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Vitality, MongolZ, Spirit post sweeps at BLAST Open SpringTeam Vitality, The MongolZ and Team Spirit finished off sweeps in their respective upper-bracket quarterfinals to open Group B play of the BLAST Open Spring on Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARAVISION also won its opening match to remain in the winner's bracket. 9z Team, MOUZ, Team Liquid and Nin...

Capitals eager to continue strong homestand vs. DevilsThe Washington Capitals have enjoyed the comforts of home lately and aim to keep doing so when they host the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,The Capitals (34-27-8, 76 points) are 7-1-1 in their past nine games as the hosts after a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. They've won 21 of the ...

Iran will boycott America, 'but not the World Cup'The president of Iran's soccer federation said his country would "boycott the United States, but not the World Cup" as it attempts to move its group stage matches south of the border to Mexico.,Mehdi Taj drew the distinction while speaking to Iran's Fars news agency on Wednesday in response to Presi...

UFC's White House event to be sanctioned by ABC, not D.C. commission

The UFC event at the White House on June 14 will be officially licensed and sanctioned by the Association of Boxing Commissions, organizers announced Thursday.,ABC president Timothy Shipman confirmed that they will oversee the action on the South Lawn rather than the D.C. Combat Sports Commission be...

Summit acquire Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan from Dash

Denver Summit FC acquired forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in exchange for $1 million in funds.,The trade announced by both teams on Thursday sends $800,000 in intra-league transfer funds and $200,000 in expansion allocation funds to the Dash. Denver receives...

Capitals grab key late-season win over Senators

Cole Hutson scored in his NHL debut for Washington, putting an exclamation mark on the Capitals' 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.,Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas also scored for Washington (34-27-8, 76 points), which has won two of its last three. Rasmus Sandin, Trevo...

College Hall of Famer Tom Brown, a Minnesota great, dies at 89

Tom Brown, the Minnesota two-way standout whose 1960 season remains one of the defining years for a lineman in college football history, died March 12 at age 89.,Brown played guard and on defense for the Golden Gophers from 1958-60 and became the rare interior lineman who didn't just anchor a champi...

Spring training roundup: Yanks' Gerrit Cole makes successful, albeit brief, return to mound

New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole threw against outside competition for the first time since the 2024 World Series on Wednesday when he opposed the visiting Boston Red Sox in a spring training game in Tampa.,Cole, who had Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2025 season, threw 10 pitches...