Wild-card entrant Martin Damm needed just 1 hour, 22 minutes to knock out No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3 in second-round action on Tuesday at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina. The 6-foot-8 Damm used his length at the net to pull off the upset. While Medvedev won just 2 of 4 po
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Fever. Owner Michael Alter made the announcement in a rare news conference on Tuesday. Alter told reporters Freedom is not allowed inside of
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy may not be involved with any PGA Tour player committees any longer, but he still often speaks his mind on matters like the future of the sport. When McIlroy sat behind the microphone Tuesday at his pre-tournament press conference at East Lake Golf Club, he was just a few hours
ATLANTA — Coming off his victory this past Sunday, Wyndham Clark is one of the favorites to contend this week at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. That doesn’t mean Clark will get overtly favorable support from spectators. It just hasn’t been the narrative for the two-time U.S. Open cham
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase left Tuesday’s practice early after suffering what he called a “hyperextension” of his left knee, but he also said he was not concerned about the injury. Chase was hurt as he fell to the turf while trying to catch a deep pass from Bengals quarterback Jo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York used an alias when he sent text messages over two days to a woman he believed to be a prostitute before he was arrested in a sting operation in Ohio, according to a police incident report obtained Tuesday. The report from the Mahoning Val
The Golden State Warriors are signing free agent guard Brandon Williams to a one-year, $2.6 million contract, his agent told multiple media outlets on Tuesday. Williams is the Warriors’ first signing of a player outside the organization this offseason. The 26-year-old played in 66 games (15 starts)
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the bereavement/family medical emergency list on Tuesday prior to the club’s home game against the Texas Rangers. In a corresponding move, the White Sox recalled rookie infielder/outfielder Rikuu Nishida from Triple-A Charlotte. Benintendi
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is ready to return and expects to be on the field for Week 1 of the regular season — pending the approval of head coach Andy Reid. Reid isn’t ready to declare Mahomes good to go for the opener next month, a Monday night date with the Denver Broncos. “I’
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York used a pseudonym when responding multiple times to a fake prostitution ad ahead of his Sunday arrest in East Palestine, Ohio, according to an incident report obtained by ESPN and The Athletic on Tuesday. Per the report, York identified himself as “Joe” when contact
New York Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin III was carted off the field after sustaining an apparent right knee injury during Tuesday’s practice. Austin was cutting while working against Deonte Banks during a 1-on-1 drill when his knee appeared to buckle. Austin was consoled by his teammates on the
The NCAA reduced Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter’s suspension for receiving an improper benefit from two games to one, athletic director Danny White announced on Tuesday. Carter received a two-game suspension in July after his agent paid for a $427 flight to a training facility, a Level III violat
The Washington Commanders cut former starting safety Will Harris on Tuesday among several roster moves. Harris, 30, played in the Commanders’ first three games last season before fracturing a fibula and returned to action in Week 13 on Nov. 30 against Denver. He started all nine games he played last
The Toronto Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right teres major inflammation. The Blue Jays recalled fellow right-hander Chad Dallas from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. The move involving Bieber was retroactive to last Friday. Bieber, 3
Miami Dolphins rookie linebacker Trey Moore needs surgery on his left ankle and is expected to miss an extended period of time. “Hopefully he will be back at some point this season, but it will be awhile,” coach Jeff Hafley confirmed Tuesday. Moore, a fourth-round pick out of Texas, was injured in S
The Seattle Sounders acquired forward Dejan Joveljic as a designated player from Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday in exchange for $6 million. Joveljic, 27, promptly agreed to a four-year contract with the Sounders through June 2030, with a club option through June 2031. Seattle midfielder Albert Rusn
Vanderbilt has elected against starting five-star freshman quarterback Jared Curtis in Week 1, instead choosing veteran Blake Berkowitz as its starter, according to reports by ESPN and On3 Sports on Tuesday. Berkowitz, who is in his third season with the Commodores after starting his career at New M
Free agent running back Kareem Hunt visited the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, ESPN reported. Hunt, 31, rushed for 611 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games (four starts) with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025. The Lions are looking for depth behind starter Jahmyr Gibbs due to a series of injuries in the b
The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms with center Hjalte Froholdt on a two-year, $20 million contract extension, NFL Network reported Tuesday. The deal will keep Froholdt, who turned 30 last week, on the roster through the 2028 season. Froholdt started all 17 games in each of his first three seasons
Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. appeared to injure his shoulder and was held out of the remainder of Tuesday’s joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thomas landed on his shoulder during the first play of 11-on-11 work. Trainers looked at Thomas, who returned for one more play
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce Tuesday that he has secured 1,000 “affordable” tickets for local residents to attend the upcoming U.S. Open, according to The Athletic. Mamdani’s initiative is a response to concerns about surging ticket prices for the Grand Slam tennis tournament, wh
Tiger Woods is all in favor of the PGA Tour changing the format of its Tour Championship to include a 32-man match play competition. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the news on the new format Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The new match play competition
NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early exit from the U.S. Open mixed doubles on Tuesday, falling 1-4 4-2 10-2 to Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova in their opening match. Djokovic, a 24-times Grand Slam singles champion, and four-times major win
Aug 25 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka bid an emotional farewell to Flushing Meadows after being denied a wildcard into the main draw, ending hopes of a final appearance at the year’s last Grand Slam in what he has said will be his final season. The Swiss veteran competed at the
MILAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Italy’s double Olympic ski champion Federica Brignone had successful surgery on Tuesday to remove a plate and screws that were inserted in her left knee last year. Brignone, now 36, won Alpine skiing gold in super-G and giant slalom at the Milano-Cortina Games last February
The Big Ten intends to approve a rule change that will ban football players who have been with an NFL team from returning to college football at one of its member schools, ESPN reported Tuesday. The rule is expected to be approved Tuesday and will apply to any player whose name has appeared on an NF
Aug 25 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour’s best players will compete in match play to determine a Tour Champion starting in 2028 as part of a new season-ending structure announced on Tuesday. The new format will be played out over three weeks, starting with the 72-hole stroke play PGA Tour Championship Serie
By Rory Carroll Aug 25 (Reuters) – Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose protests against racial injustice a decade ago made him one of the most prominent athlete activists in the U.S., will receive the Muhammad Ali Center’s Humanitarian of the Year award at a ceremony in Louisville on Nove
By Eduardo Baptista, Tingshu Wang and Alessandro Diviggiano BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) – China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event’s opening. The time was more than se
Aug 25 (Reuters) – Kalshi entered brand partnerships with five Major League Baseball teams in the United States, the prediction market startup said on Tuesday, solidifying engagement for fans on its app. Here are more details from the announcement: • The brand partnership agreements were signed with
