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Ravens' kicker battle 'based on football,' John Harbaugh says
The battle at the kicker position will be "based on football," Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said on Sunday in light of allegations against incumbent Justin Tucker.,The Ravens spent a sixth-round draft pick last month on former Arizona kicker Tyler Loop. He kicked for the first time at the te...
Cristian Espinoza scores twice as Earthquakes dump Timbers
Cristian Espinoza scored his third and fourth goals of the season for his first brace in nearly two years, and the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the visiting Portland Timbers 4-1 on Saturday night.,Espinoza also had an assist, while Cristian Arango scored his seventh goal, tied atop MLS, and assiste...
Cristian Espinoza scores twice as Earthquake dump Timbers
Cristian Espinoza scored his third and fourth goals of the season for his first brace in nearly two years, and the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the visiting Portland Timbers 4-1 on Saturday night.,Espinoza also had an assist, while Cristian Arango scored his seventh goal, tied atop MLS, and assiste...
Jim Dent, a Black golf pioneer, dies at 85
Jim Dent, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour's longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour Champions, died at age 85 on Friday.,Dent, who died a week before his birthday in his native Augusta, Ga., was recovering from the effects of a stroke, the PGA Tour said on its web...
Katie Ledecky shatters own 800-meter world record
Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 meters to highlight Saturday's events at the Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The 28-year-old Ledecky churned through the water in 8:04.12, which eclipsed her world record time of 8:04.79 accomplished at the 2016 Rio Olympics...
Dodgers call up INF Hyeseong Kim, put Tommy Edman on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers called up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, on Saturday.,Kim, 26, is batting .252 with an .798 OPS in 115 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, notching five home runs and 19 RBIs.,The Dodgers agreed to a three-year, $12.5 m...
Reports: Dodgers calling up INF Hyeseong Kim
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,Kim, 26, is batting .252 with an .798 OPS in 115 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, notching five home runs and 19 RBIs.,The Dodgers agr...
Report: President Trump wading into NIL waters
President Donald Trump has asked his aides to begin researching the creation of an executive order to better control the name, image and likeness landscape in college sports, The Wall Street Journal reported.,His directive came after a meeting on Thursday with former Alabama football coach Nick Saba...
Corey Heim wins 2OT NASCAR Truck slugfest at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A casual glance at the box score might tell you Corey Heim's victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 on Friday was a cakewalk.,Quite the contrary. Heim's 14th career win was anything but easy.,The driver of the No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota and Craftsman Truck Series points leader had t...
Timbers ride road winning streak to San Jose to face Quakes
The Portland Timbers look to continue their excellent road form on Saturday when they visit a San Jose Earthquakes side that feels it has been playing better than the results have shown.,The Timbers (5-2-3, 18 points) have already won three times on the road, one reason they've been able to generate...
Ryan O'Hearn's HR backs Dean Kremer as Orioles blank Royals
Baltimore's Dean Kremer threw seven shutout innings and Ryan O'Hearn broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run, seventh-inning home run as the Orioles beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-0 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Yennier Cano and Felix Bautista each pitched an inning of r...
Western Conference Shake-Up: Young Stars Overtake NBA Veterans in 2025 Playoffs
Young teams like the Thunder and Timberwolves are taking over the NBA West, as veteran-led franchises struggle in the 2025 NBA Playoffs....
Katie Ledecky starring in first big swim meet since Olympics
Katie Ledecky is showing off Olympic form at this week's Tyr Pro Meet, the biggest stage she's been on since winning two gold medals and four medals overall in Paris last summer.,The legendary swimmer posted the second-fastest 400-meter freestyle time of her career on Thursday when she outlasted Can...
Reports: Rangers sending scuffling slugger Jake Burger to Triple-A
The Texas Rangers reportedly demoted slugger Jake Burger to Triple-A Round Rock after being shut out by the Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,The move packs significance because Burger smacked 63 homers over the previous two seasons.,Texas acquired Burger from the Miami Marlins last December to help ...
Rudy Gobert, Wolves knock out Lakers in Game 5
Rudy Gobert scored 27 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday.,Julius Randle put up 23 points as the sixth-seeded Timberwolves finished off a 4-1 first...
Jack Draper dismantles Tommy Paul to reach Madrid Open quarters
Fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain cruised past No. 11 Tommy Paul of the United States 6-2, 6-2, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. ,Draper had four aces on the clay court and won 86 percent of his first-serve points while limiting the American to zero aces and just 5...
Back home, Scottie Scheffler eyes first Byron Nelson title
Scottie Scheffler had a good reason for skipping the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in 2024: the birth of his first child., ,Scheffler seemingly has won everywhere on the PGA Tour since his breakthrough in 2022, but only once in his home state of Texas and not at the Byron Nelson. He makes his return to the to...
Lakers face elimination, battle Timberwolves in Game 5
The Minnesota Timberwolves have earned three chances to close out their first-found Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers and will take the floor for the first of those on Wednesday night in Los Angeles for Game 5.,The aggressive Timberwolves took a 3-1 lead in their best-...
Kris Kim, 17, back at Byron Nelson after historic debut in ‘24
Kris Kim is at an age where he's still prone to growth spurts.,For many teenagers, that means shopping for clothes. For the 17-year-old Kim, you can add new golf apparel and getting his clubs re-fit.,"I think last year I want to say I was around 5-10, I want to say. I think I'm maybe 6-foot now," Ki...
Orioles build early four-run lead, hold off Yankees
Ryan O'Hearn hit a three-run homer, Tomoyuki Sugano struck out eight in five shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles held on to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 4-3 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Cedric Mullins, a day after sitting out because of illness, and Ramon Laureano bo...