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D.C. United part ways with head coach Troy Lesesne
D.C. United parted ways on Thursday with head coach Troy Lesesne after less than two seasons.,Lesesne compiled a record of 18-26-17 across all competitions since replacing Wayne Rooney ahead of the 2024 season.,D.C. United missed the MLS Cup Playoffs last season and currently sit 12th in the Eastern...

Joe Coleman, former All-Star and pick in first MLB draft, dies at 78
Joe Coleman, the No. 3 selection in the first Major League Baseball draft in 1965, died Wednesday at age 78.,His son, former major league pitcher Casey Coleman, said his father died in his sleep in Tennessee.,Joe Coleman, a right-handed pitcher, was part of the debut amateur draft, selected by the W...

Against Guardians, White Sox aim to vanquish another winning streak
The Chicago White Sox certainly would like to start a long winning streak of their own.,A day after ending the longest active winning streak in the majors, the White Sox are scheduled to open a four-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Thursday evening.,Chicago ended a 10-game run...

Gen. G advances to grand final of Lol Mid-Season Invitational
With a spot in the grand final on the line, Gen.G Esports and T1 engaged in a back-and-forth slugfest at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Wednesday in Vancouver, with Gen. G ultimately prevailing 3-2.,Neither team won consecutive games, as T1 answered Gen.G twice to tie the match. In...

Salvador Perez's 2 homers help Royals edge Pirates
Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs to propel the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Perez's second homer broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, helping the Royals complete the three-game sweep and extend the club's winning str...

Legendary Jazz coach/GM Frank Layden dies at 93
Former Utah Jazz coach and general manager Frank Layden died on Wednesday. He was 93.,Layden coached the Jazz for seven-plus seasons (1981-89) and also served in the front office as general manager and president until retiring in the final week of 1999. He was NBA Coach of the Year and NBA Executive...

Vikings, Chiefs owners donating to Texas flood recovery efforts
Owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have joined the list of professional sports organizations making donations to support the recovery from flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, they announced on Wednesday.,As of 7 p.m. ET, state officials confirmed at least 1...

Caitlin Clark off in return to Fever; Indiana tinkering with off-ball role
Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark shared point guard duties and failed to find her range Wednesday in her first game with Indiana since June 24. ,Clark was 4 of 12 from the field with four turnovers in Indiana's loss to Golden State, which bumped the Fever to 9-10 with four games to go before the All-Sta...

Adrian Houser shines as White Sox end Jays' win streak
Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,Houser (5-2) scattered seven hits, struck out two and walked two.,Grant Taylor pitched...

Yankees add RHP Cam Schlittler in advance of MLB debut
The New York Yankees selected the contract of right-hander Cam Schlittler from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while right-hander Geoff Hartlieb was designated for assignment.,Schlittler, 24, will make his major league debut when he starts Wednesday at home against the Seattle Mariners. The seventh-...

Nelly Korda in search of first win of season at Evian Championship
Since it became the fifth major of women's golf in 2013, the Evian Championship has crowned a litany of highly ranked champions. It's not a tournament where surprises tend to happen.,This week, the likes of Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul will try to add their own chapters to this brief history as th...

Blue Jays look to close out White Sox, extend win streak
A 10-game winning streak has vaulted the Toronto Blue Jays to the top of the American League East standings while raising the club's confidence.,"Once I wake up, I just can't wait to get to the field to be with my teammates," Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said. "It's been unbelievabl...

Bilibili Gaming ousts FlyQuest in Lol Mid-Season Invitational
Bilibili Gaming outlasted FlyQuest 3-2 to advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Tuesday in Vancouver.,Anyone's Legend is next up for Bilibili Gaming on Thursday in Round 3 of the lower bracket. Anyone's Legend had eliminated CTBC Flying Oyster 3-1 on Monday...

Blue Jays strike early, top White Sox to win 10th straight
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs, Davis Schneider homered and Chris Bassitt pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays pushed their winning streak to 10 games with a rain-shortened 6-1 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,The game was called following a one-hour...

Former NFL exec Tim Rooney, nephew of Steelers founder, dies at 84
Longtime NFL executive Tim Rooney, the nephew of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., died on Tuesday morning after battling cancer. He was 84.,A former coach at Villanova, Tim Rooney joined the Steelers as a scout in 1972 before becoming their director of pro scouting. As reported by the Pit...

Yankees place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. on 15-day IL
The New York Yankees placed relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday, retroactive to Monday.,The 6-foot, 210-pound righty, who lands on the IL with a left fibular head stress fracture, said he suffered the knee injury while covering first base during New York's 5-4 loss a...

Caitlin Clark expects to return to Fever lineup Wednesday
Caitlin Clark plans to return to the Indiana Fever lineup on Wednesday barring unexpected setbacks with her injured leg prior to the matinee in Indianapolis against Golden State. ,Clark implied she could be on a minutes restriction but assuredly would be a welcome addition to the rotation. Indiana i...

White Sox reinstate OF Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.,Robert, 27, has struggled this season through career lows in batting average (.185), on-base percentage (.270) and slugging percentage (.313). Through 73 games, he has amassed just 16 extra-...

Taylor Fritz reaches first semifinal at Wimbledon
No. 5 Taylor Fritz advanced to the semifinals of Wimbledon for the first time by defeating No. 17 Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) on Tuesday in London.,Fritz twice had lost in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, dropping five-setters to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and Lorenzo Musetti in 2024. The 27-year...

Civil rights advocate, Cowboys TE Pettis Norman dies at 86
Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86.,Norman played for the Dallas Cowboys (1962-70) and San Diego Chargers (1971-73). He was a member of the first Cowboys' team to play in the Super Bowl -- Super Bowl V in 1971, a 16-13 loss to ...