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Four-time champ Darlington Nagbe retiring after 15 MLS seasons
Columbus Crew midfielder and four-time MLS Cup champion Darlington Nagbe will retire at the end of the season, the player and club announced Tuesday.,Nagbe, 35, ranks fifth in MLS history with 444 regular-season matches and has tallied 38 goals and 48 assists since being drafted No. 2 overall by the...
UFL announces new teams in Columbus, Louisville, Orlando
The United Football League unveiled three new franchises Tuesday ahead of the league's third season this spring: the Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings and Orlando Storm.,The league also rebranded two existing franchises, with the Arlington Renegades now the Dallas Renegades and the Houston Roughne...
NBA Rookie of the Year Longshots: These Players Could Upset Cooper Flagg
The 2024-25 NBA rookie class might be the worst in history, but Cooper Flagg leads the charge as Rookie of the Year favorite. Here are the top longshot rookies who could shake up the race....
SMU swaggers into ACC clash with Stanford
SMU will carry a bit of swagger and bravado into its game with rebuilding Stanford, but don't think for a second the Mustangs will take anything for granted when the teams square off in an Atlantic Coast Conference dustup Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 ACC) look to build on a 3...
UEFA ‘reluctantly’ approves LaLiga, Serie A matches in U.S., Australia
A LaLiga match between Barcelona and Villarreal can be played in Miami this December after UEFA "reluctantly" approved the move.,UEFA ruled similarly in a case involving an Italian match between AC Milan and Como, which Serie A had proposed to move to Perth, Australia, in February.,The governing bod...
Lightning F Scott Sabourin suspended 4 games for roughing
The NHL suspended Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin for four games Monday for roughing Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad in a penalty-marred preseason game.,Sabourin was assessed a match penalty for his actions early in the first period of the game Saturday, which Florida won 7-0. A ...
Magic sign former Arkansas G Johnell Davis, waive F Justin Minaya
The Orlando Magic signed undrafted free agent guard Johnell Davis and waived small forward Justin Minaya to keep their roster at 21 players on Sunday night.,The Magic did not disclose terms for Davis, who signed a one-year, non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, per the Orlando Sentinel, that can be co...
George Russell wins in Singapore as McLaren nabs constructors' title
George Russell rode from the pole position to glory on Sunday, outlasting Max Verstappen to win the Singapore Grand Prix.,Russell, a 27-year-old Brit, recorded his second victory of the season and fifth of his career. ,He was in position to get on the podium in Singapore in 2023 but was denied by a ...
Crew remain 9th in East with Orlando City draw
Fullback Marcelo Herrera scored his third goal and the Columbus Crew earned their best result in weeks with a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Orlando City.,Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte's error not long after Herrera's tally kept the Crew from halting a winless run that extended to four matches.,But it was ...
Marcel Hartel's brace boosts St. Louis City over Austin FC
Marcel Hartel scored a brace Saturday night and visiting St. Louis City kept Austin FC from clinching a West playoff spot with a 3-1 triumph.,It was the third straight road victory for St. Louis (8-18-7, 31 points), which was eliminated from the playoff picture on Sept. 27 with a 3-0 home defeat to ...
QB Behren Morton lights up Houston as No. 11 Texas Tech remains undefeated
Behren Morton threw for 345 yards and a touchdown Saturday night and No. 11 Texas Tech never trailed en route to a 35-11 Big 12 Conference win at Houston in a matchup of unbeatens.,Morton hit 28 of 40 passes for the Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0), which also got a pair of touchdown runs and 107 yards rushin...
Anders Dreyer’s late brace lifts San Diego FC past Houston
Anders Dreyer scored a brace, including the game-winner in the 89th minute, as San Diego FC moved into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 4-2 victory over the host Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,Amahl Pellegrino had a goal and two assists and Luca de la Torre also sco...
Crew boosts playoff prospects with Orlando City draw
Fullback Marcelo Herrera scored his third goal and the Columbus Crew earned their best result in weeks with a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Orlando City.,Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte's error not long after Herrera's tally kept the Crew from halting a winless run that extended to four matches.,But it was ...
Kyle Busch on crew chief change: 'Performance-based business'
Richard Childress Racing announced earlier this week that Andy Street will serve as the interim crew chief for the No. 8 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Busch starting this week at the Charlotte Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway.,He replaces Randall Burnett, who had been Busch's crew chief since he first j...
Kevin Jennings, SMU prove too much for Syracuse
Kevin Jennings threw four touchdown passes to highlight SMU's 31-18 win over visiting Syracuse in ACC action from Dallas.,Jennings finished 29 of 35 for 285 yards, finding four different players for touchdown passes. T.J. Harden added 66 rushing yards on 16 carries for the Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 ACC), w...
Washington erases 20-point deficit to stun Maryland late
Jonah Coleman scored on a 1-yard run with 3:21 remaining as Washington rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat Maryland 24-20 Saturday in College Park, Md.,Demond Williams Jr. completed 28 of 41 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns and added 57 yards on 18 carries for the Huskies (4-1, 1-1 Big ...
Wild G Filip Gustavsson signs 5-year, $34M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed goalkeeper Filip Gustavsson to a five-year, $34 million contract extension on Saturday morning.,Gustavsson, 27, was entering the final year of a contract that was paying him $3.75 million annually. Now, he's set to make nearly double that, an average of $6.8 million over th...
San Diego FC push to keep West lead as Dynamo chase playoff bid
Following a winless September, Western Conference-leading San Diego FC hit the road for their final two matches, starting with a Saturday night contest against the Houston Dynamo.,San Diego (17-9-6, 57 points) is tied for the top spot with the Vancouver Whitecaps (16-6-9, 57 points), who have a game...
Austin FC seek bounce-back, playoff berth vs. St. Louis City
Austin FC lost a chance at their first U.S. Open Cup title on Wednesday, taking a 2-1 home loss to Nashville SC thanks to a second-half penalty kick.,It might be good for Austin to get back on the pitch so soon after that disappointment, especially with the MLS season winding down and the Verde and ...
Orlando City, Columbus Crew meet in pivotal pre-playoff matchup
Orlando City and the Columbus Crew will meet in Central Florida on Saturday night in a match that will be critical for both teams' playoff positioning.,All nine Eastern Conference MLS Cup Playoff participants have already been finalized more than two weeks ahead of the final day of regular-season pl...