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United States Men Face ‘Summer of Soccer’ — and a Reckoning
As the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup collide, the U.S. men’s national team enters a critical summer with low expectations and fewer stars....
Patrick Mahomes Ducks the Olympics, So Who’s QB1 for America Now?
Patrick Mahomes says he won’t play Olympic flag football in 2028, leaving Team USA’s quarterback role wide open for a younger quarterback....
Reports: Women's World Cup expected to expand to 48 teams
The Women's World Cup is expected to expand to 48 teams under a proposal approved Friday at a meeting of the FIFA Council, multiple media outlets reported.,The full FIFA Congress is scheduled to vote on the motion on Thursday in Asuncion, Paraguay, where approval is expected to be a formality.,Once ...
Sue Bird to direct U.S. women's basketball national team
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women's National Team on Thursday.,Bird, 44, spent two decades with the national team and won 11 international medals, making her the most decorated athlete in FIBA history. A two-time national ...
Utah Mammoth unveiled as permanent name for NHL team
The Utah Hockey Club unveiled its new identity on Wednesday, introducing its permanent name: the Utah Mammoth.,Word leaked last week that the team likely would be named the Mammoth, which pays tribute to the herds of mammoth -- an extinct group of elephants -- that lived in Utah more than 10,000 yea...
Report: Sue Bird to become managing director of USWNT
USA Basketball plans to name Sue Bird its managing director of the women's national team for the 2028 Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Bird, 44, was a member of five Olympic gold medal-winning teams and four FIBA World Cup champions during her storied playing career, which came to an en...
PWHL selects Seattle for second expansion team
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Seattle as its second expansion city on Wednesday.,The PWHL expanded its foothold in the Pacific Northwest after picking Vancouver to join the circuit last week.,They will join current league members Boston, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Ottawa and T...
Warriors' Stephen Curry named Teammate of Year
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was named the NBA's 2024-25 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year on Monday.,The award is based on "selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team," according to the league.,Curr...
Draft grades for all 32 teams
Tennessee Titans,Grade: B+,Best Pick: QB Cameron Ward, No. 1 Overall,What We Liked: An all-around good draft for the Titans, who are putting together a crack offense in an attempt to actually win some games this year. Ward was the clear QB1 this year. His confidence and ability to handle lots of res...
Yankees, Dodgers valued at combined $16B
When it comes to the value of Major League Baseball teams, there are the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers and everyone else.,Sportico, in its 2025 valuation of MLB franchises released Tuesday, estimated the two franchises are worth a combined total of more than $16 billion -- the Yankees at...
UConn's Paige Bueckers leads trio of unanimous AP All-Americans
Paige Bueckers of UConn, JuJu Watkins of Southern California and UCLA's Lauren Betts earned unanimous Associated Press All-America honors on Wednesday.,Each player received votes on all 31 ballots cast.,Joining them on the first team were Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, who was named on 29 ballots, an...
Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome lead AP All-America team
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Auburn senior Johni Broome were selected unanimously as first-team selections on the Associated Press All-America squad.,The first team, announced Tuesday, also is made up of Mark Sears of Alabama, Braden Smith of Purdue and Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida. ,Broome, sele...
Cowboys signing special teams star KaVontae Turpin to 3-year deal
The Dallas Cowboys and KaVontae Turpin agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract on Tuesday, a deal that will make him the NFL's highest-paid special teams player.,Turpin, 28, was a first-team All-Pro in 2024 after returning one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown. He also led the league with an...
Report: World's top 100 franchises each worth $2B+
The world's 100 most valuable sports franchises are all worth at least $2 billion, Sportico reported Wednesday.,As recently as 2010, there weren't any teams on the planet worth that much, according to the publication.,The top 100 clubs, based on Sportico's valuations over the past year, cover six sp...
Guenther Steiner drops lawsuit vs. Haas F1 team
Guenther Steiner and the Haas F1 team have reached a resolution to their very public legal dispute surrounding the non-renewal of the former's contract.,Steiner, the former Haas F1 team principal, withdrew all allegations and dismissed claims against the team with prejudice -- therefore the case can...
Fab Five: Teams with strong chance at being Super next season
Drudgery from many outside the vocal and red-clad territory of Chiefs Kingdom sprouted over the prospect of Kansas City earning an unprecedented Super Bowl three-peat this season.,Not to worry. Someone else can hoist the Lombardi Trophy, after all, as the Philadelphia Eagles proved with a 40-22 rout...
Report: Bills part ways with special teams coordinator
The Buffalo Bills fired special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley, NFL Network reported on Sunday.,Smiley, 46, had been with the Bills since 2017, spanning the entirety of Sean McDermott's head coaching tenure with the team.,Smiley started off as an assistant special teams coordinator, He held that r...
Commanders owner: Team name here to stay
Washington Commanders principal owner Josh Harris put all the questions to rest about the team's name on Monday.,The Commanders are here to stay.,"It's now being embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff," he said of the moniker. "We're going with that.",A Washington Post-Schar Sch...
Giannis Antetokounmpo headlines All-NBA Cup team
Giannis Antetokounmpo anchored the 2024 NBA Cup all-tournament team, announced Thursday, after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the championship.,Antetokounmpo was a unanimous selection by all 20 media members on the voting panel, as was Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Bucks defeated the ...
SMU in, Alabama left out of College Football Playoff
When this college football season began, who envisioned the first 12-team College Football Playoff featuring byes to Boise State and Arizona State while waving bye-bye to 18-time national champion Alabama?,Oregon, Georgia, Mountain West titlist Boise State and Big 12 champ Arizona State secured the ...