
LeBron James faces a pivotal offseason as questions about free agency, legacy and the GOAT debate create several intriguing possibilities for his future....

Group claims Iranian, African journalists denied visas for World Cup
"Many" Iranian and African journalists have been denied the necessary visas to cover the World Cup in the United States, according to the International Sports Press Association.,The association sent a letter on Friday to Bryan Swanson, FIFA's director of media relations, and Jochen Steinhoff, the so...
