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Lawsuit settlement means pro swimmers to get big payout
The World Aquatics organization has announced it will pay a $4.6 million settlement to swimmers who competed for an independent league it had previously attempted to block.,Front Office Sports reported that the settlement in the class-action lawsuit, announced Monday by the global governing body, me...
Alex Cejka, Stewart Cink tied atop Stifel Charity Classic
Germany's Alex Cejka is tied with first-round leader Stewart Cink after 36 holes of the Stifel Charity Classic on Saturday in St. Louis.,Cejka fired a 5-under-par 66 to move up four spots at Norwood Hills Country Club. Cink also is at 9 under for the tournament after he followed Friday's 7-under 64 ...
Stewart Cink shoots 64 to take lead at Stifel Charity Classic
Stewart Cink opened with a 7-under-par 64 and grabbed a one-shot lead Friday at the Stifel Charity Classic in St. Louis.,Cink placed third last year at Norwood Hills Country Club, when the event was still called the Ascension Charity Classic. He displayed his liking for the course Friday by rolling ...
Stewart Cink wins second straight Ally Challenge in playoff
It took a ferocious finish and 55 holes to do it, but Stewart Cink came away with his second straight victory at the Ally Challenge on Sunday in Grand Blanc, Mich.,Cink shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish level with South Africa's Ernie Els, who entered the day as the leader. On the first playoff hole a...
Stewart Cink cards 62 and takes early lead at Ally Challenge
Stewart Cink shot a blistering 10-under par round of 62 and took a two-shot lead after the first round of PGA Tour Champions stop at The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.,Cink, who is second behind Miguel Angel Jiminez on the Charles Schwab Cup leaderboard, is two strokes ahead of Australia's Ste...
Sparks F Cameron Brink to return from ACL tear vs. Aces
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink will make her season debut Tuesday against the visiting Las Vegas Aces after missing the team's first 25 games due to a torn left ACL that has required 13 months of rehabilitation.,Brink and Sparks coach Lynne Roberts confirmed Brink's availability after prac...
Aces visit ex-point guard Kelsey Plum and red-hot Sparks
After splitting a pair of games against her former team on the road earlier this season, the Los Angeles Sparks' Kelsey Plum now gets the opportunity to play host to old friends when the Las Vegas Aces pay a visit Tuesday.,The Sparks (11-14) are on a season-best five game winning streak with the las...
Report: Dolphins, Minkah Fitzpatrick agree to reworked deal
The Miami Dolphins and All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick agreed to a reworked contract, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Fitzpatrick will receive a $16.435 million signing bonus and Miami will save $11 million against the 2025 salary cap, per the report.,The Dolphins acquired Fitzpatrick from Pittsburgh las...
Missouri extends coach Eliah Drinkwitz through 2029
Missouri extended football coach Eliah Drinkwitz's contract through the 2029 season on Thursday.,Drinkwitz, 42, has guided the Tigers to a 38-24 record since his hiring in December 2019.,Missouri went 11-2 in 2023 and 10-3 last season, the program's winningest two-year stretch since 2013-14.,The Tig...
Missouri coach proposes 30 teams for CFP, wants to nix committee
Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz floated the notion of a 30-team College Football Playoff while speaking to reporters Thursday on the last day of SEC media days in Atlanta.,"Now you're talking about an opportunity for 30 teams, 30 fanbases to be excited and engaged -- engaged in giving revenue," ...
Dodgers draft pick, Mizzou QB Sam Horn picks laces over aces
Dodgers draft pick Sam Horn is putting pitching on the backburner, choosing laces over aces to compete for the starting quarterback job at Missouri in 2025.,Horn, who also plays baseball for the Tigers, was selected in the 17th round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. He celebrated with his family, to...
Mets place OF Starling Marte (knee) on IL amid series of moves
The New York Mets placed outfielder Starling Marte on the injured list Tuesday with a bruise to his right knee, while outfielder Jesse Winker was activated from the 60-day IL.,The Mets also selected the contract of right-hander Alex Carrillo from Triple-A Syracuse, while right-hander Zach Pop was de...
Padraig Harrington wins second U.S. Senior Open in four years
Ireland's Padraig Harrington parlayed four front-nine birdies Sunday into steady back-nine play that resulted in a one-shot victory at the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo.,Harrington fired a 3-under-par 67 to assure a single-stroke victory at 11-under 269 over runne...
3-way deadlock continues at U.S. Senior Open
Coming into the day at the U.S. Senior Open, three golfers were tied atop the leaderboard. And by the end of the day Saturday at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, the same three golfers continued to share the lead.,Stewart Cink, Ireland's Padraig Harrington and Australia's Mark Hensby shot ma...
Three share lead at midpoint of U.S. Senior Open
Stewart Cink shot a 4-under-par 66, the best round of the event, to forge a tie with Ireland's Padraig Harrington and Australia's Mark Hensby atop the leaderboard at the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs.,"I love the fact that ... I haven't played great these first two days...
RHP Frankie Montas back from IL, set to make Mets debut
The New York Mets reinstated right-hander Frankie Montas from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday and moved outfielder Jesse Winker to the 60-day injured list in the process.,In another corresponding move, right-hander Chris Devenski was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.,Montas was scheduled to make his...
Minkah Fitzpatrick's brother, No. 3 CB prospect, commits to Georgia
Justice Fitzpatrick, a four-star cornerback in the Class of 2026 and the younger brother of NFL star Minkah Fitzpatrick, committed to play for Georgia on Tuesday.,The younger Fitzpatrick is considered the No. 3 cornerback in his class and No. 47 overall prospect by the 247Sports composite rankings.,...
Katie Ledecky threatens own world record at U.S. Swimming Championships
Katie Ledecky highlighted opening night of the 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships on Tuesday in Indianapolis by threatening the 800-meter freestyle world record that she set last month in Florida.,Ledecky was more than one second ahead of her world-record pace midway through the fast heat of the 800, ...
Retief Goosen, Angel Cabrera part of logjam atop Senior PGA event
Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera are among four players tied for the lead after three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship in Bethesda, Md.,Jason Caron and England's Phillip Archer also part of the tie at 5-under 211 after Saturday's windy third round at Congressional Country Club. Seven others are ...
Richard Green shoots 63 to grab top spot at Regions Tradition
Australian Richard Green made a long eagle putt and finished his round with a birdie to fire a 9-under-par 63 and take a two-shot lead after one round of the Regions Tradition on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.,Green, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour Champions, gave himself a nice head start toward w...