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Report: Suns G Eric Gordon to decline $3.4M option
Phoenix Suns veteran guard Eric Gordon will decline his player option for 2024-25, The Athletic reported Thursday, and become a free agent.,The 35-year-old former first-round draft pick averaged 11.0 points with 2.0 assists in 68 games (24 starts) for the Suns this past season, his 16th in the NBA. ...
Max Verstappen: Staying at Red Bull through 2025
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen confirmed Thursday he will race for Red Bull next season, refuting rumors that he was contemplating a switch to Mercedes.,"I think I've said this before," he said at a pre-Austrian Grand Prix press conference. "I mean, naturally of course people are...
Chris Sale faces original team as Braves visit White Sox
The Chicago White Sox were playing .200 ball when the Atlanta Braves left Guaranteed Rate Field after a rainout postponed the finale of the second series of the season.,Chicago's winning percentage has improved only marginally in the 12 weeks since. As for the Braves? They're in the thick of the Nat...
O's hope Gunnar Henderson continues power surge vs. Rangers
Finding offensive sparks has been a chore for the Baltimore Orioles recently, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson continues to set the standard when things go right.,Henderson has homered in consecutive games, a string he carries into a four-game series that begins Thursday night against the visiting Tex...
Reports: Texas A&M loses Jace LaViolette, others to portal
Five starters from Texas A&M's College World Series runner-up team entered the transfer portal after coach Jim Schlossnagle left for Texas, per multiple media reports on Wednesday.,Texas A&M players are allowed to enter the portal via a 30-day transfer window that opened Tuesday, when Schlossnagle t...
Venezuela edges Mexico, seals Copa America quarters berth
Salomon Rondon converted a 57th-minute penalty kick, Raphael Romo denied Oberlin Pineda from the spot in the 87th and Venezuela stunned Mexico 1-0 on Wednesday night in Inglewood, Calif., to advance to the Copa America quarterfinals.,Rondon -- Venezuela's all-time leading scorer -- coolly converted ...
Dodgers' Gavin Stone shuts out White Sox to cap sweep
Rookie Gavin Stone pitched a four-hit shutout and Shohei Ohtani smacked his National League-best 25th home run as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.,Stone stymied the White Sox on a career night. He never had pitched more than...
Red Sox-Blue Jays game suspended due to rain
The Boston Red Sox's Wednesday home game against the Toronto Blue Jays was suspended in the second inning due to a severe rainstorm.,The game will resume on Aug. 26 at 2:05 p.m. as part of a split-admission doubleheader, beginning with one out in the top of the second inning. The teams will play the...
Reports: Nic Claxton, Nets reach 4-year, $100 million deal
Center Nic Claxton has reached an agreement on a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,ESPN identified Claxton as "intends to sign" while The Athletic termed him "nearing plans to sign" with a guaranteed amount of $96 million.,Claxton...
Surging Lynx look to stay hot vs. reeling Wings
The WNBA's hottest and coldest teams square off on Thursday afternoon when the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings meet in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx (13-3) head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex after a 94-89 win in New York on Tuesday in the Commissioner's Cup final. Bridget Carleton scored 23 points...
New Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle apologizes to reporter
New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle took a distinctly different tone at his introductory press conference on Wednesday than he did the last time he was in front of a live microphone.,Schlossnagle was not pleased on Monday after a reporter asked about his prospective interest in the Longhorns' ...
Mexico captain Edson Alvarez (hamstring) to miss rest of Copa America
Mexico's Edson Alvarez is out of the Copa America because of a left hamstring injury.,He announced the news on a video posted to social media late Tuesday.,"Unfortunately, my participation in the Copa America has come to a close," he said, according to a translation from Spanish provided by ESPN. "B...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani chases history in clash vs. White Sox
Shohei Ohtani has played only 78 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he already holds a place in team lore.,Ohtani can establish a frachise record if he drives in a run during Wednesday's visit to the struggling Chicago White Sox.,Ohtani has collected at least one RBI in nine straight games. He's...
Blue Jays chase series win in finale vs. Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to build off an emphatic end to their seven-game losing streak and win the rubber match of their three-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.,Toronto ended its ugly slide with a 9-4 victory on Tuesday, totaling 11 hits while putting the game w...
Dodgers get lift from bullpen to edge White Sox
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered and six pitchers combined for seven innings of scoreless relief to boost the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory against the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Los Angeles won for the seventh time in its past nine games despite being outhit 8-7. The Dodgers...
Lynx hold off Liberty, win WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Bridget Carleton scored 23 points and dished out five assists as the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 94-89 on Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y., to capture the WNBA Commissioner's Cup.,The Lynx (13-3) took home a cash prize of $500,000 to be distributed among their players, while also winning m...
Houston Rockets Want To Trade For Kevin Durant, Could Settle For Lesser Superstar
The Houston Rockets are reportedly shopping for a superstar, and Kevin Durant was the first name on their list....
Lynx hold off Liberty, win Commissioner's Cup
Bridget Carleton scored 23 points and dished out five assists as the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 94-89 on Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y., to capture the WNBA's Commissioner's Cup.,The Lynx (13-3) took home a cash prize of $500,000 to be distributed amongst their players, while also winni...
Blue Jays rout Red Sox to snap seven-game skid
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two doubles and four RBI while George Springer homered to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 9-4 on Tuesday.,The Blue Jays scored all nine of their runs over the third and fourth innings, highlighted by an initial seven-run scoring frame that erased...
Baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle leaves Texas A&M for Texas
Less than 24 hours after Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle scolded a reporter for asking whether he would have interest in taking the same job at Texas, Schlossnagle made the move from College Station to Austin.,Schlossnagle, whose Aggies made the school's first appearance in a Men's College...