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Aston Villa, Chelsea looking to rebound from recent defeats
Fourth-place Aston Villa will try to solidify their hold of a UEFA Champions League place and reverse their recent slide on Wednesday when they host sixth-place Chelsea in Birmingham.,Villa (15-7-6, 51 points) enter the midweek slate in better position despite having earned only one victory in their...

Golden Knights sit F Mark Stone (arm) vs. Sabres
The Vegas Golden Knights ruled out team captain Mark Stone for Tuesday's game against the host Buffalo Sables due to a left arm injury.,The winger was hit on the upper left arm with a stick during a neutral zone check by Penguins defenseman Kris Letang late in the first period of Pittsburgh's 5-0 ho...

MLS, Whitecaps to pay $347K settlement for Lionel Messi absence
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer will pay $347,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in Canada after Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi did not appear in a 2024 game as advertised.,The British Columbia Supreme Court approved the settlement, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The W...

Tennessee Tech fires John Pelphrey after 7 seasons
Tennessee Tech fired men's basketball coach John Pelphrey on Tuesday after seven seasons and a 79-138 record.,The Golden Eagles ended a 13-18 season with Saturday's 89-73 loss at Southeast Missouri State. With an 8-12 league record, they did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.,"We...

Golf Glance: PGA's signature event at Bay Hill highlights busy week
The busiest week in professional golf so far this year features the third signature event of 2026 on the PGA Tour. The LPGA wraps up its Asia Swing, the DP Tour concludes its International Swing, LIV Golf returns to Hong Kong and the Champions tee it up alongside NFL legends.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Arn...

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (vertigo) day-to-day, expects to make WBC start
Mets right-hander Nolan McLean has improved following vertigo-like symptoms that put his availability for the World Baseball Classic in doubt. ,McLean, scheduled to start Game 4 for Team USA in the finale of pool play in Houston, said on Tuesday he is greatly improved since first falling ill on Frid...

Anthony Kim embracing cliches ahead of LIV Golf Hong Kong
Anthony Kim is riding high on the strength of a tournament victory heading into this week's LIV Golf Hong Kong event.,Two-plus weeks removed from his victory at LIV Golf Adelaide, Kim admitted it's a bit of a strange feeling on Tuesday while speaking to reporters at Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling.,"...

Several players stuck in Middle East ahead of LIV Hong Kong
As of Tuesday, eight LIV Golf players reportedly have been unable to fly out of the Middle East ahead of this week's tournament in Hong Kong.,Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Sam Horsfield, Anirban Lahiri, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Caleb Surratt and Lee Westwood were practicing in Dubai before Saturd...

Real Madrid's Rodrygo (ACL) to miss World Cup for Brazil
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has a ruptured ACL and meniscus in his right knee, likely keeping him out of this summer's World Cup for his native Brazil.,Rodrygo injured his leg after entering as a substitute in a 1-0 loss to Getafe in a La Liga match on Monday, Real Madrid announced on Tuesday.,"Foll...

Report: Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to hit free agency
The Seattle Seahawks reportedly are not expected to apply the franchise tag on running back Kenneth Walker III, making the Super Bowl LX MVP an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins next week.,ESPN reported the news on Tuesday shortly after the New York Jets applied the tag to runn...

Report: Braves' Jurickson Profar facing 162-game PED ban
Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Profar, 33, will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and for t...

Dash extend D Avery Patterson through 2028
The Houston Dash extended U.S. Women's National Team defender Avery Patterson's contract through the 2028 season on Tuesday.,Patterson, 23, made the NWSL Best XI and was nominated for league Defender of the Year honors in her second season with the club in 2025. She was also named Houston's MVP afte...

Report: Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart to retire after 24 years
Longtime Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart is expected to announce his retirement in the "near future," ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Barnhart, 66, has overseen the Wildcats' athletic department since 2002 and is the longest-tenured athletic director in any of the Power Four conferences.,In Augu...

Jets wrap up RB Breece Hall with franchise tag
Jets general manager Darren Mougey was true to his commitment to keep running back Breece Hall in New York, applying the franchise tag before the NFL deadline on Tuesday. ,Hall and the Jets have until July 15 to hammer out a long-term contract, which the team said last week at the NFL Scouting Combi...

Players flee UAE courts after nearby Iranian drone strike
Players and officials at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates had to flee Tuesday when a fire broke out nearby after an Iranian drone attack, BBC Sport reported.,Two matches were suspended in progress at the Fujairah Open, where a live feed on the ATP website showed Daniil Ostapenkov ...

Report: Toronto signing Chilean D Benjamin Kuscevic
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire defender Benjamin Kucsevic from Brazilian side Fortaleza, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The deal for the 29-year-old Chilean center back is a loan with a purchase option, per the report.,Kucsevic played for Brazilian clubs Palmeiras (2020-23) and Coritiba...

Colts, QB Daniel Jones doing tag tango on deadline day
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones might be headed for the franchise tag if he can't reach a contract extension to stay in Indianapolis before Tuesday's deadline for teams to use the roster-management maneuver. ,Jones is recovering from a torn Achilles but the risk for the Colts in extending negotiation...

Russell Henley weighs in on Players as a fifth major
As he prepared to defend his championship at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week, Russell Henley weighed in on whether next week's The Players Championship should be recognized as golf's fifth major.,"I think it's a major. It's our home tournament. I don't know the statistics on like what they ...

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil intent on impact, growing sport in Asia
LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil touched on various topics during Tuesday's press conference ahead of the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2026 -- most notably teasing another announcement later in the week.,When asked about the specific venue of the Korea tournament in late May, O'Neil was coy with his answer.,"Th...

Falcons ticketed for Madrid in 2026
The Atlanta Falcons are ticketed for a regular-season game in Madrid this season. ,Atlanta will learn a date and opponent for the game in May when the NFL releases the full schedule for the 2026 season. The site is known after the league extended an agreement with Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Sta...