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Sparks, Fever both missing prolific scorers for Saturday clash
The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis with two of the WNBA's leading scorers relegated to the sidelines.,Kelsey Plum, second in the league at 23.9 points per game, sustained a left leg injury in Los Angeles' 98-97 win over New York on Sunday. The Sparks (8-9) pla...
Pirates SS Konnor Griffin (arm) back from IL, leading off vs. Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated rookie phenom shortstop Konnor Griffin from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Griffin is playing shortstop and batting first against Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott. He has been sidelined with an injury to his throwi...
Senators complete four-year extension with D Jordan Spence
Restricted free agent defenseman Jordan Spence signed a four-year, $20 million extension with the Ottawa Senators, the team announced Friday.,Spence, 25, recorded a career-best 31 points (seven goals, 24 assists) and a plus-15 rating in 73 games last season with the Senators. He is coming off a two-...
Stampeders, Lions descend on Kelowna in search of first win
The Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions will look to record their first win of the season on Saturday when they square off in the first CFL game played in Kelowna, B.C.,The Lions have relocated to Kelowna for two home games while World Cup matches take over BC Place in Vancouver.,Calgary (0-2) is biddin...
Ousmane Dembele's hat trick helps France rout Norway to sweep Group I
Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele netted a hat trick in just 32 minutes, Kylian Mbappe had two assists and France steamrolled Norway's reserves 4-1 to sweep Group I at the World Cup on Friday in Foxborough, Mass., ,Desire Doue scored during second-half stoppage time, and goalkeeper Mike Maignan sto...
FIFA World Cup Knockout Round Guide: Everything You Need to Know
The World Cup group stage is over. Learn how the knockout rounds work, including tiebreakers, extra time, penalty kicks and bracket structure....
ESPN sees 24% rise in MCWS viewership, third most on record
ESPN's coverage of the 2026 College World Series earned the third-highest viewership in CWS annals, the network announced Thursday.,Oklahoma's 13-2 Game 3 win over North Carolina on Monday night to claim the championship averaged 2.5 million viewers and peaked at 3 million. It was the most-watched c...
Local fans in Miami give Colombia advantage in Group K showdown with Portugal
There are hundreds of thousands of Colombian Americans living in the Miami metropolitan area, according to U.S. Census estimates.,So it's little wonder why Colombia's match against Portugal on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., was the most sought-after World Cup ticket of the 72 group-stage fixtures,...
Scottie Scheffler inches from 59, leaps into lead at Travelers Championship
Scottie Scheffler bumped in a par putt at 18 for a second-round 60 to stand atop the leaderboard at 16-under through 36 holes the Travelers Championship with more golf to be played behind him on Friday at Cromwell, Conn. ,Scheffler missed a long birdie by mere inches to the right on the par-4 18th b...
Antoine Semenyo: Time for Ghana to pressure officials after big no-call
PHILADELPHIA -- Ghana star Antoine Semenyo says his team needs to "gang around the referee" more often after his side's potential penalty shot against England on Tuesday went unreviewed.,The Black Stars earned a historic 0-0 draw against the Three Lions in Group L. With a win or draw against Croatia...
Tempo riding high after record night, Mercury reeling after Alyssa Thomas suspension
Fresh off tying the single-game WNBA scoring record with 53 points, Marina Mabrey and the expansion Toronto Tempo host the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday afternoon.,Mabrey is the talk of the league after her record performance in the Tempo's 125-97 win over Los Angeles on Thursday. The veteran guard we...
Sabres acquire Olen Zellweger from Ducks in draft-day deal
Defenseman Olen Zellweger is a member of the Buffalo Sabres following a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,In exchange, the Ducks receive a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and Anton Wahlberg, a forward prospect.,Zellweger, 22, is due to become a restricted free agent on July 1. The Sabr...
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic on same side of Wimbledon draw
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic could run into each other in the Wimbledon semifinals at the All England Club as both stars are on the same side of the draw released Friday.,Sinner enters Wimbledon singles play, which begins Monday in London, as the defending champion...
Avalanche re-sign D Brett Kulak, D Brent Burns
The Colorado Avalanche announced contract extensions Friday for defensemen Brett Kulak and Brent Burns.,Kulak, 32, signed a five-year extension through 2030-31 for a reported $22.5 million ($4.5 million per season).,Burns, 41, signed a one-year deal for 2026-27 for a reported $850,000 (up to $3 mill...
Leafs trade G Samuel Ersson to Sens for 5th-rounder
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired a 2027 fifth-round draft pick from the Ottawa Senators on Friday in exchange for the rights to goaltender Samuel Ersson.,It's a quick flip for the Leafs, who acquired Ersson on June 16 along with defenseman Emil Andrae and a 2026 third-rounder from the Philadelphia F...
CFL closes the door on Brendan Sorsby
Well-traveled quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not have the option of migrating north to the Canadian Foohall League this season. ,League officials confirmed to multiple outlets late Thursday that its nine teams are prohibited from signing Sorsby, who was suspended by the NCAA for placing bets on gam...
Report: USMNT offers Mauricio Pochettino extension through 2030 World Cup
U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has an offer on the table to continue leading the squad through the 2030 World Cup, The Athletic reported Friday.,The United States Soccer Federation has offered the proposal but no decisions will be made until after the current tournament, per the ...
Report: Norway star Erling Haaland out vs. France
Norway superstar Erling Haaland is among 10 players being rested by coach Stale Solbakken in Friday's World Cup clash with France, ESPN reported.,The Manchester City forward is in the race for the Golden Boot with four goals, tied with France's Kylian Mbappe and one goal behind Argentina's Lionel Me...
UFC touts 34M viewers for Freedom 250 with international audience
The total viewership for this month's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House was raised to an estimated 34 million viewers in numbers released Friday.,That is nearly double the initial total announced on June 19, five days after the event held on the South Lawn on President Donald Trump's 80th bir...
Ecuador declares national holiday after Germany upset
Ecuador's president declared Friday a public holiday to celebrate the national team's 2-1 upset of Germany at the World Cup.,"Thank you to the players and the coach who, despite the criticism, the insults, and the tough times they went through, managed to bounce back and bring this immense joy to th...