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Reports: Pacers give F Aaron Nesmith 2-year, $40.4M extension
The Indiana Pacers signed forward Aaron Nesmith to a two-year contract extension worth $40.4 million, multiple media outlets reported late Monday.,A 2020 lottery pick by the Boston Celtics, Nesmith became a starter after he was traded to the Pacers in July 2022.,Though injuries limited Nesmith to 45...
Jahmyr Gibbs tops 200 total yards as Lions club Buccaneers
Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 218 total yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard scoring run, as the host Detroit Lions downed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday night.,Gibbs rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 82 yards. Jared Goff passed for 241 yards and a touchdown,...
Veteran WR Tyler Lockett asks for, gets release from Titans
Wide receiver Tyler Lockett asked for his release from Tennessee, which the Titans granted on Monday, per multiple reports.,ESPN noted that Lockett was expected to become free to sign with another team Wednesday evening.,Lockett, 33, was an offseason signing for the Titans (one-year, $4 million deal...
U.S. heads joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup
The United States is expected to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup in a joint effort with Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica.,The presidents of the four nations' soccer federations revealed the details of their bid plans at a press conference Monday in New York.,The joint bid is uncontested, leaving ...
Purdue PG Braden Smith leads AP preseason All-American team
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith was a unanimous choice for the Associated Press preseason All-American team, released Monday.,Smith, a senior, received all 57 votes in the balloting. He is the only returning first-team All-American in the country.,Texas Tech's JT Toppin (52 votes) was second, w...
Bulls G Coby White (calf) to miss at least two weeks
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White will miss Wednesday's season opener and is expected to be out at least two weeks with a right calf strain.,White suffered the injury in August, limiting his participation in training camp and causing him to miss all preseason games.,The 25-year-old has returned to on-c...
Olivia Moultrie scores twice, Portland beats Angel City to earn postseason bid
Olivia Moultrie scored in each half and the visiting Portland Thorns clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 victory over Angel City Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.,Portland (10-8-7, 37 points) clinched a playoff spot for the ninth straight season thanks to Moultrie's second career two-goal game and he...
MOUZ, Aurora Gaming, HEROIC, Team Spirit reach BLAST Slam IV quarters
MOUZ, Aurora Gaming, HEROIC and Team Spirit won their Play-In matches on Sunday and advanced to the quarterfinals at the Dota 2 event BLAST Slam IV.,Team Liquid and BetBoom Team won their Last Chance Playoff matches before being eliminated in the Play-In round.,In the $1 million Dota 2 tournament, t...
Chiefs hold Raiders to 95 total yards in 31-0 victory
Patrick Mahomes passed for 286 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters and the Kansas City Chiefs moved ahead .500 for the first time this season with a 31-0 shellacking of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.,Rashee Rice was credited with two touchdown receptions while...
Drake Maye shines as Patriots defeat Titans
Drake Maye completed 21 of 23 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns to help the visiting New England Patriots stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the Tennessee Titans 31-13 Sunday.,Maye, who also ran for 62 yards on eight attempts, completed 16 consecutive passes at one point dur...
Short-handed Canucks survive Capitals' furious rally
Defenseman Tyler Myers recorded a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks hung on for a 4-3 win over the host Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Elias Pettersson, Kiefer Sherwood and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Conor Garland added a pair of assists and Thatcher Demko made 29 saves.,R...
Titans DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring) downgraded to out vs. Patriots
Tennessee Titans three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (hamstring) has been downgraded to out for the remainder of Sunday's home game vs. the New England Patriots.,Simmons' injury occurred in the second quarter with the Titans leading 10-3. After a visit to the medical tent, he attemp...
Ronny Deila out as coach of Atlanta United after 5-win season
Atlanta United dismissed head coach Ronny Deila on Sunday after one season.,The club was 5-16-13 in MLS play (6-18-13 in all competitions) and posted just one win in its past 18 matches. With 28 points, Atlanta United finished in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.,There were high expectations for...
Brandon Graham mulls ending retirement, rejoining Eagles
Brandon Graham is considering coming out of retirement to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN reported Sunday.,The report comes six days after defensive end Za'Darius Smith announced his retirement.,A two-time Super Bowl champion, Graham called it a career on March 18 after a franchise-record 206 r...
Why Tony Vitello Could Be the Giants’ Next Game-Changing Manager
Tony Vitello is becoming the San Francisco Giants’ next manager. Here’s why his development skills at the college level outweigh lack of pro managerial experience....
FC Dallas clinches playoff berth with season-ending win at Vancouver
Midfielder Kaick scored the go-ahead goal in the 47th minute and goaltender Michael Collodi made six saves to make it stand up as visiting FC Dallas clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 Decision Day victory over 10-man Vancouver on Saturday night., ,Osaze Urhoghide also scored for Dallas (11-12-11, 4...
Real Salt Lake nabs final West playoff spot with draw vs. St. Louis City
Victor Olatunji scored a first-half brace Saturday night and visiting Real Salt Lake managed to clinch the final playoff spot in the West by tying St. Louis City SC 2-2.,RSL (12-17-5, 41 points) emerged from a three-team tie with Colorado and San Jose on the basis of tiebreakers. Colorado could have...
Minnesota United drops regular-season finale to Galaxy
Matheus Nascimento and Joseph Paintsil scored as the Los Angeles Galaxy held on for a 2-1 win over visiting Minnesota United on MLS Decision Day on Saturday in Carson, Calif.,The loss ensures that Minnesota (16-8-10, 58 points) will finish in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Loons will ho...
Sporting KC, Houston end their seasons with scoreless draw
The Houston Dynamo and host Sporting Kansas City each enter the offseason with a bitter taste in their mouths after failing to find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw. ,Both teams had been eliminated from playoff consideration before Decision Day began., ,Houston (9-15-10, 37 points) had lost three o...
Pitt leans on special teams, defense in win over Syracuse
Kenny Johnson returned a punt for a touchdown to spark visiting Pitt to a 30-13 win over Syracuse in ACC action on Saturday.,Pitt's Mason Heintschel was 13-of-24 for 143 yards with an interception and a rushing score. Trey Butkowski kicked three field goals for the Panthers (5-2, 3-1 ACC), who have ...