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Angel City sign Iceland F Sveindis Jonsdottir
Angel City Football Club signed Sveindis Jonsdottir, a forward on the Iceland women's national team, through the 2027 season on Wednesday.,Jonsdottir, 23, will join Angel City from Wolfsburg in Germany at the end of the UEFA European Championship this summer.,With Wolfsburg, she scored 22 goals and ...
AJ Smith-Shawver, Braves bid to slow down Nationals
The Washington Nationals go for a season-high fifth straight win when they host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.,The Nationals continued their strong play with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night. ,Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) will look to slow down Washington on Wedne...
Mariners bring stingy pitching into series finale vs. White Sox
The Seattle Mariners will look to bounce back from their second shutout loss of the season when they bid to secure a road series victory from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,The teams split the first two games, with both hinging on eighth-inning matchups between White Sox reliever Cam ...
Falcons eke out win, snag IEM Dallas playoff berth
Team Falcons pulled out a 2-1 win over HEROIC on Tuesday to book a berth in the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas playoffs.,The Falcons advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final, where they will oppose MOUZ, a 2-0 winner over Team Liquid on Tuesday.,In the Group A upper-bracket semifinals, Team Vitalit...
Newly signed Adrian Houser leads White Sox to shutout of M's
Adrian Houser pitched six shutout innings in his team debut and Joshua Palacios drove in the game's lone run as the Chicago White Sox edged the visiting Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Tuesday.,The teams navigated a 95-minute rain delay to start the night before the White Sox stopped a five-game losing stre...
Bailey Falter, Pirates edge Reds 1-0 to end skid
Bailey Falter tossed seven shutout innings and Bryan Reynolds drove in the lone run as the host Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.,The Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak while ending the Reds' five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh recorded its fi...
Julio Rodriguez heating up as Mariners face White Sox
After batting just .202 in April, Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez has regrouped in May.,Rodriguez has hit safely in seven straight games and 11 of 12 entering the Mariners' Tuesday road game against the Chicago White Sox.,The two-time All-Star belted an eighth-inning grand slam on Mo...
White Sox sign RHP Adrian Houser, to start vs. Mariners on Tuesday
Veteran free agent right-hander Adrian Houser is signing with the Chicago White Sox on a one-year, $1.35 million contract and will start Tuesday's game against the visiting Seattle Mariners in his season debut.,In a corresponding move, the White Sox designated right-hander Yoendrys Gomez for assignm...
Notre Dame hires alumnus Pat Garrity as hoops GM
Notre Dame hired alumnus Pat Garrity on Tuesday to serve as general manager of the Fighting Irish men's and women's basketball teams.,The dual GM role is new at Notre Dame and is believed to be only the second such role -- overseeing both men's and women's sports -- in college athletics. Baker Dunle...
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese rivalry game draws big ratings
Saturday's game between the Caitlin Clark-led Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky drew an average of 2.7 million viewers on ABC, making it the most watched WNBA regular-season contest in 25 years, per Sports Media Watch.,The game, which peaked at 3.1 million viewers, drew the league's second-largest a...
TGL announces Motor City expansion team for 2027
TGL is expanding to seven teams in 2027 with the addition of Motor City Golf Club representing Detroit.,TMRW Sports and TGL CEO and founder Mike McCarley made the announcement on Tuesday.,The Motor City GC ownership group is led by Middle West Partners and principals Michael Hamp, Peter Hamp and Kev...
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...
Former Sporting KC M Gadi Kinda dies at 31
Former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gadi Kinda died, his club Maccabi Haifa FC announced on Tuesday. He was 31.,Kinda was hospitalized while "going through a complex medical battle in recent weeks," Maccabi Haifa announced two weeks ago.,The Israeli international last played in a match for Maccab...
Titans QBs Cam Ward, Will Levis splitting May reps
Guarding against making "September declarations" about their starting quarterback, the Tennessee Titans are splitting repetitions between incumbent No. 1 Will Levis and No. 1 pick Cam Ward.,"They've both handled it really well," coach Brian Callahan said Tuesday, praising Levis for his offseason wor...
NYCFC extend loan of M James Sands to FC St. Pauli
New York City FC extended midfielder James Sands' loan to Germany's FC St. Pauli through June 30, 2026, the MLS club announced Tuesday.,Sands, 24, joined the Bundesliga's St. Pauli in January and appeared in seven matches before sustaining a season-ending leg injury.,A homegrown player for NYCFC, Sa...
Alex Caruso Is the Thunder’s Secret Weapon, and Everyone’s About to Find Out
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be the star, but it’s Alex Caruso’s junkyard defense that’s fueling OKC’s playoff run. The Timberwolves are next, and they better be ready....
Returning Casey Lawrence might start for Mariners vs. White Sox
After batting just .202 in April, Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez has regrouped in May.,Rodriguez has hit safely in seven straight games and 11 of 12 entering the Mariners' Tuesday road game against the Chicago White Sox.,The two-time All-Star belted an eighth-inning grand slam on Mo...
Julio Rodriguez, Luis Castillo power Mariners over White Sox
Julio Rodriguez belted an eighth-inning grand slam and Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings to lift the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,American League West-leading Seattle stretched its winning streak to four games.,Chicago brought the tyin...
Cavs president: ‘Have to get over the hump’ after expectations reset
The Cleveland Cavaliers changed head coaches and saw a 16-game improvement in their regular-season record. In the end, the result was the same as the year before: a second-round exit from the playoffs.,The Cavaliers' remarkable 64-18 regular season placed them in a spotlight they last enjoyed when L...
A Changing of the Guard: These Playoffs Are the NBA’s Passing of the Torch
The 2025 NBA Playoffs mark a clear shift in power as rising stars like Edwards, SGA, Brunson, and Haliburton take center stage while the league’s aging icons fade from the spotlight....