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Pushing back on the narrative of hazing and harassment at Northwestern, more than 1,000 former athletes at the university signed a letter defending the culture of the sports programs.Read more...

After silly season, and training camps around the country are well underway, most of the big moves of the NFL year have already taken place. Those who hoped for greener pastures found what they believe is an upgrade from their last situation, despite no proof to the contrary, yet. Some of the biggest names in the NFL...Read more...

One thing we love about the NFL is all the storylines that carry over from one season to the next and those that are created during the offseason. Whether we're asking if this is the year Dak Prescott finally gets Dallas over the hump or if Jordan Love has what it takes to make Green Bay forget about Aaron Rodgers....Read more...

Lions wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams are sidelined by injuries, diminishing their chances of playing in the remaining preseason games.Read more...

If one didn't want to kick dirt on Vlatko Andonovski as he recedes from the USWNT manager job, and kicking dirt is kind of what we do around here, it would be wise to point out the size of the task he was faced with. He took over a team that had won two World Cups on the spin, so there was really nowhere to go but...Read more...

At some point in the near future, football coaches are going to have to be relabeled into their own scientific category. It's a real question if they've been human, or homo sapien, for a long time. Northwestern's David Braun is only just the latest to prove it.Read more...

On a roll since the start of July, Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes will now work on his spotty history against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the host San Diego Padres, two teams currently on the outside in the National League wild-card race, meet for four games starting Thursday with hopes of building some much-needed momentum.Read more...

Chris Sale makes his second start since returning from the injured list when the Boston Red Sox meet the host Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.Read more...

As the visiting Mariners wrap up their four-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, Seattle manager Scott Servais looks for more normalcy against an opponent that often provides "crazy games."Read more...

Christopher Morel clubbed a three-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning as the host Chicago Cubs rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers' youth movement continues to face the occasional speed bump, but the past few weeks have provided reason for optimism.Read more...

Clayton Kershaw gave up one run over five innings, Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games with a 7-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.Read more...

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is getting one more chance to steer his farewell season back on track.Read more...

Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits, an RBI and a straight steal of home Wednesday night to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game series.Read more...

Julio Rodriguez collected four hits and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a rare error by Maikel Garcia to slide past the host Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday.Read more...

Christopher Morel clubbed a three-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning as the host Chicago Cubs rallied for a 4-3 victory over the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.Read more...

Reid Detmers carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels prevailed in a 2-0 pitchers' duel against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Bryce Harper hit two solo homers and Jake Cave added a solo shot as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Wednesday.Read more...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the Dominican Republic's National Agency for Boys, Girls, Adolescents and Family and Gender Violence Unit, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.Read more...

The Chicago Cubs' postseason hopes were dealt a blow Wednesday when the team announced that right-hander Marcus Stroman will be out indefinitely because of a right rib cartilage fracture.Read more...

Keibert Ruiz broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night.Read more...

Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Chas McCormick homered during a five-run first inning as the Houston Astros defeated the host Miami Marlins 12-5 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday night.Read more...

Right-hander Charlie Morton rediscovered his control and threw six shutout innings to help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting New York Yankees 2-0 on Wednesday and sweep the three-game interleague series.Read more...

St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman exited Wednesday's game against the visiting Oakland Athletics due to injuries.Read more...

Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic snuffed eighth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner's chances at back-to-back titles on Wednesday by cruising to a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.Read more...

Third-seeded American Jessica Pegula rallied for a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Martina Trevisan of Italy on Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, to continue her recent stretch of stellar play.Read more...

One of the worst teams in MLS not all that long ago, Inter Miami's arresting revival behind superstar Lionel Messi has the club favored in the inaugural Leagues Cup tournament final.Read more...

Vlatko Andonovski resigned as coach of the U.S. women's national team on Wednesday in the aftermath of an epic and disappointing early exit from the Women's World Cup, multiple outlets reported.Read more...

Christian Walker hit a pair of two-run homers and finished with three hits, Kyle Lewis and Corbin Carroll had two hits each, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 at Denver on Wednesday.Read more...

Right-hander Aaron Civale threw six shutout innings, Luke Raley hit an inside-the-park home run and the Tampa Bay Rays won two of three from the host San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 victory Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds designated right-handed starter Luke Weaver for assignment Wednesday and recalled Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Louisville.Read more...

Two days after returning to Indianapolis to continue his rehab, running back Jonathan Taylor left the Colts again on Wednesday to attend to a "personal matter," the team announced.Read more...

Australian Cam Davis checked off one box last week and is looking for an even bigger tally this week - a trip to the Tour Championship at East Lake.Read more...

James Harden's China trip may wind up being one of the most monumental offseason moments of the year. He's running around China complaining about his contract, throwing Daryl Morey's name out there as red meat to a ravenous audience eager to villainize his boss, and selling his alcohol brand more feverishly than Conor...Read more...

Spencer Torkelson hit two home runs, Riley Greene hit a home run with four RBIs and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early four-run deficit to defeat the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Wednesday afternoon at Minneapolis.Read more...

The Las Vegas Aces are the reigning WNBA champions and have been the league's pace-setter for virtually this entire season.Read more...

DJ Stewart homered twice and finished with three RBIs Wednesday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series.Read more...

Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy remain Nos. 1-3 in the FedEx Cup standings, and they're widely considered the three best players on the PGA Tour. But no golfer has been in hotter form than Lucas Glover.Read more...

The Women's World Cup championship match odds are set following England's impressive 3-1 victory over Australia on Wednesday and Spain's 2-1 win Tuesday over Sweden.Read more...

So how does one become an official member of the Coalition of Courage," Michele Tafoya? Is there a fee? Do you hold meetings? Is there a secret intake process that has been passed down through the decades? Or does one simply have to take a decorated career in an industry that becomes more difficult by the day to earn...Read more...

There is a warped irony in the timing between Netflix's new sports-doping documentary, Untold: Hall of Shame, and the most recent suspension of a professional athlete for violating a league's performance-enhancing drug policy.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays placed rookie right-hander Kevin Kelly on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left ankle sprain.Read more...

Buddy Parker, who led the Detroit Lions to two NFL championships in the 1950s, was selected as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2024 class.Read more...

Tennessee Titans second-year wideout Treylon Burks was carted off the field after apparently sustaining a leg injury at practice on Wednesday.Read more...

There's anxiety, and then there's paranoia. If you're afraid of flying, crowds, or clowns, that's understandable. Everybody has their own quirks, but when it comes to the hardcore baseless conspiracy theorists - say, shadowy government forces using cutting-edge military weaponry to start a deadly fire in Hawaii for...Read more...

John Isner has another chance to become the first American man to win a tennis Grand Slam event since 2003.Read more...

The Carolina Panthers placed receiver Damiere Byrd on injured reserve Wednesday and filled the roster vacancy with cornerback Collin Duncan.Read more...

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Wednesday that he had expansion talks around basketball with Gonzaga and UConn before the league opted to go in a different direction - landing its "dream scenario."Read more...

Former World No. 1 players Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki headline the eight women who received wild-card entries into the main draw of the U.S. Open.Read more...