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Giants call up RHP Carson Seymour for major league debut
The San Francisco Giants recalled Carson Seymour to the major leagues for the first time on Friday and optioned right-hander Sean Hjelle to Triple-A Sacramento.,The move comes in advance of a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox and at the start of a 10-game road trip.,Seymour, 26, i...

Boston Legacy name Filipa Patao as first head coach
Boston Legacy FC named Filipa Patao as the NWSL expansion club's first head coach.,Patao, 36, coached Benfica in her native Portugal from 2020-25, compiling a 156-28-15 record in all competitions.,She led Benfica to five consecutive league titles and was nominated for Ballon d'or Coach of the Year i...

John Tavares signs 4-year extension with Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares signed a four-year contract extension worth $17.52 million on Friday.,Tavares recorded 74 points (38 goals, 36 assists) in 75 games last season with Toronto while playing in the final campaign of a seven-year, $77 million contract.,The 34-year-old Ontario nat...

D-backs sign OF Albert Almora to minor league deal
With Corbin Carroll sidelined indefinitely with a chip fracture in his left wrist, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed fellow outfielder Albert Almora to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Reno.,Almora, 31, was recently released from his minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. A form...

QB concerns in play for both squads as Lions visit Roughriders
Questions at quarterback persist for both the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders and the visiting BC Lions ahead of Saturday's meeting in Regina.,Trevor Harris is listed as questionable for the Roughriders (3-0) after he returned Thursday following two missed practice days with head/illness designati...

Oilers ink F Trent Frederic to 8-year extension
Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic signed an eight-year, $30.8 million contract extension on Friday.,The signing comes four days before Frederic was set to hit unrestricted free agency.,The Oilers acquired Frederic from the Boston Bruins in a three-team trade on March 4 that also included the Ne...

Report: Oilers ink F Trent Frederic to 8-year extension
Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic agreed to an eight-year, $30.8 million contract extension, TSN reported on Friday.,The report comes four days before Frederic was set to hit unrestricted free agency.,The Oilers acquired Frederic from the Boston Bruins in a three-team trade on March 4 that also...

Raptors part ways with team president Masai Ujiri
The Toronto Raptors parted ways with team president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri on Friday after 13 seasons.,Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment made the move with one year remaining on Ujiri's contract.,Ujiri, 54, has been identified as a candidate in Atlanta's search for a president of basketball o...

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdraws from Wimbledon
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon on Friday citing a setback during his recovery from surgery.,"Over the past few weeks, you've seen me on court through both the highs and the more challenging moments. Unfortunately, today I have to share some difficult news," Hurkacz s...

Report: Masai Ujiri out as Raptors' vice chairman, president
Masai Ujiri is out as vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Friday.,Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment made the move with one year remaining on Ujiri's contract, per the report.,Ujiri, 54, has been identified as a candidate in Atlanta's search for a president of basketball...

Thriving Marlins, banged-up Diamondbacks look for another series win
Two of the hotter teams in the National League will meet when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Miami Marlins in the first contest of a three-game series Friday night in Phoenix. ,Each team has won five of its past seven games and 10 of 15.,The Marlins have taken three of their past four series, cap...

Spencer Torkelson, Tigers take aim at Twins
The American League-leading Detroit Tigers haven't played division rival Minnesota since mid-April. ,That will change this weekend when the Twins head to Detroit for a three-game series that begins on Friday night.,The Tigers took two of three games in Minneapolis during that early-season series. Th...

Mets turn to steady David Peterson in opener vs. Pirates
A strong first half has turned David Peterson into a candidate to make the National League All-Star team.,Circumstances for the New York Mets suddenly are turning him into their ace.,Peterson (5-3, 2.98 ERA) will look to steady the Mets' reeling rotation on Friday evening when he starts the team's o...

Breach upset Thieves to open CDL Championship
The eighth-seeded Boston Breach upset the top-seeded Los Angeles Thieves 3-2 on Thursday as the Call of Duty League Championship got underway in Kitchener, Ontario.,In other opening-round results, OpTic Texas routed the Atlanta FaZe 3-0, the Miami Heretics downed the Vancouver Surge 3-1, and the Tor...

Upsets dominate opening day of PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs
After one day of playoffs, the PGL Wallachia Season 5 has been flipped upside down.,Three of the four upper-bracket opening-round matches played in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, saw the lower seed upset the higher seed, quickly putting some of the best teams in group play one loss away from elimina...

Report: NHL expansion team fees to top $2 billion
The next time the NHL decides to add new teams, the expansion fee is expected to be $2 billion-plus, Sportico reported on Thursday.,While expansion isn't imminent, the league updated team owners at their Wednesday meeting in Los Angeles regarding the expected price of a new club.,Per the report, the...

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami drive Club World Cup ratings
Lionel Messi, arguably the most recognizable player in the Club World Cup, is steering viewership to his underdog team.,Messi and his Inter Miami teammates are helping the expanded tournament draw U.S. television ratings that are roughly comparable to those of the Premier League in the recently conc...

NBA draft shifts Cooper Flagg's biggest ROY threats
Cooper Flagg is still the prohibitive favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors next season, but the players viewed as his biggest competition shifted after the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.,Flagg opened as the -400 ROY favorite by BetMGM, although those odds were trimmed to -225 with the No. 1...

Bryson DeChambeau peeks ahead to 'diabolical' Portrush, backs Bradley for Ryder Cup
His best performance in a major this season is yet to come, Bryson DeChambeau hopes, but he knows first-hand the challenge waiting at Royal Portrush.,"It can be diabolical," DeChambeau said recalling his previous appearance on the track pegged to host the Open Championship next month. "Driver is key...

Padraig Harrington, Mark Hensby co-leaders at U.S. Senior Open
Padraig Harrington of Ireland and Mark Hensby of Australia each shot 3-under-par 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs.,Harrington and Hensby are ahead by one stroke over seven players tied at 68, with three rounds to go at th...