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Falcons trade DT Ruke Orhorhoro to Jaguars for DT Maason Smith
The Atlanta Falcons acquired Maason Smith from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for Ruke Orhorhoro on Friday in a trade involving defensive tackles that were selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.,Orhorhoro, 24, recorded 25 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 17 games (eight starts) last seaso...
Report: Retirement an option on table for Lakers' LeBron James
LeBron James will lead the Lakers into the first-round of the NBA playoffs against the favored Houston Rockets in Los Angeles in what could be the final series of his storied 23-year career.,Unless it isn't.,The Athletic reported Friday that James, 41, is considering retiring from the league he ente...
Cards' Jacoby Brissett not at offseason program, wants extension
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett is seeking a contract extension that will pay him as a starter.,NFL Network reported on Friday that Brissett is not attending the team's voluntary workout program as a means to address that situation.,Brissett, who has only $1.5 million guaranteed on the...
Why the NBA Must Fix Its Draft System to Stop Tanking
Tanking has become a major issue in the NBA, raising concerns about integrity and fan experience. Here’s how the league could fix it....
Iranian soccer players in Australia thankful for 'safe haven'
Two members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum in Australia last month, released a joint statement Friday thanking the Australian government for assistance with "the process of rebuilding our lives.",Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were the only two of seven membe...
Dynamo sign Mattheo Dimareli, 16, as homegrown player
The Dynamo signed 16-year-old Houston native Mattheo Dimareli as a homegrown player on Friday.,The Dynamo Academy product signed an MLS Next Pro contract through June 2027 and will join the first team on an MLS contract in July 2027. The forward's deal is guaranteed through 2027-28 with options in e...
Notre Dame, Villanova to open basketball season in Rome
Villanova and Notre Dame will open their 2026-27 basketball seasons on Nov. 1 in Rome.,The men's and women's teams from both schools will play a doubleheader in the Italian capital that day in what has been named the Eternal City Tip-Off.,It is no shock that these two schools were chosen to take par...
Canucks dismiss GM Patrik Allvin after last-place finish
The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Patrik Allvin on Friday after the club's last-place finish in the Western Conference.,Allvin was hired on Jan. 26, 2022. Since then, the Canucks have one playoff appearance. They won the Pacific Division in the 2023-24 season (50-23-9, 109 points) but lost...
Minjee Lee WDs before 2nd round at LA Championship
World No. 6 Minjee Lee withdrew from the LA Championship prior to the start of the second round on Friday. No reason was provided by the LPGA Tour.,The 29-year-old Australian star was tied for 40th after she posted a 3-under 69 in the first round at the El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, Calif.,L...
Three College Football Teams Poised for Breakout Seasons in 2026
A look at three college football teams poised for major turnarounds in 2026, including Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, and Florida....
NBA Play-In Picks: Best Player Props for Hornets vs Magic, Warriors vs Suns
Get the best NBA play-in betting picks, including player props for Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, and LaMelo Ball....
Friday April 17th Expert MLB Betting Picks, Predictions
Get today’s MLB picks, including Angels F5 and Giants vs Nationals over, with full pitching and betting analysis....
D-backs' Michael Soroka, riding hot streak, turns focus to Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks will return home as one of the hottest teams in baseball, set to open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in Phoenix.,Since a 9-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on March 30, the Diamondbacks have won 11 times. Only the San Diego Padres (12) have won m...
Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card
Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.,Morgan Frost, defenseman Zayne Parekh and Joel Farabee scored and defensem...
Report: Lynx re-signing Napheesa Collier to 1-year supermax deal
Two-time WNBA MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier is sticking with the Minnesota Lynx, who are signing the veteran forward to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract, ESPN reported on Thursday.,When the deal is official, Collier will join the Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (one-year deal) and Las Veg...
Robert Thomas' hat trick propels Blues past playoff-bound Mammoth
Robert Thomas recorded his second career hat trick, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Rookie defenseman Logan Mailloux, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Wednesday, scored the go-ahead goal with...
Chizzy Iwai ties course record, leads by 2 at LA Championship
Japan's Chizzy Iwai posted a bogey-free 9-under-par round of 63 on Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead at the LA Championship in Tarzana, Calif.,Iwai tied the course record in pristine conditions at the El Caballero Country Club. Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad and South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai each carded ...
Judge grants Oklahoma LB Owen Heinecke another year
Former walk-on Owen Heinecke, who rose from special teamer to standout linebacker at Oklahoma, was granted an additional year of eligibility on Thursday by a district court judge in Cleveland County, Ok.,Judge Thad Balkman ruled in favor of Heinecke on a preliminary injunction after an all-day emerg...
Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA
Bernhard Langer continued to defy Father Time, beating his age by two strokes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the Senior PGA Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.,The World Golf Hall of Famer from Germany, 68, posted his 6-under-par 66 in the morning wave and erased a back-nine doub...
Nuggets, Pacers set to face off in Mexico City in November
The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will face off in next season's Mexico City game at the Arena CDMX on Saturday, Nov. 7, the NBA announced Thursday.,The game will be the league's 35th played in Mexico since 1992. For the third straight year, it will be played during the week of Mexico's annual D...