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Report: Sexual assault civil case dropped against BYU QB
The woman who made sexual assault allegations against BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff dropped her civil lawsuit.,Judge Coral Sanchez of the Third Judicial District Court in Salt Lake County, Utah, approved a joint motion for a dismissal of the case on Monday.,The suit filed in May by a woman identifie...
WNBA expands to 18 teams, adds Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia
Three WNBA franchises are set to join the league by 2030, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia confirmed as the new teams on Monday. ,The expansion will push the WNBA to 18 total teams. Cleveland (2028) will be the first franchise to play in the WNBA among the latest additions. Detroit is schedu...
Reds start rookie Chase Burns against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet
Right-hander Chase Burns, the No. 2 pick in last summer's amateur draft, will be seeking his first major league victory in his second career start on Monday when the Cincinnati Reds open a three-game series at the Boston Red Sox.,Burns, 22, allowed three runs in five innings against the New York Yan...
WNBA-leading Lynx dominate as Sun lose 9th straight
MVP candidate Napheesa Collier poured in 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx posted a season-high point total in a 102-63 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Collier scored 15 points in the third quarter as she recorded her 10th game of the season of 20-p...
OpTic defeat Surge to clinch Call of Duty League championship
OpTic Texas defeated the Vancouver Surge 5-3 in a best-of-nine grand final to take home the 2025 Call of Duty League championship on Sunday in Kitchener, Ontario.,Mason "Mercules" Ramsay won MVP honors for OpTic Texas, which took home an $800,000 first prize out of the $2 million total purse.,Vancou...
Somi Lee, Jin Hee Im win Dow Championship team event in playoff
The Korean duo of Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im prevailed in a playoff over Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang to capture the Dow Championship title on Sunday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,The teams replayed the par-3 18th to begin the playoff. Thompson got her team closer than Lee off the tee, but Im rolle...
Thunder reach deals with Jaylin Williams, Ajay Mitchell
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a multi-year contract extension on the big man's 23rd birthday.,The team did not announce terms or other specifics of the deal, but it is a three-yea...
White Sox take series from Giants in Jonathan Cannon's return
Kyle Teel went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox took the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-2 win on Sunday.,White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon, out since June 3 because of a back strain, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and struck out four ...
Texas State Joins the Pac-12, Decades After First Flirtation
The Pac-12 adds Texas State, finally expanding into Texas after decades of failed attempts and flirtations. A new media deal and momentum could revive the historic conference....
Blue Jays score series win over sliding Red Sox
Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit a solo home run to propel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.,The home runs came back-to-back in the top of the first against Walker Buehler. It was Barger's ninth home run of the season, and homer No. 1...
Report: Jazz land C Jusuf Nurkic in trade with Hornets
The Utah Jazz are set to acquire center Jusuf Nurkic from the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round draft pick, ESPN reported Sunday.,Nurkic, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in 51 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Hornets. He was traded to Charlotte in Februa...
White Sox place Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) on 10-day IL
After waiting in vain for Luis Robert Jr.'s strained hamstring to get better, the Chicago White Sox placed their center fielder on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game with the San Francisco Giants.,The move is retroactive to June 26, with the White Sox not expected to replace Robert on th...
Blue Jackets D Dante Fabbro inks 4-year extension
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro signed a four-year, $16.5 million contract on Sunday.,Fabbro, 27, was a pending unrestricted free agent.,He recorded 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 68 games last season split between the Nashville Predators and Blue Jackets. ,...
Thunder, C/F Jaylin Williams agree to multi-year extension
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a multi-year contract extension.,The team did not announce terms or other specifics of the deal, but it is a three-year, $24 million contract extensi...
Lando Norris wins Austrian Grand Prix; Max Verstappen DNF
Lando Norris staved off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday in Spielberg, Austria.,Pole sitter Norris battled Piastri in the early going and again toward the end before the former raced to his third win of the season and first since last month's Monaco Grand Prix....
Report: Thunder, C/F Jaylin Williams agree to 3-year extension
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a three-year, $24 million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,Sunday is Williams' 23rd birthday.,The Thunder held a $2.1 million option for the...
Giants' Justin Verlander seeks first win of 2025 vs. White Sox
Justin Verlander's road to 300 career victories has hit a big roadblock so far in 2025.,Verlander, 42, entered the season with 262 career wins. Now, the San Francisco Giants right-hander heads into his 13th start of the campaign in Sunday afternoon's rubber match of the three-game series against the...
Losing skid snapped, Red Sox try to build off win vs. Blue Jays
The Boston Red Sox and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays will each be looking to win the rubber match of a three-game series when the teams meet on Sunday afternoon.,It's been feast or famine on offense for both teams in the series. Toronto won the opener 9-0 on Friday night, and Boston collected 18 hi...
OpTic Texas, Vancouver Surge reach final of CDL Championship
The Vancouver Surge and OpTic Texas advanced to Sunday's grand final of the $2 million Call of Duty League Championship in Kitchener, Ontario.,OpTic Texas swept the Boston Breach 3-0 in the winners-bracket final on Saturday. The Vancouver Surge won three matches on Saturday, working through the elim...
Gold Cup: Mexico into semifinals with shutout of Saudi Arabia
Defending champion Mexico found the scoring touch in the second half and advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Saturday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Mexico will face Honduras in the semifinals Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif. Honduras ousted Panama after a ...