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Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova reach Wimbledon semis
No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the Wimbledon semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Wednesday.,Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, recorded 28 winners and converted four of six break opportunities in the breezy 61-minute win at the All E...
Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semis after Alex de Minaur WDs
Novak Djokovic advanced into his record-tying 13th semifinal Wimbledon after Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew due to a hip injury on Wednesday.,Scheduled to face Djokovic on the quarterfinals, de Minaur admitted that he injured his hip in the closing stages of his 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Art...
2024 NFL Contract Holdouts To Watch as Training Camp Nears
These NFL players are looking for a new contract, and could holdout and cause distractions as they're set to report to Training Camp later this month....
Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...
Chris Sale gets win No. 12 as Braves down D-backs
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the...
Marvin Harrison Jr. Refuses To Throw Kyle McCord Under Bus in NFL Combine Meeting with New York Giants
HBO's Hard Knocks captured an NFL Combine meeting with the New York Giants and Marvin Harrison Jr., where he repeatedly refused to throw Kyle McCord under the bus....
Brett Favre seeks to re-ignite lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe
Brett Favre's legal team was back in court on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports, trying to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans to reinstate the former quarterback's defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe.,The case was dismissed by a federal judge in ...
Oregon to host vigil for Khyree Jackson at Autzen Stadium
Oregon will hold a candlelight vigil for late football star and NFL draft pick Khyree Jackson on Wednesday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.,Jackson and two of his high school football teammates were killed in a car crash Saturday morning in their native Maryland. Jackson was 24.,Jackson, a defensi...
Colombia, Uruguay reach Copa semis with records in sight
Two national teams in pursuit of formidable records will square off when Uruguay and Colombia meet in Wednesday's Copa America semifinal in Charlotte, N.C.,Colombia has tied its own all-time record by going 27 consecutive matches without a defeat, while Uruguay has history on its side as it bids for...
Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers (shoulder) out for AL All-Stars
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out the All-Star Game to rest a sore left shoulder.,Devers, 27, has been playing through an injury in the AC joint, Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday. The eight-year veteran was set to play in his third Midsummer Classic.,"He's been grinding th...
Arch Manning to appear in ‘College Football 25’ after initial opt-out
Arch Manning changed his mind on whether his likeness would appear in "EA Sports College Football 25.",The Texas quarterback and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning was originally the highest-profile college football player who did not agree to let his likeness be used in the hotly anticipated revival ...
Former player, Panthers exec Adrian Wilson charged with assault
Adrian Wilson, who was recently dismissed from his position as vice president of player personnel with the Carolina Panthers, was arrested on three domestic violence charges last month, a police spokesperson said Tuesday. ,The Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department said Wilson faces misdemeanor charge...
Cards aim to keep rolling in doubleheader vs. Royals
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to ride the momentum of a 5-2 road trip into their six-game homestand ahead of the All-Star break.,The homestand was delayed by a day when rain postponed Tuesday night's game with the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. The teams will play a split doubleheader on We...
Mercury hope to keep surging vs. Wings
The Phoenix Mercury return home carrying plenty of momentum as they square off against the struggling Dallas Wings on Wednesday afternoon in the second game between the teams in eight days.,The Mercury (11-10) have won two straight contests, including an 84-78 decision in Los Angeles on Sunday. Nata...
Pirates activate RHP Quinn Priester from IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed starting pitcher Quinn Priester from the 15-day injured list Tuesday amid a flurry of roster moves.,The Pirates also optioned outfielder Edward Olivares to Triple-A Indianapolis, while left-hander Justin Bruihl accepted an outright assignment to Indianap...
Golf Glance: Rory McIlroy defends in Scotland; LPGA, Champions go major hunting
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: John Deere Classic (Davis Thompson),THIS WEEK: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, Scotland, July 11-14,Course: The Renaissance Club (Par 70, 7,237 Yards)...
Donna Vekic rallies to reach Wimbledon semifinals
Croatia's Donna Vekic rallied to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory at Wimbledon over New Zealand's Lulu Sun on Tuesday in London.,The unseeded Vekic, 28, advanced in 2 hours and 8 minutes and improved to 10-3 this year on grass, including a final at Bad Homburg two we...
Daniil Medvedev takes out ailing top seed Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon
Russian Daniil Medvedev toppled World No. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in a grueling four-hour match Tuesday to move into the semifinals at Wimbledon.,The victory on the grass courts of London snapped Medvedev's five-match losing streak to Sinner, who was two sets down to Medvedev...
Ailin Perez-Darya Zheleznyakova added to Paris card
Ailin Perez will face Darya Zheleznyakova in a bantamweight fight at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 28 at Accor Arena in Paris, according to multiple reports.,Perez (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has won three consecutive fights, most recently with a contentious victory over Joselyne Edwards at UFC 302 in May. The B...
Caitlin Clark, Fever looking for another win over Mystics
One question entering Wednesday afternoon's game between the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever is what's next on Caitlin Clark's to-do list?,The Fever guard will try to build on the first triple-double by a WNBA rookie when the teams meet for a matinee in Indianapolis.,"I take a lot of pride in b...