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Paul Waring bows out of The Open, Davis Riley added
England's Paul Waring announced Monday he will not participate in The Open Championship this week because of a shoulder injury.,Davis Riley will replace Waring in the final major of the year that will start Thursday at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.,Waring, 40, is a two-time winner on...

Crew extend D Andres Herrera's loan through June 2026
The Columbus Crew extended defender Andres Herrera's loan from Argentina's River Plate through June 2026.,The deal announced by the MLS club on Monday includes a purchase option for the 26-year-old Argentina native.,"Andres has shown his professionalism and talent since he first joined our club, and...

Report: Cavs sign president Koby Altman to extension
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed president of basketball operations Koby Altman to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, ESPN reported Monday.,Members of Altman's staff, including general manager Mike Gansey and assistant general manager Brandon Weems, received multiyear extensions, per the...

NHL season begins with tripleheader on Oct. 7
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will make his debut behind the New York Rangers' bench against his former team, part of the NHL's season-opening tripleheader on Oct. 7.,The action begins with the Chicago Blackhawks visiting the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panther...

Valkyries hope to improve defense in home bout against Mercury
Two surprise teams in the Western Conference go head-to-head for a second time -- this time at closer to full strength -- when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night in San Francisco.,The clubs met in Phoenix as part of the Commissioner's Cup on June 5, with rookie Lexi...

Jose Fermin's first MLB home run leads Cardinals past Braves
Jose Fermin hit his first big league homer, a two-run shot, to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 Sunday.,The game was marred by two rain delays totaling more than four hours.,Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol in the ninth inning for disputi...

Shane van Gisbergen tames Sonoma course for triumph
For the third time in five races, Shane van Gisbergen leveled the field at a NASCAR Cup Series road course, zigging and zagging to victory at Sonoma Raceway in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Calif.,The Trackhouse Racing road ace outran Chase Briscoe in a four-lap sprint on their third late...

Penguins acquire goaltender Arturs Silovs in trade with Canucks
The Pittsburgh Penguins shored up the goaltending position on Sunday as the team acquired Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick.,Silovs, 24, appeared in just 10 games for the Canucks this past season. However, the 6-foot-4 Latvia...

Mavericks shut down No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg for rest of summer league
Two games into his professional career, and Cooper Flagg is done in the NBA summer league, according to multiple reports.,The Dallas Mavericks, who selected Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in last month's draft, opted to pull the 6-foot-9 star from Las Vegas action following a 31-point outing in S...

Explosive second quarter catapults Fever past Wings
Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points and Indiana relied on a 36-point second quarter and a strong all-around game from Caitlin Clark to race past the Dallas Wings 102-83 on Sunday in Indianapolis.,The Fever's 64 first-half points was a league best for the season. Indiana shot 16-for-21 (76.2 percent) in...
NBA Insider Reveals Four Teams That Tried Trading for LeBron James
NBA insider Scoop B Robinson reveals the four teams that contacted Rich Paul about trading for LeBron James. And yep, the list is as chaotic as you’d hope....

Sky look to shock Lynx again in second game of back-to-back
The Chicago Sky just beat the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx for their most noteworthy victory in a disappointing season. Repeating that feat would be even more impressive. ,Aiming for a season-high third consecutive victory Monday night, the Sky will try to take down the Lynx at Chicago for the second...

Grace Kim tops Jeeno Thitikul in playoff to win Evian Championship
Australian Grace Kim saved her best for last as she won her first major title at the Evian Championship on Sunday in Evian-les-Bains, France. ,After spinning her wheels through the first 14 holes -- an eagle, two birdies, two bogeys, a double bogey and eight pars -- Kim ended her round with birdies ...

With a rejuvenated Jackson Merrill, Padres pursue sweep of Phillies
Say this much for San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. When he snaps a slump, he doesn't do it with a bloop single off the end of the bat.,The player who was 3-for-35 in July entering play Saturday hit two homers off National League Cy Young Award candidate Zack Wheeler to propel his tea...

Angels aim to sweep Diamondbacks, reach .500 mark
The Los Angeles Angels have a chance to hit the All-Star break at the .500 mark if they can complete a three-game series sweep of the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,The Angels won the series opener, 6-5, on Friday on a walk-off RBI single by pinch-hitter Travi...

Athletics seek series win over Jays heading into All-Star break
Three major league organizations parted ways with Brent Rooker before the Athletics landed him via waivers from the Kansas City Royals following the 2022 season.,In 2 1/2 seasons with the Athletics, Rooker has 89 homers and just made the American League All-Star team for the second time. He also wil...

After hitting for cycle, Byron Buxton to lead Twins vs. skidding Pirates
The Minnesota Twins will go for a three-game sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis on the final day before the All-Star break.,Pittsburgh has lost eight games in a row, and Minnesota has won six of its past eight. A victory Sunday would put the Twin...

Bevy of All-Stars to take field as Giants, Dodgers close series
Pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Robbie Ray will put their All-Star arms on display when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants close the season's first half Sunday afternoon.,The weekend duel in San Francisco between the National League West's longtime rivals has produced a pair of nail-bi...

Injury-plagued Braves take on Cardinals, Sonny Gray before the break
The injury-battered Atlanta Braves are looking forward to resting during the All-Star break.,They absorbed another injury hit Friday when third baseman Austin Riley suffered a strained right abdomen that landed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday. The Braves also will go into the break with back...

Brewers finding ways to win, while Nationals' struggles continue
The potential tying run had just reached base Saturday when Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin had a premonition.,"We felt like we were going to win the game," he said.,And he was right, thanks to his RBI single that capped a three-run rally that gave them a 6-5 win over Washington. The co...