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Kevin Magnussen to depart Haas at end of season
Kevin Magnussen, Haas' longest-serving driver, will leave the team at the conclusion of the season.,Magnussen, 31, is in the midst of his second stint with Haas. The Denmark native drove from 2017-20 with the team before making a comeback in 2022.,"I'd like to thank Kevin for everything he's given u...
Union’s Cavan Sullivan, 14, becomes youngest to make pro debut
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player to debut in MLS and North American team sports history when he entered Wednesday night's match in the 85th minute against the New England Revolution.,Sullivan (14 years, 293 days) passed Freddy Adu (14 years, 306 days) for the M...
MLB Draft: Rounds 3-10 include grandson of Heisman winner
The second day of the Major League Baseball draft kicked off when the Oakland Athletics drafted Rutgers shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer with the first pick of Round 3 Monday.,Rounds 3-10 were held Monday after the first two rounds (74 total picks) took place Sunday evening. The draft began with the C...
Pirates activate RHP Quinn Priester from IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed starting pitcher Quinn Priester from the 15-day injured list Tuesday amid a flurry of roster moves.,The Pirates also optioned outfielder Edward Olivares to Triple-A Indianapolis, while left-hander Justin Bruihl accepted an outright assignment to Indianap...
Panama roughs up Bolivia at Copa, advances to knockout stage
Eduardo Guerrero scored the tiebreaking goal in the 79th minute and Panama recorded a 3-1 victory over Bolivia to advance from Group C at Copa America on Monday night in Orlando, Fla.,When the match ended, Panama was en route to landing a quarterfinal berth, pending the conclusion of the match betwe...
Uruguay demolishes Bolivia 5-0 at Copa America
Darwin Nunez scored in his seventh consecutive international appearance as Uruguay took command of Copa America's Group C with a 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday.,Maximiliano Araujo also scored his second goal of the tournament and the third of the evening for La Celest...
Astros RHP Oliver Ortega has second elbow procedure
Houston Astros right-hander Oliver Ortega had a second surgery on his pitching elbow this week and will not appear in a game this season.,Ortega, 27, made a pair of spring training appearances for the Astros before undergoing surgery in March to remove loose bodies in his right elbow. On Wednesday, ...
Christian Pulisic, U.S. open Copa with shutout of Bolivia
The U.S. men's national team wanted a fast start to Copa America 2024 and got it off a Christian Pulisic goal in the third minute, then eased past Bolivia 2-0 in Group C play on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Pulisic, nicknamed "Captain America," also assisted on the 44th-minute score by Folarin Balogu...
U.S. not looking past Bolivia in Copa America opener
The U.S. men's national team is in no position to take an opponent lightly as it faces Bolivia in its first Group C match of Copa America 2024 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,With the Americans ranked No. 11 in the latest FIFA world rankings and Bolivia 84th, the U.S. has an opportunity to take the f...
Penguins hire David Quinn as assistant coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired former San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers head coach David Quinn as an assistant coach on Wednesday.,Quinn, 57, joins assistants Mike Vellucci and Ty Hennes on head coach Mike Sullivan's staff. Quinn will oversee the team's defensive group.,"David Quinn brings a wealt...
Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team
USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.,The Four Nations Face-Off will be played next Feb. 12-20 and feature NHL players from the United States, Canada,...
French striker Olivier Giroud officially signs with LAFC
Los Angeles FC announced the signing of French star Olivier Giroud to a designated player deal on Tuesday.,The 37-year-old striker's contract runs through 2025 and includes an option for 2026.,Giroud will join LAFC this summer after departing AC Milan in Italy's Serie A. The MLS secondary transfer w...
French star Olivier Giroud confirms plans to join MLS
French striker Olivier Giroud confirmed Monday that he will depart AC Milan to join MLS when his contract expires this summer.,There have been previous reports that the 37-year-old former World Cup champion plans to join countryman Hugo Lloris at LAFC.,"The next two games will be my last for Milan,"...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Mike Tyson clip from Jake Paul hype package is 4 years old
Yesterday, Jake Paul and former Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson announced that they would be fighting in July at AT&T Stadium and streaming live on Netflix. ...
15 most memorable women's March Madness moments
As the women’s sports movement grows, the March Madness tournament grows with it. Things like fan attendance and viewership are all growing because people want to watch these exciting athletes compete in some of the biggest moments of their careers. Each year of the tournament seemingly gets more ex...
Liverpool pulled another rabbit, but its pixie dust might only last a week
While I really shouldn’t let my frustration with how MLB has sullied their regular season into my soccer coverage, it was hard not to think about how Rob Manfred just discarded those moments during the regular season that portended to more down the line as I watched Darwin Nunez dig out a Liverpool ...
The Florida Panthers are getting started early this year
Cat Scratch Fever has shifted up the calendar a couple months this time around. Last year, the Florida Panthers spent the first half of the season looking for a signal on their phone before closing the second half with a flourish to make the playoffs. That carried over into the postseason as they ch...
Tiger Woods is now fine with Saudi blood money funding PGA
After years of holding out from the big money of LIV Golf, Tiger Woods said he isn’t opposed to the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund being an investor in the PGA Tour. ...
The Super Bowl has become a great concert that features a football game
Usher, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, Post Malone, Andra Day, Reba McEntire, Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, and will.i.am all performed or were at the same party on a Sunday night in Las Vegas. Super Bowl LVIII was part football game, part music festival. And over ...