By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Chicago Sky guard Skylar Diggins is being shut down for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday. The Sky (15-25) have been eliminated from postseason contention, leaving the club with little reason to risk putting
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Details are coming out about the dismissal of TCU safety Jacob Fields, who is facing criminal charges over an alleged locker room assault last month. Dallas television station WFAA reported Monday that it had obtained a copy of the arrest warrant, wh
NEW YORK (AP) — Several New York Yankees are taking exception to comments made by Boston Red Sox radio announcer Will Flemming during a weekend series between the rivals. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was among the players who called out Flemming on Monday after the WEEI radio announcer called the second basema
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Alex Bregman hit three of the Cubs’ franchise-record nine home runs in Chicago’s 17-3 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly, Matt Shaw, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Conforto also homered for Chica
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Bryson Stott hit a 464-foot homer, Aaron Nola won for the third time in four starts, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on Monday to remain tied for the top National League wild-card spot. Bryce Harper had two
MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) is looking to bring a game to Australia every season as part of its international strategy and sees the nation as a strategic growth market for American football, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday. Australia hosts its first NF
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka unveiled another bold Grand Slam walk-on outfit at the U.S. Open on Monday before the two-time champion battled to a 7-6(6) 7-6(3) victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova to reach the second round. Osaka has been the fashion hi
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Jerry Stovall, who was “Mr. Everything” at LSU as a player and a Walter Camp award winner as a coach, died Monday in Baton Rouge, La. He was 85. After growing up in West Monroe, La., Stovall played for the Tigers from 1960-62 as a halfback, safety, p
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Eighth seed Ben Shelton recovered from a shaky start to beat Tallon Griekspoor 1-6 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. Shelton, who is looking to become the first American man to win the title since 2003, has endured a disapp
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday as the university looks to overhaul the athletics department’s business model amid mounting financial pressure. Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Jarmond’s departure in a letter to the UCLA communi
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Venture capitalist Josh Kushner said his company Thrive would not have become involved in FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell part of the commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors if they had known how it would play out. Kushner, the brother of Jared K
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday and replaced him with Tim Harris, the former longtime president of business operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. The shake-up was announced in a letter from Chancellor Julio Frenk to the university community. Frank described
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte told reporters he has apologized to his manager and will address his teammates after his bizarre disappearance earlier this month. Having rejoined the team Monday, Marte spoke with the aid of an interpr
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Former champion Iga Swiatek got her U.S. Open campaign off to a solid start on Monday as the Polish eighth seed defeated China’s Wang Xiyu 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round. Swiatek claimed her first title of an inconsistent year in Toronto earlier
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez left Monday’s game between the San Diego Padres and host Cincinnati Reds after four innings due to heat exhaustion and dehydration that caused elevated blood pressure and blurred vision. The game began with the temper
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Malik Nabers was mum on whether he’ll be ready for Week 1, but the New York Giants wide receiver was more revelatory about having fan favorite Odell Beckham Jr. back with the franchise. Nabers tore his ACL during the Giants’ Week 4 game against the L
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – ESPN’s College GameDay crew will be in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday to put a national spotlight on Lane Kiffin’s debut for No. 11 LSU against Clemson. That attention could extend beyond the field. Kiffin’s pursuit of former college players who spent
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Southern California began its season with a victory Saturday, but the scene surrounding it left the school wanting more. Two days after large sections of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sat empty for the No. 14 Trojans’ 42-26 win over San Jose Stat
SANTA CLARA, Cali. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers started their final set of practices before leaving to play the season opener in Australia with defensive end Nick Bosa still sidelined and tight end George Kittle ramping up to play. Coach Kyle Shanahan said before the team took the field Monday for
PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte was back at the ballpark Monday and in the starting lineup for the Arizona Diamondbacks, two weeks after the three-time All-Star’s unexpected no-show before a game in Boston left the team scrambling. The exact reasons for his head-scratching absence are still a little vagu
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka lost to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 6-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday, with the 41-year-old Swiss national playing his final Grand Slam tournament before retiring at the end of the season. In f
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Argentina’s Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday. The following are quotes and reactions: CLAUDIO TAPIA, ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT “The captain of our dreams. That kid, ‘La Pulga’, that alien who made possible what so often seeme
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – Sam Howell, a former starting quarterback for an NFC East rival, has won the race to be Dak Prescott’s backup in Dallas. The Cowboys waived veteran backup QB Joe Milton on Monday, one day after keeping three quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roste
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – Ahead of a key series against the rival Cubs beginning Monday in Chicago, the Milwaukee Brewers activated right-handed setup man Abner Uribe from the 15-day injured list and placed right-handed reliever Bryse Wilson on the 15-day IL. Uribe, who went
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – The Seattle Mariners activated right-hander Cooper Criswell from the 60-day injured list Monday. Criswell, 30, had been on the IL since June 9 with a right shoulder strain. He made three rehab appearances with Triple-A Tacoma, pitching 2 2/3 innings.
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas said ending a coaching relationship with his father Apostolos had brought much-needed calm to his tennis life and rebuilt his confidence after the Greek beat 10th seed Arthur Fils in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. Tsi
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz needed only a New York minute to hit his stride after a nearly five-month injury layoff, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Open. Alcaraz arrived at Flushing Meadows as one
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – The Boston Red Sox placed star first baseman Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hamstring strain. Contreras, who earned his fourth career All-Star nod earlier this season, was lifted in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 16-1
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Amanda Anisimova breezed past Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday in a strong start for last year’s runner-up as she looks to challenge for the title again. Playing on her 25th birthday, Anisimova fought off three break points early for a 2-1 lead
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – Tennessee Titans 2023 second-round pick Will Levis is among a deep pool of NFL veterans hitting free agency on Monday after going unclaimed on waivers. All 32 NFL teams set their preliminary 53-man roster ahead of the league deadline Sunday night, bu
