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Celebrating Tom Brady tops the Week 1 itinerary for the New England Patriots. From the sound of it, head coach Bill Belichick expects the ceremony to be just the beginning.Read more...

Northwestern administrators failed to give football coach Pat Fitzgerald his "due process" before firing him and tarnished his "legacy and character," a group of former athletes at the school charged Monday in an open letter.Read more...

Brooks Koepka has fallen out of an automatic spot for the United States Ryder Cup team, but the five-time major champion remains a favorite to be included on captain Zach Johnson's team that will take on Europe in Rome next month.Read more...

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is nearing the end of his holdout, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired cornerback Rodarius Williams off waivers from the New York Giants on Monday.Read more...

Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank has added another sports franchise under his umbrella with Atlanta's entry into the TGL, the new golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.Read more...

The Saints and Houston Texans mutually agreed to cancel this week's joint practice sessions in New Orleans.Read more...

Two Dallas Cowboys rookies - third-round linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and tight end John Stephens - are out for the season with torn ACLs, per multiple reports.Read more...

The Carolina Panthers agreed to terms over the weekend with veteran cornerback Troy Hill.Read more...

The two teams with the worst records in baseball will go head-to-head in a matchup with 2024 draft implications when the visiting Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics open a three-game series Monday night.Read more...

The Texas Rangers are in unfamiliar territory - riding a season-high four-game losing streak - and they will look to regroup on Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.Read more...

After weathering Tropical Storm Hilary, the Los Angeles Angels will open a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday night.Read more...

A six-game winning streak has boosted the Seattle Mariners' standing in the American League postseason hunt while bolstering the club's confidence.Read more...

Since their acquisition of Justin Verlander at the trade deadline, the Houston Astros have attempted the gambit of utilizing six starters while eschewing a long reliever in their bullpen.Read more...

Cristian Espinoza scored his 12th goal of the season and Daniel made seven saves to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0 win over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.Read more...

The host Atlanta Braves are hopeful that Allan Winans can replicate the same effort against the New York Mets that he produced just over a week ago after being called up when the two teams open a three-game series on Monday.Read more...

Giorgos Giakoumakis scored twice as Atlanta United defeated the host Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Sunday night as MLS action resumed following a break for the inaugural Leagues Cup.Read more...

The two worst teams in the National League Central will meet on Monday when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.Read more...

Nicholas Gioacchini scored his team-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season, Samuel Adeniran also scored a brace in the second half, and St. Louis City romped to a 6-3 win over visiting Austin FC on Sunday night to extend its lead atop the Western Conference.Read more...

Two struggling teams will begin an important three-game series when the San Francisco Giants visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers have faint hopes of catching the first-place Minnesota Twins and will need to take advantage of a 10-game homestand, which begins on Monday in the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.Read more...

Wilder Cartagena and Ivan Angulo each scored within a five-minute span in the second half to lead Orlando City to a 3-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Sunday.Read more...

The Houston Dynamo began the stretch run to the postseason with a bang, getting goals from five different players en route to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Sunday.Read more...

Running back Kendre Miller rushed 7 yards for a touchdown and the New Orleans Saints made all five of their field goal attempts in defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 22-17 in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday.Read more...

Aiden Morris and Cucho Hernandez scored in the first half to back three saves by Patrick Schulte as the host Columbus Crew defeated FC Cincinnati 3-0 on Sunday.Read more...

Dayne St. Clair made six saves and Jan Gregus and Mender Garcia scored goals to lead Minnesota United to a 2-0 victory over host New York City FC on Sunday night.Read more...

John Tolkin scored his first goal of the season in the 88th minute on a free kick as the host New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 victory over the D.C. United Sunday night in Harrison, N.J.Read more...

Washington's Trevor Williams threw six shutout innings to back up the Nationals' first-inning offense in a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night in the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa.Read more...

Mathieu Choiniere scored twice to help CF Montreal to a 3-2 win against host Toronto FC on Sunday.Read more...

Novak Djokovic outlasted Carlos Alcaraz in three hard-fought sets that lasted just under four hours Sunday in the Western & Southern Open final in Mason, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati.Read more...

Half of the U.S. Ryder Cup team is set, and LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka has not received his invite just yet.Read more...

Jewell Loyd scored 18 of her 31 points in the first half as the Seattle Storm avoided being swept in the season series by the Minnesota Lynx with Sunday's 88-74 victory at Minneapolis.Read more...

A pair of teams that were swept in doubleheaders ahead of Hurricane Hilary's arrival in Southern California will meet on Monday night when the Miami Marlins open a three-game series with the host San Diego Padres.Read more...

Ken Duke birdied his 72nd hole of the week to win his first title on the PGA Tour Champions at the Shaw Charity Classic on Sunday in Calgary, Alberta.Read more...

Kelsey Mitchell scored 28 points and eclipsed the 3,000-point mark to carry the visiting Indiana Fever past the Phoenix Mercury 83-73 on Sunday.Read more...

Alyssa Thomas missed on her sixth triple-double of the year, tallying 22 points, five rebounds and eight assists, but her effort was more than enough to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 79-73 road win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday.Read more...

Ryan Mountcastle belted his fifth home run in seven games against the Oakland Athletics this season, Gunnar Henderson laced four extra-base hits and the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game road demolition with a 12-1 romp Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Andrew Vaughn homered among his three hits, Lenyn Sosa went deep in a seven-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 in Denver on Sunday.Read more...

Matt Fitzpatrick of England may not have come away with the BMW Championship trophy on Sunday, but his stellar week at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club did something perhaps more important: It assured him entry into next week's Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup is on the line.Read more...

The Brewers handed ace Max Scherzer his first loss with the Texas Rangers as Milwaukee won 6-2 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series of division-leading teams in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Viktor Hovland ripped through the back nine of Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club to post a final-round, 9-under-par 61 and win the BMW Championship on Sunday.Read more...

William Byron added to his career-best Cup Series season in strong fashion Sunday afternoon, winning NASCAR's Go Bowling at the Glen in Watkins Glen, N.Y.Read more...

Arike Ogunbowale collected 17 points and eight assists and Teaira McCowan recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday afternoon, lifting the visiting Dallas Wings to a 97-84 victory over the Washington Mystics.Read more...

Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run, scored twice and drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting New York Mets to 7-3 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.Read more...

Joc Pederson worked a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and give the visiting San Francisco Giants a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday to salvage a game in the three-game series.Read more...

Justin Turner hit a tie-breaking double in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the host New York Yankees 6-5 on Sunday afternoon to send their longtime rival to an eighth straight loss for the first time since 1995.Read more...

Dallas Keuchel tossed 6 1/3 perfect innings en route to his first victory in over 15 months as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.Read more...

The visiting Toronto Blue Jays hit five home runs against right-hander Hunter Greene, two by Brandon Belt, and went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while pitching into the seventh, and Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya each homered, then the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday.Read more...