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Report: Bulls narrowing search for top executive role
The Chicago Bulls received permission to interview five candidates to be their new head of basketball operations, ESPN reported Monday.,The Bulls plan to start meetings this week with Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd, Detroit Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta Haw...
Big East commish Val Ackerman retiring after 13 years
Big East Conference commissioner Val Ackerman announced her retirement on Monday after 13 years as one of the most powerful women in college sports.,Ackerman, 66, is leaving her position on Aug. 31. A national search for her successor will commence immediately, the league said in a news release.,"It...
Reports: Steelers still unsettled at QB, no word from Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers could be part of the plan at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the franchise appears likely to enter the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday without a strong indication of whether the 42-year-old plans to play next season. ,Rodgers said he's open to a reunion with former Packers coac...
Patrick Ngongba II returning to Duke for junior season
Patrick Ngongba II is coming back to Duke next season. ,Ngongba confirmed his decision on Monday and the defensive anchor for the Blue Devils is certain for a prominent role in head coach Jon Scheyer's altered rotation. ,Ngongba (6-foot-11, 250 pounds) averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game ...
Report: Giants unlikely to trade DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
After trading one standout defensive lineman over the weekend, the New York Giants are now unlikely to move defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, according to a report from NFL Network.,Thibodeaux, 25, is entering the fifth and final season of his rookie deal after he was selected fifth overall by the Gi...
Report: Steelers LT Broderick Jones (neck) suffers setback
Steelers left tackle Broderick Jones will be examined this week after suffering a setback during his recovery from a season-ending neck injury, ESPN reported Monday.,The tests will help to determine his availability for training camp and the start of the regular season, per the report.,Jones, who tu...
Ranking the Greatest Stoner Athletes of All-Time
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Are the Detroit Pistons in Trouble After a Rough Game 1?
Orlando Magic stun the Pistons in Game 1. Full breakdown of the upset and what it means....
Inconsistent Nationals face challenge in surging Braves
The Washington Nationals will try to cool off Michael Harris II and the surging Atlanta Braves when the teams open a four-game series on Monday night.,The visiting Braves have won five straight and 9 of 11 following a 4-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.,Washington salvaged the fina...
Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1
Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a third-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.,The Spurs took a 1-0 lead in the best-of...
Hannah Green heats up late, wins in playoff for third LA title
Australia's Hannah Green stormed back from a six-shot deficit on the back nine and won a three-way playoff with a birdie putt to capture her third title in four years at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in Tarzana, Calif.,Green defeated South Koreans Jin Hee Im and Sei Young Kim when the trio ...
Top-seeded Pistons shocked in Game 1 as Magic never trail
Paolo Banchero had 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic upset the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, 112-101, in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference series on Sunday.,The visiting Magic never trailed as every starter scored at least 16 points. Franz Wagner supplied 19 points...
Alex Palou credits pit crew in 1st-ever win at Long Beach
Alex Palou doesn't have many "firsts" left to chase in the IndyCar Series, but he captured one Sunday.,The star driver from Spain won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for the first time, beating polesitter Felix Rosenqvist to the checkers by 3.9663 seconds on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.,It marked...
Jon Rahm leaves field in dust, wins LIV Golf Mexico City
Jon Rahm saved his best round of the week for last, firing a 7-under-par 64 Sunday to pull away to win the LIV Golf Mexico City title on Sunday in Naucalpan, Mexico.,Rahm, the tournament's leader since the second round, finished the week at Club de Golf Chapultepec at 21-under 263, six shots ahead o...
Diamondbacks OF Corbin Carroll (back) avoids scare after early exit
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll exited Sunday's game in Phoenix against the Toronto Blue Jays after four innings due to low back tightness.,But manager Torey Lovullo had a positive update on Carroll's status postgame, saying he expected the All-Star to be available for the D-backs' ne...
Blue Jays score 8 runs in first in rout of Diamondbacks
Kazuma Okamoto homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Nathan Lukes had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,Okamoto had a two-run double in the first and leadoff man Luke...
Ex-Belmont PF Drew Scharnowski transfers to Duke
Belmont forward Drew Scharnowski said Sunday that he is transferring to Duke.,Scharnowski posted a picture of himself in a Duke uniform on his Instagram page with the word "committed.",The 6-foot-9 Scharnowski averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 30 games (24 starts) whi...
Aurora, Falcons, BetBoom, PARIVISION move to 2-0 at PGL Wallachia
Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION improved to 2-0 at the PGL Wallachia Season 8 group stage on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,Those four teams are now one win away from gaining entry to the playoffs. They'll face off against one another Monday for the first two berths.,Aurora r...
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Curtis Mead, Keibert Ruiz help Nationals tame Giants
Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer, Keibert Ruiz had two hits and the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in Washington on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.,Andrew Alvarez (1-0), called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Rochester, pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, allowing three hits...