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Golden moment: MLB award winners to wear special patch
All major league players have a patch on the back of their jerseys, at the neck and above the numbers, that depicts the MLB logo.,A few of them will look different this season.,The six major award winners from 2024 will have gold patches on their jerseys, marking their accomplishments as the Most Va...
Vitality, MongolZ power into ESL Pro League Season 21 semis
Team Vitality and The MongolZ cruised through their quarterfinal matches on Friday in ESL Pro League Season 21 at Stockholm.,Vitality downed Team Liquid 2-0, and The MongolZ routed Natus Vincere 2-0.,In the semifinals on Saturday, Vitality will oppose The MongolZ, and MOUZ will face off with Team Sp...
San Diego FC confident entering matchup vs. Crew
San Diego FC is not playing like an expansion club and as such is ready to go against one of the premier teams in MLS when they host the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,There's a good reason San Diego (2-0-1, 7 points) brims with confidence after securing a 3-1 win at Real Salt Lake last Saturday thanks ...
Pride score early, often to begin title defense with blowout of Stars
Haley McCutcheon's seventh-minute goal set the tempo, while Barbra Banda recorded a brace and an assist, as the reigning NWSL champion Orlando Pride rolled to a season-opening 6-0 win over the visiting Chicago Stars on Friday night.,Ally Watt also scored, while Banda set up Julie Doyle's second-half...
No. 7 Michigan State upends No. 23 Oregon, moves to Big Ten semis
Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan State used a 15-point run in the second half to spark a 74-64 victory over No. 23 Oregon in the first Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Indianapolis. ,Jaden Akins posted 12 points, Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 11 points and five assists and...
Fire looking to build momentum at Toronto
The short-handed Chicago Fire will look to build momentum following their first win in the Gregg Berhalter era when they visit a Toronto FC side in search of its first victory under Robin Fraser on Saturday.,Hugo Cuypers scored his third goal of the season on a late spot kick last weekend at FC Dall...
Chris Godwin Bets on Tampa Bay Buccaneers Over Bigger Payday
Chris Godwin re-signs with the Buccaneers on a $66 million deal, choosing loyalty and family over a bigger Patriots offer....
Hot sides clash as No. 7 Michigan St. opposes No. 23 Oregon
Projected as the Big Ten's fifth-best team in the preseason, Michigan State made a mockery of the official media poll by winning the regular-season title by three games.,The seventh-ranked Spartans played so well down the stretch -- beating five Top 25 opponents during their active seven-game winnin...
Jackson Shelstad, No. 23 Oregon too strong for Indiana
Jackson Shelstad scored 18 points and No. 23 Oregon held Indiana scoreless for more than 4 1/2 minutes late in the game Thursday to pull out a 72-59 win in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis.,TJ Bamba added 17 points and Brandon Angel kicked in 14 for the eighth-se...
Josh Giddey unavailable for streaking Bulls vs. woeful Nets
Just as the Chicago Bulls got Nikola Vucevic and Patrick Williams back from injury to aid the frontcourt and contribute to their third straight win, they lost Josh Giddey to an ankle injury.,The Bulls' bid for their first four-game winning streak in more than 15 months will have to happen without Gi...
Stars F Mallory Swanson (personal) to miss season opener
Mallory Swanson will not play in the Chicago Stars' season opener on Friday as the star forward remains out for personal reasons.,Swanson, 26, has not participated in training camp for personal reasons and team will proceed without her for at least the first game of the season, on the road against t...
Chicago Stars FC sign D Justina Gaynor
Chicago Stars FC signed rookie defender Justina Gaynor to a one-year contract on Wednesday.,The former Michigan State standout's deal also includes a mutual option for the 2026 season.,"We're happy to have Justina join the Stars," general manager Richard Feuz said in a news release. "Before receivin...
Oregon streaks into Big Ten tourney tilt vs. Indiana
A seven-game winning streak has Oregon back in the rankings at No. 23 as the eighth-seeded Ducks open the Big Ten tournament Thursday against ninth-seeded Indiana in Indianapolis.,Oregon (23-8) closed the regular season Sunday with an 80-73 overtime win at Washington, getting a career-high 36 points...
MongolZ, MOUZ, Natus Vincere reach ESL 21 playoffs
The MongolZ, MOUZ and Natus Vincere cruised to wins on Monday, clinching berths in the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs in Stockholm.,In Round 4 high matches of Group Stage 2, The MongolZ swept 3DMax 2-0, MOUZ downed Team Liquid 2-0 and Natus Vincere downed G2 Esports 2-0.,The $400,000 Counter-Stri...
Nate Bittle goes for 36 as Oregon beats Washington in OT
Oregon 7-footer Nate Bittle dropped a career-high 36 points and added a game-high 12 rebounds as the Ducks outlasted Washington 80-73 in overtime Sunday in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Bittle made a go-ahead jumper with 1:04 left in regulation for a 68-67 Oregon lead. Washington's Great Osobor missed on...
San Diego FC downs Real Salt Lake in stoppage time
Andres Dreyer scored the tiebreaking goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time and San Diego FC remained unbeaten with a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Sandy, Utah.,Marcus Ingvartsen added an insurance goal five minutes later and Franco Negri scored late in the firs...
Chicago catches fire with three late goals to down FC Dallas
The visiting Chicago Fire exploded for three goals late in the second half as they defeated FC Dallas 3-1 in rainy Frisco, Texas on Saturday.,Leonardo Barroso, Andrew Gutman, and Hugo Cuypers scored in a span of less than 10 minutes for the Fire (1-1-1, 4 points), who won their first match under Gre...
Oregon out to extend win streak vs. skidding Washington
The Big Ten Conference's regular season ends Sunday in Seattle with a rivalry game between Oregon and Washington.,One team is rolling into the conference tournament while the other concludes its 2024-25 campaign.,The Ducks (22-8 overall, 11-8 in Big Ten) appear to be in good shape for an NCAA Tourna...
Expansion San Diego FC face stern challenge at RSL
Expansion San Diego FC face their first dose of adversity when they visit Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Sandy, Utah.,San Diego FC will be without face of the franchise Hirving "Chucky" Lozano due to a left hamstring injury sustained in last weekend in a scoreless tie against St. Louis City -- ...
Luciano Acosta makes home debut as FC Dallas faces Fire
After back-to-back away matches to start the 2025 MLS season, FC Dallas plays host to the visiting Chicago Fire in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday.,Saturday marks the home debut of Luciano Acosta, acquired in a trade with FC Cincinnati in the offseason. The 2023 MLS MVP scored his first goal with his new...