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Taylor Moore shoots 62 for early lead at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Taylor Moore birdied his last hole to complete a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 and take a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka during the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.,Koepka posted a sterling 63, the lowest round of the morning wave at TPC Craig Ranch, with an eagl...
Golden Knights 'not fazed' by favored Avs, bidding for 2-0 series lead
The Vegas Golden Knights did what Los Angeles and Minnesota couldn't in the first two rounds of the playoffs -- beat the Colorado Avalanche on their ice.,Vegas stole Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 win Wednesday night. The Golden Knights will try to sweep the road trip when the te...
Mariners ride recent road momentum into opener against host Royals
Perhaps the most positive aspect of the Seattle Mariners, at the moment, is their play on the road.,Looking to continue their recent success away from home on Friday night, the Mariners open a weekend set against a Kansas City Royals club that's struggled regardless of the location.,After winning it...
Atlanta looks to leading scorer Allisha Gray in rematch vs. Dallas
A tough loss in their last game against the defending league champions hasn't lessened the Atlanta Dream's optimism for a run to the WNBA title.,After falling 85-84 to the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Sunday despite erasing a 17-point deficit with a furious fourth-quarter rally, Atlanta aims for a bet...
Report: Status for Thunder's Jalen Williams (hamstring) is game-to-game
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams' status in the Western Conference finals is game-to-game while he is evaluated daily for a left hamstring injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Williams is getting treatment after a second injury to the same hamstring in less than a month. He started but playe...
Mets' Bo Bichette delivers in narrow win over Nationalns
Bo Bichette's two-run single provided the offense, David Peterson pitched five solid innings and the New York Mets held on to beat the Nationals 2-1 on Thursday in Washington to earn a split of the four-game series.,Peterson (3-4), who entered his last two appearances after an opener, started and al...
Giants uncertain when WR Malik Nabers (knee) will return
New York Giants coach John Harbaugh said Thursday that the goal is for star wide receiver Malik Nabers to return from a knee injury at some point in training camp and be ready for the season opener in the fall, but he's not certain.,Nabers, who tore his right ACL in September and underwent a full me...
NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after bout with severe illness
Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion considered one of the best drivers of all time, died Thursday after a bout with a severe illness. He was 41.,The Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR confirmed his death hours after announcing that Busch had been hospitalized this week a...
Marlins LHP Robby Snelling to undergo Tommy John surgery
Marlins left-handed pitching prospect Robby Snelling will undergo Tommy John surgery on Friday to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, Miami officials said Thursday.,Snelling, the club's No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, will miss the rest of the season and a chunk of ...
Five-star recruit Kameron Mercer picks Cincinnati
Five-star basketball recruit Kameron Mercer announced on Thursday his commitment to play for his hometown Cincinnati Bearcats and also reclassify for the Class of 2027.,The 6-foot-5 sophomore wing, who led Princeton High School this past season to an Ohio state championship, plans to graduate a year...
McLaren CEO expects Red Bull, others to be interested in Oscar Piastri
Although Oscar Piastri has a long-term contract with McLaren Racing, Red Bull would pursue the 25-year-old driver if four-time champion Max Verstappen departs at the end of this season, Autosport reported earlier this month.,That a team would have interest in Piastri, who is in his fourth F1 season,...
Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates hold down Cardinals
Braxton Ashcraft matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a 6-2 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in the rubber match of a three-game set against the host St. Louis Cardinals.,Right-hander Ashcraft (3-2) held St. Louis to one run on four hits over seven innings. Marcell Ozuna went 2-fo...
Georgia president Jere Morehead: '24-team playoff is a mistake'
Georgia president Jere Morehead doesn't think expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is a good idea.,In fact, he said this to The Athletic: "A 24-team playoff is a mistake.",With the Southeastern Conference meetings set for next week in Destin, Fla., Morehead doesn't feel the Big Ten has...
Germany lure Manuel Neuer, 40, out of retirement for World Cup roster
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann had a surprise inclusion with 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer making the 26-man World Cup roster announced on Thursday.,Neuer retired from international play after the 2024 European Championship and the Bayern Munich legend said just last month that he did not int...
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal throws off mound in bullpen session
Two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose bone chip from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-handed ace Tarik Skubal threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Thursday and came away pleased with the results. ,"It was a certain velocity I was trying to get to today," said Skubal, w...
NYCFC F Maxi Moralez to have surgery for torn ACL
New York City FC midfielder Maxi Moralez will have season-ending surgery for a torn left ACL, the team announced on Thursday.,Moralez, 39, sustained the non-contact injury during the first half of Saturday's 1-1 road draw with the rival New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J.,The Argentina native will ...
Mayor secures $50 World Cup tickets for NYC residents
New York City residents will have a chance to secure affordable World Cup tickets after a deal struck by the mayor with the FIFA boss.,Mayor Zohran Mamdani negotiated a deal with FIFA president Gianni Infantino for 1,000 tickets priced at only $50 for games played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfo...
French Open not budging on prize pool demands
Ahead of the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, players have accused tournament organizers of reducing their share of revenue, but director Amelie Mauresmo said the prize money will not change this year.,Players receive 22% of the revenue at standard ATP and WTA events, but they feel they ar...
Lions sign All-Pro LB Jack Campbell to extension
All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell agreed to terms on a contract extension with the Detroit Lions on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team on the deal, however NFL Network reported it was a four-year contract that extends through the 2030 season.,"I signed my extension. I'm excited ...
Rueben Chinyelu withdraws from NBA draft, returns to Florida
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Rueben Chinyelu withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft and will return to a loaded Florida lineup, the university announced on Thursday.,Chinyelu, 22, averaged 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds in 35 games (all starts) last season for the Gators. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound ...