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Carlos Moya denies report he will coach World No. 1 Jannik Sinner
Carlos Moya denied on Wednesday reports that he will be the next coach for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy.,"Fake news as big as a house," Moya told Radio Nacional de Espana.,Moya, 48, is a former top-ranked player and coach of tennis great Rafael Nadal of Spain.,Sinner will need a head coach in ...
Jacque Vaughn named assistant coach at alma mater Kansas
Former Kansas standout guard and two-time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn is returning to Lawrence as an assistant coach.,The Jayhawks announced Wednesday that Vaughn, whose No. 11 hangs in the rafters at Allen Fieldhouse, will join head coach Bill Self's staff for the 2025-26 season. Vaughn played for...
Nashville SC sign veteran D Tate Schmitt
Nashville SC announced the signing of free agent defender Tate Schmitt on Wednesday.,The 27-year-old veteran is under contract for the rest of the 2025 season with an option for 2026.,Schmitt has three goals in 45 matches with Real Salt Lake (2019-22) and the Houston Dynamo (2023-24).,"Tate is an ex...
Bills to be featured on 'Hard Knocks' during training camp
The Buffalo Bills will make their "Hard Knocks" debut on HBO this summer, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday.,Also, Goodell announced that the NFC East will be featured on the in-season edition of Hard Knocks, the long-running documentary series that began chronicling NFL teams in tr...
Inter Miami sign free agent GK William Yarbrough
Inter Miami CF signed free agent goalkeeper William Yarbrough for the remainder of the 2025 season on Wednesday.,The 36-year-old veteran played for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2024 after four seasons with the Colorado Rapids.,Yarbrough has recorded 34 clean sheets in 120 career MLS starts, including...
Phillies bring Taijuan Walker back to rotation for matchup vs. Rockies
The Philadelphia Phillies were mediocre after their first 26 games, but they have been one of the best teams in the majors following their 13-13 start to the season.,Philadelphia is 17-5 since then and recorded its fifth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. ,Th...
Phillies bang out 17 hits, cruise past Rockies
Kyle Schwarber homered for the second straight night, Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott had three hits each, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Max Kepler, Alec Bohm and Trea Turner contributed two hits in a 17-hit barrage and Jesus Luz...
Eagles shove aside tush push vote talk
Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown won't be pulling an all-nighter waiting to see how NFL owners vote on a potential ban of Philadelphia's virtually unstoppable assisted quarterback sneak play. ,A vote on eliminating the rugby style quarterback sneak labeled the tush push is expected at the league meet...
Florida, Georgia to each earn $7.5M for game in Atlanta
Florida and Georgia will each receive $7.5 million for staging their rivalry game at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2026, the Athens Banner-Herald reported Tuesday.,AMB Sports & Entertainment, a company owned by Atlanta Falcons owner and chairman Arthur Blank, is putting up the money, according ...
Report: Darrion Williams withdraws from NBA draft, remains in portal
The college basketball transfer portal retained one of its marquee names with Darrion Williams reportedly withdrawing from the NBA draft.,After earning First Team All-Big 12 honors as a junior at Texas Tech, Williams was one of several players who tested the NBA draft waters while remaining in the N...
Bills sign WR Kristian Wilkerson to 1-year contract
Wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills, the team announced on Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Bills, who released fellow wide receiver Hal Presley III.,Wilkerson, 28, had two catches for 18 yards and a touchdown in three games last seaso...
Phillies ride momentum of late uprising into clash vs. Rockies
The circumstances have changed, but the goal remains the same for the Philadelphia Phillies: Win the World Series for the first time since 2008.,Philadelphia finds itself without closer Jose Alvarado, who was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday for testing positive for a perfor...
Edmundo Sosa powers surging Phillies past Rockies
Edmundo Sosa homered and finished with four hits, Alec Bohm hit a two-run homer and added a single, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 9-3 in Denver on Monday night.,Kyle Schwarber homered off the facing of the third deck for the 300th of his career, Trea Turner had t...
NBA fines Thunder’s Jalen Williams $25K for profanity on shirt
The NBA fined Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams $25,000 on Monday for "wearing clothing with profane language" to his press conference after the Thunder's Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.,The shirt Williams wore featured the phrase, "F--k art, let's dance," in red letters across the...
U.S. Open gets $800M renovation for tennis facilities
The U.S. Tennis Association announced on Monday that the site of the U.S. Open in Queens, N.Y., will undergo an $800 million transformation, which is expected to be completed in time for the 2027 Grand Slam event.,The renovation at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which will be funded so...
Phillies, visiting Rockies, embark on rest of the season without their closer
Fresh off their third straight victory, the Philadelphia Phillies will be without their closer on Monday when they open a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,Actually, they will be without him a lot longer than that.,Jose Alvarado was suspended for 80 games and is ineligible for...
Phillies' Mick Abel bests Pirates' Paul Skenes in pitcher's duel
Mick Abel tied a franchise record with nine strikeouts over six innings in his Major League debut as the host Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Abel (1-0), a first round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Jesuit High S...
Orioles release Kyle Gibson amid slew of changes
A day after the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde, Baltimore made more changes Sunday, including the release of pitcher Kyle Gibson.,The right-hander signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract in March, a return to Baltimore after a successful 2024 in St. Louis, but his start to this season had been...
Phillies closer Jose Alvarado suspended 80 games
Philadelphia Phillies closer Jose Alvarado was suspended for 80 games by the MLB commissioner's office on Sunday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.,The substance, exogenous testosterone, is not produced naturally by the male body.,The team issued a brief statement in Sunda...
Phillies RHP Mick Abel making MLB debut against Pirates, ace Paul Skenes
Mick Abel hopes to become a successful major league pitcher one day, and he'll get an immediate glimpse of the prototype in his MLB debut.,Abel takes the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday when he squares off against Paul Skenes and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-...