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Cheryl Miller named head coach of WNBA All-Star team
Basketball legend Cheryl Miller was named head coach of the WNBA All-Star team that will take on the United States' women's national team in a game set for Saturday at Phoenix.,The showcase game is designed as a tune-up for Team USA in advance of the Paris Olympics.,Miller, who coached the Mercury i...
Winners and Losers of 2024 MLB All-Star Game
While the American League beat the National League 5-3 and Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez won the Home Run Derby, there were many more winners and losers from this year’s event....
Willow Bay, Bob Iger claim majority stake in Angel City
Angel City FC became the most valuable women's professional sports franchise in the world on Wednesday after Willow Bay and Bob Iger agreed to terms on a controlling stake in the National Women's Soccer League club.,Per Angel City (ACFC), the investment by Bay and Iger -- who are married to each oth...
Orlando City surge into road clash vs. Nashville SC
What a difference a month makes for Orlando City.,On June 20, the Lions were winless over their last five matches and sat second to last in the Eastern Conference table.,Fast forward and Orlando (8-9-6, 30 points) has won three straight and four of its past five to move up to seventh in the standing...
MLB's Biggest First Half Surprises in 2024
The All-Star Break is already here, and as baseball season is flying by, these are the biggest surprises in the MLB during the first half of 2024....
No deal? Bears No. 1 pick Caleb Williams unsigned on eve of training camp
Training camp begins Tuesday for Chicago Bears' rookies, but No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams is trending toward an unexcused absence. ,Williams is unsigned and operating without an agent. He asserted that his team of lawyers and the Bears' brass are working out the terms of his first NFL contract,...
A's tie franchise record with 8 HRs, crush Phillies 18-3
Lawrence Butler clubbed three two-run homers to headline a historic offensive performance from the Oakland Athletics, who put together an 18-3 drubbing of the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Butler became the second Oakland player to smack t...
Will Power earns first career win at Iowa Speedway
Will Power edged Alex Palou by 0.3915 seconds in the Hy-Vee One Step 250 on Sunday to claim his first win at Iowa Speedway.,With the victory, Power trimmed Palou's title lead to 35 points with six races remaining.,"I've been trying to win this race for years, so I'm over the moon," Power said after ...
MLB-best Phillies eye series win over A's before break
The Philadelphia Phillies look to move a season-high 30 games over .500 on Sunday when they host the Oakland Athletics in the teams' last contest before the All-Star break.,The Phillies avenged a 6-2 setback to the Athletics in the series opener on Friday by belting four homers in their 11-5 romp on...
D.C. United get brace from Cristian Dajome, edge Nashville SC
Cristian Dajome recorded a brace in a four-minute span and D.C. United snapped an 11-match winless run by rallying for a 2-1 victory over visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night.,Dajome's second and third goals of the season came in the 51st and 55th minutes, respectively, for D.C. (5-11-8, 23 point...
Phillies' big bats go deep in win over A's
Nick Castellanos and Bryce Harper each homered and ripped a two-run double and Tyler Phillips secured his first major league win in the host Philadelphia Phillies' 11-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,Castellanos launched a two-run homer in the second inning and Harper went deep to l...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez added to NL All-Star team roster
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars on Saturday with the addition of left-hander Cristopher Sanchez to the Midsummer Classic.,Sanchez will make his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for veteran left-hander Chris Sale, who is slated to start fo...
Terrence Shannon Jr. Has Grand Theft Auto Cheat Code Tattooed on Arm
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. has a cheat code for unlimited ammp from the video game Grand Theft Auto tattooed on his arm....
Reports: Nuggets' DaRon Holmes tears Achilles, likely to miss season
Denver Nuggets forward DaRon Holmes, the No. 22 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, tore his right Achilles and is likely to miss his entire rookie season, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,The injury occurred Friday night in Las Vegas in the Nuggets' summer league opener, an 88-78 loss to the Los...
Athletics look for another surprise win over Phillies
After an emotional three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies fell flat in their opener against the Oakland Athletics.,The Phillies lost 6-2 on Friday and appeared out of sync throughout.,Philadelphia will now look to get back on track when it hosts the A's again o...
Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers help A's surprise Phillies
Pinch hitter Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home run to lift the Oakland Athletics past the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Friday.,Shea Langeliers added two RBI singles and Brent Rooker contributed two singles and an RBI. Miguel Andujar also had an RBI single.,Athletics starter Hogan Harris gave u...
D.C. United, amid 11-match winless stretch, face Nashville SC
D.C. United and Nashville SC both will look to rebound from lopsided defeats when they meet on Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. United (4-11-8, 20 points) are winless in their last 11, an 0-8-3 slide that has taken the Black and Red from the top half of the Eastern Conference table to th...
Phillies release Whit Merrifield, recall IF/OF Weston Wilson
The Philadelphia Phillies released three-time All-Star Whit Merrifield on Friday.,Merrifield, 35, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent in February and appeared in 53 games for the Phillies. He split his time between left field (20 starts), second base (12) and third base (8).,Merrifield hit thre...
USWNT makes Olympics roster change with Catarina Macario injured
Midfielder Catarina Macario will be replaced on the 18-player United States Women's National Team roster in the Paris Games by alternate Lynn Williams. ,Coach Emma Hayes confirmed the change, pending IOC and FIFA approval, was due to persistent right knee inflammation keeping Macario out of practice...
Winners and Losers of 2024 NHL Free Agency
With the dust mostly settled from a frenetic NHL free agency period, let's break down the winners and losers of hockey’s offseason to date....