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Report: Phoenix, Vegas potential options if Whitecaps relocate
Las Vegas and Phoenix are the top contenders to become an MLS city if the Vancouver Whitecaps were to relocate, The Athletic reported on Monday.,MLS declined to comment on the report.,Per the report, a special committee of MLS owners met earlier this month to conduct talks on the future of the White...
Alexander Blockx latest youngster to knock off high seed in Madrid
Alexander Blockx of Belgium was the latest player to secure his first career top-10 victory when he upset Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Monday in the third round of the Madrid Open.,Blockx, 21, reached the Round of 16 for the second straight ATP Masters 1000 event after f...
Fever's Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham remain committed to Europe's Project B
Indiana Fever stars Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham remain committed to upstart women's basketball league Project B despite some earlier mixed messages about how the WNBA's new CBA might affect their desire to play overseas.,Mitchell told reporters last week that it would take a "drastic, uniq...
Braves' Reynaldo Lopez a reliever 'for now' to work on delivery flaw
Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez is moving to the bullpen "for now" to work out a mechanical flaw in his delivery, Atlanta manager Walt Weiss told reporters Sunday.,Lopez began the season as Atlanta's No. 2 starter after making just one start in 2025 before undergoing season-ending shoulder surger...
Top Quarterbacks to Watch for the 2027 NFL Draft
A look ahead to the 2027 NFL Draft with top QB prospects including Arch Manning and CJ Carr....
DC sets 1M attendance goal for '27 NFL Draft
Washington, D.C., is coming for the draft attendance record set by Pittsburgh over the weekend. ,The D.C.-based NFL draft in 2027 already has a goal of having a combined three-day attendance figure of 1 million fans on the National Mall. ,The draft has been in D.C. before, but not since 1940 at the ...
Predators sign KHL star Vitali Pinchuk for 2026-27
The Nashville Predators signed forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, entry-level deal for the 2026-27 season on Monday.,The 24-year-old Belarus native finished third in the KHL in goals (31) and tied for sixth in points (66) in 2025-26.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New gu...
5-star Finnish forward pushes Arkansas class to No. 1
Five-star Finnish 7-footer Miika Muurinen committed to Arkansas and elevated John Calipari's 2026 recruiting class to No. 1 in the country, according to ESPN.,Muurinen, 19, who played at multiple U.S. high schools, took an official visit to Arkansas in 2024 before signing to play professionally in S...
Angels, White Sox looking for offensive consistency
One month into the season, the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels have experienced extreme positives at the plate to go with frustrating negatives.,As the teams begin a three-game set in Chicago on Monday, the aim remains to build consistency -- with victories hopefully to follow.,After outsco...
Brotherly love: Matt, Alex Fitzpatrick capture meaningful Zurich win
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick of England birdied the final hole after their three-stroke lead vanished on the back nine Sunday, leading them to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at Avondale, La.,The birdie on the par-5 18th hole gave them a 1-under-par 71, pushing their tournament total to ...
Nelly Korda lands 3rd major win at Chevron, regains No. 1 ranking
Nelly Korda returned to the mountaintop Sunday in Houston by going wire to wire for her second Chevron Championship title in three years and regaining the World No. 1 ranking in the process.,Korda shot a tidy 2-under-par 70 in the final round at Memorial Park Golf Course and won the season's first m...
Jose Tena's HR in 10th helps Nationals edge White Sox
Jose Tena hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the 10th inning after CJ Abrams provided a go-ahead sacrifice fly as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday.,Both pitching staffs allowed just four hits. Paxton Schultz worked around Tristan Peters' RBI single in the ...
2-time Super Bowl champion OT Donovan Smith announces retirement
Nine-year veteran offensive tackle Donovan Smith announced his retirement from football on Sunday.,Smith played 136 games in his NFL career. He was a second-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was immediately plugged into the starting lineup and was a PFWA All-Rookie sel...
Pistons need All-Star version of Jalen Duren to hang with Magic
Detroit center Jalen Duren has been unusually quiet during his team's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.,That likely needs to change soon if the Pistons intend to earn their first playoff-series win since 2008.,Duren has been a non-factor for the top-seeded Pistons, who trail 2-1 in this ...
Nationals SS Nasim Nunez playing 'nasty' against White Sox
Washington Nationals shortstop Nasim Nunez delivered two hits, four RBIs and a stolen base during Saturday's 6-3, 10-inning victory against the host Chicago White Sox.,Nunez acknowledged he was aiming to emulate one of his favorite players, current New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor -- a path ...
D.C. United scores 2 late goals to rally past Orlando City
Kye Rowles scored on a header in the 90th minute as D.C. United overcame its home-field jinx, rallying for a 3-2 win over injury-riddled Orlando City SC Saturday on a chilly night in Washington, D.C.,Jackson Hopkins and Louis Munteanu also scored for D.C. (3-4-3, 12 points), which snapped a six-game...
Whitecaps continue hot home streak, down Rapids
Brian White scored a brace to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Cheikh Sabaly also scored a goal for Vancouver (8-1-0, 24 points), which won its fourth straight match, all at home. Yohei Takaoka made two saves for the Whitecaps, who re...
Timo Werner's brace propels San Jose past St. Louis City
Timo Werner's brace late in the second half Saturday night enabled the visiting San Jose Earthquakes to rally for a 3-2 win over St. Louis City SC.,San Jose (9-1-0, 27 points) trailed 2-1 when Werner went to work. After Conrad Wallem was called for a foul in the box, Werner went to the spot and wire...
Sidney Crosby, Penguins top Flyers, stay alive in playoff series
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist Saturday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive with a 4-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been ...
In-form Chicago routs lowly Kansas City with 2nd-half barrage
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scored a pair of second-half goals for the Chicago Fire, who romped past visiting Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Maren Haile-Selassie also scored as Chicago extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) in MLS play. The Fire (5-2-2, 17 ...