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Crawford’s grand slam and Raleigh’s 58th homer lead Mariners to sweep over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Cal Raleigh slugged his major league-leading 58th home run to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night. [Read More…]
Miami jumps to No. 2 behind Ohio State in AP Top 25, Oklahoma into top 10
Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday while Oklahoma climbed into the top 10 for the first time in two years [Read More…]
Sports bettors could become victims of fraud if proper protections aren’t followed: IRS official
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sports books in New York state generated $527.6 million in bets during the first week of the NFL season, according to the New York Gaming [Read More…]
Amanda Anisimova and Aryna Sabalenka advance to US Open women’s final
Amanda Anisimova of the United States reacts to defeating Naomi Osaka of Japan in the semi-final on Day 12 of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2025 [Read More…]
Defending champion Eagles edge Cowboys 24-20 in wild, lightning-delayed NFL season opener
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts shrugged on a TD celebration and did his best to be like Mike. Through spit and rain, a ceremony and a setback, Hurts and the Super Bowl champion Eagles weathered [Read More…]
FSU football player shot, hospitalized 1 day after team’s victory over Alabama
Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images (HAVANA, Fla.) — A Florida State University freshman linebacker was shot and critically wounded Sunday night while visiting family in Havana, Florida, just one day after the team’s stunning victory over the [Read More…]
Coco Gauff secures 1st round win at US Open after nearly 3-hour match
Coco Gauff of the United States reacts against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia during their Women’s Singles First Round match on Day Three of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center [Read More…]
NCAA fines Michigan millions, adds game suspension for Moore over sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game as punishment for a sprawling sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over [Read More…]
Appeals court agrees NFL can be put on trial over claims Black coaches face discrimination
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league’s attempt to force [Read More…]
LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028
Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the International Olympic [Read More…]
Jen Pawol breaks MLB’s gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. “It was amazing when [Read More…]
Jaguars’ Cam Little hits a 70-yard field goal in an exhibition game against the Steelers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s Cam Little made a 70-yard field goal to end the first half against Pittsburgh in a preseason game on Saturday night, a kick that would have broken the NFL record had it [Read More…]
Manhattan shooting suspect claimed to have CTE, mentioned NFL in note: ‘Study my brain’
Shane Devon Tamura, 27, identified by the NYPD as the Midtown Manhattan office building shooter/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — The man who opened fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building, killing four people [Read More…]
Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis’ oval
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and [Read More…]
Vikings, versatile safety Josh Metellus agree to 3-year, $36M extension
The Minnesota Vikings and versatile safety Josh Metellus agreed Saturday on a three-year, $36 million contract extension, according to a person familiar with details of the deal. Metellus, a 2020 sixth-round draft pick out of [Read More…]
Yankees captain Aaron Judge to go on injured list with flexor strain but no damage to UCL in elbow
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees captain Aaron Judge, his teammates and New York’s fan base exhaled Saturday when the two-time AL MVP learned he has a flexor strain in his right elbow but no acute [Read More…]
Cal Raleigh is first to 40 homers this season with tiebreaking shot in Mariners’ 7-2 win over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cal Raleigh became the first player to hit 40 homers this season with a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth inning of the Seattle Mariners’ 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles [Read More…]
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to [Read More…]
45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams wanted to send a message — to herself and to others — about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up. Yes, [Read More…]
Rich Hill becomes oldest player in majors at 45 with start against Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City’s Rich Hill seemed a bit rusty in his return to the majors as baseball’s oldest active player on Tuesday night. His Royals teammates didn’t make the 45-year-old left-hander’s start against [Read More…]
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