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Maple Leafs add Marc Savard to coaching staff
Craig Berube, the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, completed his coaching staff with the hiring of assistant Marc Savard, the team announced Sunday.,Savard, 46, was an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames last season. He began his coaching career with the St. Louis Blues in 2019-20 befo...

Tyrrell Hatton lands first LIV Golf victory at Nashville
Tyrrell Hatton cruised to a six-shot victory at LIV Golf Nashville for his maiden LIV victory on Sunday in College Grove, Tenn.,The Englishman fired a 6-under 65 to get to 19-under 194 for the week at The Grove; he scored consistently low throughout the tournament, going 65-64-65. Countryman Sam Hor...

Angel Reese, Sky rally in fourth to end Fever's win streak
Angel Reese had 25 points and 16 rebounds to join Kamilla Cardoso with a double-double and Chennedy Carter scored 23 points as the host Chicago Sky rallied to defeat the Indiana Fever 88-87 on Sunday.,Chicago (6-9) outscored Indiana 24-15 in the fourth quarter to snap Indiana's four-game winning str...

Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at chaotic Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows how to handle chaos on the PGA Tour in all its various forms.,Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim after what briefly became a hectic scene a hole earlie...

Panthers hold G Sergei Bobrovsky out of practice before Game 7
Sergei Bobrovsky is trying to rediscover his rhythm before it's too late.,For the Florida Panthers' top goaltender, that meant sitting out practice on Sunday with one day before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at home against the Edmonton Oilers.,Bobrovsky, 35, was not present at the Panthers' pract...
2024 MLB All-Star Game American League Ballot: Who Should Be Voted In?
These American League MLB players have earned themselves an All-Star nomination. ...
Five NFL Players With The Most To Prove in 2024
Every year, NFL players report to training camp with a lot to prove. But these five guys have a ton on the line in 2024....

Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday at Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim., ,Scheffler and Kim finished at 22-under-par 258, two strokes clear of other contenders., ,Scheffler won for the sixth time on the ...

Oilers eye history, Panthers try to avoid infamy in Game 7 of finals
The thrill of victory and agony of defeat at stake in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are next-level.,The routes both the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have taken to reach the winner-take-all clash will take that emotion off the charts.,The Panthers play host the Oilers on Monday night in Sun...

Protestors rush 18th green, disrupt end of Travelers Championship
A group of protestors ran onto the 18th green at TPC River Highlands to interrupt the conclusion of the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.,The final group of golfers, including tournament leader Scottie Scheffler and second-place Tom Kim of South Korea, were reading their putts on t...

Braves take two of three from sliding Yankees
Max Fried pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs and the visiting Atlanta Braves earned a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,The Braves won their third straight series and improved to 8-2 in their past 10 games since a five-game losing stre...

Yankees acquire INF J.D. Davis from Athletics
The New York Yankees acquired infielder J.D. Davis and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday in exchange for infielder Jordan Groshans.,The Yankees transferred right-hander Nick Burdi to the 60-day injured list to open a spot for Davis on the 40-man roster.,Davis, 31, was designat...

Pirates place David Bednar (oblique) on 15-day IL
Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to a strained left oblique muscle.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for the right-hander.,Also on Sunday, left-hander Justin Bruihl was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.,Bednar, 29, is 3-3 with 16 saves ...

Tyler Boyd's early goal lifts Nashville over NYCFC
Tyler Boyd's goal in the 23rd minute was more than enough for homestanding Nashville SC in a 1-0 victory over offense-challenged New York City FC on Saturday in an Eastern Conference clash., ,The Gold and Blue (6-5-8, 26 points) moved from eighth to seventh in the East standings with the win, their ...

Mexico loses Edson Alvarez to apparent hamstring injury
Mexico captain Edson Alvarez was helped off the field in the first half of Saturday's Copa America match against Jamaica on Saturday due to an apparent left hamstring injury. ,The West Ham midfielder, who has been linked to a move to Manchester United, was sprinting downfield when he grabbed the bac...

Robert Whittaker KOs Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night
It took Robert Whittaker just 1:49 to knock out Ikram Aliskerov during their main event middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. ,A right hook from Whittaker (27-7-0) got Aliskerov stumbling, and from there, Whittaker looked to finish it. He followed with a left jab...

Aaron Judge pads MLB-best stats as Yanks handle Braves
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer to raise his major-league-leading total to 28 as the host New York Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Saturday night.,Judge hit his second homer since missing Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being hit b...

Dash, Wave play to scoreless draw
The San Diego Wave and host Houston Dash, two teams desperate for a positive result, settled for a 0-0 draw Saturday night, extending their various levels of futility., ,There was some late-match drama, with Dash defender Natalie Jacobs making a goal-line clearance to help preserve the clean sheet.,...

Giacomo Vrioni scores twice as Revolution edge FC Cincinnati
Giacomo Vrioni scored twice in the first half, and the visiting New England Revolution held off short-handed FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. ,Vrioni scored in the 21st and 41st minutes for New England (6-10-1, 19 points). Despite Luciano Acosta and Cincinnati (12-4-3...

Tyrrell Hatton climbs to top of leaderboard at LIV Golf Nashville
England's Tyrrell Hatton carded a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab the lead heading into the third and final round at LIV Golf Nashville in College Grove, Tenn. ,Hatton did nearly all of his damage on the back nine, recording six of his seven second-round birdies over the final seven holes. He rattled...