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Ex-reliever Craig Stammen named Padres manager
The San Diego Padres named Craig Stammen, a former relief pitcher for the team, as their new manager on Thursday.,The 41-year-old signed a three-year contract.,He is well-known within the organization. Since retiring in March 2023, he has worked as a special assistant in the player development depar...
LPGA grants age waiver to teen phenom Gianna Clemente
The LPGA Tour has granted an age waiver allowing 17-year-old Gianna Clemente to compete for early membership next month.,League rules require members to be 18 or over, but the high school senior from Estero, Fla., won't celebrate that birthday until March 28.,Clemente is competing for a tour card at...
Gary Player: Ryder Cup remarks 'intended to be a warning'
Gary Player clarified his comments about the future of the Ryder Cup in a lengthy post on social media.,Player, 90, initially was critical of the biennial tournament to the Palm Beach Post, labeling it the "worst event in the world." He then told Golf Digest that he "would like to see them abolish i...
ESPN Bet going away amid new DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 NC State edges No. 8 Tennessee in top-10 battle
Khamil Pierre scored 21 points and her final basket put No. 9 North Carolina State into the lead with 46 seconds left in an 80-77 neutral-site victory against No. 8 Tennessee in Tuesday's season opener in Greensboro, N.C.,After four lead changes in a two-and-a-half-minute span, Pierre scored in tran...
Report: Kings signing free agent F Precious Achiuwa
The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent big man Precious Achiuwa, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Achiuwa, 26, averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 20.5 minutes in 57 games (10 starts) last season with the New York Knicks.,He has career averages of 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 20.0 minutes in 320 gam...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Taliah Scott's nuclear 4Q helps No. 16 Baylor drop No. 7 Duke
Taliah Scott's 24 points, five rebounds and three assists helped the No. 16 Baylor Lady Bears score a 58-52 upset over the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils with a dominant stretch in the fourth quarter in the season opener for both teams in Paris, France on Monday.,Scott connected on a long 3 from the left wi...
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens on latest Hall of Fame ballot
Two of the greatest players in MLB history, shunned from baseball immortality over links to performance-enhancing drugs, have another chance for selection to the Hall of Fame.,All-time home run king Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens are among the eight players listed on ...
Five Overrated NBA Players Who Don’t Belong in the 2025-26 All-Star Game
Our NBA No-Star starting five: LaMelo Ball, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Domantas Sabonis shouldn’t make the All-Star Game....
Blue Jays' Ernie Clement breaks MLB record for hits in a postseason
Toronto third baseman Ernie Clement might take some consolation in setting a major league record this postseason despite the Blue Jays falling to the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings on Saturday night in Game 7 of the World Series.,Clement had three hits in the series finale to finish ...
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Doris Burke in '26 Women's HOF class
Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne lead the 2026 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class revealed on Thursday.,WNBA and Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve, ESPN basketball analyst Doris Burke and international basketball legends Isabelle Fijalkowski of France and Amaya Valdemoro of Spain are also to be ind...
Marco Andretti retires from racing, ends run at Indy 500
Marco Andretti announced Wednesday that he has decided to end his career as a race car driver.,The 38-year-old grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti has competed in 20 Indianapolis 500s. He nearly won during his rookie year in 2006 before Sam Hornish Jr. slipped past him in a photo finish. Marco ...
Michael Jordan appalled by 'load management'
Michael Jordan offered his unflinching thoughts on NBA players taking games off for "load management" in his latest appearance on NBC's coverage of the league Tuesday night. ,Jordan, appearing for the second time on the "Insights to Excellence" segment, aired after the Bucks-Knicks broadcast, said h...
Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder top Kings to stay undefeated
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-101 home victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.,The Thunder remained undefeated, winning their fifth consecutive game to start the season.,Oklahoma City did it, on the second night of a back-to-back, without Chet Hol...
WNBPA counsel: CBA deal by deadline 'not going to happen'
The WNBA and the players' union are unlikely to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday's deadline.,Erin Drake, legal counsel for the Women's National Basketball Players Association, said it's "not going to happen.",The two sides will continue to meet this week but are said to remain f...
Aroldis Chapman: I'd rather retire than play for Yankees again
Hard-throwing left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman is dead set against re-signing with the New York Yankees.,Literally.,"No way, not even dead," Chapman said when asked if he'd consider joining the Yankees during an appearance on the "Swing Completo" podcast, as translated from Spanish.,"If I were t...
Disappointed Suns open post-Kevin Durant era against Kings
The revamped Phoenix Suns placed their faith in new coach Jordan Ott and their money on veteran guard Devin Booker as they attempt to move past a rocky two seasons of unfulfilled expectations.,The Suns host the Sacramento Kings in the season opener Wednesday.,Booker is the only returning starter on ...
5-star F Anthony Thompson commits to Ohio State
Ohio State landed a commitment Tuesday from Anthony Thompson, a five-star forward from a high school in the Cleveland suburbs.,He is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 small forward in the nation and the No. 8 player overall in the Class of 2026.,In July, he named his top seven schools u...
U.S. heads joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup
The United States is expected to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup in a joint effort with Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica.,The presidents of the four nations' soccer federations revealed the details of their bid plans at a press conference Monday in New York.,The joint bid is uncontested, leaving ...
Brandon Graham mulls ending retirement, rejoining Eagles
Brandon Graham is considering coming out of retirement to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN reported Sunday.,The report comes six days after defensive end Za'Darius Smith announced his retirement.,A two-time Super Bowl champion, Graham called it a career on March 18 after a franchise-record 206 r...