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Minnesota United, LAFC have high hopes after playoff runs
The teams that lost in the semifinals of the MLS Cup Western Conference playoffs last season square off when Minnesota United visits Los Angeles FC on Saturday afternoon in the league opener for both teams.,LAFC, who won the MLS Cup in 2023, finished first in the West last season with a 19-8-7 recor...

Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol set for rematch in Saudi Arabia
Boxing's "Riyadh Season" continues Saturday night with Artur Beterbiev defending his light heavyweight championships against Dmitry Bivol in a rematch from last October.,Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) won a majority decision against Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) to win Bivol's WBA title while Beterbiev defended hi...

Former Pirates P Scott Sauerbeck dies
Former Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Scott Sauerbeck died, the team announced on Thursday. He was 53.,While the team did not provide details on Sauerbeck's passing, Pittsburgh Baseball Now said he suffered a fatal heart attack in his Florida home on Tuesday.,"The Pirates family mourns the passing o...

LPGA rookie Akie Iwai jumps to 3-stroke lead in Thailand
Akie Iwai recorded 10 birdies to take a three-shot lead after the first round on the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday.,Iwai tied the 18-hole scoring record at the event, last accomplished by Japanese compatriot Yuka Saso in the final round in 2022.,In second place and three shots back after a round o...
These Five MLB Bottom Feeders Are Already Pretty Much Eliminated From 2025 Playoffs
Baseball is great because anything can happen, but we have a pretty damn good feeling that these five bottom-feeding teams won't be making the 2025 MLB Playoffs....

Penn State snaps 7-game losing skid with rout of Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points as Penn State ended its seven-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Wednesday, thrashing visiting Nebraska 89-72 in University Park, Pa.,D'Marco Dunn chipped in 17 points for the Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten), who shot 60.7 percent...

Patriots release LB Sione Takitaki
The New England Patriots released six-year veteran linebacker Sione Takitaki on Wednesday after his lone season with the team.,Takitaki, 29, played in 11 games (four starts) and totaled 21 tackles. He has 289 career tackles with four sacks, 14 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, two intercepti...

Venus Williams, age 44, receives wild card to Indian Wells
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams received a wild-card entry into the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., the tournament announced Wednesday.,Williams, 44, played in two tournaments in 2024 and lost her first match both times. She received a wild card for Indian Wells last ...

Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has 'significant' shoulder injury, still in hospital
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is being treated for an infection and a "significant injury" to his right shoulder and remained in a Boston hospital Wednesday morning.,McAvoy suffered the injury in Team USA's first game in the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland last Thursday and initially wa...

Lions' Jameson Williams escapes NFL discipline for gun incident
Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams will not face discipline from the NFL for carrying an unlicensed gun, with a league spokesman telling the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday that the matter is "closed.",Williams, 23, also avoided criminal charges for the gun, discovered by police during a traffic...

Tiger Woods back in action in TGL loss to New York GC
Tiger Woods on Tuesday made his first start since the death of his mother when he competed in a TGL match at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,It was all over in a proverbial New York Minute for Woods and his Jupiter Links GC teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim as they lost 10-3 in a one-sided shellacking at ...

Somber Tiger Woods back in action in TGL loss to New York GC
Tiger Woods on Tuesday made his first start since the death of his mother when he competed in a TGL match at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,It was all over in a proverbial New York Minute for Woods and his Jupiter Links GC teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim as they lost 10-3 in a one-sided shellacking at ...

Second-half surge sends Pitt past Syracuse
Powered by 19 points apiece from Zack Austin and Ishmael Leggett, Pitt rallied to take down visiting Syracuse 79-70 Tuesday night.,The Panthers (16-10, 7-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept their flickering NCAA Tournament at-large hopes alive with their second win in a row. Syracuse (11-16, 5-11) has...

Orlando City, MF Nico Lodeiro decide to part ways
Orlando City and midfielder Nico Lodeiro agreed to part ways Tuesday and mutually terminated the 35-year-old's contract.,Lodeiro had one goal and 11 assists in 34 MLS matches (16 starts) last year in his lone season with Orlando City.,"This was certainly a difficult decision as Nico has been a great...

On hot stretch, Nebraska clashes with reeling Penn State
Nebraska and Penn State are trending in different directions, to say the least.,The Cornhuskers hope to continue pushing toward an NCAA Tournament berth Wednesday when they visit the Nittany Lions, who are desperate to end a long losing streak.,Nebraska (17-9, 7-8 Big Ten) has earned four wins again...

Former Stanford coach David Shaw joins Lions' staff
The Detroit Lions added former Stanford head coach David Shaw to a revamped coaching staff on Tuesday as their passing game coordinator.,Shaw, 52, was a four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year at Stanford from 2011-22. With a record of 96-54, he resigned as the winningest coach in Cardinal history.,Joini...

Dynamo acquire D Michael Halliday from Orlando City
The Houston Dynamo acquired defender Michael Halliday from Orlando City SC on Tuesday for a 2026 first-round draft pick.,Halliday, 22, is under contract through the 2025 season with club options for 2026 and 2027, while Orlando City retained a future sell-on percentage.,"Michael is a promising young...

Sweden edges final-bound USA to cap 4 Nations group play
BOSTON -- Jesper Bratt scored the game-winner as Sweden completed a first-period comeback and held on to defeat the United States 2-1 in the final round-robin game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday night.,Gustav Nyquist also scored and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves (11 in the third period) for Swede...

Inter Miami's CONCACAF opener at K.C. postponed to Wednesday
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have an extra 24 hours to prepare for their season opener.,Inter Miami's CONCACAF Champions Cup match scheduled for Tuesday at Sporting Kansas City was pushed back to Wednesday due to a cold weather advisory and winter storm warning. The Kansas City area is expected to h...

Syracuse, Pitt in critical stretch for ACC tourney berths
Pittsburgh's leading scorer Jaland Lowe is expected to return when the Panthers host Syracuse on Tuesday night with both teams scrambling for position in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,Lowe, a sophomore guard, missed Pitt's victory over Miami on Saturday with concussion-like symp...