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Chris Kirk among trio in lead at Rocket Classic
Chris Kirk, Philip Knowles and Andrew Putnam share the lead after two rounds of the Rocket Classic, while the course record fell for the second straight day Friday at Detroit Golf Club.,Kirk posted a 65 Friday, Knowles a 64 and Putnam a 66. They sit at 14-under-par 130 halfway through the tournament...

Alabama lands 2026 headliners: RB Ezavier Crowell, TE Mack Sutter
Alabama landed a commitment from four-star recruit Ezavier Crowell, the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2026.,The Jackson, Ala., native committed to the Crimson Tide on Thursday over offers from Auburn, Texas and Georgia.,He'll be joined in the class by one of the top 100 recruits in the country ...

Alabama lands Ezavier Crowell, No. 2 RB in 2026 class
Alabama landed a commitment from four-star recruit Ezavier Crowell, the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2026.,The Jackson, Ala., native committed to the Crimson Tide on Thursday over offers from Auburn, Texas and Georgia.,Crowell led Jackson High to a Class 4A state championship last season, rush...

Gemma Dryburgh, Cassie Porter lead Dow Championship team event
Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Cassie Porter of Australia teamed up to shoot a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday, enough for a one-shot lead at the Dow Championship in Midland, Mich.,The LPGA's only team event of the year pits 72 twosomes in foursomes (alternate shot) on Thursday and Saturday, and four-bal...

Browns release DE Ogbo Okoronkwo, sign K Andre Szmyt
The Cleveland Browns released defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo and re-signed kicker Andre Szmyt on Thursday.,Okoronkwo, 30, was entering the final season of his three-year, $19 million contract.,He expressed goodwill to his now-former club Thursday with a post on social media: "Love to the Land!",Okoron...

Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, GM Jason Licht sign extensions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht signed contract extensions, the team announced Thursday.,Terms of the contracts were not disclosed, but multiple reports pegged Bowles' deal at a total of four seasons through 2028. He had one year remaining on his original ...

Fluminense advances with draw vs. Mamelodi Sundowns
Fluminense made it a perfect four-for-four among Brazilian sides at the FIFA Club World Cup, clinching their place in the last 16 with a 0-0 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.,Fábio made three saves to keep a clean sheet and seal a second-place finish in Group F f...

Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley looks to continue momentum into Rocket Classic
Keegan Bradley is getting used to hearing "U-S-A!" chants everywhere he goes.,After his stunning victory this past Sunday -- and the ensuing Ryder Cup chatter that followed -- Bradley will be the center of attention at the Rocket Classic, which begins Thursday at Detroit Golf Club.,Bradley, who will...

Pirates' Paul Skenes, Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski set for 'epic' duel
Thanks to what is being billed as an "epic" pitching matchup, one of the hottest tickets of the 2025 season will be Wednesday afternoon's rubber game between the host Milwaukee Brewers and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates., ,The contest will feature a showdown between two of baseball's hardest thro...

Aaron Rodgers on 2025 season: 'Pretty sure this is it'
It looks like Aaron Rodgers will be one and done in Pittsburgh.,Earlier this month, the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player signed a one-year contract to quarterback the Steelers in 2025. And he expects this season to be the last of his career, he said Tuesday in his appearance on "The Pat McAfee Sho...

Ex-Ducks coach Greg Cronin to lead AHL's Iowa Wild
Former Anaheim Ducks coach Greg Cronin on Monday was named head coach of the Iowa Wild, the Minnesota Wild's American Hockey League affiliate.,Cronin, 62, was fired by the Ducks on April 19 after compiling a 62-87-15 record in two seasons.,He has 38 years of coaching experience, including stints as ...

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts writes football-based children's book
Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jalen Hurts is releasing a children's book next year.,Hurts announced the new work on social media on Monday, posting a photo of the cover on X.,It's called "Better Than a Touchdown" and is set to be released March 10.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" di...

Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas reportedly in hospice care
Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas is gravely ill and has retired immediately.,The Lukas family issued a statement Sunday that said the 89-year-old had been hospitalized with a severe infection and declined to go through the "aggressive treatment plan" doctors in Louisville, Ky., had outlined...
MLB's Biggest Midseason Surprises: Rafael Devers Trade, Cal Raleigh’s Power Surge, and More
From the shocking Rafael Devers trade to Cal Raleigh’s record home run pace and the Rockies’ historically awful season, here are MLB’s biggest first-half surprises....

Borussia Dortmund fend off Mamelodi Sundowns in CWC play
Borussia Dortmund held off a late rally by Mamelodi Sundowns for a 4-3 victory at the FIFA Club World Cup in Cincinnati on Saturday.,Dortmund (1-0-1, 4 points) moved to the top of the group F, one point ahead of the Sundowns (1-1-0, 3 points).,Lebo Mothiba scored in the 90th minute to cut the Sundow...

Christian Yelich has career-high 8 RBIs as Brewers blast Twins
Christian Yelich went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a career-high eight RBIs, Jacob Misiorowski carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Minnesota Twins for a 17-6 win Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yelich twice hit bases-clearing doubles for Milwaukee, whi...

Astros aim to continue dominance of Angels
The visiting Houston Astros will look to continue their good fortune against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night when the teams open a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,The Astros have won seven of their past nine games overall this season and 18 of their last 26 against the Angels since the b...

Williams boss James Vowles signs long-term extension
Williams Racing announced a long-term extension Thursday for team principal James Vowles.,Vowles, 45, joined Williams in 2023 following an unprecedented run of success at Mercedes.,Following a ninth-place finish in 2024, the Williams team has climbed to fifth through 10 races this season.,"He has sp...

Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders cited for driving 101 mph
Police cited Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders for driving 41 miles over the posted speed limit in the early hours Tuesday after the 23-year-old was clocked at 101 mph by the Strongsville Police Department in Ohio.,Police records indicated that Sanders was stopped at 12:24 a.m. loc...

Steven Wilson rolls to fifth eNASCAR victory of season
Steven Wilson emerged as a victor in his home-state race, earning his fifth win of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season on Tuesday at a virtual Iowa Speedway.,The Iowa City native won a second consecutive race for the second time this year, taking the checkered flag despite leading for just 1...