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Australia shuts out Taiwan in WBC opener
Robbie Perkins belted a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians' Travis Bazzana added a solo shot as Australia beat Taiwan 3-0 on Thursday in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo.,The contest marked the start of round-robin play in Pool C, which also features defending champion ...
Justin Thomas ready for Bay Hill after long recovery from back surgery
An ailing back kept Justin Thomas from competing in golf tournaments for six months, a stretch that reinforced the two-time major winner's passion and diligence about his sport.,"Probably, honestly, I think the longest I've gone not playing a tournament since I started playing tournaments like when ...
Emanuel Sharp, No. 7 Houston overtake Baylor in second half
Sharpshooting Emanuel Sharp hit 5 of 10 3-point attempts in a 19-point outing as No. 7 Houston closed its home schedule with a 77-64 comeback win over pesky Baylor on Wednesday.,Maintaining their one-game conference margin over third-place Texas Tech, the second-place Cougars (25-5, 13-4 Big 12) too...
Rockets look to clean up mistakes against Warriors
With the final weeks of the regular season at hand and the Houston Rockets locked in a tight race for the third seed in the West, the mistakes that have plagued them all season must be mitigated if the Rockets are to fend off the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets.,The Rockets claimed a 123-1...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State shoots out the lights vs. Cincinnati
Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women's tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in th...
Jackets on playoff cusp as Panthers spiral out of picture
With six weeks remaining in the regular season, the surging Columbus Blue Jackets are closer to playoff position than the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.,Hoping to have star defenseman Zach Werenski back in the lineup, the host Blue Jackets can record a third straight victor...
Louisville waltzes past Syracuse with strong deep shooting
Ryan Conwell and Isaac McKneeley both made five 3-pointers to propel Louisville to a 77-62 win over visiting Syracuse on Tuesday.,Conwell scored 23 points and McKneeley notched 16 for Louisville (21-9, 10-7 ACC), which had lost three of its last four games to drop out of the Top 25. J'Vonne Hadley a...
Braves' Jurickson Profar banned 162 games for second PED violation
Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, MLB confirmed Tuesday night.,Profar, 33, will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and...
No. 22 Miami aims to continue monumental turnaround against SMU
Seedings in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tournament will be in focus when surging No. 22 Miami visits dangerous SMU on Wednesday in a key late-season clash in Dallas.,The Hurricanes (23-6, 12-4 ACC) have won two straight and six of their past seven games. The successful stretch propelled t...
Report: Braves' Jurickson Profar facing 162-game PED ban
Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Profar, 33, will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and for t...
Dash extend D Avery Patterson through 2028
The Houston Dash extended U.S. Women's National Team defender Avery Patterson's contract through the 2028 season on Tuesday.,Patterson, 23, made the NWSL Best XI and was nominated for league Defender of the Year honors in her second season with the club in 2025. She was also named Houston's MVP afte...
Report: Toronto signing Chilean D Benjamin Kuscevic
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire defender Benjamin Kucsevic from Brazilian side Fortaleza, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The deal for the 29-year-old Chilean center back is a loan with a purchase option, per the report.,Kucsevic played for Brazilian clubs Palmeiras (2020-23) and Coritiba...
Russell Henley weighs in on Players as a fifth major
As he prepared to defend his championship at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week, Russell Henley weighed in on whether next week's The Players Championship should be recognized as golf's fifth major.,"I think it's a major. It's our home tournament. I don't know the statistics on like what they ...
'Centered' Milos Uzan, No. 7 Houston set sights on Baylor
Seventh-ranked Houston no longer can clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title, but it has a good chance of finishing in second place.,Coach Kelvin Sampson's club will play its home finale Wednesday night against Baylor in the second meeting of the season between the Texas programs. ,The Cou...
No. 9 Nebraska seeks rare L.A. sweep at UCLA's expense
No. 9 Nebraska will try to pull off a rare feat when it visits UCLA for a Big Ten game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Cornhuskers (25-4, 14-4) are trying to become the only Big Ten team this season to sweep the LA schools on the road. Non-West Coast teams are 5-8 on the California swing this s...
USMNT’s Weston McKennie re-signs with Juventus through 2030
United States men's national team midfielder Weston McKennie is staying with his club, Italian power Juventus, through 2030.,McKennie signed a contract extension with the Serie A club Monday, one week after it was reported that the sides were close. McKennie will earn $7 million per year and his con...
Louisville, Syracuse desperate to halt late-season slides
Louisville and Syracuse are searching for answers with the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament right around the corner.,The Cardinals host the Orange on Tuesday with both teams looking to break out of a multi-game funk.,Louisville (20-9, 9-7 ACC) dropped out of the AP Top 25 after losing twice last...
Seton Hall, on verge of locking up Big East tourney bye, meets Xavier
Still smarting from a tough loss at UConn, Seton Hall is in Cincinnati on Tuesday night to take on Xavier in a Big East battle.,The Pirates (19-10, 9-9 Big East) missed a vital opportunity to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume Saturday. They led the Huskies by as much as eight points in the sec...
F1 chartering flights to Australian GP amid Middle East conflict
With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East causing widespread disruptions to travel, Formula 1 officials have chartered flights to get key team staff to Melbourne for this weekend's 2026 Australian Grand Prix, according to The Athletic.,Approximately 1,500 paddock personnel -- including team staff...
Wild F Marcus Foligno (lower body) placed on IR
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Folingo was placed on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury.,The specifics of the injury are unclear, and the Wild did not release any further details.,Foligno last played in the Wild's 5-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Friday, when he logged 12:34 of ice time o...