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2025 NFL Draft: Best Wide Receivers Prospects Available
Matthew Golden tops a WR class full of shakeups. From McMillan's upside to Egbuka's polish, here's how the top 5 wideouts stack up this spring....
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula continues tear, wins Charleston title
One of the hottest players on the WTA Tour continued to roll along on Sunday as top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 7-5 to win the Charleston Open in Charleston, S.C.,The title is Pegula's second of the season (she also lost in the finals of the Miami Open to World No...
Alex Ovechkin nets goal No. 895, breaks Wayne Gretzky's record
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his career 895th goal on Sunday, breaking the record held by Wayne Gretzky for 31 years.,Ovechkin reached the milestone on a power play at the 7:26 mark of the second quarter against the New York Islanders. Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones, were on hand to watch...
Chucky Lozano, San Diego FC cruise past Sounders 3-0
Chucky Lozano scored his first MLS goal and added his second and third assists, and San Diego FC romped to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Jeppe Tverskov and Anibal Godoy each added their first goals for expansion San Diego (4-1-2, 14 points), which won its second...
Ice legends: Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky had different paths to 894
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an NHL career.,While they each have 894 goals, the eras in which they played were far from equal.,Ovechkin tied Gretzky's 31-year-old record by scoring twice in a 5-3 win against t...
Dansby Swanson, Carson Kelly go deep as Cubs rout Padres
Dansby Swanson and Carson Kelly homered Saturday while Matthew Boyd tossed six scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs toppled the visiting San Diego Padres 7-1.,Boyd (1-0) allowed five hits and a walk while striking out five, giving him 11 scoreless innings to open the season. He threw 56 of his 85 p...
Ryan Kent might debut for Sounders at San Diego FC
English winger Ryan Kent could make his MLS debut on Saturday night when the Seattle Sounders make their first-ever visit to San Diego FC.,The Sounders (1-2-3, 6 points) signed Kent -- a free agent after terminating his contract with Fenerbahce in Turkey last fall -- to fill a void left by injuries ...
Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s record with 894th goal
Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's all-time scoring mark Friday night when the Washington Capitals forward netted his second goal of the game against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,Ovechkin scored the historic goal with 13:47 left in regulation to give the Capitals a 4-3 lead. The powe...
Hugo Cuypers, Fire look to continue road dominance vs. Red Bulls
Hugo Cuypers and the Chicago Fire will try to continue their strong form away from home when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening in Harrison, N.J.,Cuypers has netted three of his MLS second-best five goals on the road as the Fire (3-1-2, 11 points) enter the weekend with the most a...
San Diego Padres Start Hot, Refuse to Fold Amid Roster Turnover
The Padres are off to a 7-0 start, defying expectations once again despite major offseason losses. Don't count them out just yet....
Surging Cubs welcome unbeaten Padres for home opener
Looking to extend the best start in franchise history, the visiting San Diego Padres hit the road for the first time in 2025 on Friday to begin a three-game set with the surging Chicago Cubs.,Winners in each of the first seven games of the season, the Padres are fresh off a four-game sweep of the At...
Tigers turn to Jack Flaherty in home opener vs. White Sox
Following a season-opening 2-4 road trip, the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox in their home opener on Friday afternoon.,Right-hander Jack Flaherty will get the starting nod for the Tigers. Flaherty (0-0, 3.18 ERA) pitched well in his first outing, holding the Los Angeles Dodgers to two run...
Backed by bats, Twins' Pablo Lopez stifles White Sox
Byron Buxton homered, doubled and drove in two runs and Harrison Bader hit a three-run homer to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in a rain-delayed rubber game of their three-game series., ,Pablo Lopez (1-1) picked up the win, allowing one run...
Seiya Suzuki homers twice as Cubs complete series rout of A's
The Chicago Cubs completed a three-game demolition of the Athletics new home in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon, riding two home runs from Seiya Suzuki to a 10-2 victory and a sweep of the interleague series.,Suzuki smacked a three-run homer in the second inning, a solo shot in the fourth...
Bears expand stadium options, include Arlington Heights
A year after stating the goal of building a new stadium on the Chicago lakefront, the Bears are now saying an Arlington Heights, Ill., location is back on the table, team president and CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday. ,Warren made the assertion at the NFL's annual meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.,The Bea...
San Diego FC acquire F Milan Iloski on loan
San Diego FC acquired forward Milan Iloski on loan from Danish side FC Nordsjaelland on Wednesday.,The 25-year-old Southern California native's deal runs through the end of July.,"Milan is an attacker who has proven he can score goals and impact the game in the final third throughout his career," sa...
Padres OF Jackson Merrill receives 9-year, $135M extension
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, the team announced Wednesday.,The contract runs from 2026-34, includes a $30 million club option for a 10th season and carries a maximum value of $204 million, according to multiple reports.,Merrill, w...
Reports: Padres OF Jackson Merrill gets 9-year, $135M extension
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The contract runs from 2026-34, includes a $30 million club option for a 10th season and carries a maximum value of $204 million, per the reports.,Merrill, who turn...
Chattanooga earns spot in NIT title game with win over Loyola Chicago
Trey Bonham scored a game-high 23 points and Honor Huff made the game-sealing 3-pointer to push Chattanooga past Loyola Chicago 80-73 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, clinching a spot in the NIT championship game.,Huff's 12 points came on four 3-pointers, none bigger than the tough stepback shot he...
Chattanooga earn spot in NIT title game with win over Loyola Chicago
Trey Bonham scored a game-high 23 points and Honor Huff made the game-sealing 3-pointer to push Chattanooga past Loyola Chicago 80-73 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, clinching a spot in the NIT championship game.,Huff's 12 points came on four 3-pointers, none bigger than the tough stepback shot he...