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Reports: Patriots signing All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to 1-year deal
The New England Patriots are signing veteran safety Kevin Byard III to a one-year, $9 million contract, according to The Athletic and NFL Network.,Byard, 32, is coming off his third first-team All-Pro honor last season with the Chicago Bears. He finished the season, his second with Chicago, with sev...
Oregon State tabs Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as coach
Oregon State hired Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as its new head coach on Wednesday.,Joyner effectively replaces head coach Wayne Tinkle. The university announced on Feb. 26 that it planned to part ways with Tinkle at the end of the 2025-26 season. ,The Beavers (17-16, 9-9 West Coast Conference) ...
Seton Hall eager to regain form in Big East clash vs. Creighton
Seton Hall can see the big picture.,The Pirates are not on the NCAA Tournament bubble, not with a NET of 55 and just one Quad 1 victory. To go dancing, they will need to run the table at the Big East tournament as the fourth seed, starting with Thursday's quarterfinal game in New York against fifth-...
Iowa State runs roughshod over Arizona State in Big 12 tourney
Milan Momcilovic scored 21 points and Joshua Jefferson added 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 7 Iowa State walloped Arizona State 91-42 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,The fifth-seeded Cyclones (26-6) advance to play fourth-seeded Texas Tech, No. ...
Reports: Tisch family seeking to transfer Giants ownership to children
New York Giants co-owners Steve, Jonathan and Laurie Tisch have requested to transfer their ownership stakes in the franchise to their children's trust, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,The move by the siblings comes less than two months since Steve Tisch's name appeared approximately 440...
KC Current acquire F Penelope Hocking from Bay FC
The Kansas City Current acquired forward Penelope Hocking from Bay FC on Wednesday.,The Current sent $350,000 in intra-league transfer funds to complete the deal for Hocking, 26.,"We are very excited to welcome Penelope to Kansas City," general manager Ryan Dell said in a statement. "Penelope's apti...
Iowa rides Cooper Koch, 21-0 run to move past Maryland
Iowa exploded past Maryland in the second half, capitalizing on turnovers and the tandem of Bennett Stirtz and Cooper Koch to advance to the third round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago.,Koch wasn't bothered by a bloody nose, as the freshman forward scored team-best and ca...
Orlando City SC part ways with coach Oscar Pareja
Orlando City SC and head coach Oscar Pareja mutually have agreed to part ways, effective immediately, the team announced on Wednesday.,Hired on Dec. 4, 2019, Pareja posted a 103-72-66 record across all competitions and helped the club capture the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2022.,Orlando has limped ...
Report: FIFA cuts operating budget by more than $100M
FIFA has slashed more than $100 million from its operating budget for this summer's World Cup in North America, The Athletic reported.,In its annual report in 2024, FIFA's projected budget for the 2023-26 cycle included $1.12 billion for operational expenses out of a total budget of $3.756 billion. ...
Reports: Oregon State to tab Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as coach
Oregon State is expected to hire Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as its next head coach, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Joyner effectively will replace head coach Wayne Tinkle. The university announced on Feb. 26 that it planned to part ways with Tinkle at the end of the 2025-26 seas...
Golf Glance: Elite field for The Players' $25M purse; LIV returns to Singapore
The smallest field in the history of The Players Championship tackles the iconic TPC Sawgrass with the PGA Tour's largest purse at stake, while Jon Rahm looks to keep his red-hot LIV Golf streak going in Singapore.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: The Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., March 12-15,Co...
Returned to sender: Maxx Crosby at Raiders' facility, sides mending fences
Signs point to the Las Vegas Raiders welcoming Maxx Crosby back into the fold as a result of the return-to-sender rejection of a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. ,Sports Illustrated reported the star defensive end was back at the team facility to rehab from left knee surgery at 8 a.m. on Wednesday a...
Florida International fires coach Jeremy Ballard
Florida International fired men's basketball coach Jeremy Ballard on Wednesday after eight seasons and a 113-141 record.,Ballard, 44, guided the Panthers to just one postseason appearance, reaching the CIT second round in his first year at the Westchester, Fla., program in 2018-19.,Florida Internati...
PGA Tour targets marquee courses, big markets and meritocracy
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - While no final decisions have been made, plans are being laid out to "build the best version of the PGA Tour" possible with an emphasis on meritocracy, a 26-event season and the possible introduction of matchplay at the end of the year, says CEO Brian Rolapp.,During a massi...
Report: Chargers re-signing All-Pro special teamer Del'Shawn Phillips
The Los Angeles Chargers are re-signing special teams standout Del'Shawn Phillips to a two-year, $7.5 million contract worth up to $10.5 million in incentives, the NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Phillips, 29, was selected second-team All-Pro for special teams in his first season with the Charger...
Galaxy extend D Jakob Glesnes through 2028-29
The LA Galaxy signed star defender Jakob Glesnes to a contract extension through the 2028-29 season.,The team acquired Glesnes the 31-year-old Norwegian center back from the Philadelphia Union in December.,Glesnes, the 2022 MLS Defender of the Year, is a two-time MLS Best XI selection and a three-ti...
Unbeaten Miami (Ohio) faces UMass, keeps goals in sight
After securing the first unbeaten regular season in the 80-year history of the Mid-American Conference, No. 20 Miami (Ohio) looks to continue its historic run into the postseason against UMass in the quarterfinal round of the MAC tournament on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio.,The RedHawks (31-0) enter t...
Mammoth F Nick Schmaltz inks 8-year, $64M extension
Utah Mammoth forward Nick Schmaltz signed an eight-year, $64 million contract extension on Wednesday.,Schmaltz was in line to be an unrestricted free agent this summer before agreeing to a deal that runs through 2033-34.,"There was never a doubt that Utah is where I want to play the rest of my caree...
Roger Federer joins Forbes' list of billionaires
Tennis legend Roger Federer is the sports world's newest billionaire, appearing on the recently announced Forbes World's Billionaires List.,The 20-time Grand Slam winner and winner of 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour has an estimated fortune of about $1.1 billion, according to Forbes.,Other athlet...
Colts signing QB Daniel Jones to 2-year, $88M deal
The Indianapolis Colts agreed to a two-year, $88 million contract with quarterback Daniel Jones on Wednesday.,The deal includes $50 million guaranteed at signing, $60 million guaranteed for injury, and carries a maximum value of $100 million -- the largest two-year contract in NFL history, agents Br...