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Reports: NFL closes conduct review of WR Stefon Diggs
The NFL has determined there was insufficient evidence of a personal conduct policy violation to punish wide receiver Stefon Diggs, according to multiple reports on Friday.,The league informed Diggs on Friday that it has closed its investigation. The 32-year-old was found not guilty on May 5 of stra...
Mike Brown Is One Win Away From the Ultimate NBA Redemption Story
Mike Brown is one victory away from leading the Knicks to a championship and completing one of the NBA's most remarkable coaching redemption stories....
June 12 MLB Picks: Two Best Bets for Friday
Check out today's MLB best bets, including a strikeout prop on Roki Sasaki and a total play in Rangers vs. Red Sox....
Four Big Takeaways From Day 1 of the 2026 World Cup
From a flurry of red cards to Mexico's historic opening win, here are the biggest takeaways from Day 1 of the 2026 World Cup....

Injunction clears Clemson WR Tristan Smith to play
Clemson wide receiver Tristan Smith is on track to play this season after receiving a temporary injunction against the NCAA on Friday.,The 6-foot-5, 205-pound senior sued the NCAA in January after it declined his waiver for a fifth season of eligibility.,Judge Jessica A. Salvini of South Carolina's ...

Argentina GK Emiliano Martinez completes training session
Injured Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez completed his first full training session with his national side on Thursday in preparations for Tuesday's World Cup Group J opener against Algeria.,Martinez, 33, is considered likely to start the contest in Kansas City, Mo., which will be just the seco...

Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, says he is physically 'fine' ahead of World Cup
Despite not scoring in either of Portugal's World Cup tune-ups this month, 41-year-old captain Cristiano Ronaldo insists his fitness level is not a concern.,"Physically? I'm fine," the forward told reporters on Friday, per ESPN. "Have you not seen my matches?",Ronaldo scored 28 times for his club th...

Seahawks' Super Bowl rings celebrate fans, team history
The Seattle Seahawks received their Super Bowl LX championship rings during a private ceremony on Thursday.,The jewelry, which contains 50 brilliant round white diamonds as a nod to 2025 being the Seahawks' 50th NFL season, was designed and manufactured by Jason of Beverly Hills. ,It also features a...

Broncos LB Jonathon Cooper arrested again, felony charge added
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday on multiple charges that he violated a protection order filed against him earlier this week.,Cooper initially was arrested and jailed in Douglas County (Colo.) early last Friday on misdemeanor domestic violence charges before being rele...

President Trump will not attend U.S. team's World Cup opener
President Donald Trump will not be in attendance when the United States opens its World Cup competition against Paraguay on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,That was confirmed by Andrew Giuliani, the CEO of the World Cup task force, in an interview with a radio station in the United Kingdom.,"He's not go...

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Giants' Bryce Eldridge gear up for weekend series
Two powerful left-handed hitters will take aim at a first career deposit into the San Francisco Bay when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against Bryce Eldridge and the host Giants on Friday night.,The series will be a rematch of fourth-place teams in their respectiv...

A's eager to continue power display in opener vs. Rockies
The Athletics are halfway through a six-game expedition in their future home city of Las Vegas. They will continue the stretch when they host the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.,The three-game series will cap a week in which the Athletics are trying to establish relationships in Las Vegas as well ...

Shohei Ohtani likely to play as division-leading White Sox, Dodgers square off
A weekend series between two division leaders -- the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers -- already was minus one Japanese slugger as Chicago's Munetaka Murakami remains on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.,Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, however, alleviated fears that star Shohei Oh...
UFC Freedom 250 Fight Card Breakdown: Biggest Fights and Storylines
UFC Freedom 250 features a loaded card with Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira, Sean O’Malley and Derrick Lewis competing in Washington, D.C....
Texas Tech's Opponents Should Refuse to Play Brendan Sorsby
The court ruling restoring Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility has reignited debate over NCAA authority, gambling violations and competitive integrity....

Red Sox sliding, Rangers rising ahead of weekend series
Third baseman Caleb Durbin is hot, but the same can't be said for the Boston Red Sox.,Boston will enter its Friday night home game against the Texas Rangers, the opener of a three-game series, looking to end a four-game losing streak. Most recently, the Red Sox fell 7-5 at Tampa Bay on Wednesday, wh...

Dodgers manager: Concern over Shohei Ohtani's knee 'not high'
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is day-to-day after exiting Los Angeles' Thursday game at Pittsburgh in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation.,Ohtani went 2-for-2 with his second home run in as many games and had reached base four times before his departure. Santiago Esp...

Paige Bueckers scores season-high 31 points to lead Wings over Mercury
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 31 points, 24 of those in the first half, to carry the Dallas Wings to a definitive 85-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup game in Arlington, Texas.,Dallas (8-4, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup play) built a nine-point lead at halftime...

Jordan Staal, Hurricanes take Game 5, close in on Stanley Cup title
Jordan Staal scored his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup Final, sparking the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and will try to clinch the second Stanley Cup title in team histor...

Shohei Ohtani homers, then exits hurt as Dodgers down Pirates
Shohei Ohtani homered for the second time in as many games before exiting due to left knee inflammation in the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.,Santiago Espinal came on as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning in place of Ohtani, who had two hits and ...