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Spirit, MOUZ reach BLAST Bounty Summer grand final
Team Spirit and MOUZ will meet in Sunday's best-of-five grand final at the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 tournament in Attard, Malta.,Team Spirit outlasted FaZe Clan 2-1 and MOUZ rallied past Astralis to win by the same score in Saturday's semifinals of the Counter-Strike 2 competition.,The eight teams r...
Summit sign former Liverpool D Gemma Bonner
The Denver Summit announced the signing Saturday of defender Gemma Bonner through the end of the season.,The 35-year-old England international returns to the NWSL after four productive years at Liverpool FC (2023-26).,"We're thrilled to bring in a proven winner with this level of experience," Denver...
Reports: Steelers signing veteran S Rayshawn Jenkins
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing veteran safety Rayshawn Jenkins, multiple outlets reported on Saturday.,Jenkins, 32, recorded 45 tackles and one interception in 17 games (three starts) last season with Cleveland.,He has 562 tackles, 11 interceptions and four forced fumbles in 139 games (92 start...
Professional bowler Jakob Butturff dies at 32
Professional bowler Jakob Butturff died unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 32, the PBA Tour announced.,Butturff won eight PBA Tour titles, including one major competition -- the 2019 USBC Masters.,"Jakob was one of the most unique players in PBA history," PBA commissioner Tom Clark said. "Fans mar...
Chiefs rookie WR Cyrus Allen carted off practice field
Kansas City Chiefs rookie receiver Cyrus Allen was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury on Saturday after he collided with a teammate during a special teams drill.,The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Allen, who had difficulty putting weight on his left leg before a c...
White Sox hope to extend mini-streak, take series with Rays
The Chicago White Sox opened a six-game road trip by using their muscle to pummel the Tampa Bay Rays in a matchup of first-place clubs Friday.,The American League Central leaders will try to keep flexing those muscles when they meet the Rays again Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Chicago w...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz escapes upset trend at DC Open
Three of the top four men's seeds tumbled out of the Mubadala DC Open on Friday in Washington, with third-seeded Taylor Fritz the lone survivor.,Fritz eked out a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6) victory over Alex Michelsen in an all-U.S. quarterfinal. Michelsen had a match point at 6-5 in the third-set tiebreaker,...
Judge grants extra year of NCAA eligibility to high school Class of '22
College athletes from the high school Class of 2022 were granted an additional year of NCAA eligibility on Friday thanks to a court ruling in Denver.,Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney of the U.S. District Court in Colorado issued a class-wide preliminary injunction affecting those athletes whose standard f...
4-star recruit A’mir Sears commits to Miami
Four-star recruit A'mir Sears has committed to Miami, according to ESPN.,Sears was ESPN's top uncommitted prospect in the 2027 cycle. Only days earlier he announced his intention to reclassify from the Class of 2028 to Class of 2027. He becomes the top-ranked member of the latest recruiting class of...
Nicolas Fernandez extends goal streak, but NYCFC draw vs. Toronto
Nicolas Fernandez scored for the fourth straight game early in the first half, but New York City FC lost the lead late in stoppage time before halftime and settled for a 1-1 draw with visiting Toronto FC on Friday night.,NYCFC (7-6-5, 26 points) was unable to win three straight for the second time t...
White Sox use four homers to top Rays in opener
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi and Munetaka Murakami homered in the first three innings as the Chicago White Sox began a six-game road trip by pounding the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Murakami went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, and Benintendi totaled two hits a...
Revitalized St. Louis City aim to extend hot streak vs. RSL
Less than three months ago, St. Louis City were all but buried.,The club won just one of its first 10 games (1-6-3) and scored more than one goal just twice across that stretch.,Ahead of their match against visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, the dreadful start is nothing more than a distant ...
Winless since May 2, Minnesota eyes revenge on San Diego
Minnesota United will try to snap a six-match winless streak against the team that knocked them out of the Western Conference playoffs last season when they host San Diego FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Loons (6-6-5, 23 points) enter the contest in ninth place, three points ahead of S...
Chiefs legendary S Bobby Hunt dies at 85
Former Kansas City Chiefs safety Bobby Hunt, who started in Super Bowl I, has died at age 85, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame & Museum announced this week.,Neither the cause of Hunt's death nor the date have been released.,Hunt recorded a career-best 10 interceptions in 1966, a season that concluded...
West's best clash north of border as LAFC take on Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps will be in a battle to keep hold of the top spot in the Western Conference when they host Los Angeles FC on Saturday night.,The Whitecaps (10-3-3, 33 points) hold matches in hand over LAFC and the San Jose Earthquakes immediately below them, but have returned from the World C...
Orlando City showing signs of improvement ahead of Red Bulls clash
If both teams' form chart means anything, Saturday night's match between Orlando City and the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J., might be high-scoring.,Orlando (6-9-2, 20 points) has allowed a whopping 44 goals in 17 matches for a minus-16 goal differential that presently has it on the outside of...
Nashville SC seek to reignite attack at D.C. United
D.C. United and Nashville SC are pursuing vastly different goals this season. While D.C. is trying to end its MLS-high six-year playoff drought, Nashville is seeking its first-ever Supporter's Shield trophy.,Both teams are currently in position to accomplish those goals, though their margins for err...
Haeryn Ryu surges toward third straight major at AIG Women's Open
South Korea's Haeryn Ryu moved into position for her third straight major triumph with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday that claimed a one-stroke lead midway through the AIG Women's Open in Lytham St. Annes, England.,Ryu sits at 7 under 135 through two rounds at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Club, which plac...
Pens sign F Tommy Novak to 3-year, $13.95M extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Tommy Novak to a three-year, $13.95 million contract extension on Friday.,Novak, 29, posted 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists) in 82 games in his first full season with the Penguins in 2025-26.,Acquired in a trade with Nashville in March 2025, Novak has 159 point...
Sam Leavitt Faces Massive Expectations at LSU
LSU landed Sam Leavitt as Lane Kiffin’s biggest offseason addition, but questions remain about his health, talent and massive expectations....