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Sabres send Alex Tuch to Caps in sign-and-trade deal
The Buffalo Sabres sent prolific goal-scorer Alex Tuch to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday via a sign-and-trade agreement.,Tuch, an unrestricted free agent who scored at least 33 goals for the Sabres in three of the last four seasons, agreed to an eight-year, $84 million contract with Washington...
Vinicius Junior nets brace as Brazil handles Scotland
Vinicius Junior scored his third and fourth goals of the tournament and Brazil cruised into the last 32 with a 3-0 Group C victory over Scotland on Wednesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,With the brace, Vinicius pulled even with Norway's Erling Haaland and France's Kylian Mbappe, one behind Argentin...
Morocco rally past Haiti, book round of 32 spot
Soufiane Rahimi's 78th-minute goal on a corner kick sequence lifted Morocco to a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over Haiti on the final Group C matchday Wednesday in Atlanta.,Rahimi, who was subbed on eight minutes earlier, headed a cross from Chadi Riad across the box with a stellar right-foot touch....
US likely to rest players in group stage finale vs. Turkey
From meaningful to meaningless. That's how quickly fortunes can change in the World Cup.,Just don't tell the U.S. men's national team that their final Group D match against Turkey on Thursday in Inglewood, Calif., means nothing -- even though in reality that's the case.,The match had been pegged pre...
Tempo launch 9-game Canadian homestand with visit from Sparks
The Toronto Tempo begin a lengthy stretch of games north of the border on Thursday when they host the Los Angeles Sparks for the third and final regular-season meeting between the teams.,Toronto (8-9) split a pair with Los Angeles (8-8) last month in Southern California. The Tempo took the second of...
Bosnia and Herzegovina near advancement after bouncing Qatar
Kerim Alajbegovic's goal and an own goal gave Bosnia and Herzegovina an early cushion that led to a 3-1 Group B victory over Qatar on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle.,Bosnia and Herzegovina's (1-1-1, 4 points) win secured third place in Group B. With the victory over Qatar and the draw with Canada, t...
Reports: Sabres' Alex Tuch going to Caps in sign-and-trade
Prolific goal-scorer Alex Tuch will move from the Buffalo Sabres to the Washington Capitals via a sign-and-trade agreement, according to reports by The Athletic and ESPN.,Tuch, an unrestricted free agent who scored at least 33 goals for the Sabres in three of the last four seasons, will sign an eigh...
Ex-LSU, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly joins CBS Sports
You can no longer find Brian Kelly on the bayou or anywhere near South Bend, but the former LSU and Notre Dame coach might turn up at Hawaii, Nevada, or even in DeKalb, Ill., this football season. ,Kelly finalized a deal to join CBS and work as a game analyst for Mountain West football broadcasts th...
Avalanche move Jack Drury to Predators for 2 former first-round picks
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forwards Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L'Heureux from the Nashville Predators on Wednesday for center Jack Drury, minor league forward Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick.,Drury, 26, boasts the most NHL experience of the quartet. He has amassed 30 goals and 52 assi...
Wyndham Clark brings elite form into Travelers Championship
Wyndham Clark has made winning PGA Tour events look easy the last few weeks.,After going over two years between wins dating back to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, he's won two of the last four events he played in, including his second U.S. Open championship in four years.,Add a third...
Nelly Korda takes aim at third straight major at Hazeltine
Having collected trophies at the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open to kick off women's major season, Nelly Korda is the heavy favorite at every major until further notice. But a win this week would put her in another stratosphere.,With a record purse on the line, a few Australians could...
Bosnia and Herzegovina nears advancement after bouncing Qatar
Kerim Alajbegovic's goal and an own goal gave Bosnia and Herzegovina an early cushion that led to a 3-1 Group B victory over Qatar on Wednesday afternoon at Lumen Field in Seattle.,Bosnia and Herzegovina's win secured third place in Group B and, with four points from the victory over Qatar and the d...
Canada fall short in 2-1 loss to Switzerland, both advance to round of 32
Switzerland served up a spoiler, flipping the table and kicking Canada out of Vancouver for the group of 32 round with a 2-1 win in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon to finish atop Group B of the World Cup. ,Johan Manzambi caught Canada's Maxime Crepeau leaning left and ripped a powerful shot to the ...
Keegan Bradley seeks third Travelers win in 4 years at 'hometown' event
The focus this week on the PGA Tour was CEO Brian Rolapp's announcement that the tour will introduce a two-tiered competitive model beginning in 2028, meaning more events with elite fields on the newly named "Championship Series" and a "Challenger Series" for the rest., ,Players likely hope this wee...
Red Sox 3B Caleb Durbin injures pinky, out vs. Rockies
Boston third baseman Caleb Durbin exited in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver with a left pinky finger subluxation, the Red Sox announced.,He sustained the injury when sliding into first base to try to beat a relay throw from Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfiel...
USMNT’s Christian Pulisic 'feeling great' entering Group D finale vs. Turkey
United States star Christian Pulisic says he will be available for the Americans' final Group D clash against Turkey on Thursday in Inglewood, Calif.,"I'm feeling great. I think the team's feeling great," Pulisic told Fox Sports on Tuesday, after he missed last Friday's 2-0 win over Australia with a...
LIV golfers Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton set to play in Scottish Open
LIV players Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are officially part of the field for next month's Genesis Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned event by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.,The announcement from the DP World Tour came down Wednesday for the July 9-12 tournament at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick....
Basketball players sue NCAA over new 5-year eligibility cap rule
A day after the NCAA approved a new five-year eligibility model for Division I athletics, 15 men's and women's basketball players sued the NCAA in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Wednesday after they were excluded from being grandfathered into the model.,The new eligibility system, which becomes official ...
US have luxury to rest players in group stage finale vs. Turkey
From meaningful to meaningless. That's how quickly fortunes can change in the World Cup but don't tell the U.S. men's national team that their final Group D match against Turkey in Inglewood, Calif., on Thursday doesn't matter -- even though in reality that's the case.,The match had been pegged pre-...
Reports: Jags agree on 3-year, $48M deal with TE Brenton Strange
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a three-year contract extension with tight end Brenton Strange worth up to $48 million, his agents told multiple media outlets on Wednesday.,The deal includes $25 million guaranteed, per his agents Jim Ivler, JR Roggio and Jon Perzley of the New York-based Sportsta...