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Stephon Castle, Team C prevail in NBA Rising Stars event
San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle produced 12 points, three rebounds and two assists while leading Team C to a 25-14 win over Team G League in the championship game of the NBA Rising Stars event on Friday in San Francisco.,Team C, also featuring the Los Angeles Lakers' Dalton Knecht, the Memph...

Davis Thompson leads Scottie Scheffler by a hair at Genesis
Davis Thompson birdied his final hole to finish off a 6-under-par 66 and take a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler at the halfway mark of the Genesis Invitational on Friday in San Diego.,At 8 and 7 under, respectively, Thompson and Scheffler will comprise the final pairing on Saturday at Torrey Pi...

Paul Stankowski, Mario Tiziani seek first win at Chubb Classic
Paul Stankowski and Mario Tiziani each shot 7-under-par 65 to share the first-round lead at the Chubb Classic on Thursday in Naples, Fla.,Both Stankowski and Tiziani, who lead Sweden's Freddie Jacobson by a shot, are vying for their first win on the PGA Tour Champions.,Stankowski converted five of h...

Report: Shaq returning to TNT on deal topping $15M annually
Shaquille O'Neal is staying with TNT Sports on a new contract worth more than $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported Friday.,The news means the cast of "Inside the NBA" is staying together even as TNT is set to license out the show to ESPN starting next season.,TNT was the odd network ou...

Jelena Ostapenko ends Iga Swiatek's reign in Doha
Jelena Ostapenko improved to 5-0 against No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek with a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal rout Friday against the three-time defending Qatar TotalEnergies Open champion.,Ostapenko halted Swiatek's 15-match winning streak in Doha and advanced to her 17th WTA Tour final, her first at the WTA 1000 leve...

Denny McCarthy on top, Scottie Scheffler 2 back at rainy Genesis
Denny McCarthy made an eagle on his final hole to card a 4-under-par 68 and set the first-round pace at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in San Diego.,Patrick Rodgers and Ireland's Seamus Power are one shot behind and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is two back at the unusually rain-soaked Torrey ...

No. 19 Ole Miss on hot streak while No. 22 Mississippi St. struggling
Ole Miss has won three games in a row and clutch plays from Malik Dia and Dre Davis were crucial in the last two.,The No. 19 Rebels (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) will try to make it four in a row when they host No. 22 Mississippi State (17-7, 5-6) on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,Dia scored 12 of ...

No. 7 Purdue eyes Big Ten perch, set to battle No. 16 Wisconsin
While No. 7 Purdue finds itself just below the Big Ten Conference's top spot, 16th-ranked Wisconsin is seeking an opportunity to challenge for the league title.,The two collide on Saturday when the Badgers visit the Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind., for a matchup that could help determine seedin...

College hoops titans clash as UCLA visits Indiana
Two of college basketball's most decorated programs meet for the first time as conference foes on Friday when Indiana welcomes UCLA for a Big Ten clash at Bloomington, Ind.,The programs, which have combined for 16 national titles and 3,966 wins, have split the previous 12 all-time meetings, with fiv...

Padres sign LHP Kyle Hart, who starred in Korea in '24
The San Diego Padres signed left-handed pitcher Kyle Hart, the reigning winner of the Korea Baseball Organization's version of the Cy Young Award, through the 2025 season, the team announced Thursday.,The contract includes a club option for 2026. No financial details were disclosed.,Hart, 32, played...

Take 5: Drivers who gained most in Daytona 500 qualifying
Chase Briscoe won the pole for the 67th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, beating Austin Cindric for the top spot. He wasn't the only driver to help his case ahead of the Great American Race, however. Here are the five drivers who helped themselves the most in the Wednesday qualifying session.,Chase Bri...

World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2028
As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.,The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a...

Rory McIlroy favors unifying PGA Tour and LIV Golf
SAN DIEGO -- Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy, once a leading critic of LIV Golf, said Wednesday that it's time for the Saudi-owned league and the PGA Tour to reunite.,The world's No. 3-ranked golfer, speaking on the eve of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course, said professional golfers...

2025 The Genesis Invitational: Preview, Props, Best Bets
Dozens of players get a second crack at the difficult South Course at Torrey Pines when The Genesis Invitational tees off in San Diego on Thursday.,The event was moved from Riviera Country Club out of respect to those affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, and Torrey Pines was a ready...

Wet, windy conditions await relocated Genesis Invitational
The Genesis Invitational has arrived this week at Torrey Pines Golf Course, along with the one thing that might have kept it from being here in the first place: rain.,The PGA Tour Signature Event was moved about 125 miles south from its usual home at Riviera Country Club due to the tragic wildfires ...

No. 3 Florida rallies to 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State
Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures on Tuesday night as No. 3 Florida overcame a halftime deficit in a 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State in Starkville. ,Walter Clayton stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Gators (21-3, ...

Collin Morikawa pledging funds, repping L.A. at relocated Genesis
Collin Morikawa is unfortunately familiar with wildfires devastating a place he knows and loves.,Morikawa, a native of La Canada in Los Angeles County, has roots on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where his grandfather once owned a restaurant in the town of Lahaina.,When Lahaina was hit by massive wild...

Doug Boles named president of IndyCar
Team Penske named Doug Boles as the new IndyCar president on Tuesday, replacing Jay Frye.,Boles has served as the president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2013, a position that he will retain.,"Doug is the ideal choice to lead both IndyCar and IMS as we enter a new era of opportunity and visib...

MLS roundup: Quakes sign GK Daniel to extension
The San Jose Earthquakes signed goalkeeper Daniel to a contract extension through 2026 on Tuesday with options for 2027 and 2028.,The 30-year-old Brazilian posted six clean sheets in 34 MLS matches in his first two seasons with the Quakes from 2023-24. Hamstring surgery limited him to 12 appearances...

Golf Glance: Torrey Pines Take 2 for PGA; LIV parties Down Under
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: WM Phoenix Open (Thomas Detry),THIS WEEK: The Genesis Invitational, San Diego, Calif., Feb. 13-16,Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course (Par 72, 7,...