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NYCFC acquires F Benie Traore as designated player
New York City FC acquired forward Benie Traore from Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 on Monday.,The 23-year-old Ivory Coast international will fill a designated player spot and is under contract through 2029-30 with an option for 2030-31.,Traore registered 25 goals and 15 assists in 80 appearances across...
Report: Lakers G Marcus Smart declines $5.4M option
Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart declined his $5.4 million player option for the 2026-27 season and will become a free agent, ESPN reported Monday.,Smart, 32, signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers in advance of the 2025-26 season. In 62 games (54 starts) last season, he averaged 9...
Predators acquire F Nils Hoglander from Canucks
The Nashville Predators acquired forward Nils Hoglander from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft.,Hoglander, 25, has two seasons remaining on a three-year, $9 million contract he signed with Vancouver in October 2024.,"We are excited to add Nils H...
Reort: Mets 2B Marcus Semien (hip) out 4-6 weeks
Mets second baseman Marcus Semien is expected to miss a minimum of four to six weeks after the latest tests on his injured hip, the New York Post reported Monday.,The three-time All-Star has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 left hip flexor strain, per the report. He landed on the 10-day injured list Th...
Avalanche sign F Taylor Makar to 2-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche announced a two-year extension with forward Taylor Makar on Monday.,Terms were not disclosed. with multiple reports indicating it is a two-way deal for 2026-27 worth $850,000 at the NHL level and a one-way, $900,000 contract for 2027-28.,Makar, 25, is the younger brother of Av...
Philadelphia Phillies Must Go All-In Before Their Championship Window Closes
The Phillies' championship window is shrinking fast, making this year's MLB trade deadline critical for Dave Dombrowski and Philadelphia's World Series hopes....
Britain's Jack Draper (arm) withdraws from Wimbledon
Britain's Jack Draper withdrew from Wimbledon on Monday, the latest setback in an injury-plagued season.,He pulled out just 24 hours before his first-round match at the All-England Club due to a recurring arm injury. He was scheduled to face No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz on Tuesday.,"I'm devastated," Drap...
Riding wave of stellar starting pitching, Giants visit struggling D-backs
Right-hander Tyler Mahle hopes to pick up where teammates Logan Webb and Robbie Ray left off when he takes the mound for the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.,Mahle (1-7, 5.49 ERA) is scheduled to be opposed by Diamondbac...
Marlins winning on pitching, small ball, while Rockies search for answers
Miami wraps up June with a three-game series at the Colorado Rockies, but the Marlins probably want to extend the month going beyond Wednesday.,Despite a 2-1 setback at St. Louis on Sunday, Miami is 18-6 in June and went from eight games below .500 to a winning record. The Marlins hope to keep it go...
Pitching-strong Brewers lacking timely hits, try to do better vs. Reds
Getting runners on base and into scoring position hasn't been an issue for the Milwaukee Brewers. Capitalizing on those runners, however, has been a different story of late.,They'll aim to change that when they host the Cincinnati Reds for the first of a four-game series beginning Monday.,The Brewer...
Yankees return home after dismal road trip to face Tigers
Manager Aaron Boone hardly minced words when describing the frustrating sight of the New York Yankees experiencing a difficult weekend at Fenway Park.,After their worst series of the season, the Yankees hope to avoid a fifth straight loss Monday night when they host the Detroit Tigers in the opener ...
Bo Bichette's Mets, former team Jays experiencing rough seasons
Bo Bichette will find a different Toronto Blue Jays team Monday night than the one he left when he visits with the New York Mets to open a three-game series.,The infielder's final game with the Blue Jays was Game 7 of the 2025 World Series at Toronto. Bichette hit a three-run homer in the third inni...
Predators ink newly acquired F Jack Drury to 5-year, $22.5 million deal
Four days after acquiring him via trade with the Colorado Avalanche, the Nashville Predators signed forward Jack Drury to a five-year, $22.5 million contract on Sunday night.,Drury, 26, is coming off a season where he played all 82 regular-season games for the Avalanche, setting a career high with 1...
A'ja Wilson shakes off injury scare to lead Aces over Sky
A'ja Wilson had 30 points with 15 rebounds, left briefly with an apparent injury, then returned to help the Las Vegas Aces win 107-99 over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday.,Jackie Young scored 18 of her 28 points in the first half, and Chelsea Gray added 18 for Las Vegas (14-5). The Aces shot 52.4% ov...
Red Sox walk off Yankees in 10th after Sonny Gray no-hit bid, blown save
Jarren Duran's single to right drove in Masataka Yoshida with the game-winning run as the Boston Red Sox survived a comeback by their rivals and completed a four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday night.,Duran capped a three-run 10th inning that included an RBI sin...
Reds place OF Blake Dunn on IL; Suarez, De La Cruz banged up vs. Pirates
The Cincinnati Reds placed center fielder Blake Dunn on the 10-day injured list because of a right elbow sprain and recalled outfielder TJ Friedl from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.,Friedl started in center field and went 0-4 in a 9-4 loss to the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Reds also had two player...
Balanced effort leads Valkyries to comfortable defeat of Liberty
The Golden State Valkyries ran up their second one-sided win over the New York Liberty this season Sunday night, riding balanced scoring and a second-quarter surge to a 76-67 victory in San Francisco.,Kaila Charles led the way with 13 points and seven teammates chipped in with at least seven points ...
Reports: Fire signing ex-Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is set to be the latest global soccer star to make an MLS move, agreeing to a deal with the Chicago Fire on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.,The deal is for two years and will make him one of MLS's highest-paid players, The Athletic reported, although an...
Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland headed to Monday playoff at Travelers
Norway's Viktor Hovland and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler ended regulation tied atop the leaderboard and will return Monday for a playoff at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,They finished at 21-under 259 after Sunday's fourth round at TPC River Highlands, where darkness became an issue ...
Dicky Pride wins Dick's Open, beating Padraig Harrington in playoff
Dicky Pride couldn't have found a more fitting tournament to win.,Pride shot a 7-under-par 65 in the final round, then beat Irishman Padraig Harrington with a par on the first playoff hole to prevail at the Dick's Open on Sunday in Endicott, N.Y.,"Well, fortunately they've named the tournament after...