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Sun waive former All-Star G Diamond DeShields
The Connecticut Sun waived former All-Star and WNBA champion Diamond DeShields on Thursday.,The regular season tips off Friday, with the Sun opening at home against the Washington Mystics on Sunday.,DeShields, 30, signed a one-year contract with Connecticut in February.,She averaged 4.5 points, 1.4 ...
2B/OF Tony Kemp retires after nine seasons
Second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Thursday after nine seasons.,Kemp, 33, played with the Houston Astros (2016-19), Chicago Cubs (2019), then-Oakland Athletics (2020-23) and Baltimore Orioles (2024).,"Thank you God, for allowing me to be a Majo...
GM survey: Napheesa Collier MVP, Lynx to win title
Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier is favored to win MVP honors and lead her Lynx to the WNBA title, according to the results of the league's annual survey of general managers released Thursday.,Collier was runner-up for the award last season, when she earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and ...
NFL to consider players competing in Olympic flag football
NFL owners are planning to discuss a resolution to allow players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.,The resolution under consideration for next week's spring meeting in Minneapolis would permit no more than one player from each NFL team to participate.,Each t...
Former Braves VP James E. Smith named Maryland AD
Maryland named former Atlanta Braves executive James E. Smith as its new athletic director on Thursday.,Smith had been the Braves' senior vice president of business strategy for the past five years.,Smith previously served as president and CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association.,"We are...
Pete Rose Doesn’t Belong in the Hall of Fame, Even After Death
Pete Rose’s posthumous reinstatement by MLB opens the door to a Hall of Fame induction. Here’s why baseball should still say no to the former gambler....
How I Could Defend Nikola Jokic (Seriously)
He’s slow. He can’t jump. And if I were 6-7, I’d lock him down. A former high school basketball player explains why guarding Nikola Jokic isn’t as hard as it looks....
Best MLB Bets Today: Picks, Predictions, Props For Thursday May 15th
Check out the best MLB bets for Thursday, including Braves vs. Nationals picks, home run props from Orioles, Blue Jays, and more. Expert analysis and top odds....
RSL's Rafael Cabral earns third shutout in 0-0 tie vs. Timbers
Rafael Cabral made three saves to help Real Salt Lake record a 0-0 tie with the Portland Timbers in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday.,In the 89th minute, Cabral stopped a close-in shot by Omir Fernandez, whose follow-up was cleared off the goal line by Sam Junqua to preserve Cabral's third shutout of the s...
Led by Julius Randle, Wolves top Warriors to clinch series
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards finished with 22 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, w...
Earthquakes pull out 3-3 draw vs. Inter Miami
Tadeo Allende recorded a brace, including the tying goal early in the second half, to help Inter Miami play to a high-octane 3-3 draw with the host San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.,Maximiliano Falcon also scored a goal for Miami. Lionel Messi set up the tying goal to allow the Herons (6-2-4,...
Led by Julius Randle, Timberwolves top Warriors to clinch series
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinals series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards finished with 22 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, ...
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti charges into semifinals at Rome
The home fans had plenty to cheer as eighth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti defeated second-seeded German Alexander Zverev 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,Zverev was the event's defending champion.,Musetti's semifinal opponent will be third-s...
Rafael Cabral notches third shutout as Real Salt Lake, Portland play to 0-0 tie
Rafael Cabral made three saves to help Real Salt Lake to a 0-0 tie with Portland in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday.,Cabral in the 89th minute stopped a close-in shot by Omir Fernandez and his follow-up was cleared off the goal line by Sam Junqua to preserve Cabral's third shutout of the season.,Real Salt...
Jordan Spieth popular pick to complete career grand slam
It has been eight years since Jordan Spieth has won a major tournament and three years since he has won an event of any type, but that hasn't deterred bettors who believe the 31-year-old is primed to complete the career grand slam this week.,Spieth is the biggest liability in the entire PGA Champion...
Tom Brady will ride with Jimmie Johnson during Indy 500 parade laps
Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady will get a feel for IndyCar's speed when he rides with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champ Jimmie Johnson during the parade laps ahead of the start of the Indianapolis 500.,Before the 109th running of the Indy 500 on May 25, IndyCar and the Indiana...
Pablo Ortiz, Felipe Andrade score 1st MLS goals as Dynamo top Loons
Pablo Ortiz scored just before halftime to set the Houston Dynamo on course to a 2-0 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Wednesday night.,Felipe Andrade added a second goal for Houston (3-6-4, 13 points) in the 77th minute, as the Dynamo earned their third home shutout win.,The goals were the ...
Is Austria's Sepp Straka the world's best golfer who's not a household name?
By winning last week's Truist Championship, Austria's Sepp Straka earned a $3.6 million paycheck, jumped into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time and all but clinched a spot on Team Europe for the upcoming Ryder Cup.,One thing Straka did not do? Maintain his preference f...
2025 NFL games to watch
Pack your bags. The NFL is heading to Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Germany -- and London, of course -- and has loaded up on compelling domestic encounters in the U.S. in a 2025 season that begins in the City of Brotherly Love with a pairing of hated NFC East rivals. ,NFL teams and fanbases have known the...
Twins drop O’s in Game 1, extend win streak to nine
Christian Vazquez smacked a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.,Brooks Lee also homered for the Twins. It was the first homer of the season for Vazquez, ...