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Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...

Larry Fitzgerald Sr., sportswriter and Hall of Famer’s dad, dies at 71
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the father of Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and a beloved figure in his own right in the Minnesota sports scene, died Monday at 71.,The elder Fitzgerald was a longtime fixture as a sportswriter and broadcaster in the Twin Cities. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was expos...

Texas Tech's walk-off HR forces elimination game vs. Alabama
Mia Williams delivered a leadoff walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift 11th-seeded Texas Tech to a 5-4 win over top-seeded Alabama in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The Red Raiders' win set up an elimination game between the teams later Monday.,The winner will take on Texas in...

Rays’ Chandler Simpson (mouth), Taylor Walls (hamstring) exit vs. Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays lost left fielder Chandler Simpson to a cut and bloodied mouth and shortstop Taylor Walls to hamstring tightness during their series opener against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday.,Walls left during the bottom of the third due to left hamstring tightness, which the Rays call...

Mavericks select North Dallas site for new arena
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Monday that they have entered option agreements for the potential purchase of the former Valley View Mall as the new site for their arena and entertainment district.,The 104-acre site is located in North Dallas -- 10 miles north of downtown -- and was selected over ...

Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Adelman dies at 79
Rick Adelman, who coached his teams to more than 1,000 wins in a Naismith Hall of Fame career, has died at 79, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.,Adelman ranks 10th in NBA history with 1,042 wins as a head coach. His greatest successes came with the Portland Trail Blazers,...

Matteo Arnaldi outlasts Frances Tiafoe in 5-set instant classic in Paris
Matteo Arnaldi pulled off an incredible comeback to take down No. 19 seed Frances Tiafoe in five sets on Monday and place three Italians in the quarterfinals of the French Open.,Arnaldi defeated Tiafoe 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the final match of the night in Paris. At five hours and 26...

Oklahoma rallies late, stuns No. 2 Georgia Tech in regional final
One day after storming back from a six-run deficit to upset No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech, Oklahoma rallied late before Dayton Tockey's walk-off homer in the 10th inning stunned the host Yellow Jackets 8-7 in the Atlanta Regional final on Monday.,The Sooners (36-22) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the...

College Football Playoff to stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 25
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff features a slate of 11 games starting Dec. 18 and concluding with the championship on Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.,The schedule, including kickoff times and broadcast information, was announced on Monday by the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports. ESPN's expan...

East's best meets East's worst as Dream host Sun
Sitting on opposite ends of the league standings, the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Dream will host the last-place Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (5-2) enters the matchup winner of three of its last four. Offseason addition Angel Reese is coming off arguably her b...

Lexi Thompson's streak of 19 straight U.S. Women's Opens is over
For the first time in 20 years, Lexi Thompson won't be participating in the U.S. Women's Open when golfers tee off Thursday at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.,Thompson played in her first U.S. Women's Open at age 12 in 2007 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in North Carolina. Now 31, Thompson...

Teagan Kavan, Texas shut out Tennessee, advance to WCWS finals
Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit complete-game shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Longhorns (51-12) will take on Alabama or Texas Tech in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.,Texas is in t...
Five Storylines That Will Define the Stanley Cup Final Between Carolina and Vegas
From Frederik Andersen's stellar postseason to Mitch Marner's breakout, here are the five biggest storylines in the Stanley Cup Final....

Melinda French Gates buying minority stake in Kraken
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is acquiring a minority ownership stake of the Seattle Kraken, the franchise announced Monday.,Terms of the deal, which is pending NHL approval, were not disclosed.,The partnership pairs French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates who has...

Myles Ahead: Rams strong Super Bowl favorites with Garrett
It will takes years to fully assess the impact of the blockbuster deal the Los Angeles Rams are reportedly making to land All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett, but oddsmakers clearly applaud the immediate boost to their Super Bowl aspirations.,The Rams' Super Bowl title odds shifted from +800 at DraftK...

Texas powers past Tennessee to force winner-take-all WCWS semifinal
Citlaly Gutierrez worked into the seventh inning and Texas had 13 hits, lifting the Longhorns to a 5-2 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,Texas' win forces the "if necessary" game between the two teams later Monday afternoon for a berth in the WCWS Championship ...

Felix Auger-Aliassime coasts into first French Open quarterfinal
Fourth-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the French Open quarterfinals for the first time in dominant fashion, beating Chile's Alejandro Tabilo 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 on Monday in Paris.,Things have seemingly gotten easier for the 25-year old as the tournament has progressed. He battled through a...

Hurting Giants add trio of WRs, reunite with Odell Beckham Jr.
Former New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. was one of three wide receivers signed on Monday as the team deals with a string of injuries at the position. ,Beckham Jr. agreed to a one-year contract with the team following an in-person visit and the Giants also added JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton ...

Reports: Browns finalizing trade with Rams for All-Pro DE Myles Garrett
The Cleveland Browns are finalizing a blockbuster trade which would send five-time All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, according to reports by ESPN and NFL Network.,The Rams are reportedly sending two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and o...

Hurting Giants add WRs Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios
Former New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. and another veteran set of hands, Braxton Berrios, signed one-year deals with the team on Monday.,The Giants are loading up on wide receivers to address a string of injuries at the position.,Beckham agreed to terms following an in-person visit, according...