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New Seahawks OC Ryan Grubb impressed by Geno Smith's skills
Ryan Grubb turned Michael Penix Jr. into a Heisman Trophy finalist during his two seasons as Washington's offensive coordinator.,His next task is turning Geno Smith back into a high-level starter for the Seattle Seahawks.,Grubb, now offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, is installing his system and...
League parts ways with Minnesota GM Natalie Darwitz
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Saturday that it has parted ways with PWHL Minnesota general manager Natalie Darwitz.,Jayna Hefford, the PWHL senior vice president of hockey operations, said in a Zoom interview that the decision involved more than one person after a review of team o...
Report: Caitlin Clark to be left off Olympic team
Caitlin Clark apparently will need to wait until Los Angeles and 2028 to represent the United States in the Summer Olympics.,The Athletic reported Saturday that the WNBA rookie is not expected to be among 12 players selected to compete for Team USA in Paris when the 2024 Summer Games begin next mont...
Mariners aim to shake off collapse against Royals
No lead is safe for the Seattle Mariners when they play in Kansas City.,The Royals rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Mariners 10-9 on Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and then scored the winning run on Nelson Velazquez's fielde...
Looking to move on from lopsided losses, Tigers face Brewers
The Detroit Tigers lost their past two games by a total of 19 runs.,The good news is they don't have to dwell on their back-to-back poor outings. They will play the second game of a weekend series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,After getting blasted 9-1 by the Texas Ra...
White Sox face Red Sox, seek 1st win streak since mid-May
The Chicago White Sox ended the worst single-season losing streak in franchise history, a 14-game skid, with a 7-2 home victory against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.,Now to exhale and move on.,"It's just a really good feeling to break a streak that seems to be the hot topic," White Sox manager Pedro...
White Sox beat Red Sox to end 14-game skid
Luis Robert, Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn homered and Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday to stop a 14-game losing streak.,Chicago snapped its franchise-worst skid behind an eight-hit attack, winning for the first time ...
Caitlin Clark goes for 30 as Fever top winless Mystics
Star rookie Caitlin Clark tied her career high of 30 points and made a personal-best seven 3-pointers to help the Indiana Fever post an 85-83 victory over the host Washington Mystics on Friday night.,Clark also had eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, the latter matching another career high,...
Caitlin Clark not interested in ‘grudges,’ social media controversies
Caitlin Clark said Chennedy Carter does not owe her an apology for shoulder-checking her to the ground during a game last week.,The Indiana Fever star and WNBA No. 1 overall pick was at the center of a days-long controversy that played out on social media after Carter of the Chicago Sky hit Clark fr...
St. Louis City aim to end winless rut vs. improving Timbers
St. Louis City will try to snap a four-match winless run on Saturday night when they host a Portland Timbers side that has shown considerable signs of improvement in recent weeks.,The form sheet isn't all bad for St. Louis (3-4-8, 17 points), which earned an impressive 3-3 draw in its visit to play ...
Arpichaya Yubol fires 61, leads ShopRite LPGA Classic
Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand fired a 10-under 61 to tie the course record at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course, establishing a two-shot lead after one round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday in Galloway, N.J.,Yubol rode a hot stretch in the middle of her round to the low number, but South...
FC Dallas continue 'very tough stretch' against Minnesota United
Still searching for their first road win, FC Dallas complete one of their toughest scheduling spots of the season when they face Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dallas (3-8-4, 13 points), which is 0-6-2 away from home in MLS action, will be playing its fifth match in an 18-da...
Sounders seek consistency, take on struggling Sporting KC
Two clubs on the wrong side of the red line in the MLS Western Conference standings will try to change course as the Seattle Sounders travel to Kansas City, Kan., to play Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Seattle (4-6-6, 18 points) is in 10th place, one spot out of the playoffs nearing the hal...
Report: Natalie Darwitz out as GM of PWHL's championship team
Natalie Darwitz will not return as general manager of the Professional Women's Hockey League's Minnesota team, despite a championship season, The Athletic reported Friday.,Minnesota won the first Walter Cup in the league's inaugural season on May 29, defeating Boston in five games.,The league draft ...
Caitlin Clark, Fever return to court to face winless Mystics
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have completed a much-needed four-day break, and it remains to be seen whether the Fever are refreshed when they visit the Washington Mystics on Friday night in a Commissioner's Cup battle between the two worst teams in the WNBA.,Indiana (2-9) certainly wil...
Garrett Crochet faces Red Sox, hopes to end White Sox's misery
The Chicago White Sox will attempt to win for the first time since May 21 when they face the visiting Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series., ,Boston opened the series with a 14-2 victory Thursday. That was Chicago's 14th straight defeat, which broke the franchise r...
Red Sox hand White Sox team-record 14th straight loss
Ceddanne Rafaela had four hits and drove in four runs Thursday as the visiting Boston Red Sox handed the Chicago White Sox their 14th consecutive defeat, 14-2.,Tanner Houck (6-5) limited Chicago to two runs on three hits in seven innings. He struck out nine.,Jarren Duran, Enmanuel Valdez and Jamie W...
Reports: Atlanta's Giorgos Giakoumakis set for move to Cruz Azul
Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is set to move to Mexico's Cruz Azul on a $10 million transfer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic.,The reports indicated that an agreement was reached but the deal was not finalized.,Giakoumakis, 29, is in his second season in...
Pirates sign LHP Justin Bruihl to major league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left-handed reliever Justin Bruihl and added him to the bullpen in advance of Thursday's game against his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In corresponding moves, right-hander Quinn Priester was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, with a right...
Reports: Pirates set to add LHP Justin Bruihl to active roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left-handed reliever Justin Bruihl and are expected to add him to the active roster, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.,A corresponding roster move was not reported.,Bruihl, 26, pitched in 19 games for the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A affiliate at Louisville this seaso...