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Attacking midfielder Olivia Moultrie has signed a four-year contract extension with the Portland Thorns, the club announced on Tuesday.,Moultrie, who

Winners of 11 straight games against Chicago, the Vancouver Canucks look to make it a dominant dozen when the Blackhawks visit on Wednesday.,The 11 co

Sophomore Collin Chandler scored 11 of his career-best 15 points in the second half as Kentucky pulled away for a 77-51 win over Nicholls on Tuesday t

Meechie Johnson scored 14 points in his first game back with South Carolina after a year away and the Gamecocks used balanced scoring in a 91-72 victo

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty exercised his $20 million player option on Tuesday, electing to stick with the club as opposed to possibly b

Feverish interest in Game 7 of the World Series produced giant ratings for Fox Sports, which revealed Tuesday that 27.3 million viewers across the Uni

In the past, the Seattle Kraken almost faced a home-ice disadvantage.,In their first four seasons after joining the NHL as an expansion franchise in 2

Ja Morant's relationship with the Memphis Grizzlies continues to deteriorate after his suspension and public comments. Could this growing tension lead

No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic outlasted Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 in the Round of 16 at the Hellenic Championship on Tuesday in Athens.,In a neat coin

A pair of early-season Western Conference powers will meet Wednesday when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Los Angeles Lakers.,Only the defending leagu

The New York Jets traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams to stockpile draft picks, setting up for a franchise-changing 2026 and 2027. Here's why th

The Miami Heat started their four-game road trip with consecutive losses but can finish with two wins when they face the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday n

Having had time to reflect on the bitter disappointment of their last outing, the Columbus Blue Jackets kick off a four-game Western road trip against

The New England Revolution are set to appoint Marko Mitrovic as their next head coach, multiple reports said on Monday.,The hiring would end a search

The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday but find themselves mired in a three-game losing skid with an unhappy superstar.,G

Trades hit fast and furious at the NFL trade deadline, driven by contenders losing daylight and the overwhelming taste of disappointment in New York.

Coming off a bounce-back 2025 season, Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is opting into his contract and returning to Boston in 2026, according to

The New Orleans Saints traded offensive lineman and former first-round draft pick Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the NFL trade de

The Washington Commanders are signing former first-round draft pick Treylon Burks to their 53-man roster, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Burks, a wi

The Dallas Cowboys acquired defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade with the New York Jets mere hours before Tuesday's trade deadline, the team a

Coco Gauff kept her chances of advancing into the playoff portion of the WTA Finals alive with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy's Jasmine Paolini on Tuesday

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and an internal brace in hi

The Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent right-hander Keegan Thompson to a one-year major league contract on Tuesday.,Thompson, 30, pitched last season f

The Seattle Seahawks are acquiring speedy wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Per ESPN, the S

The Indianapolis Colts made a splash ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, reportedly sending two first-round picks to the New York Jets for star cornerb

Sandy Brondello officially has been named the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Tempo, the expansion team announced Tuesday.,Brondello guided the Ph

The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired wide receiver Jakobi Meyers from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2026 NFL

Fittingly, the league's newest team produced the 2025 MLS Newcomer of the Year as San Diego FC forward Anders Dreyer earned the honor on Tuesday.,The

Perhaps the third will be the charm for the Atlanta Falcons, but they're going overseas to find out. ,The Falcons (3-5) reportedly agreed to a contrac

North Carolina FC will not field a team in the UFL Championship in 2026, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Players were informed of the news this week as

The second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff begins with a standalone Friday night game before a tripleheader of first-round matchups on Sa

The Chicago White Sox plan to pick up center fielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Robert, 28, was limited to

Four teams advanced to the upper-bracket finals on Tuesday as the group stage continued at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament

If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swipin

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set for free agency after four seasons in Chicago. ,The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next

Disgruntled Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson is relocating to Dallas in a deal that sends Cincinnati a seventh-round draft pick in 2026.,Two weeks afte

The Dallas Cowboys sit 3-5-1 after a loss to the Cardinals. With tough matchups ahead, here's why Dallas' playoff hopes are fading fast and draft posi

The Pelicans are off to the worst start in franchise history. From Zion's struggles to poor coaching and a disastrous trade, here's what's gone wrong

A bold idea for the WNBA: scrap drafts and form NBA-style teams by birth year. Here's how it could reshape basketball and spark fan excitement.

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RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are forming a dynamic duo for the Toronto Raptors, who will look for more heroics from the pair when they play host to t

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon shot down questions of a permanent quarterback change on Monday night, moments after Jacoby Brissett led

Both UCF and Houston, coming off multi-score losses, will look to get back on track when they meet Friday night in a Big 12 matchup at Orlando.,The Co

Two unsung players -- one a veteran journeyman and the other a youngster who has worked his way onto the team and into the lineup -- are playing impor

The Minnesota Wild have yet to win back-to-back games, but they will try to snap the drought when they face off against the Nashville Predators on Tue

On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go

Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past

Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pitt

Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a stirring debut and No. 13 Arizona pulled off a 93-87 upset of No. 3 Flori