By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Major question marks hang over the top two seeds in the women’s field when the U.S. Open main draw begins on Sunday, leaving the door open for past winners Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek to bring home another trophy from Flushing Meadows. Top seed Aryna Sabale
By Nicole Fernandes Aug 28 (Reuters) – Recent controversy in the WNBA has reignited the debate about transgender participation in women’s sports, with advocacy groups split over differing ideas of fairness. Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has faced a wave of support and backlash for her commen
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Chris Sale struck out 11 on Thursday while throwing his first complete game in seven years, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to complete a three-game sweep. Sale (13-9) allowed just five hits and walke
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nobody could overlook the off-the-field community work — bankrolling a college scholarship endowment, a Thanksgiving food drive, a Christmastime gift giveaway — that cast Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers as one of the true good guys around Charlotte and across the NFL. Bu
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Nikola Bartunkova is through to her second semifinal of the year after a 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win in an all-Czech matchup against Darja Vidmanova at the Abierto GNP Seguros on Thursday in Monterrey, Mexico. Bartunkova survived eight double faults in par
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Major League Baseball put forth some changes on Thursday to significantly alter offseason transactions, specifically free agency. By restricting the free agency signing period like the NFL or NBA, the hope is to create more excitement for fans. MLB w
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Drew Gilbert led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, Landen Roupp combined with three relievers on a six-hitter and the host San Francisco Giants handed the playoff-contending Arizona Diamondbacks a 6-1 defeat in the opener of a four-
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are ready to get down to the business of living up to their status as the clear early favorite to win the Super Bowl. They finished off the preseason with a 20-18 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. Two weeks from now, they’ll hop on
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Arthur Fery, who made a memorable run to his first ATP Tour semifinal appearance last month, is headed to his second semifinal after advancing at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday in North Carolina. The fourth-seeded Briton rallied to beat Aleksanda
NEW YORK (AP) — George Lombard Jr. made history this month when he became the first New York Yankees shortstop to homer in his major league debut. Three weeks into his career, however, the rookie set a dubious mark by committing an error for the sixth straight game in Thursday night’s 5-1 loss to th
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale already had thrown 97 pitches through eight innings, a full game for most pitchers in most games. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss had relievers ready in the bullpen for the ninth. Even so, both knew Sale was not coming out Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. A
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza struggled on Thursday as the Raiders dropped their preseason finale 18-12 to the visiting San Francisco 49ers. Mendoza, the No. 1 overall selection in this year’s draft, completed 7 of 14 passes for 57 ya
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza saw what it was like to face a strong NFL pass rush, even against a San Francisco defense comprised of reserves, and he was sacked twice and threw an interception in the 49ers’ 18-12 preseason victory over the Raiders on Thursday night.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dillon Gabriel and Taylen Green are leaving Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken with a difficult position on who will get the third quarterback spot on the 53-man roster. Gabriel threw three touchdown passes and Green directed a 98-yard touchdown drive to help the Browns beat the New
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo took “full responsibility for his actions” on Thursday in connection with a July arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, with the announcement coming on the same day that he was handed three new citations related t
Aug 28 (Reuters) – Inter Miami have appointed Cristian “Kily” Gonzalez as manager, with interim boss Guillermo Hoyos remaining in charge until the Argentine secures the necessary U.S. work permits, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Thursday. Hoyos, who was previously overseeing Miami’s prof
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers’ last chance
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – The Las Vegas Aces announced on Thursday that forward NaLyssa Smith will miss the remainder of the 2026 season. Smith crumpled to the floor late in the third quarter of the Aces’ game vs. Toronto on Sunday, grabbing her left leg. There did not appear
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – A group of 41 athletes can’t be blocked by the NCAA, the Southeastern Conference or SEC commissioner Greg Sankey from going back to college for one more season thanks to a restraining order signed Thursday by District Court Judge Martin Hoffman in Da
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – The Minnesota Twins are calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins ahead of Friday’s home series opener against the Chicago White Sox. The center fielder, ranked as the No. 15 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, is getting called up a
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal knows he will feel emotions when he makes his return to Detroit on Friday night to pitch against the Tigers only four weeks after he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Skubal says he hopes to focus on representing the Dodgers instead of dwelling on his memories with t
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – The ACC Board of Directors adopted a resolution with unanimous approval Thursday that curtails the possibility of players with NFL, NBA or WNBA ties returning to college at one of their member institutions. The ACC followed the other power conference
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from what police described as a physical confrontation with his girlfriend. Jacobs was arrested May 26 after police were called to his home to investigate a disturbance and wa
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey, who is having a strong season, was placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion Thursday. The move is retroactive to Wednesday. Massey, 28, hit his head on the turf after falling while making a
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck, who has spent his entire NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets, has made public his desire to be traded. Hellebuyck, starting goaltender on the United States’ gold-medal squad at the Winter Olympics in F
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to those in the NFL and N
By Field Level Media Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – The Miami Heat continued to fortify their roster by signing veteran center Nick Richards on Thursday. The team did not disclose terms of contract, which ESPN reported was for one season. The Heat announced the signing of five-time All-Star guard Klay
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – Major League Soccer issued a one-match suspension and an undisclosed fine to Inter Miami head coach Guillermo Hoyos for his club’s “repeated violation” of the league’s late kickoff policy. The club was also fined an undisclosed amount. MLS said in a
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) – Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was formally charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property stemming from his May arrest in Wisconsin. The Brown County District Attorney’s Office filed the charges on Thursday,
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck went public on Thursday in confirming he’s asked the Winnipeg Jets to trade him. In a statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck said he made the request several months ago and “tried to handle the s
