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Grant Liffmann, Kurt Helin and Jay Croucher share their takeaways from NBA Summer League, including a deep dive into the Top Four picks and others down the draft board that impressed.
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New York City hosts track and field nationals for the first time since 1991.
Natalie Esquire and Terrika Foster-Brasby break down the nuance around Sandy Bordello’s one-game suspension for her remarks on Angel Reese and the various perspectives of the situation.
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Cardinals edge rusher BJ Ojulari returned from a torn ACL to play in eight games last season, but the 2023 second-round pick didn’t feel all the way back from the injury that wiped out his second NFL season in August.
The only way to effect change is through a jury verdict.
With training camp set to begin in the coming days, the Raiders will get an important piece of business done on Wednesday.
The Chiefs will leave Arrowhead Stadium for a new indoor home in Kansas in 2031, but they’re promising their fans will sound as loud as ever.
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“The reality of today’s NBA is that often, the potential of teams is not fulfilled because of money.”
Caitlin Clark is the first WNBA player to be featured on a global NBA 2K cover.
The exhibit focuses on Curry’s story as an unheralded player entering college becoming a champion and MVP.
All five players on the All Summer League team were rookies from a very deep draft class.
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Josh Jung, the team’s leading hitter with a .294 average, was replaced in the field in the top of the fourth inning.
Cubs reliever Trent Thornton is day to day with a bruised left heel after he was struck by a comebacker.
The 30-year-old is 3-8 with a 4.59 ERA in 19 starts this season. He finalized a two-year, $35 million contract with Detroit in February 2025.
The injury was caused by a foul ball.
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The transfer market never sleeps and most Premier League teams were hard at work during the World Cup, selling and buying in less-publicized manners than most years.
Here’s the full preseason schedule for all 20 Premier League teams as they prepare for the 2026-27 campaign.
The World Cup is over and all eyes are on the 2026-27 Premier League season, where Arsenal will look to defend its crown and 19 other managers will look to make big statements with their clubs.
Telemundo will become the Spanish language home of the UEFA Champions League for three seasons.
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Factory Triumph’s Mikkel Haarup failed to score any points at Spring Creek after breaking his nose in Moto 1 and suffering mechanical failure in the second race.
Ryan Villopoto and Ricky Carmichael react to Levi Kitchen’s comments on staying locked in on race day ahead of his home race at Washougal before previewing the track for Round 8.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto debate what could be leading to Jett Lawrence’s recent crashes, and whether it’s a mental block from competing with his brother Hunter, with Haiden Deegan, or his injured ankle.
Jett Lawrence: “I think I just need to kind of suck it up during the week and just go.”
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Get ready for 2026 fantasy football drafts with in-depth previews for all 32 teams throughout the summer.
We’re scouring the waiver wire from Z(ebby) to Z(eferjahn) in order to find this week’s best fantasy pickups.
Boston’s stunning turnaround puts them right in the middle of a wide-open playoff race in the American League.
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Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak discuss Bucky Irving’s role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season as he enters training camp with the expectation of being a full participant despite a shoulder injury.
DK Metcalf, Jaylen Warren, Michael Pittman Jr., and Rico Dowdle join Aaron Rodgers on his retirement tour this season.
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Golf
The LPGA unveiled the inaugural Nanea Cup, an event being held in Hawaii next March that includes a mix of pro golfers and collegians as a way to showcase the present and future of women’s golf.
More than an Open champion, Ryan Fox has become the new face of playing quickly in a sport that could use a good example.
The Open was on the verge of being remembered for all the wrong reasons — most of them involving Bryson DeChambeau — until Fox took his place in history. More than just winning his first major, it was how he did it.
Ryan Fox is The Open champion, and it’s going to take time for that to sink in no matter how many times he watches the replay of a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole, or how many times he stares at his name on the base of the silver claret jug.
Most New Zealanders woke to a wintry morning and the news their small nation had its fourth major golf champion.
Now up to No. 4 in the world, the widespread belief in golfing circles is that Young’s time will come.
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Virginia Tech hired James Franklin to spark football. It’s part of boosting Hokies athletics overall
James Franklin’s arrival as the big-name hire after a dozen years at Penn State is about more than trying to win a few more games on crisp autumn weekends in Blacksburg
The Panthers have brought back an offensive lineman.
Robert Hassell made his big league debut with the Nationals last season, batting .223 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 70 games.
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Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each matched the major championship scoring record of 62 during the second round of The Open Championship, with one celebration far different from the other.
