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Minnesota United FC announced a new deal Thursday with midfielder/defender Joseph Rosales.,The 23-year-old Honduran international is under contract th

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Paris Olympics tennis competition on Thursday.,The 2022 Wimbledon champion pulled out just hours after t

PARIS -- Being an Olympic athlete in the U.S. is not only physically arduous, but financially costly.,A recent report revealed 26.5 percent of high-pe

Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension on Thursday. ,The new deal, which to begin in 2025-26,

Driver Nico Hulkenberg said he initially felt "a bit of a shock" after Audi's management shakeup earlier this week.,Former Ferrari team principal Matt

The Houston Dash parted ways with general manager Alex Singer on Thursday.,The NWSL club said the search for a new GM will begin immediately. No other

Left tackle Trent Williams was placed on the did not report list on Thursday as the San Francisco 49ers began training camp without their premier offe

The Texas Rangers activated Dane Dunning from the 15-day injured list on Thursday and optioned fellow right-hander Gerson Garabito to Triple-A Round R

Bryson DeChambeau said he learned more from missing the cut at The Open Championship than he did at the season's first three majors.,The Crushers GC c

PARIS -- The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women's sports, tennis champion and pion

The Los Angeles Angels will host the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif., both teams out of the playoff race but both with players

The home fans are expected to be in full roar Thursday afternoon when Los Angeles left-hander Clayton Kershaw makes his 2024 debut as the Dodgers comp

The last time the Atlanta Braves visited Queens, they earned a decisive series win to send the New York Mets into a tailspin that threatened to ruin t

The Stampeders are making noise at home this season. Unfortunately for coach Dave Dickenson's team, it has been quiet away from Calgary.,The Stampeder

Taj Bradley aims to win his fifth consecutive decision for the Tampa Bay Rays in the decisive contest of a three-game series against the host Toronto

The Cleveland Guardians just might be back on track following an extended rough stretch. And they have possibly cooled off the surging Detroit Tigers

The Texas Rangers aim to match their season-high winning streak of five games on Thursday afternoon when they bid to record a four-game sweep of the s

The Miami Marlins' quest for a second-half turnaround might come in small increments.,Winning multiple games in a row needs to be part of that effort.

ESL revealed the 11 teams who have received direct invitations to IEM Rio 2024, which will begin Oct. 7 with a full field of 16 teams.,RIO INVITES,--A

The second game of Wednesday's split doubleheader between the visiting Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to forecasted incleme

Hunter Brown cooled down one of baseball's hottest offenses, Jose Altuve paced an 11-hit attack with a double and two singles and the Houston Astros s

Brenton Doyle hit his first career grand slam, Ezequiel Tovar and Jacob Stallings homered and finished with three hits each, and the host Colorado Roc

In late July, the heat is on almost everywhere.,But in Columbus, Ohio, the heat has been on Ohio State head coach Ryan Day since 2021. ,Losing three s

The NBA rejected TNT Sport's proposal to remain one of the league's broadcast partners past next season on Wednesday, then announced an 11-year agreem

William Contreras delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cub

PARIS -- Every Olympics has its defining moment: Usain Bolt in the 100 meters at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games or Sydney Crosby's golden goal for Cana

When the Pittsburgh Steelers declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract in May, running back Najee Harris wasn't pleased, but the feeling d

Max Kepler hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wedn

PARIS -- Canada coach Bev Priestman removed herself from their opening match duties at the Paris Olympics while an assistant coach and a team analyst

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Wednesday afternoon's game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the eighth inning due

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson sustained a left foot injury during Wednesday's practice at training camp.,The severity of the injury w

Sixteen-year-old Czech wild card Laura Samson reached the semifinals of the Livesport Prague Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win Wednesday against Russia's

Team USA welcomed Kevin Durant back to practice from a calf injury, raising optimism he will be ready to go for the Olympics pool play opener Sunday a

Colorado Rapids forward Kevin Cabral is recovering after surgery on his right elbow, the club announced Wednesday.,He sustained a dislocated elbow and

Billy Horschel has every reason to be confident after finishing tied for second at the Open Championship this past weekend.,Horschel said as much on W

The Indianapolis Colts intend on second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson taking part in training camp without any restrictions affecting his throwi

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham intends for the 2024 season to be his last in the NFL.,Graham, 36, spoke to reporters on the first da

The Cleveland Browns placed running back Nick Chubb on the active/physically unable to perform list Wednesday as he continues to work his way back fro

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds was scratched from the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's game against the visiting St. Louis Card

The New York Red Bulls signed midfielder Wiki Carmona to a new contract, the MLS club announced Wednesday.,The 21-year-old Venezuela international is

Atlanta Hawks rookie forward Nikola Durisic is recovering from surgery to repair his fractured left foot, the team announced on Wednesday.,The 2024 se

An untimely case of tonsillitis has forced Jannik Sinner to withdraw from the Paris Olympics.,The Italian, who ranks No. 1 in the world, said in a sta

The Milwaukee Brewers placed All-Star outfielder/designated hitter Christian Yelich on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to low back inflammation.

The Edmonton Oilers named Stan Bowman their general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations on Wednesday, nearly three years after h

EA Sports College Football 25 is all the rage right now, and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day even instructed his team to spend more time on the game to

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is taking "every snap" with the first-team offense in training camp until further notice, head coach Brian Daboll said

Three of the four members of Majesticks GC are from England, giving the team a home-country advantage at LIV Golf UK, which begins Friday.,Perhaps no

Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in a vote of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday.,The Utah capital was host of t

The Minnesota Twins reinstated relief pitcher Brock Stewart from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 32-year-old right-hander has missed the Twi

Guard Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers are in agreement on a three-year, $59 million contract extension, ESPN reported.,He will be under contrac