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Surging, new-look Lynx hope to continue trend at Storm
The Minnesota Lynx will look quite a bit different when they take the floor against the host Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.,All-Star forward and WNBA Most Valuable Player candidate Napheesa Collier will not play for Minnesota (24-5) after spraining her right ankle in the team's most recent game. Sh...
Lynx MVP candidate Napheesa Collier (ankle) out at least 2 weeks
The Minnesota Lynx on Monday said star forward Napheesa Collier has a right ankle sprain and "will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks.",The WNBA Most Valuable Player frontrunner will miss at least two weeks, ESPN reported.,In a win over the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday, Collier was trailing a Minneso...
Mariners look to strengthen postseason hopes with White Sox in town
Julio Rodriguez has entered the record books.,Rodriguez became the first player in major-league history to open a career with four consecutive seasons of 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases when he went deep Sunday in a 5-4 victory against the Texas Rangers.,The Mariners, who took three of four games a...
FedEx Cup playoff field set; Gary Woodland, Adam Scott miss cut
The PGA Tour solidified its field of 70 golfers for the FedEx Cup playoffs following the final round of the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, and Gary Woodland was among a host of notable names that failed to qualify.,Germany's Matti Schmid began the regular-season finale sitting 70th in the points st...
Report: Spurs G De’Aaron Fox signs 4-year, $229M extension
The San Antonio Spurs signed point guard De'Aaron Fox to a maximum contract extension for four years and $229 million, ESPN reported Monday.,The Spurs acquired Fox from the Sacramento Kings in February, and he was slated to become an unrestricted free agent after this coming season. Instead, the tea...
Texas and Arch Manning top preseason coaches' poll
With Arch Manning set to take over as the full-time starting quarterback, Texas was voted atop the first college football coaches' poll of the 2025 season.,After finishing 13-3 last season and advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns earned 28 first-place votes (1,606 poin...
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul reclaims No. 1 world ranking
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul has reached No. 1 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings for the second time in her career.,Thitikul, 22, climbed one spot on Monday to pass Nelly Korda, who had held the No. 1 ranking since March 25, 2024.,Thitikul previously earned the No. 1 position on Oct. 31, 2022, a...
Red Sox having fun at home as Royals come to Fenway
The Boston Red Sox will have plenty of momentum and a rested bullpen when they open a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.,Boston completed a three-game sweep by beating the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 on Sunday, running its winning streak to five games. The Red Sox h...
White Sox release former All-Star Noah Syndergaard
The Chicago White Sox released veteran right-hander Noah Syndergaard.,The 32-year-old is a former All-Star, who rose to prominence during his run with the New York Mets. In 2016, Syndergaard pitched 183 2/3 innings, posting a 2.60 ERA and 218 strikeouts.,However, injury struggles persisted, and the ...
Taylor Ward hits walk-off homer, Angels avoid sweep against White Sox
Taylor Ward hit a three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth, as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 5-0 deficit for a 8-5 walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Ward, who finished with four RBIs, hit a 3-2 sweeper from Chicago reliever T...
Six-run inning helps Red Sox complete sweep of Astros
A six-run fourth inning helped the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep., ,Boston's fourth inning included a balk, a wild pitch, a passed ball and a throwing error by Houston starting pitcher Framber Valdez. The balk and the throwing error ea...
Bills coach: WR Khalil Shakir, CB Maxwell Hairston 'week-to-week'
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir and rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston are considered "week-to-week" as they work their way back from their respective injuries, coach Sean McDermott said Sunday.,Shakir is nursing a high-ankle sprain sustained in practice on Friday, while Hairston injured t...
Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri go 1-2 at Hungarian Grand Prix
Lando Norris held off a final-laps push from teammate Oscar Piastri to hold on and win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday in Budapest.,For the McLaren drivers, it was their seventh 1-2 finish on the season and the team's 11th victory in 14 events in 2025.,George Russell of Mercedes was third and pol...
Lynx acquire DiJonai Carrington in trade with Wings
The Minnesota Lynx acquired guard DiJonai Carrington on Sunday from the Dallas Wings, sending forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round draft pick in exchange. ,With the move, Carrington goes from the No. 11 team in the league in Dallas (8-21) to a franchise that is runn...
White Sox face Angels, pursue second season sweep
Having already clinched their fourth series win out of five sets since the All-Star break, the resurgent Chicago White Sox will try to close their second series sweep of the season when they meet the sputtering Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Chicago, which won just seven o...
Lucas Giolito tries to deliver Red Sox sweep of Astros
Right-hander Lucas Giolito will get the start on the mound when the Boston Red Sox attempt to sweep a three-game series from the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday.,Dustin May, whom Boston acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, was originally scheduled to start Sunday's game, but his firs...
Aaron Civale leads White Sox pitchers to shutout of Angels
Aaron Civale allowed only an infield hit over 6 1/3 innings and combined with Brandon Eisert and Jordan Leasure on a one-hitter as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Civale (3-6) walked two, struck out a season-high eight batters and depart...
Leagues Cup roundup: Lionel Messi injures hamstring as Inter Miami top Necaxa
Lionel Messi left with "hamstring discomfort" in the 11th minute but Inter Miami earned a 5-4 penalty shootout win against visiting Necaxa following a 2-2 draw in Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One play on Saturday night.,Miami (1-0-1, 5 points) converted all of their penalties, with Luis Suarez cl...
Leagues Cup roundup: Lionel Messi injured as Inter Miami top Necaxa
Lionel Messi left injured in the 11th minute but Inter Miami earned a 5-4 penalty shootout win against visiting Necaxa following a 2-2 draw in Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One play on Saturday night.,Miami (1-0-1, 5 points) converted all of their penalties, with Luis Suarez clinching the extra po...
Kings re-sign F Alex Laferriere to 3-year, $12.3M extension
The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Alex Laferriere to a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season, the team announced on Saturday.,The new deal has an average annual value of $4.1 million.,Laferriere, 23, played his second NHL season in 2024-25 and set career highs in...