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UCF extends coach Johnny Dawkins through 2028-29
UCF coach Johnny Dawkins agreed to a three-year deal through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Thursday.,Dawkins, 62, guided the Knights to a second consecutive 20-win season in 2025-26 as well as appearances in the Top 25 poll and the NCAA Tournament.,"Johnny has led our men's basketball pro...
Randal Grichuk helps White Sox continue dominance of Twins
Randal Grichuk delivered a bases-clearing double to punctuate a four-run third and Davis Martin worked six strong innings to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.,Chicago out-hit Minnesota 8-5 to take three of four and win its fifth straight home s...
Senegal denies travel delay prompted by dispute with coach
Reports that Senegal coach Pape Thiaw is refusing to travel to the United States for World Cup preparations are false, according to the Senegalese Football Federation.,News reports out of Africa claimed Thiaw was involved in a contract dispute with the FSF after his deal expired in February and that...
NBA owners ratify anti-tanking lottery system
The NBA owners voted on Thursday to approve anti-tanking measures that will go into effect with the 2027 draft.,By a reported 29-1 margin, the NBA ratified a new lottery system that disincentivizes teams from trying to finish last in the league. Here's how the "3-2-1" plan endorsed by commissioner A...
NASCAR bans woman accused of assault with golf cart
NASCAR indefinitely suspended a 23XI Racing staffer after she was charged with assaulting a 77-year-old man with a golf cart last weekend in Charlotte, N.C.,Evanna Daneen Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon leading to ser...
Sun waive G Hailey Van Lith, activate G Leila Lacan
The Connecticut Sun activated Leila Lacan and waived fellow guard Hailey Van Lith on Thursday.,Lacan, who turns 22 next week, had been on a contract suspension due to her overseas obligations. She recently led her French club Basket Landes to a league championship and was named Finals MVP.,The Sun's...
Surging Nationals to test MLB's top offense against Padres
The surprising Washington Nationals return home on Friday night to open a three-game series against the slumping San Diego Padres.,The Nationals moved above .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season during a 4-2 road trip when they earned series wins against the Atlanta Braves and...
Report: USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino meets with AC Milan
It has been a busy time for U.S. men's national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who is not only preparing his side for a World Cup on home soil but also meeting with Italy's AC Milan about their vacant coaching position, ESPN reported Thursday.,Pochettino has been front and center this week aft...
Texas Tech run rules Mississippi State in WCWS opener
Texas Tech walloped Mississippi State with an 8-0 run-rule victory in the opening game of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday.,Mihyia Davis' line-drive single to right field capped a four-run fifth to give the Red Raiders (58-7) their first mercy rule win in the WCWS and th...
Four-time Stanley Cup champ Claude Lemieux dies
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who skated a fine line between being a clutch scorer and agitator, has died. He was 60.,The NHL Alumni Association announced the news Thursday but did not disclose a cause or date of death.,Lemieux played 21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994...
Reports: Dodgers to put Teoscar Hernandez on IL, recall Ryan Ward
The Los Angeles Dodgers will place outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the injured list with a left hamstring strain and recall infielder/outfielder Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Hernandez was injured Wednesday while running out a ground ball in the second in...
Tigers place closer Kenley Jansen on 15-day IL
The Detroit Tigers placed four-time All-Star closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list Thursday with pelvic inflammation.,Jansen, who worked through a right groin issue earlier in the season, exited Detroit's 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday after nine pitches in the ninth inni...
Angels reinstate LHP Drew Pomeranz from injured list
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left-hander Drew Pomeranz from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,The 37-year-old reliever landed on the IL on May 13 with inflammation in his pitching elbow.,Pomeranz is 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA, eight walks and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings in his first season with the...
Kyle Busch battled illness for 'weeks' according to death certificate
NASCAR star Kyle Busch was potentially ill for "weeks" leading up to his untimely passing, his death certificate revealed Thursday.,The cause of death was confirmed to be triggered by sepsis, which developed from a bout of bacterial pneumonia, as family revealed following Busch's death on May 21. Se...
Reports: Giants QB Jaxson Dart, teammates clear air over rally in closed-door meeting
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart addressed teammates to clear the air over his appearance at a Republican-backed event in New York that featured President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. ,Dart introduced Trump last week at festivities supporting the campaign of Rep. Mike Lawler, who repre...
Lynx sign C Teaira McCowan, add depth to frontcourt
The Minnesota Lynx signed center Teaira McCowan to a contract on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Lynx.,McCowan, 29, came off the bench in 17 games last season with the Dallas Wings, averaging 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. She was waived by Dallas last August shortly after the Ly...
Jets first-round TE Kenyon Sadiq out weeks after hernia surgery
Jets tight end Kenyon Sadiq underwent surgery to repair a hernia and is out several weeks. ,Head coach Aaron Glenn said Thursday that Sadiq should be back on the field at some point during training camp, which opens in eight weeks (July 28). ,The 16th overall pick is expected to have a significant r...
Brazil's Neymar (calf) may miss World Cup opener
Neymar is expected to be sidelined up to three weeks with a right calf injury, putting his availability in doubt for Brazil's opening match of the World Cup.,The forward has been out of action since May 17. Brazil's World Cup opening match is against Morocco on June 13 in East Rutherford, N.J.,"He a...
PWHL Detroit tabs Josh Sciba as head coach
Michigan native Josh Sciba has been named the inaugural head coach of PWHL Detroit, the expansion team announced Thursday.,Sciba, 41, previously spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the PWHL's New York Sirens and as an assistant coach for the gold medal-winning 2026 U.S. women's Olympic hocke...
Jets add veteran Younghoe Koo to kicking competition
The New York Jets signed veteran kicker Younghoe Koo on Thursday, adding him to the competition for the open job.,The Jets also will have Cade York and Lenny Krieg in camp trying to win the position.,Koo, 31, was named the starting kicker of the Atlanta Falcons in 2019 and held the job until his rel...