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Wild sign F Michael McCarron to 6-year contract
Pending unrestricted free agent Michael McCarron signed a six-year contract worth $20 million with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.,The deal begins in the 2026-27 season and extends through the 2031-32 campaign.,Per The Athletic, McCarron has a full no-move clause in the first three years of the deal ...

Iran: World Cup ticket allotment rescinded
Iranian soccer fans planning to attend the World Cup in the United States have been denied tickets to the country's matches, Iran's football federation said Tuesday.,In a statement, the federation said it had reserved tickets to sell to fans, who already have their travel plans set, only to learn th...

Rams LT Alaric Jackson arrested on suspicion of domestic battery
Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery early Tuesday morning and booked into a Los Angeles County jail.,Per the police report, Los Angeles police officers responded to his home in the San Fernando Valley late Monday. NBC Los Angeles reported the...

Memorial winner J.T. Poston WDs from RBC Canadian Open
J.T. Poston won't play at the RBC Canadian Open on the heels of winning the Memorial Tournament this past weekend.,Poston, 33, pocketed a $4 million first-place prize on Sunday after winning a two-hole playoff against Ryan Gerard at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,By virtue of the win, ...

Long-time Browns G Joel Bitonio retires after 12 seasons
Seven-time Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 12 seasons with the Cleveland Browns.,Bitonio, 34, officially called it a career after starting all 17 games in each of the past two seasons and all 178 in which he has appeared since being selected by the ...

A's, Brewers meet again in Las Vegas after show-stopping opener
LAS VEGAS -- Both scheduled starting pitchers have a pretty good idea of what to expect when the Milwaukee Brewers face the Athletics on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series at Las Vegas Ballpark, the hitter-friendly home of the A's Triple-A affiliate, the Aviators., ,Left-hander ...
Tuesday MLB Best Bets: June 9th Pitcher Props Worth Targeting
Tuesday’s MLB picks feature Nathan Eovaldi’s strikeout prop against Kansas City and a fade of Robert Gasser in a hitter-friendly environment in Las Vegas....

Padres ride positive vibes into rematch vs. Reds
Maybe it was because the San Diego Padres executed in a way they haven't for most of the past two weeks.,Or perhaps it was because they were playing the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who also have struggled to win games lately.,Either way, the Padres finally received some run production Monday night dur...

After 'punch in the face,' Angels strive to even series vs. Astros
Jose Soriano was in the thick of the early Cy Young Award chatter after garnering American League Pitcher of the Month honors for April. ,Soriano, however, has been only the second-best starter for the Los Angeles Angels over the past month.,Rookie Walbert Urena (3-4, 2.68 ERA) has a 2.08 ERA over h...

Returning Dylan Cease, Blue Jays bid to slow hot Phillies
Dylan Cease is scheduled to return to the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation on Tuesday night for the middle contest of the three-game series with the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,Cease, a right-hander, has been on the injured list with a strained hamstring and has not pitched since May 24. ,Max Scherze...

Nationals ask Andrew Alvarez for another strong start, this time vs. Giants
Andrew Alvarez will be in search of a second consecutive sharp start when the Washington Nationals go for a back-to-back road win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,One of the team's top starters last September, Alvarez (1-0, 3.54 ERA) began the season in the bullpen before getting the ...
The Six Most Fascinating LeBron James Scenarios This Offseason
LeBron James faces a pivotal offseason as questions about free agency, legacy and the GOAT debate create several intriguing possibilities for his future....

Austin Slater, Rays eager to add to Red Sox's woes
The Tampa Bay Rays called up Austin Slater from Triple-A Durham on Monday, and it didn't take the veteran outfielder long to make an impact.,Slater scored what turned out to be the winning run in the fifth inning of Tampa Bay's 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night in St. Petersburg, F...
Trump Fires Back At Stephen A. Smith After Knicks Lose NBA Finals Game 3
Donald Trump responded to Stephen A. Smith after the Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals....

Surging Yankees continue 'gritty' series vs. Guardians
It's still early June, but this week's series between the visiting New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians has the feel of a postseason matchup.,The Guardians will look to even the three-game set at one win apiece on Tuesday night after New York emerged with a 7-5 victory in 10 innings on Monda...

Mariners dealing with injuries ahead of rematch vs. Orioles
Making adjustments is bound to be a key for the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles as they face off in a four-game series this week.,The teams will meet in Baltimore for the second time Tuesday night, a day after some roster adjustments.,The Mariners will be without shortstop J.P. Crawford for t...

BetBoom, 9z, G2 move on to Stage 3 at IEM Cologne
BetBoom Team, 9z Team and G2 Esports won their Round 4 high matches in Stage 2 on Monday to move onto Stage 3 at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major in Germany.,They will await three more teams to join them in Stage 3, as the Swiss System format concludes Tuesday to determine the last of the 16 ...

President Trump booed while attending Game 3 of NBA Finals in New York
President Donald Trump, the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals, was booed by fellow New York Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden on Monday before Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs.,Shown on the jumbotron saluting the American flag during the national anthem, Trump received a c...

Josh Naylor's fifth-inning grand slam lifts Mariners over Orioles
Josh Naylor smashed a fifth-inning grand slam and the Seattle Mariners held off late-inning threats to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 6-3 to open a four-game series Monday night.,Randy Arozarena rapped three hits and drove in a run and Mariners starter Emerson Hancock worked five strong innings. Ha...

Brewers outlast A's 15-14 in wild 12-inning affair at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Christian Yelich slid home ahead of the throw on an infield grounder in the 12th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a wild 15-14 comeback victory over the Athletics on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Las Vegas, the future home of the A's.,Yelich, the automatic runner, s...