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Felix Auger-Aliassime, Stefanos Tsitsipas set for Dubai finals
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece will meet in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships after they won their semifinal matches on Friday.,Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, was the only seeded player remaining in the draw. He posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Tallon Griekspoor of t...
Short on height, QB Dillon Gabriel invites NFL to measure results
INDIANAPOLIS -- Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel stands on his experience, results and reputation as a winner as NFL doubters point to a glaring shortcoming compared to other pro prospects: height.,Measured at 5-foot-11, Gabriel said he watches a lot of Baker Mayfield film and compares his play to ...
Crew bring history of road success to New England
The Columbus Crew traveled well last season and look to continue the trend when they play the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,A club-record nine wins plus five ties in 17 away matches last year leave the Crew (1-0-0, 3 points) confident they can go on the road and replicate l...
Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner to miss Japan series vs. Dodgers
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner will not travel to Japan for next month's season-opening two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Craig Counsell announced Thursday.,Hoerner, 27, still is recovering from surgery in October to repair a flexor tendon in his right forearm and wi...
Reports: Cubs missing key pieces for Japan series
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner will not travel to Japan for next month's season-opening two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN reported Thursday.,Hoerner, 27, still is recovering from surgery in October to repair a flexor tendon in his right forearm and will remain in Arizon...
ATP roundup: Tallon Griekspoor rides upset to Doha quarters
Tallon Griekspoor rallied to defeat defending champion Ugo Humbert of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.,The Dutchman hit 13 aces and saved six of seven break points against the No. 5 seed. He next will meet the No. 1 seed, Russia's Danii...
Tallon Griekspoor rides upset to quarterfinals in Dubai
Tallon Griekspoor rallied to defeat defending champion Ugo Humbert of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.,The Dutchman hit 13 aces and saved six of seven break choices on his way to the win against the No. 5 seed. He next will meet the No....
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev bucks upset trend, wins opener in Dubai
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia survived a day of upsets at the Dubai Tennis Championships, moving to the second round after a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.,The second and third seeds -- Alex de Minaur of Australia and Andrey Rublev of Russia, respectively -- were upset. ,...
San Diego FC acquire D Luca Bombino on loan from LAFC
San Diego FC acquired defender Luca Bombino on loan from Los Angeles FC on Tuesday.,LAFC receives a 2025 international roster slot in exchange for the 18-year-old homegrown player.,The loan period runs through the 2025 MLS season and includes a permanent transfer option.,"Luca is a talented young pl...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas wins opener in Dubai
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas won points on 81 percent of his first serves in his 7-6 (4), 6-3 defeat of Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.,Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut came from behind to defeat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-3, ...
Stefanos Tsitsipas wins opener in Dubai
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas won points on 81 percent of his first serves in his 7-6 (4), 6-3 defeat of Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.,Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut came from behind to defeat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-3, ...
San Diego FC upset defending-champion Galaxy in first ever game
Anders Dreyer scored a brace and CJ dos Santos recorded three saves for his first career clean sheet as visiting San Diego FC stunned defending MLS champ LA Galaxy 2-0 on Sunday in the season-opening match for both teams in Carson, California.,It began as a celebration for both teams -- the inaugura...
San Diego, coach Cindy Fisher to part ways after 20 seasons
Cindy Fisher will not return next season as women's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.,Fisher has held the job since the 2005-06 season, leading the Toreros to nine postseason appearances. Three times, she was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year and has an overall record of 3...
Brewers RHP J.B. Bukauskas to miss time with lat injury
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander J.B. Bukauskas will miss an undetermined amount of time with a lat injury.,Bukauskas, a former first-round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 2017, is deciding between rehab and surgery for an injury that happened during a throwing session last week.,It is yet another...
NYCFC sell M Santiago Rodriguez to Brazilian side
New York City FC sold midfielder Santiago Rodriguez to Brazilian side Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.,NYCFC said Saturday that it received the second-highest transfer fee in club history but didn't disclose an amount. New York also will retain a sell-on percentage if Rodriguez is sold in the future.,...
Jimmy Butler Is Modern NBA's Andre Iguodala for Golden State Warriors
Andre Iguodala’s impact lives on in Jimmy Butler as the Golden State Warriors surge back into contention. Could history repeat itself?...
Spring training notebook: Justin Ishbia to increase stake in White Sox, per report
The Chicago White Sox might have found a successor for longtime owner Jerry Reinsdorf, although the team has cautioned against jumping to conclusions.,Billionaire Justin Ishbia no longer will pursue buying the Minnesota Twins, shifting his focus to increasing his minority share of the White Sox, The...
Defensive breakdowns doom Fire in 4-2 loss to Rossi, Crew
Diego Rossi scored twice in a span of six minutes in the middle of the match as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Chicago Fire 4-2 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Most of the talk about Columbus in the offseason centered on who would score goals for the Crew, but that was dispatch...
Oregon storms back to stun No. 11 Wisconsin
Nate Bittle scored 23 points and Oregon erased a 17-point deficit to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 77-73 in overtime Saturday in Madison, Wis.,The Ducks (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) also got 14 points from Keeshawn Barthelemy and 13 from Jackson Shelstad. Jadrian Tracey (11 points) and Kwame Evans Jr. (10 points) a...
San Diego faces defending champ Galaxy in inaugural match
San Diego FC will have no time to ease into their inaugural MLS campaign.,The expansion team will open against the Los Angeles Galaxy, the defending MLS Cup champions, on Sunday afternoon in Carson, Calif.,The league newcomers will get to see the Galaxy unfurl their league-record sixth championship ...