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NWSL's first NYC game pits Gotham FC vs. Spirit at Citi Field
The first NWSL game played in New York City will pit Gotham FC against the visiting Washington Spirit in a rematch of the league's 2025 championship fixture, the teams announced Tuesday.,ESPN will televise "The Queens Classic" live from Citi Field, the home ballpark of the New York Mets, on July 15 ...

Angel City M Hina Sugita out for season with torn ACL
Angel City FC midfielder Hina Sugita will miss the rest of the 2026 NWSL season with a torn left ACL, the club said Tuesday.,"Hina is a world class athlete and teammate," head coach Alex Straus said. "We are devastated for her, but know she will bring the same focus and determination to her rehab as...

Oilers: Star F Leon Draisaitl (lower body) likely out rest of regular season
The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to miss the rest of the regular season because of a lower-body injury, the team said on Tuesday afternoon.,Draisaitl was on the receiving end of Nashville forward Ozzy Wiesblatt's hit at 4:20 of the first period of Sunday's 3-1 home win over the...

White Sox RHP Mike Vasil to have Tommy John surgery
Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil will have Tommy John surgery in the coming weeks, the team announced Tuesday.,Vasil, who turns 26 on Thursday, will miss the entire 2026 season.,He departed Saturday's preseason game with right elbow soreness after throwing 3 2/3 scoreless innings against th...

Sporting Kansas City acquire Brazilian D Diego Borges
Sporting Kansas City acquired Brazilian defender Diego Borges from Hungary's Zalaegerszeg TE on Tuesday.,The 21-year-old center back is under contract through 2029-30 with an option for 2030-31. He will occupy U22 Initiative and international roster slots.,"Diego is a young and exciting prospect at ...

Pistons C Isaiah Stewart (calf) out at least a week
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart will be sidelined for at least a week with a Grade 1 left calf strain, the team confirmed Tuesday.,Stewart, 24, sustained the injury during last Friday in a win against the Memphis Grizzlies and did not play Sunday in a loss to the Toronto Raptors.,The timeline ...

Oilers F Leon Draisaitl to miss ‘some time’ with unspecified injury
The Edmonton Oilers are preparing to play some stretch of games without star forward Leon Draisaitl.,Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that but little else to reporters Monday, one day after Draisaitl exited a game against the Nashville Predators after taking a hard hit.,"He had his doctor's appo...

USMNT unveils 2026 World Cup kit
Nike and U.S. Soccer released images Monday of the new kits the U.S. men's national team will debut in a friendly this month before sporting them at this summer's FIFA World Cup.,It will become the new look for all U.S. soccer national teams upon its release, marking the first time all American seni...

Auburn, New Mexico, Wake Forest, Tulsa earn No. 1 seeds in NIT
Auburn, the second team left out of this year's NCAA Tournament, has accepted a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, serving as one of four No. 1 seeds for the 32-team tournament which begins on Tuesday.,New Mexico (23-10), Wake Forest (17-16) and Tulsa (26-7) are the other No. 1 seeds, joinin...

Angel City pour it on in 4-0 win over Stars
Angel City FC poured it on in the second half to produce a 4-0 win over the Chicago Stars in both teams' NWSL season opener on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Kennedy Fuller opened the scoring in the 33rd minute before Evelyn Shores, Ary Borges and Maiara Niehues added goals after halftime for Angel City (1-...

Cameron Young wins Players Championship by 1 shot in wild finish
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Cameron Young clinched his second PGA Tour title and the biggest win of his career with a sensational one-shot victory at The Players Championship on Sunday after a drama-laden afternoon at TPC Sawgrass.,One stroke behind England's Matt Fitzpatrick with two holes to play, ...

Brian White nets brace as Whitecaps pound Minnesota United
Brian White scored a brace and Sebastian Berhalter added a goal and had two assists as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 6-0 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Sunday afternoon, spoiling the MLS debut of James Rodriguez.,Emmanuel Sabbi and Mathias Laborda each had a goal and an assist and ...

Thunder blow past Timberwolves, extend win streak to eight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home Sunday.,Gilgeous-Alexander's late surge extended his record streak of 20-point to 128 consecutive. He broke Wilt Chamberlain's ...

Novak Djokovic (shoulder) withdraws from upcoming Miami Open
Six-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from this year's tournament due to a right shoulder ailment, the event announced Sunday.,Djokovic reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open this past week at Indian Wells, Calif., before falling to Jack Draper in a third-set tie-breaker on ...
Three NBA Moments Everyone Misunderstood Last Week
A closer look at three NBA moments that sparked debate: Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, Cleveland’s challenge drama, and the confusion around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s streak....

Charlie Woods finishes last at Junior Invitational
Charlie Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, carded an 8-over 80 in the final round at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in Graniteville, S.C., to finish in last place in the field of 36 golfers.,Woods, 17, a high school junior in Palm Beach, Fla., had a rough final round. His...

D.C. United edge Fire on Tai Baribo PK in stoppage time
Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give visiting D.C. United a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,Matti Peltola also scored a goal for D.C. (2-2-0, 6 points), which rallied from a late 1-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and inch ah...

Mathieu Choiniere's brace propels LAFC past St. Louis City SC
Mathieu Choiniere's second-half brace lifted Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,Hugo Lloris made four saves for his fourth clean sheet as LAFC (4-0-0, 12 points) improved to 5-0-2 in seven all-time MLS matches against St. Louis.,Roman Burki made three ...

Lasse Johnsen's debut goal helps Kansas City earn 1st win at Galaxy
Dejan Joveljic scored a goal against his former team and Lasse Johnsen also scored in his MLS debut as Sporting Kansas City earned a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy for their first win of the season Saturday at Carson, Calif., ,John Pulskamp made four saves as Sporting KC (1-2-1, 4 points) d...

D.C. United edges Fire on stoppage time Tai Baribo PK
Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the 5th minute of stoppage time to give visiting D.C. United a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,Matti Peltola also scored a goal for D.C. (2-2-0, 6 points), which rallied from a late 1-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and inch ahea...