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Chris Richards starting USMNT opener vs. Paraguay; Matt Freese in net
After missing the U.S. men's national team's final two friendlies with an ankle injury, top defender Chris Richards is in the lineup for the Americans' World Cup opener vs. Paraguay on Friday evening.,This isn't a huge surprise after Richards and U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino each said Richards w...
West Virginia tops Troy for first win in College World Series
West Virginia's Tyrus Hall chopped a tiebreaking, two-run single over a drawn-in infield in the eighth inning as the No. 16-seeded Mountaineers won in their College World Series debut by beating Troy 7-5 on Friday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Hall, the No. 9 batter in the order, went 2-for-3 including a...
Oklahoma AG asks Big 12 to suspend Brendan Sorsby
For the second time in as many days, a state attorney general has weighed in with their opinion on Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's court-mandated eligibility.,Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond sent a letter to the Big 12 on Friday, strongly urging the conference to suspend Sorsby, w...
Reports: NFL closes conduct review of WR Stefon Diggs
The NFL has determined there was insufficient evidence of a personal conduct policy violation to punish wide receiver Stefon Diggs, according to multiple reports on Friday.,The league informed Diggs on Friday that it has closed its investigation. The 32-year-old was found not guilty on May 5 of stra...
Lightning duo leads NHL's First All-Star Team
Hart Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov and Vezina winner Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are among six players voted to the NHL First All-Star Team, the league announced Friday.,The Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, winner of the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman, also was name...
Injunction clears Clemson WR Tristan Smith to play
Clemson wide receiver Tristan Smith is on track to play this season after receiving a temporary injunction against the NCAA on Friday.,The 6-foot-5, 205-pound senior sued the NCAA in January after it declined his waiver for a fifth season of eligibility.,Judge Jessica A. Salvini of South Carolina's ...
Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, says he is physically 'fine' ahead of World Cup
Despite not scoring in either of Portugal's World Cup tune-ups this month, 41-year-old captain Cristiano Ronaldo insists his fitness level is not a concern.,"Physically? I'm fine," the forward told reporters on Friday, per ESPN. "Have you not seen my matches?",Ronaldo scored 28 times for his club th...
Report: NFL will not discipline Chiefs DBs coach Dave Merritt
An NFL investigation into Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt did not turn up enough evidence to warrant league discipline, NFL Network reported Friday.,Merritt was arrested on April 23 and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery in a case involving a daughter. He entered a not g...
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Giants' Bryce Eldridge gear up for weekend series
Two powerful left-handed hitters will take aim at a first career deposit into the San Francisco Bay when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against Bryce Eldridge and the host Giants on Friday night.,The series will be a rematch of fourth-place teams in their respectiv...
Astros, Royals striving to escape the doldrums
The Houston Astros have appeared in the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons, winning two World Series.,But they enter the start of a three-game road series Friday night against the Kansas City Royals in fourth place in the American League West, five games behind the first-place Seattle Mari...
Braves-White Sox postponed by rain; to be made up Aug. 20
Thursday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago. ,The game, originally the finale of a three-game series, will now be played Aug. 20 with a first pitch of 1:10 p.m. local time. The Braves will stop in Chicago between three-game road ...
USMNT D Chris Richards (ankle) available for selection vs. Paraguay
After U.S. men's national team defender Chris Richards told reporters Wednesday he's ready for the World Cup after being limited with an ankle injury, manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Thursday that Richards is available for selection.,"Chris is available to be selected, and then we will decide ...
Gemma Dryburgh, Nicole Broch Estrup among 3 teams tied for Dow lead
Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark were one of three teams to shoot a 3-under-par 67 to share the lead at the first round of the Dow Championship on Thursday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,Dryburgh and Broch Estrup are tied with Camille Boyd and China's Michelle Zhang as...
Surprising Tempo, struggling Mystics heading in opposite directions
The expansion Toronto Tempo look to stay hot and in the thick of the Commissioner's Cup race with a visit on Friday to the struggling Washington Mystics.,Toronto (7-5, 2-1 in the Commissioner's Cup) enters on a two-game winning streak, riding big production from veteran guards Brittney Sykes and Mar...
Torrent promote Christine Bumstead to head coach
The Seattle Torrent promoted Christine Bumstead to head coach on Thursday.,Bumstead was an assistant coach during the PWHL club's first season in 2025-26 under Steve O'Rourke, who parted ways with the organization last month following a last-place finish in the eight-team league.,"Season one in Seat...
Jose Siri's walk-off helps Angels outlast Astros
Jose Siri singled in automatic runner Nick Madrigal from third in the bottom of the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 walk-off victory over the visiting Houston Astros in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday night., ,Siri lined an 0-2 fastball by Houston reliever Bryan Abr...
Jose Siri's walk-off helps Angels outlast Astors
Jose Siri singled in automatic runner Nick Madrigal from third in the bottom of the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 walk-off victory over the visiting Houston Astros in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday night., ,Siri lined an 0-2 fastball by Houston reliever Bryan Abr...
DOJ fires back against lawsuit seeking to block UFC Freedom 250
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief with the U.S. District Court in Washington this week, arguing against a lawsuit that hopes to stop the UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House.,Preparations for the event on the South Lawn have cost a reported $60 million, and the DOJ argued of the thousa...
Tight-knit Croatia squad prepared for another lengthy World Cup run
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad selections caught much of the footballing world off guard.,That included Croatia defender Kristijan Jakic.,Asked on Thursday to size up his team's first Group L opponent after Croatia arrived at its World Cup base camp in the Washington subu...
Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts
Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night to become the 11th pitcher in major league history to amass 3,500 strikeouts.,Scherzer, 41, threw a changeup on a 1-2 count that caught the Phillies' leadoff man looking. ,The ...