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Aces' A'ja Wilson, Wings' Paige Bueckers lead early All-Star Game voting
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers lead all players in voting for this summer's WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago after the first batch of fan votes were announced on Wednesday by the league.,Wilson, a seven-time All-Star and four-time league MVP, leads the league in...
Ex-Phillies to manage Futures Game during All-Star week
Two former Phillies, both World Series winners, will manage the next generation of MLB players in the Futures Game in Philadelphia on July 12 as part of the festivities leading up to the All-Star Game.,Shane Victorino will manage the National League Futures team while Larry Bowa will lead the Americ...
Boston acquires hometown D Lilly Reale from Gotham
Boston Legacy FC acquired defender Lilly Reale from Gotham FC on Wednesday in exchange for $400,000 in allocation money and transfer funds.,The 22-year-old native of Hingham, Mass., joins her hometown club on a four-year contract through December 2029.,Reale was the 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year and ...
WNBA expanding to 50-game regular season in 2027
The WNBA is expanding the regular season from 44 games to 50 games starting with the 2027 campaign, the league announced Wednesday.,During its inaugural season in 1997, each of the league's eight members played only 28 regular season games.,The WNBA currently includes 15 teams, including two 2026 ex...
Breaking Down the Biggest Surprises in MLB All-Star Fan Voting
A position-by-position look at the latest MLB All-Star voting results, highlighting deserving leaders, notable snubs and fan favorites....
Wednesday MLB Best Bets: Two Pitcher Props for June 17th
Check out Wednesday's MLB best bets featuring Shane McClanahan's strikeout prop and Gavin Williams' outs recorded prop on a 14-game baseball slate....
Maple Leafs tab former Kings bench boss Jim Hiller as next head coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs named former assistant Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history on Wednesday morning.,Hiller, 57, returns to Toronto after serving four seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Babcock from 2015-19. He spent parts of the past three campaigns as the head coach of...
Angels' Sam Aldegheri aims to follow up strong effort in finale vs. D-backs
Los Angeles Angels left-hander Sam Aldegheri hopes his performances this month will be enough to keep him in the starting rotation this time.,Aldegheri will get his next opportunity to impress his major-league club when he takes the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the decisive contest of t...
Angels give Reid Detmers plenty of support in rout of Diamondbacks
Reid Detmers allowed three hits over seven shutout innings to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Detmers (3-5) struck out three without a walk and the left-hander threw first-pitch...
Storm, Fire clash in first all-Northwest matchup since 2002
Although they absorbed a 107-74 blowout loss Monday night at Minnesota, the Portland Fire remain in playoff position during their expansion season.,Portland (7-9, 1-5 Commissioner's Cup) looks to take another step in that direction Wednesday night when it hosts the struggling Seattle Storm (3-12, 0-...
Fever roll past Tempo, set regulation scoring mark
Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and dished out a season-high 14 assists as the Indiana Fever won their fourth consecutive game by defeating the visiting Toronto Tempo 113-91 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Clark struggled with her shot -- making just 5-of-15 ...
WTA roundup: Serena Williams loses first-round doubles match in Berlin
Unseeded Serena Williams and Czechia's Karolina Muchova came up short in their opening-round doubles match on Tuesday in the WTA 500 Berlin Tennis Open.,Williams, playing in her second tournament since announcing her comeback, and Muchova fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Mexico's Gi...
Ghana's Thomas Partey loses appeal; not allowed in Canada
A Canadian federal court denied an appeal Tuesday that would have allowed midfielder Thomas Partey to join the Ghana national team in Toronto for their World Cup opener on Wednesday.,Justice Roger Lafreniere heard the request Tuesday morning and rejected it later in the day, leaving Partey unable to...
Scottie Scheffler: Slam neither ‘motivating factor’ nor distraction at US Open
Scottie Scheffler has made it known by now that specific achievements don't motivate him. So it makes sense he would say the same about the possibility of completing the career Grand Slam this week.,At a press conference Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, th...
Guardians star 3B Jose Ramirez (hand) undergoes surgery
Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.,Ramirez, a seven-time All-Star, is expected to be sidelined for 5-7 weeks. Dr. Thomas Graham performed the surgery in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania and removed t...
Brazil's Neymar (calf) takes step forward in recovery
Brazilian star Neymar trained on the sidelines on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in the U.S. for the World Cup.,The forward performed running drills and worked out with a member of coach Carlo Ancelotti's staff, as seen in videos released by the Brazil Football Confederation. The confeder...
Jalen Brunson Won A Title, But He’s Still Not A Top-5 NBA Player
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to a championship, but does that make him a top-five NBA player?...
Saints DE Cameron Jordan returns for 'one final year'
Cam Jordan will celebrate his 37th birthday in less than a month before kickstarting his official NFL farewell tour. ,Jordan signed a one-year deal to return to the Saints for the 2026 season, his 16th in the league, all with New Orleans.,"Year 16. How many more years you want me to play?" Jordan sa...
USMNT's Christian Pulisic (calf) trains solo, remains 'day to day'
U.S. men's national team star Christian Pulisic once again worked off to the side during the open portion of the team's Tuesday's practice and remains day-to-day with a left calf injury ahead of Friday's second game of Group D play against Australia in Seattle.,Pulisic, who recorded an assist and wa...
Falcons' James Pearce Jr. won't participate in minicamp team sessions
Atlanta Falcons pass rusher James Pearce Jr. won't participate in team drills despite rejoining the team for this week's minicamp.,Head coach Kevin Stefanski shared the news Tuesday, confirming earlier reports that Pearce was back with the team for the camp that runs through Thursday.,Pearce, 22, wa...