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Real Salt Lake sign D DeAndre Yedlin through 2027
Real Salt Lake signed defender DeAndre Yedlin to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Monday.,The 32-year-old right back joined RSL in a trade with FC Cincinnati on Aug. 21 in exchange for about $300,000 in 2025 general allocation money.,The three-time MLS Al...

Reports: Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman opts out of contract
Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman has opted out of his contract and will enter free agency, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Bregman, 31, passed on his $40 million player options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons and will try to land a lucrative, long-term deal. His Red Sox contract called for ...

Action gets underway at $300K IEM Chengdu event
Competition started Monday at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 25 tournament in China.,Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing in this week's competition for a top prize of $125,000.,The double-elimination group stage began Monday with two groups of eight teams, with all matches best-...

Felix Auger-Aliassime WDs from Metz; ATP Finals in jeopardy
Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from this week's Moselle Open in Metz, France, on Monday, citing a left knee injury.,The 25-year-old Canadian lost to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final at the Rolex Paris Masters, 6-4, 7-6 (4).,With that performance, he moved into the eighth and final spot fo...

Texans QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) exits early in loss to Broncos
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was ruled out with a concussion after hitting his head on the turf during the 18-15 loss to the visiting Denver Broncos on Sunday.,The Broncos' Kris Abrams-Draine levied a blow to the midsection of Stroud as he attempted to slide for a first down with 13:49 rem...

Max Fried, Steven Kwan, Ian Happ collect fourth Gold Glove awards
Eight players earned their first career Gold Glove award while New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ each won their fourth career Gold Gloves when this season's winners were announced Sunday night.,Fried becomes the fo...

Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off before exiting (ankle) in 76ers' win over Nets
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points before exiting with a sprained ankle as the Philadelphia 76ers continued their strong start with a 129-105 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets Sunday night in New York.,Oubre scored 24 points in the first half and shot 12-of-21 from the field for his best game of ...

Kyle Larson claims second Cup Series title; Ryan Blaney wins season finale
Ryan Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkers Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, and Kyle Larson held off Denny Hamlin to score the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship in Avondale, Ariz.,With Hamlin leading by nearly three seconds and seemingly headed to his first Cup title, ...

Broncos beat Texans, extend win streak to 6 with another comeback
Bo Nix scrambled 25 yards for a critical first down and set the table for Will Lutz, whose 34-yard field goal lifted the Denver Broncos to an 18-15 road win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.,The Broncos (7-2) extended their win streak to six games with a stifling defensive performance that bolstere...

Team Falcons runs table in lower bracket to win FISSURE Playground 2
Team Falcons completed a run through the lower bracket and took down BetBoom Team 3-1 in the grand final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Falcons secured a $300,000 first prize along with an additional $50,000 club reward for winning the $1 million Dota 2 event. Bet...

Texans QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) ruled out vs. Broncos
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was ruled out with a concussion after hitting his head on the turf against the visiting Denver Broncos on Sunday.,The Broncos' Kris Abrams-Draine levied a blow to the midsection of Stroud as he attempted to slide for a first down with 13:49 remaining in the fir...

76ers' Joel Embiid fined by NBA for lewd gesture
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid drew a $50,000 fine for a lewd gesture during Friday's game against the Boston Celtics, the NBA announced Sunday.,The incident occurred with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter of the Sixers' 109-108 home loss, when Embiid scored while getting fouled. He then ma...

ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner wins Paris Masters, reclaims No. 1 ranking
Jannik Sinner captured his first Rolex Paris Masters title on Sunday, edging fast-rising Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (4) and regaining his No. 1 position in the ATP rankings.,The Italian slipped to No. 2 after falling to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, but will head into the Nitto ATP Fi...

BYU to No. 8, Notre Dame back in top 10 of AP poll
The top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll remained unchanged Sunday, while BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.,Unbeaten BYU moved up three spots to No. 8, one-loss Texas Tech climbed four spots to No. 9 and Notre Dame -- which opened the season with back-to-back loss...

Texans QB C.J. Stroud injured vs. Broncos
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was evaluated for a concussion after hitting his head on the turf while attempting to scramble for a first down early in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.,Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine levied a blow to the midsection of Stroud as ...
Arch Manning’s Redemption: How Texas Stays Alive in SEC Race
Arch Manning redeems early-season struggles with 328 passing yards and three touchdowns in Texas’ win over Vanderbilt to stay in the College Football Playoff picture....

Jesse Love closes out breakout year with Xfinity Series championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jesse Love turned in the ultimate season bookends, winning the opening race of the 2025 schedule at Daytona then closing it out with the biggest win of his young career to claim the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship on Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway.,The 20-year-old California...

No. 13 Texas Tech snaps eight-game skid vs. Kansas State
No. 13 Texas Tech snapped an eight-game losing streak to Kansas State with a 43-20 win over the host Wildcats Saturday in a Big 12 game.,The Red Raiders (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) had not won at Kansas State since 2008.,J'Koby Williams helped the Red Raiders hold off the Wildcats (4-5, 3-3) in the second hal...

Dominant Victor Wembanyama leads unbeaten Spurs vs. Suns
It's Victor Wembanyama's world.,The rest of the NBA is just trying to keep up.,Stat-sheet-stuffer Wembanyama has led the San Antonio Spurs to the first 5-0 start in their 59-year history as they prepare to meet the host Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.,"It's not random," Wembanyama said after a 107-101...

Ravens trade CB Jaire Alexander to Eagles
The Baltimore Ravens are trading cornerback Jaire Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.,Alexander played the first seven seasons of his career for the Green Bay Packers, where he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.,During the 2025 ...