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Union maintain mastery of the Red Bulls with 2-0 victory
Indiana Vassilev and Bruno Damiani each scored first-half goals for the Philadelphia Union, who defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Tai Baribo and Quinn Sullivan recorded an assist apiece for the Union (13-5-4, 43 points), who snapped a two-match losing str...

Fred VanVleet elected president of the National Basketball Players Association
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.,The 31-year-old was elected by his fellow NBA players and will serve a four-year term starting im...

Report: G Cole Anthony expected to sign with Bucks
Guard Cole Anthony has reached a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, per a source at ESPN.,The 25-year-old guard was shipped to Memphis in June as part of the Desmond Bane deal after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Orlando Magic. In 20...

Connor Zilisch holds off Shane van Gisbergen for thrilling Sonoma win
SONOMA, Calif. - In closing laps of the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway, the pupil schooled the master., ,Taking shot after shot from JR Motorsports teammate Shane van Gisbergen over the final two laps, Connor Zilisch held off the more experienced driver to claim his third NASCAR Xfinity Ser...

Caleb Durbin caps Brewers rally against Nationals with walk-off single
Caleb Durbin's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday capped a three-run rally that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Jackson Chourio led off the inning with an infield single off closer Kyle Finnegan (1-3) and reached second via Christi...

Steve Allan leads Dick's Open, seeking second Champions win
Steve Allan of Australia shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday and holds a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Dick's Open at Endicott, N.Y.,Allen is at 12-under 132 after two trips around En-Joie Golf Club. Boo Weekley is one shot back after a sizzling 64 on Saturday, while Jason Caron is two behind afte...

Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...

After delivering first win, Elks now chasing revenge on Lions
The visiting BC Lions and Edmonton Elks will have a rematch of their season-opening clash on Sunday.,The Lions (2-3) handed the West Division rival Elks (1-3) a 31-14 loss on June 7 in Vancouver.,Both teams snapped three-game losing streaks last weekend, with Edmonton defeating Ottawa 39-33 for its ...

Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, Twins top Pirates
Byron Buxton hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Buxton finished 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple, a home run and two RBIs for Minnesota. He became the fir...

Shane van Gisbergen completes second straight NASCAR pole sweep
SONOMA, Calif.- For the second straight weekend, Shane van Gisbergen dominated NASCAR time trials - and predictably so., ,On his second lap Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, the New Zealander became the only driver to top 96 mph on the 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course., ,Touring the circuit in 74.594 second...

Public flips Carlos Alcaraz to Wimbledon favorite over Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner opened as a slight favorite to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's highly anticipated men's final at Wimbledon, but that has shifted with the public siding with the young Spaniard.,Sinner was the -115 favorite when BetMGM opened the market once the final matchup was determined. However, he...

Lightning pauses third round at ISCO Championship
The third round of the ISCO Championship was suspended at 1:24 p.m. ET Saturday due to lightning in the area.,The leaders had yet to tee off when action was halted at the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.,Chan Kim entered the round with a five-stroke lead at 11-under par.,Only a handful of...
The 2025 Club World Cup Was a Success: Just Don’t Credit Gianni Infantino
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup proved successful on the field and in the stands. But criticism of Gianni Infantino’s poor planning and avoidable mistakes is still more than fair....

Ndamukong Suh announces retirement from NFL
Ndamukong Suh announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday, issuing a heartfelt statement on the first anniversary of his father's death.,Crediting his father as "my idol, my coach, and my anchor," the defensive lineman relayed what he said was the final piece of advice from his dad.,"It's time...

Iga Swiatek smashes way to first Wimbledon title
Eighth-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland dominated No. 13 Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon championship on Saturday in London.,It is the sixth Grand Slam singles title for Swiatek, 24, and her first tournament victory since Roland Garros in 2024. She has never lost a Grand Slam final....

Brits win men's Wimbledon doubles for first time since 1936
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool became the first British men since 1936 to win the men's doubles championship at Wimbledon on Saturday.,The duo won the All England Club trophy with their 6-2, 7-6 (3) defeat of Rinky Hijikata of Australia and David Pel of the Netherlands.,The fifth seeds in London, C...

Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels share lead at Evian Championship
England's Cara Gainer and Australia's Gabriela Ruffels share a one-stroke lead at 11-under entering the final round of the Evian Championship.,Gainer carded a 7-under 64 and Ruffels shot 66 in the third round on Saturday at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.,World No. 2 Jeeno Thi...

D-backs, Zac Gallen face Angels as trade rumors swirl
The Arizona Diamondbacks head into Saturday night's contest against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., six games behind the San Francisco Giants for the final wild-card spot in the National League and three games below the .500 mark., ,That puts Torey Lovullo's club in the middle of trade sp...
UFC Fight Night July 12th Best Bets: Tallison Teixeira vs. Derrick Lewis
Get Deadspin's top UFC Fight Night betting picks for Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira and more Nashville fight night props and predictions....

Against Nationals, Brewers go for sixth consecutive win
The Milwaukee Brewers are winning games, yet they are far from satisfied. ,The hottest team in the National League took its fifth straight victory on Friday in the series opener against the Washington Nationals. The host Brewers will try to keep pounding out timely hits in the middle game of the set...