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Stars F Joe Pavelski plans to retire after 18 NHL seasons
Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski told reporters Tuesday that he intends to retire.,"This was it for me. It was known for a while, probably," Pavelski said at the team's exit interview day. "The plan is not to play next year.",Pavelski clarified that his retirement was not yet official, but it's his...

Polow, T-Wolves Gaming down Bucks in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Roger "Polow" Adams put up 37 points on a dominant 16-for-17 shooting display to lead T-Wolves Gaming to a 78-68 victory over Bucks Gaming on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,Polow, a center, added 10 rebounds and hit all three 3-pointers he tried. Michael "BearDaBeast" Key paired 14 points with 15 assists for...

Pirates recall C Henry Davis, OF Jack Suwinski to play Tuesday
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled catcher Henry Davis and outfielder Jack Suwinski from Triple-A Indianapolis as part of a flurry of roster moves Tuesday before a series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Pirates also recalled infielder Liover Peguero and selected the contract of rig...

NBA Finals props and picks: Get behind historic favorite Boston?
The Boston Celtics take on the surging, interesting, puzzling - and significant underdog - Dallas Mavericks as the NBA Finals begin Thursday night in Boston.,The Celtics are -220 favorites (FanDuel) and the third-heaviest Finals favorites since the ABA-NBA merger.,Taking the Mavericks at +184 (FanDu...

Jim Furyk names assistants for '24 Presidents Cup
U.S. captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal this September.,"The three of them have a tremendous history with this event, but more importantly, they will be trusted voices in the team room and on the ...

Mavericks extend contract of GM Nico Harrison
The NBA Finals-bound Dallas Mavericks rewarded general manager Nico Harrison with a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday.,Contract terms were not announced.,Harrison was the architect of a team that missed the playoffs in 2022-23 but, beginning Thursday, will meet the Boston Celtics with a chanc...

Novak Djokovic (knee) pulls out of French Open
No. 1 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday due to a right knee injury.,The 37-year-old Serbian star fought through the injury and reached the quarterfinals on Monday with a five-set victory against No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.,An MRI ex...

Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff to meet in French Open semifinals
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and No. 3 Coco Gauff will clash in the French Open semifinals after winning in different ways on Tuesday.,Swiatek, the two-time defending champion from Poland, crushed reigning Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2 in 62 minutes. Swiatek, who also won at Roland Garros i...

D-backs ride walk-off momentum into rematch with Giants
Pavin Smith's first walk-off homer at any level of baseball put a charge into the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener.,Now Arizona will look to keep the momentum going as it searches for its fourth straight win when it meets the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Smith's t...

Ty Blach tries to right Rockies' ship again
The Colorado Rockies recovered from the worst start in franchise history to creep near respectability, but now they're in another tailspin.,Colorado has dropped three straight but will try to end it there when it hosts the Cincinnati Reds in Denver on Tuesday night for the second of a three-game ser...

Pavin Smith's walk-off homer lifts Diamondbacks past Giants
Pavin Smith clubbed a pinch-hit, walk-off two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night at Phoenix in the opener of a three-game series.,Jake McCarthy doubled to left field off Randy Rodriguez...

ESPN's Pat McAfee apologizes for calling Caitlin Clark 'white b----'
ESPN's Pat McAfee apologized after referring to Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark as a "white b----" during his opening monologue on Monday.,McAfee's theme was how Clark deserves the credit for the upturn in interest in the WNBA, not other members of the league's rookie class that includes Angel Ree...

Reds score in 5 straight innings, crush Rockies
Jeimer Candelario homered and doubled, Tyler Stephenson also went deep as part of a 2-for-5 night and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 13-3 in Denver on Monday. ,Jonathan India and Spencer Steer had three hits apiece and TJ Friedl and Will Benson each had two for Cincinnati, which finis...

Jyden, Knicks top NBL in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Jyden "Jyden" McBath-Spencer poured in 26 points and dished out 11 assists while leading Knicks Gaming to a 77-66 win over NBL Oz Gaming on Monday in New York.,The in-person, group-play match was the lone action of the day in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event.,Jyden made 9 of 14 shots from the floo...

Astros OF Kyle Tucker leaves game after foul off of leg
Houston right fielder Kyle Tucker departed Monday's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals after fouling a pitch off his right leg in the bottom of the third inning.,Tucker hit a 2-1 sweeper from Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson just above his shin guard. He immediately crumpled to the grou...

Steelers sign first-round pick Troy Fautanu
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed first-round draft pick Troy Fautanu, an offensive tackle out of the University of Washington, to a four-year contract, the team announced Monday.,The 20th overall pick, Fautanu is on a rookie deal with an option for a fifth year that is given to all first-round se...

Liberty get another crack at Sky after early loss
On May 23, the Chicago Sky marched into New York and handed the Liberty their first loss of the season in a 90-81 victory. Since then, each team has had struggles but the Liberty are back on a winning streak entering Tuesday's rematch in Chicago.,That defeat was the first of two in a row for the Lib...

Giants place LHP Blake Snell (groin) on 15-day injured list
Left-hander Blake Snell's injury-marred first season with San Francisco had another setback when the Giants placed the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left groin strain.,The Giants also activated outfielder Michael Conforto from the 10-day IL after he return...

Florida ends Oklahoma's WCWS win streak; elimination game Tues.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Florida hit four home runs, including two by Skylar Wallace and an inside-the-parker by Kendra Falby, as the Gators knocked off Oklahoma 9-3 in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The teams will play again Tuesday in an elimination game for a berth in the WCWS Championship S...

Rising star Luis Gil leads Yankees against Twins
Luis Gil was a minor leaguer who began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins until a relatively small trade sent him to the New York Yankees during the middle of spring training.,More than six years later, Gil will take the mound as the American League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month, and...