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Report: LIV Golf settles $1M trademark lawsuit
The LIV has agreed to pay $1 million to Stinger Golf to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit with the Ohio-based golf tee manufacturer.,The Stinger Golf Club, one of LIV's original four-man teams when the league debuted in 2022, rebranded to Southern Guards GC in January ahead of the tumultuous 2...

ATP Roundup: Defending champ Alexander Bublik cruises in Austria
Top-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan needed only 79 minutes to launch his Generali Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta on Wednesday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.,Bublik, ranked No. 11 in the ATP, served up eight aces and faced only one break point to advance to...

Pirates scratch CF Jake Mangum (foot) for Game 2 vs. Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was scratched from the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the host New York Yankees due to right foot discomfort.,Mangum was slated to lead off against New York left-hander Max Fried before getting scratched to have his foot examined. Nick G...

Yankees LHP Max Fried activated for Game 2 of Pirates doubleheader
Between games of their day/night doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, the New York Yankees activated left-hander Max Fried so he could start Game 2.,Fried, 32, had not appeared in a major league game since May 13, when he left after three innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He w...

JJ Wetherholt's HR stands up as Cardinals blank Angels
JJ Wetherholt hit a home run and four St. Louis pitchers combined on a seven-hitter as the Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 to salvage the final game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Hunter Dobbins (2-1) picked up the victory, allowing six hits over ...

Diamondbacks smack five homers in rout of Athletics
The Arizona Diamondbacks enjoyed their best game of the season at the plate as they thumped the visiting Athletics 15-5 on Wednesday to claim the rubber match of their three-game series in Phoenix.,Each of the starters in the lineup reached base, and nine Diamondbacks batters registered hits as the ...

Sal Stewart's HR helps Reds defeat Mariners
Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,JJ Bleday also went deep and Brady Singer (5-9) pitched 6 2/3 quality innings as the Reds took two of three games in the interleague series, knockin...

Nationals score 6 in 7th; Cade Cavalli fans 8 in shutout of Rockies
Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Cade Cavalli tossed six strong innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-0 in the rubber game of the series in Denver on Wednesday.,Cavalli (7-4), making his second start since serving a five-game suspension, scattered four hits, walked a pair and str...

Big questions for all 32 teams entering training camp
Arizona Cardinals: Does new coach Mike LaFleur have a QB1 in the building?,Contenders in the QB competition are rookie Carson Beck, journeyman and sometimes-starter Gardner Minshew and Jacoby Brissett. Brissett gave the offense a chance in most games last season as the stand-in for Kyler Murray, but...
Alabama's Kalen DeBoer Isn't Running From Nick Saban's Legacy
Kalen DeBoer enters his third season at Alabama facing immense expectations as he continues to build on the foundation left by Nick Saban....

Napheesa Collier scores 24 in season debut as Lynx beat Storm
Five-time WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier scored 24 points in her season debut as the visiting Minnesota Lynx defeated the host Seattle Storm 86-76 on Wednesday afternoon.,The seventh consecutive win for the Lynx (22-6) marked the first time Collier had played in nearly 10 months. The former WNBA Def...

Scottie Scheffler heads field, makes debut at Minnesota's 3M Open
Scottie Scheffler wasn't about to take three weeks off before the FedEx Cup playoffs commence.,The World No. 1 golfer chose to fly from England to Minnesota and compete for the first time at the 3M Open, where he'll be far and away the favorite when the tournament tees off Thursday in Blaine, Minn.,...

Salvador Perez ties Royals all-time HR mark in sweep of Giants
Salvador Perez's two-run shot tied the Royals' all-time franchise home run record and highlighted a five-run seventh inning as Kansas City rallied to sweep a three-game home series over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 win Wednesday. ,Kansas City managed just two hits against San Francisco starte...

Yankees rally late, but Pirates take DH opener in 10 innings
Jared Triolo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates recovered from losing a three-run lead and outlasted the host New York Yankees for a 5-3 victory in the opener of a split doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.,The Pirates won for the ninth time in 13 ...

Spain's Gavi: No suspension for Argentina’s Leandro Paredes
Spain midfielder Gavi doesn't feel Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes should be suspended for his postgame tirade following Spain's 1-0 victory in Sunday's World Cup final.,Tensions were high after the match and Paredes had a hand in elevating them further. While players were mixing it up, Paredes...

Guardians star 3B Jose Ramirez activated, batting second
In a virtual tie atop the American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians received a major boost with the activation of star third baseman Jose Ramirez, who is in the starting lineup and batting second Wednesday against the visiting Minnesota Twins.,Ramirez, 33, a seven-time All-Star and six-time S...

Red Sox tie club mark with 15th straight win in DH opener vs. O's
Ceddanne Rafaela homered, Jarren Duran drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox tied a franchise record for consecutive victories with 15 by beating the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader Wednesday., ,The Red Sox, who also won 15 straight during the 1946 seaso...

Chiefs unveil renderings of new $3B stadium schedule to open in '31
Though the exact location of the Kansas City Chiefs' new stadium in Kansas has not been finalized, the team on Wednesday revealed the first renderings of the $3 billion, fully enclosed dome set to open for the 2031 season.,Paying homage to Arrowhead Stadium, the team's home since 1972, the dome will...

Stefano Mazzoli accepts PGA Tour membership
Stefano Mazzoli officially accepted his PGA Tour membership on Wednesday, one day before he was set to compete in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,Mazzoli was added to the field at TPC Twin Cities on Monday after winning the Corales Puntacana Championship in just his third start on the PGA Tour. The 29-...

Report: St. Louis City signing Carlo Holse on $6M transfer fee
Aiming to boost a struggling offense, St. Louis City are bringing in Danish attacker Carlo Holse for an approximate $6 million transfer fee, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Holse, 27, will be a designated player when St. Louis City and Holse's club, Samsunspor, finalize the deal. ,Only five MLS clu...