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Duke, Texas to play in inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational
Duke and Texas will play in the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte on Nov. 4, ESPN announced Monday. ,The announcement coincides with Vitale's 86th birthday and his new multiyear contract with the network. ,"Dick is the heart of college basketball, and his kindness, generosity and coura...

Report: Hawks hiring Bryson Graham from Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing a deal to make Bryson Graham their new senior vice president of basketball operations, a move that would pry him from the New Orleans Pelicans after 15 years, ESPN reported Monday.,The Hawks are also close to hiring Philadelphia 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie to be ...

Disgruntled Packers C Elgton Jenkins at camp, not practicing
Packers center Elgton Jenkins plans to attend mandatory minicamp in Green Bay, although participation is an entirely different story, according to multiple reports Monday.,Seeking an adjusted contract to reflect the current market for his new position, Jenkins has been distant from the team since th...

Ram brand to compete in NASCAR Truck Series in 2026
Ram will return to the NASCAR Truck Series competition in 2026.,The brand, then largely under Dodge ownership, won three manufacturers' championships (2001, 2003-04) and two driver titles -- Bobby Hamilton (2004) and Ted Musgrave (2005) -- when it previously competed in the Truck Series. ,The announ...

Reports: Packers to release CB Jaire Alexander
The Green Bay Packers have told cornerback Jaire Alexander that he will be released, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Alexander, 28, skipped the in-person, voluntary workouts this offseason but was expected to be at the mandatory minicamp, which opens Tuesday.,A contentious relationship between the...

Mariners, Diamondbacks out to snap recent funks
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners look to regain their footing when they meet in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix on Monday.,Each team is on a run it would like to forget.,Arizona has lost 12 of 17, while Seattle has dropped 11 of 17.,Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly (...

Defenders handle Battlehawks, advance to UFL title game
Jordan Ta'amu passed for 204 yards and one touchdown as the DC Defenders advanced to the UFL title game with a 36-18 victory over the host St. Louis Battlehawks on Sunday in the XFL Conference final.,The Defenders will face the Michigan Panthers for the league championship on Saturday at The Dome at...

Don Nelson earns lifetime achievement award, rips Mavericks
Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson was presented with a lifetime achievement award Sunday night and then trashed one of his former franchises for trading Luka Doncic.,Nelson played 14 NBA seasons from 1962-76, ranks second in NBA history with 1,335 regular-season coaching victories over 31 seasons ...

Ex-Yankee Carlos Narvaez's 3-run HR sparks Red Sox
Carlos Narvaez hit a three-run homer to spark a five-run sixth inning for the visiting Boston Red Sox, who earned an 11-7 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday night.,The Red Sox took the final two games of the series after making a late comeback attempt in Friday's 9-6 loss. Boston scored 21 ...

Reports: RB Nick Chubb expected to sign with Texans
It appears Nick Chubb's seven-year tenure with the Cleveland Browns is over as the four-time Pro Bowl selection is expected to sign with the Houston Texans pending a Monday physical, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Per an ESPN report, Chubb's deal would be for the 2025 season. ,Chubb, 29,...

Sky G Courtney Vandersloot has torn ACL, done for season
Chicago Sky veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a torn ACL in her right knee and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, the team announced Sunday.,Vandersloot was injured Saturday when the Sky lost 79-52 at home to the Indiana Fever. She went down while driving to the basket in the fir...

Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke take team event in Wisconsin
Thomas Bjorn of Denmark and Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland cruised to a four-shot win at the American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday in Madison, Wis.,In the tournament's first year at TPC Wisconsin and its first time as a team event, Bjorn and Clarke went a whopping 32 under par over thr...

Mets use power surge to sweep Rockies again
Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each had two home runs and three hits, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez also went deep, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5 in Denver on Sunday.,It was Alonso's 23rd career multi-homer game, the most in New York history. He now has 243 career home runs, s...

California foes clash again as Sparks face Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries and host Los Angeles Sparks each come into their Commissioner's Cup matchup on Monday looking to build off much-needed victories.,Golden State (3-5) dropped four straight following an 82-73 victory at Los Angeles on May 23. But an emphatic, 95-68 blowout win over the Las V...

Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed injury) game-time call for Game 3
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be a game-time decision for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday against the host Florida Panthers.,The Oilers did not disclose Nugent-Hopkins' injury. The forward missed Sunday's practice.,"We think (he'll be availa...

Joaquin Niemann wins in Virginia for sixth career LIV title
Joaquin Niemann birdied Nos. 14-17 to cap off a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 for his final round and hung on to win LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday in Gainesville, Va.,The 26-year-old from Chile went 15-under 198 for the week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (66)...

Yankees claim CJ Alexander from Athletics
The New York Yankees claimed infielder CJ Alexander off waivers from the Athletics and optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.,Alexander, 28, had been designated for assignment on Thursday after six games with the A's.,Alexander batted 3-for-17 (.176) with eight strikeouts in his s...

Reds rely on the long ball, sweep Diamondbacks
Matt McLain hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also homered for the Reds to wrap up their fourth sweep...

Report: Mavs set Cooper Flagg workout for June 17
The Dallas Mavericks have scheduled a workout and visit with top NBA draft prospect Cooper Flagg for June 17, ESPN reported Sunday.,The Mavericks, owners of the top overall selection, plan to work out no players other than Flagg, the heavy favorite to be the first player selected in the June 25 draf...

Wings' Paige Bueckers (illness) out despite clearing concussion protocol
The Dallas Wings announced on Sunday afternoon that star Paige Bueckers has cleared concussion protocol but will be out for today's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to an unrelated illness.,Bueckers, the top overall selection in this year's WNBA draft, has missed the Wings' last three games due t...