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Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland eased past Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (3), 6-1 to reach her 10th semifinal of the year on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio.Read more...

The Vancouver Whitecaps placed goalkeeper Thomas Hasal on season-ending injured reserve Friday.Read more...

The WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces play the final date of a homestand on Saturday afternoon when they host the Los Angeles Sparks.Read more...

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan withdrew from the BMW Championship before starting his second round Friday at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club, citing a back injury.Read more...

Toronto Blue Jays All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette said he will return from a knee injury this weekend.Read more...

Free agent offensive tackle Jason Peters is hopeful to play in the upcoming NFL season, ESPN reported Friday.Read more...

St. Louis City signed 16-year-old midfielder Tyson Pearce to an MLS contract through 2027.Read more...

Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and the Baltimore Ravens agreed to a one-year contract, NFL Network reported on Friday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels are calling up first baseman Nolan Schanuel, their first-round pick in July's Major League Baseball draft.Read more...

Mike Woodson becomes one of the three highest-paid basketball coaches in the Big Ten with a new contract agreement in place at Indiana that pays $4.2 million per year.Read more...

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson will miss the 2023 season after sustaining a torn right Achilles in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported Friday.Read more...

The 2023 Women's World Cup hasn't resonated stateside like it typically does. The USWNT never looked good, weren't healthy, and were heavily criticized by people eagerly awaiting a stumble. Considering that, coupled with the time difference in Australia and New Zealand, one could suppose that a lack of US eyeballs,...Read more...

After calling 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey a "liar" earlier this week, All-Star guard James Harden made it clear that he doesn't intend to play in Philadelphia again.Read more...

Washington Commanders second-year quarterback Sam Howell will be under center to start the season, coach Ron Rivera announced Friday.Read more...

If you bounce around the non-Spain or England-based internet, you may find that this World Cup Final is a Final no one wanted. Australia would have been more exciting given the noise that would have accompanied them. One of the real upstarts like Colombia would have been a real story. USWNT fans don't like watching...Read more...

If you are or have ever been a New York Jets fan, this is the year to double, triple, and quadruple down on the team. If you quit the franchise like Fireman Ed, this is the year for a reunion. This year, more than any since Broadway Joe, is the year to root for gangrene.Read more...

Sports media members are no more forthcoming with their career deals than the players whom we cover, and many times even less so. We are far more replaceable than people who are 6-foot-8 with 35-inch vertical leaps. Therefore most of us wait until the press release comes out before making any public statements about...Read more...

It's mostly baseball announcers who become synonymous with a team and a city. They're on the radio or TV every day for six months, so they can become more a part of a fan's life than a good portion of the family. Whether that will happen again, with so many broadcasters now so polished, clean, rehearsed, they all kind...Read more...

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Brandon Pfaadt is considered the Arizona Diamondbacks' No. 1 pitching prospect, but it hasn't been an easy season for the 24-year-old rookie.Read more...

In contention for a National League wild-card berth despite winning just three of 10 series in the second half, the Miami Marlins will search for more this weekend amid a challenging road matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

The Texas Rangers finally get a chance to face the pitcher who snubbed them 12 years ago.Read more...

After their seven-game winning streak across all competitions ended, the New York Liberty will have to guard against fatigue - while Sabrina Ionescu just hopes to get her custom insoles back.Read more...

St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Zack Thompson can use the rest of this season to audition for a spot in next year's rotation.Read more...

Austin Barnes hit a home run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 1-0 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday to extend their winning streak to a season-best 11 games.Read more...

Austin Barnes hit a home run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 1-0 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday to extend their winning streak to a season-best 11 games.Read more...

Zac Gallen continued his mastery of San Diego and former Padre Tommy Pham hit a decisive two-run homer Thursday night as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks secured a 3-1 victory in the opener of a four-game series.Read more...

The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of a lower-abdomen contusion and called up shortstop Masyn Winn from Triple-A Memphis to take Nootbaar's place on the roster.Read more...

Chelsea Gray had a triple-double and the host Las Vegas Aces held off the New York Liberty 88-75 on Thursday night.Read more...

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Michael Lorenzen makes his first start since tossing a no-hitter against the Nationals last week when he faces the same team on Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Washington.Read more...

Having survived an injury-marred first half of the season, the Houston Astros are on the verge of reclaiming a full complement of position players, and the results of late have been as expected.Read more...

Tanner McKee threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Brady Russell and connected with Johnny King on the subsequent two-point conversion, lifting the host Philadelphia Eagles to an 18-18 tie with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.Read more...

Philadelphia wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland sustained a neck injury and was carted off the field on Thursday during the Eagles' preseason home game against the Cleveland Browns.Read more...

The New York Yankees are looking forward to returning home even if the fans' reaction might turn hostile.Read more...

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer as the visiting New York Mets edged the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Thursday.Read more...

The Phoenix Mercury placed centers Brittney Griner and Megan Gustafson in health and safety protocol, the team announced Thursday night.Read more...

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek got off to a slow start but rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over China's Qinwen Zheng on Thursday in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.Read more...

With the Chicago Cubs in a postseason chase, Jameson Taillon must rebound from his worst outing in more than a month.Read more...

To hear Lionel Messi tell it, Major League Soccer is on par with Mexico's top soccer league and coming for the top European leagues next.Read more...

The visiting Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will play a traditional doubleheader on Friday after Thursday's series opener was postponed due to inclement weather.Read more...

The visiting Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will play a traditional doubleheader on Friday after Thursday's series opener was postponed due to inclement weather.Read more...

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz exacted some revenge on Tommy Paul with a 7-6 (6), 6-7 (0), 6-3 victory in the Round of 16 of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday afternoon in Mason, Ohio.Read more...

Rory McIlroy holed a miraculous chip-in birdie on his way to shooting a 5-under-par 65 and earning a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.Read more...

The Seattle Storm are playing their best basketball of the season.Read more...

The beast of the East and the worst of the West will go head-to-head Friday night when the Baltimore Orioles continue a tour of the Pacific coastline with a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics.Read more...

Joey Meneses had two hits and drove in five runs, Patrick Corbin pitched six strong innings and the host Washington Nationals held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.Read more...

The New York Mets on Thursday placed infielder Mark Vientos on the 10-day injured list because of left wrist tendinitis.Read more...

Right-hander Pablo Lopez will try to build on his sizzling August performance when the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

For the first half of the season, the specter of the Tampa Bay Rays' lone visit to Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angels in mid-August offered the possibility of some of the best players in the game opposing one another.Read more...

For years, the Colorado Rockies have avoided the concept of a full roster rebuild, shifting strategies and moving in another direction in reaction to lean seasons.Read more...