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Valkyriess rout Storm to close impressive homestand
Tiffany Hayes connected on three 3-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points and the Golden State Valkyries, rooted on by local favorites Stephen Curry and Megan Rapinoe, rolled past the visiting Seattle Storm 84-57 on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Laeticia Amihere snatched a game-high eight reb...

Geekay topples Liquid to win OWCS NA Stage 2 grand final
Geekay Esports emerged from the lower bracket and took down Team Liquid 4-3 in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2 on Sunday.,Geekay swept NTMR 3-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier in the day to advance to face Team Liquid. It was a rematch of the upper-...

5-star LB Xavier Griffin commits to Alabama
Xavier Griffin, ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 linebacker in the Class of 2026, announced his commitment to Alabama on Sunday afternoon.,The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Griffin chose the Crimson Tide over finalists Florida State, Ohio State and Texas. He plays at Gainesville (Ga.) High Schoo...

Team Falcons wins Rocket League Raleigh Major
Team Falcons clinched the Rocket League Championship Series Raleigh Major title with a 4-1 win over Dignitas in Sunday's grand final in Raleigh, N.C.,Saudi teenager Yazeed Abdullah "Kiileerrz" Bakhashwin took home tournament MVP honors for Team Falcons, which dropped the opening round before rattlin...

Reports: Rockets reward Jabari Smith Jr. with 5-year, $122M extension
The Houston Rockets and forward Jabari Smith Jr. agreed to a five-year, $122 million extension of his rookie contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Sunday.,Smith, 22, has averaged 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds across three NBA seasons since the Rockets selected him third overall in the 2022 draft. ...

Reports: BYU QB Jake Retzlaff to enter transfer portal amid allegations
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff plans to enter the transfer portal amid the controversy swirling around the signal-caller this offseason, the Salt Lake Tribune and ESPN reported Sunday.,Per the reports, Retzlaff is facing a seven-game suspension for violating the school's honor code stemming from a se...

Marlins rally past D-backs, extend win streak to 7
Kyle Stowers hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins extended the major league's long active winning streak to seven with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,Otto Lopez stretched his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-out, two-run...

Aldrich Potgieter, 20, wins Rocket Classic in five-hole playoff
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.,Potgieter outlasted Max Greyserman in an extended playoff that began with three golfers. Chris Kirk's ...

Reports: Bucks F Bobby Portis agrees to 3-year, $44M contract
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis has declined his player option and will sign a three-year, $44 million contract to stay with the team, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Portis, 30, had until Sunday to decide on the player option worth $13.4 million. The new deal includes a player optio...

Big fourth quarter helps Sky beat Sparks again
Angel Reese had an emphatic double-double Sunday, and the visiting Chicago Sky spoiled the Los Angeles Sparks' jersey retirement day for Candace Parker, recording a 92-85 win.,Reese dominated inside with 24 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, clinching the outcome with a 3-point play on an assist...

Padraig Harrington wins second U.S. Senior Open in four years
Ireland's Padraig Harrington parlayed four front-nine birdies Sunday into steady back-nine play that resulted in a one-shot victory at the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo.,Harrington fired a 3-under-par 67 to assure a single-stroke victory at 11-under 269 over runne...

Rockies tie game in ninth, beat Brewers in 11 innings
Kyle Farmer's RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday that also snapped the visiting club's five-game losing streak.,Colorado trailed 2-0 after six innings but plated one run in each of the last four frames to notch its 13th com...
NBA Rookie of the Year Race: Can Anyone Catch Cooper Flagg?
Cooper Flagg is the clear betting favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year, but Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Tre Johnson offer real value at plus odds....

Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm drive in 4 apiece as Yankees bash A's
Aaron Judge homered twice and drove in four runs while Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and also drove in four as the host New York Yankees rocked Luis Severino to beat the Athletics 12-5 on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the sixth time in their past 16 games and scored their most runs since a 13-1 ...
LeBron to Cleveland Cavaliers Again? Sounds Right, So It Probably Won’t Happen
LeBron James picked up his $52.6 million option, but it sure doesn’t sound like he’s locked in with the Lakers. Could a final run with the Cavaliers really be in play?...

Report: Jazz land C Jusuf Nurkic in trade with Hornets
The Utah Jazz are set to acquire center Jusuf Nurkic from the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round draft pick, ESPN reported Sunday.,Nurkic, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in 51 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Hornets. He was traded to Charlotte in Februa...

Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier selected by fans as All-Star captains
The Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier have been named as team captains for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 19 in Indianapolis.,Clark and Collier earned their captain status as the players who received the most votes from fans, players and media. They will draft t...

Hall-of-Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas dies at 89
Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who guided four horses into the Kentucky Derby winner's circle, died Saturday night in Louisville, Ky. He was 89.,According to reports Monday, Lukas had been hospitalized with a severe infection and declined to go through the "aggressive treatment pl...

Blue Jackets D Dante Fabbro inks 4-year extension
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro signed a four-year, $16.5 million contract on Sunday.,Fabbro, 27, was a pending unrestricted free agent.,He recorded 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 68 games last season split between the Nashville Predators and Blue Jackets. ,...

Report: NBA G Malik Beasley subject of federal gambling probe
Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was tied to gambling activity on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.,The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of six teams he has played for since the...