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Storm wrap up 9-game homestand by dispatching Dream
Ezi Magbegor scored 18 points and Jordan Horston added 16 to fuel the host Seattle Storm to an 81-70 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.,Magbegor and Horston each made 8 of 11 shots from the floor to help the Storm (16-8) finish their WNBA-record nine-game homestand with a 7-2 mark.,Jewell Loy...
Grading 2024 NBA Free Agency's Biggest Offseason Moves
LeBron James stayed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but Paul George and DeMar DeRozan were on the move. Let's grade the best big NBA free agency moves....
Toronto FC take advantage of own goal, rally past Union
Deandre Kerr scored four minutes after a second-half own goal from the visiting Philadelphia Union as Toronto FC rallied for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. ,Philadelphia defender Jack Elliott was responsible for the mishap, putting the ball in the back of his own net in the 74th minute to draw Tor...
Storm aim to keep home wins coming as Dream visit
Former league MVP Nneka Ogwumike is showing few signs of slowing down in her 13th WNBA season, her first in Seattle, and the Storm are prospering.,Ogwumike shoots for her third 20-point effort in the past four games when the Storm (15-8) host the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.,Ogwumike matched her season ...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez added to NL All-Star team roster
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars on Saturday with the addition of left-hander Cristopher Sanchez to the Midsummer Classic.,Sanchez will make his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for veteran left-hander Chris Sale, who is slated to start fo...
Five NFL Players Who Could Be Really Disappointing in 2024
Maybe it's a player on the back nine of their career, or a player with lofty expectations, but these five NFL players could be really disappointing in 2024....
Worst NBA Contracts in the League Right Now
These NBA contracts have aged really poorly, not because the players are complete busts, but because their pay is not matching their production....
Storm hammer Lynx, avert season sweep
Nneka Ogwumike tied her season high with 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting Friday night, giving the host Seattle Storm a dominating 91-63 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.,Ogwumike responded in a big way after scoring only nine points, a season low, on Wednesday against the visiting Las Vegas Aces. ,Sk...
Redblacks expect to have QB Dru Brown back against winless Elks
The Ottawa Redblacks seek their first win away from the nation's capital on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Elks, who have come up short in all four games this season regardless of venue.,The Redblacks (2-2) expect to have starting quarterback Dru Brown under center against the Elks (0-4). Brown...
Loons trying to break 6-match skid with visit to Dynamo
Minnesota United will try to snap a team-record six-match losing streak when they travel to Houston to take on the Dynamo on Saturday night.,Minnesota (8-9-5, 29 points) hasn't won since defeating visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on June 1. The Loons, who were third in the Western Conference, have ...
Union, Toronto FC both desperate to halt winless streaks
Two sliding sides desperate for three points square off when the Philadelphia Union visit Toronto FC on Saturday.,The Union (4-9-9, 21 points) are winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4) and have just one victory in their past 16, back on May 18, going 1-9-6 in that span. Toronto (7-13-3, 24 poin...
Charlotte FC M Scott Arfield joins Bolton Wanderers
Charlotte FC announced the departure of midfielder Scott Arfield to English third-division side Bolton Wanderers on Friday.,Arfield, 35, played in 27 matches (six starts) over two seasons with Charlotte and tallied two goals, both in 2023.,"Scott was influential in helping the club reach the playoff...
Phillies release Whit Merrifield, recall IF/OF Weston Wilson
The Philadelphia Phillies released three-time All-Star Whit Merrifield on Friday.,Merrifield, 35, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent in February and appeared in 53 games for the Phillies. He split his time between left field (20 starts), second base (12) and third base (8).,Merrifield hit thre...
Peyton Manning wins Ambassador of Golf award
Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning's transition from the gridiron to the greens was recognized Thursday with the Ambassador of Golf Award.,Presented by the PGA's Champions Tour and the Kaulig Companies Championship and benefiting the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, the award honors a p...
Winners and Losers of 2024 NHL Free Agency
With the dust mostly settled from a frenetic NHL free agency period, let's break down the winners and losers of hockey’s offseason to date....
Lynx looking to continue to right ship against Storm
The Minnesota Lynx were riding high in June. In 11 games, the Lynx lost twice and picked up their first Commissioner's Cup Championship. The start of July was a different story.,After losing their first two games of the month, they travel west Friday night to try to turn what was a two-game losing s...
Schedule revealed for newly renamed Emirates NBA Cup
The NBA is preparing for the second year of its in-season tournament, now branded as the Emirates NBA Cup.,The league said Thursday that the second annual tournament will begin Nov. 12 with regular-season fixtures designated as NBA Cup games.,As with last year's competition, teams will be drawn into...
MLSE part ways with Toronto FC, Argonauts president Bill Manning
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment on Thursday parted ways with Bill Manning, who served as the president for both Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.,Manning's exit was a mutual decision, per MLSE.,"On behalf of MLSE's board of directors and t...
Athletics on the upswing after snapping skid against Red Sox
The Oakland Athletics take aim at their second straight win and look to claim a series win versus the host Boston Red Sox in the rubber match of their three-game set on Thursday.,Oakland, which is 5-3 in its last eight games, snapped a two-game skid Wednesday with a 5-2 win over Boston. Lawrence But...
A'ja Wilson collects first career 20-20 game in Aces' win
A'ja Wilson recorded her first career 20-20 game and Jackie Young scored 17 of her team-high 27 points in the third quarter Wednesday as the Las Vegas Aces rallied from a six-point halftime deficit for an 84-79 win over the host Seattle Storm.,Wilson added 24 points and a career-high 20 rebounds for...