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Crowd will be behind retiring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway at UFC 318
UFC 318 will culminate with the trilogy fight between Max Holloway and the retiring Dustin Poirier for Holloway's "BMF" title on Saturday in New Orleans.,Holloway (26-8 MMA) and Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) previously fought in 2012 and 2019, with Poirier winning both fights. The most recent meeting saw Poi...
Improving Orioles, streaky Rays open second half in Tampa
The Baltimore Orioles are remaining confident despite a slow start to the season contributing significantly to their current place in the standings.,Mired in the cellar of the American League East, the Orioles will look to continue their slow ascent on Friday when they return from the All-Star break...
Report: MLB weighing ESPN, 2 others for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ rights
ESPN has reentered the fray for Major League Baseball broadcasting rights, several months after the network and the league mutually opted out of their current deal, which was originally set to expire in three years.,This week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke with CNBC, revealing that three broadc...
Lions DE Levi Onwuzurike to miss start of season
The Detroit Lions placed defensive end Levi Onwuzurike on the reserve/physically unable to perform list on Thursday.,The move to the PUP list means Onwuzurike will miss at least the first four games of the 2025 season.,The Lions didn't divulge the nature of Onwuzurike's injury.,Onwuzurike, 27, start...
RHP Kyle Gibson retires after 13 MLB seasons
Longtime right-hander Kyle Gibson announced his retirement on Thursday after 13 seasons in the majors.,Gibson, 37, went 112-111 with a 4.60 ERA in 334 appearances (328 starts) with five teams. He won 10 or more games eight times during his career.,Gibson opted out of a minor league contract with the...
Report: Deal being finalized to return Damian Lillard to Trail Blazers
Nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Per ESPN, Lillard now will receive a salary of $70 million between his existing deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and his new contract with the Trail Bla...
Maple Leafs acquire F Dakota Joshua from Canucks
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. ,Joshua, 29, recorded 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) and a team second-best 193 hits in 57 games last season. He missed the early portion o...
Reports: Steelers, T.J. Watt agree to record 3-year, $123M deal
Star linebacker T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a three-year, $123 million contract with $108 million guaranteed, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,The $41 million per year average will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, topping the $40 million avera...
Rickie Fowler in contention and comfortable at The Open
Rickie Fowler took early advantage of his spot in the final major of the year by carding a 2-under par 69 after the first round of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Thursday.,Fowler offset three bogeys with five birdies, including going 2 under over his final four holes to sit in a tie for ...
Nolan Siegel cleared to compete in Toronto race
Nolan Siegel will be behind the wheel of his No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevy on Friday for the Honda Indy Toronto, one day after receiving clearance from the IndyCar medical staff.,Siegel, 20, careened into wall in the first race of a doubleheader at Iowa Speedway last Saturday. He was ruled out for the f...
Harris English, Matt Fitzpatrick in 5-way tie for lead at Open Championship
Harris English and England's Matt Fitzpatrick joined Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen, China's Haotong Li and South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout with 4-under-par 67s to share the first-round lead of the Open Championship on Thursday at Portrush, Northern Ireland.,Golfers battled wind gusts and, for t...
Missouri coach proposes 30 teams for CFP, wants to nix committee
Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz floated the notion of a 30-team College Football Playoff while speaking to reporters Thursday on the last day of SEC media days in Atlanta.,"Now you're talking about an opportunity for 30 teams, 30 fanbases to be excited and engaged -- engaged in giving revenue," ...
NCAA places Memphis basketball, softball on probation
The NCAA has placed the University of Memphis athletic department on probation for two years and levied financial penalites because of academic integrity violations in the men's basketball and softball programs.,An NCAA investigation found that an academic counselor paid two softball players to do c...
Ducks ink G Lukas Dostal to five-year contract extension
Goaltender Lukas Dostal reached a five-year contract extension to remain with the Anaheim Ducks, the team announced Thursday.,Per The Athletic, the deal is for $32.5 million and carries a $6.5 average annual value.,"Lukas has proven he is a No. 1 goaltender and we are so pleased to get this deal don...
Scottie Scheffler disputes driving accuracy, stands by pre-tourney view on winning
Honesty always has been in Scottie Scheffler's bag, as the headlines before the start of The Open underscored, and he was wringing truth once more Thursday after firing a 3-under par at Royal Portrush. ,Scheffler's rainy round of 68 was among the morning-wave best in Northern Ireland thanks to a com...
Chargers WR Mike Williams to retire after 8 seasons
Wide receiver Mike Williams has informed the Los Angeles Chargers that he is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons, the team announced on Thursday.,Williams, 30, was placed on the physically unable to perform list earlier this week.,Injuries have been a common occurrence for Williams since he wa...
Report: Colts QB Anthony Richardson's shoulder ready for camp
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson's right shoulder is ready to go for training camp next week, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Richardson did not participate in a minicamp last month after the team said he was experiencing soreness in his surgically repaired throwing shoulder.,He had seas...
G2, AG.AL advance to Esports World Cup semifinals
G2 Esports and AG.AL won their quarterfinal matches Thursday as the playoffs got underway at the Esports World Cup League of Legends event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,G2 rallied for a 2-1 win against Bilibili Gaming, who opened with a 37-minute win on red. G2 answered with a 32-minute win on blue and a...
Tarik Skubal not satisfied until his Tigers win a championship
ATLANTA -- Even after an exciting, plucky Detroit Tigers team pushed their way into the postseason last year, it would have been far-fetched to predict the production they've engineered midway through 2025.,At 59-38, Detroit owns the majors' best record and produced six All-Stars in Atlanta, the mos...
Fever's Caitlin Clark to miss All-Star Game, 3-point competition
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark has opted out of participating in the WNBA's All-Star festivities while she recovers from a right groin injury.,Clark had been named a starter and team captain for Saturday's All-Star Game in Indianapolis after receiving the most fan votes. She also planned to ...