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Valkyries to begin sophomore season vs. revamped Storm
The expansion Golden State Valkyries took the WNBA by surprise last year, finishing with a record above .500 and making the playoffs.,Their second season, which begins Friday at the Seattle Storm, is off to a head-scratching start.,On draft night, the Valkyries sent the rights to the No. 8 pick, LSU...
Andrea Lee leads Lydia Ko, Jeeno Thitikul at Mizuho
Andrea Lee birdied four of her last five holes to take the first-round lead at the Mizuho Americas Open by a single shot on Thursday in West Caldwell, N.J.,Lee posted a 6-under 66, enough for a slight edge over two of the top players on the LPGA Tour, New Zealand's Lydia Ko and Thailand's Jeeno Thit...
Ducks bring speed, confidence home in tied series with Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights may be the favorites in their playoff series with the Anaheim Ducks, but they have their hands full as the showdown shifts to Southern California for Friday's Game 3.,The Western Conference semifinal is tied 1-1, but the Ducks were the better team in both contests, especiall...
Matt McCarty in front as weather interrupts Truist Championship
Matt McCarty is the surprise leader at the Truist Championship with play suspended on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.,McCarty birdied his last three holes to fire an 8-under-par 63. South Korea's Sungjae Im was on his tail after eagling his third-to-last hole (No. 7) to leap to 7 under.,After Im parred ...
World Cup ticket prices dropping on secondary market
The current get-in price of a group stage game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has dropped 17.1% on the secondary market in the past two weeks.,That's according to data from the ticket tracking service TicketData.com provided to Field Level Media on Thursday.,The average price currently sits at $567, dow...
Brandon Lowe helps hot Pirates slide past Diamondbacks
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 and scored twice to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Phoenix.,Starting pitcher Mitch Keller (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four with two walks over six inning...
Jake McCarthy's first career grand slam seals Rockies' comeback over Mets
Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and drove in five runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2 in Denver on Thursday.,Antonio Senzatela (2-0) tossed two innings of relief for the victory for Colorado, which ended a six-game skid and salvaged the final game of its hom...
OG Anunoby's presence in jeopardy as Knicks seek 3-0 edge over 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers played short-handed in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series.,Now it appears the New York Knicks might face similar adversity when the teams meet Friday in Game 3 in Philadelphia.,The Knicks lead the series 2-0, but they could be without second-leading scorer OG Anunoby,...
Yankees' Jasson Dominguez to hit IL with shoulder sprain
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez sustained a low-grade AC sprain in his left shoulder in a collision with the auxiliary scoreboard in Thursday afternoon's 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,The team announced after the game that concussion tests were negative at the time on D...
Alexander Blockx maintains form, wins Rome opener in 3 sets
After his run to the semifinals last week in Madrid, Belgian up-and-comer Alexander Blockx had to sweat out a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win against Italian Federico Cina for his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome.,Blockx, 21, had the best showing at an ATP Masters 1000 event o...
President Trump on high World Cup ticket prices: 'I wouldn't pay it either'
President Donald Trump is the latest person to take a shot at the sky-high World Cup ticket prices, saying he wouldn't pay $1,000 to watch the United States play against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles.,Trump said he was unaware of the prices soccer fans are being asked to pay to watch a group-pl...
Yankees roll past Rangers with six-run outburst in sixth
Trent Grisham laced a bases-clearing double during a six-run sixth inning as the New York Yankees rolled to a 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.,The Yankees lost left fielder Jasson Dominguez on the first batter of the contest when he was injured crashing into the fen...
Colts release former Pro Bowl CB Kenny Moore
The Indianapolis Colts released former Pro Bowl cornerback Kenny Moore after nine seasons on Thursday.,Moore, 30, had requested a trade before the NFL draft and later asked for his release, according to multiple reports.,He was entering the final season of a three-year, $30 million contract. His rel...
Pirates place RHP Chris Devenski (illness) on injured list
The Pirates placed relief pitcher Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list Thursday with an undisclosed illness.,Pittsburgh recalled fellow right-hander Cam Sanders from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding transaction.,Devenski, 35, just completed a two-game suspension for throwing at Cincinna...
Reports: Knicks' OG Anunoby day-to-day with hamstring strain
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby was diagnosed with right hamstring strain and is considered day-to-day, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.,Anunoby exited Wednesday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second-round series with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. He recorded 24 points, five ...
Syracuse, Wake Forest to kick off '27 season in Toronto
Wake Forest and Syracuse will kick off the 2027 season with a Week 0 game in Toronto, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday.,It will be the first NCAA college football game played at BMO Field, home of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and MLS franchise Toronto FC.,The game will take place on A...
Yankees' Jasson Dominguez carted off after collision with wall
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez exited Thursday afternoon's game against the visiting Texas Rangers in the first inning after colliding with the auxiliary scoreboard.,Dominguez raced back to the warning track and crashed into the chain-link portion of the scoreboard as he fell to comp...
Report: Vikings request interviews for GM candidates
The Minnesota Vikings reportedly have identified at least two external candidates for their general manager vacancy.,NFL Network reported that the team has requested interviews with assistant general managers Dave Ziegler of the Tennessee Titans and Terrance Gray of the Buffalo Bills.,Vikings vice p...
Norris Trophy finalists: Cale Makar, Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Werenski
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was named a Norris Trophy finalist for the sixth consecutive season on Thursday.,A two-time winner of the award (2021-22, 2024-25), Makar is joined by Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jackets star Zach Werenski as finalists.,The award is...
Report: Celtics investors preparing bid to buy Seahawks
Boston Celtics investor Aditya Mittal and former Celtics lead owner Wyc Grousbeck are preparing a bid to purchase the Seattle Seahawks, Sportico reported on Thursday.,The report said that Mittal and Grousbeck have submitted a letter of interest to Allen & Company, the investment banking team handlin...