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Fred VanVleet elected president of the National Basketball Players Association
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.,The 31-year-old was elected by his fellow NBA players and will serve a four-year term starting im...
Pato O'Ward holds off Josef Newgarden to win at Iowa
Pato O'Ward found his way into the winners' circle for the first time this season while driving in his 100th career IndyCar race, winning the first of two weekend races at Iowa Speedway on Saturday in Newton, Iowa.,Race 2 will take place on Sunday.,O'Ward held off polesitter Josef Newgarden over a 1...
Juan Soto, Mets stay hot with win over Royals
Frankie Montas allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning, and Juan Soto clubbed a two-run homer, securing the New York Mets their first winning road series in more than a month with Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.,Making his fourth start of the season after missing rou...
Caleb Durbin caps Brewers rally against Nationals with walk-off single
Caleb Durbin's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday capped a three-run rally that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Jackson Chourio led off the inning with an infield single off closer Kyle Finnegan (1-3) and reached second via Christi...
Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...
Mystics see opportunity in road game at Storm
After a win on Thursday against the A'ja Wilson-less Las Vegas Aces, the Washington Mystics have a chance to hold a winning record for the first time since May.,The Mystics are 10-10 as they prepare to visit the Seattle Storm on Sunday and could break .500 for the first time since they were 2-1 foll...
Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, Twins top Pirates
Byron Buxton hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Buxton finished 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple, a home run and two RBIs for Minnesota. He became the fir...
Storm pull away late, avenge loss to Sun
Gabby Williams recorded 18 points, five assists and three steals to help the Seattle Storm notch a 79-65 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun on Friday night.,Nneka Ogwumike added 16 points and five assists for Seattle, which finished strong while avenging Wednesday's 93-83 road loss to the Sun...
Sharks sign F Jeff Skinner to one-year, $3M deal
The San Jose Sharks signed free agent forward Jeff Skinner to a one-year deal worth $3 million, the team announced Friday.,Skinner, 33, is fresh off a one-year stint with the Edmonton Oilers which gave him his first postseason experience in 15 seasons in the league. The Oilers lost to the Florida Pa...
Astros call up top prospect 2B Brice Matthews for MLB debut
The Houston Astros' top-ranked prospect will get a chance to deliver on his promise after the club called up second baseman Brice Matthews from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.,The Astros have not yet announced a corresponding move.,Matthews' contract was purchased from Sugar Land in advance of a thre...
After finding scoring touch, Dynamo visit surging Real Salt Lake
The Houston Dynamo fell into an early hole when they went winless in their first six matches and won once in the first nine.,The results have been improved of late, with the Dynamo trying to win three straight matches for the first time in nearly 16 months when they visit Real Salt Lake on Saturday ...
Raptors F Brandon Ingram (ankle) cleared for contact
Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been cleared for contract as he works his way back from an ankle injury.,"He's pain-free, he's moving well, he got stronger," Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic told TSN on Thursday. "He's in a really, really great spot.",The 27-year-old former All-Star is expec...
Boston signs Aissata Traore, first Mali player in NWSL
Boston Legacy FC signed striker Aissata Traore to a three-year contract through the 2028 NWSL season on Friday.,The deal makes Traore, 27, the expansion club's first international signing and the league's first player from Mali.,Traore will remain on loan with French club FC Fleury 91 before joining...
Sizzling Blue Jays turn to Max Scherzer for visit to Athletics
The hot Toronto Blue Jays haven't lost consecutive games in three weeks.,With their 10-game winning streak over, the Blue Jays will look to avoid a second straight setback when they face the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Blue Jays, who are in first place in the American Le...
Atlanta United meet Toronto FC, aim to stop winless stretch
Atlanta United will look to salvage a five-match road stretch on Saturday night when the club faces fellow struggling Eastern Conference team Toronto FC.,Atlanta United (4-10-6, 18 points) have gone winless in four straight matches (0-3-1), all away from home, and haven't won since May 28 at home ag...
Red Sox manager: 3B Alex Bregman (quad) to return this weekend
The Red Sox won't wait until after the All-Star break for Alex Bregman, as manager Alex Cora expects the third baseman to make his return either Friday or Saturday in Boston against the Tampa Bay Rays.,Bregman, 31, has not played since May 23 after going on the injured list with a strained right qua...
Sun face Storm again after ending franchise-worst losing streak
The Connecticut Sun halted their franchise-worst, 10-game losing streak on Wednesday with a comeback victory over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Two days later and nearly 3,000 miles away, the rematch is on tap as the Sun and Storm battle on Friday night in Seattle.,The Sun (3-16) were scintillating in...
Jayson Tatum's Path Back to Boston Requires a Year Off
Jayson Tatum’s absence could be exactly what the Boston Celtics need to reset and rediscover team basketball as the team enters their next chapter as a unit....
Interim manager Miguel Cairo gets 1st win as Nationals down Cards
Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer to power the visiting Washington Nationals past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night and give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory.,Jacob Young drove in two runs and Amed Rosario and James Wood hit homers as the Nationals snapped a four-game l...
Lucas Giolito, Red Sox bats overpower Rockies
Carlos Narvaez, Wilyer Abreu, Romy Gonzalez and Jarren Duran each homered and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings to help the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies by posting a 10-2 victory Wednesday.,Giolito (6-1) surrendered four hits and struck out si...