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Team USA, Paul Skenes face prolific Dominican Republic in WBC semifinal
MIAMI - It will be power arm against power bats when Team USA takes on the Dominican Republic in a World Baseball Classic in a high stakes semifinal on Sunday night.,Pittsburgh Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes will be tasked with trying to slow down the Dominican ...
Scottie Scheffler cards 67 at The Players: I wasn't 'lost'
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - All who wander up and down the leaderboard are not lost. ,Scottie Scheffler has delivered an erratic season, at least by the high standards set by the world's No. 1-ranked player, and it continues to be on display at The Players Championship.,Scheffler barely made the cut F...
Cavaliers look to continue dominance against Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers have rolled to seven straight wins over the Dallas Mavericks, including a 138-105 triumph Friday, fueled by a season-high tying 29 points from reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley.,Cleveland will try to extend the streak to eight Sunday when it welcomes Dalla...
Timberwolves aim to secure season series vs. Thunder
The Minnesota Timberwolves are having success against the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, although heading into Sunday's road game between the teams, center Rudy Gobert wants his side to be more like the defending champions.,"I think OKC is actually a great example of what we want to be in terms ...
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out with ankle sprain
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Saturday's game against the host Atlanta Hawks with a left ankle sprain.,It will mark his 31st missed game of the season.,Antetokounmpo returned March 2 from a right calf strain that caused him to miss 15 games, but he has not played i...
Rapids sign F Mamadou Billo Diop
The Colorado Rapids signed forward Mamadou Billo Diop to a first-team contract through the 2027-28 season.,The deal includes options for the 2028-29 and 2029-30 seasons.,"We're excited to add Billo to our first-team group," Rapids Sporting Director Fran Taylor said. "He's earned this opportunity thr...
Bengals sign veteran QB Josh Johnson to one-year deal
The Bengals signed quarterback Josh Johnson, a veteran who had two stints with Cincinnati during the 2013 and 2015 seasons, to a one-year deal on Saturday.,Johnson, 39, spent last season with the Washington Commanders, one of an NFL-record 14 teams for which he has suited up since he was a fifth-rou...
Revs host FC Cincinnati in delayed home opener
After two forgettable seasons, including a 9-17-8 home record at Gillette Stadium, the New England Revolution are eager to begin anew.,It's just taken eight days longer than expected.,After last Saturday's scheduled home opener with the Houston Dynamo was postponed due to the lingering effects of an...
WADA refutes report it is mulling rule that could bar US officials from LA Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency strongly denied a published report from Friday that said it was considering action to prevent President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other U.S. government officials from attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.,The Assoc...
Tennessee Tech hires Tobin Anderson as coach
Tennessee Tech tabbed Tobin Anderson as its new head coach on Saturday.,Anderson, 54, served as the special assistant to head coach Bryan Hodgson at South Florida this past season. Anderson coached 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson to an upset victory over top-seeded Purdue in the 2023 NCAA Tournament...
Belmont dismisses NIT consideration after coach's departure
Belmont has opted against participating in the NIT, the university announced on Saturday, one day after long-time head coach Casey Alexander agreed to a five-year contract with Kansas State.,Alexander, 53, coached his alma mater for the past seven seasons.,He led Belmont to a 26-6 record this season...
Lindsey Vonn's rehab progresses to stationary bike
Five weeks after an Olympics crash that nearly led to amputation of her left leg, Lindsey Vonn's rehabilitation has progressed to riding a stationary bike.,Vonn, 41, has undergone five surgeries since suffering a complex left tibia fracture after clipping a gate and sailing off course 13 seconds int...
Report: Select groups to submit final bids to buy Padres
Four prospective ownership groups are expected to make the second -- and final -- bids to buy the San Diego Padres within the next month, The Athletic reported Saturday.,Five groups submitted initial bids, and four remain under consideration. Representative from those four met with Padres officials ...
WNBA commissioner on CBA: 'We have to get it done by Monday'
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said there is urgency to get a new collective bargaining agreement completed by Monday to avoid "disrupting" key dates on the calendar.,"We have to get it done by Monday. I should say, we have to get it done without disrupting some part of the fact that we've got to...
Tottenham Hotspur fighting off relegation in match vs. Liverpool
Spiraling Tottenham Hotspur will look for a result that could reverse their fortunes on Sunday when they visit a Liverpool side fighting to stay in the European places.,Spurs (7-14-8, 29 points) have lost six in a row in all competitions and five straight in the league. And the last four have come u...
Players Championship delays opening gates after fatal shooting nearby
Fans were kept from entering The Players Championship early Saturday morning after a shooting at a local drug store left two people dead.,The gates were originally scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. but as a precautionary measure instead opened at 9 a.m., with the opening of hospitality areas delayed un...
Report: Commanders sign RB Jerome Ford to 1-year deal
Free-agent running back Jerome Ford agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Ford leaves the Cleveland Browns after four seasons with the team that picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Last offseason, he agreed to reduce his 2025 salary...
Joaquin Niemann, Lee Westwood take lead at LIV Golf Singapore
Defending champion Joaquin Niemann shot a 66 to surge into a third-round tie for the lead at LIV Golf Singapore on Saturday.,The Chilean mixed seven birdies and two bogeys to tie Lee Westwood of England atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par 203 for the tournament, one stroke ahead of second-round lea...
Why Duke and Michigan Are Dead Even Entering Selection Sunday
Selection Sunday arrives with Duke and Michigan virtually tied as NCAA Tournament favorites. Here’s what history and metrics say about the 2026 bracket....
No. 6 UConn, No. 13 St. John's ready for third round of heavyweight fight
NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.,On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John'...