Orlando City loaned 19-year-old midfielder Colin Guske to Real Salt Lake for the remainder of the 2026 season, both clubs announced Friday. The Lions receive $50,000 in general allocation money in the deal, while RSL holds an option to make the trade permanent at the end of the loan. “Orlando City h
The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired defender Sebastian Ramirez from Colombia’s Fortaleza on Friday. The deal for the 20-year-old Colombian center-back runs through June 2027 and includes a purchase option. “Sebastian is a young, defensively minded player who has emerged as a key contributor for Fortale
The Washington Wizards acquired guard Tre Mann from the Charlotte Hornets as part of a five-team trade. The Wizards also received a 2027 second-round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the deal on Thursday. Washington, in turn, sent Cam Whitmore to the Cleveland Cavaliers and fellow forwa
Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak is in no rush to name a starting quarterback and says the battle between rookie Fernando Mendoza and veteran Kirk Cousins will continue. “We got another week. I don’t want anyone to be comfortable in their job,” Kubiak said after Thursday’s preseason road win aga
Marc Stad has completed a deal to become the controlling owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx by purchasing the majority of co-owner Marc Lore’s stake at a $4.5 billion valuation, multiple media outlets reported on Friday. Stad, the founder and managing partner of Drag
Fans hoping to catch some of the opening matches at the 2026 U.S. Open continue to face steep prices on the reseller market. The get-in price for the first round at Flushing Meadows in New York, which gets underway on Aug. 30, sits at $197, according to TicketData.com. That spans all combined day an
The Atlanta Falcons signed defensive tackle Eric Johnson II on Friday. A fifth-round pick by Indianapolis in 2022, Johnson has appeared in 51 games (no starts) and recorded 41 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery with the Colts (2022-23, 2025) and New England Patriots (2024). Johnson, 28, spent
Arctos Partners is adding a fourth NFL franchise to its portfolio by purchasing a 10% stake in the Atlanta Falcons, Front Office Sports and CNBC reported. The private equity firm already owns stakes in the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers. The deal with Arctos includes a $10.
Aug 21 (Reuters) – World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to a persistent right knee injury, the Italian said on Friday, depriving the season’s final Grand Slam of one of its biggest contenders. The 24-year-old, who captured his fifth major title at Wimbledon last month,
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Ticket sales for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, which have been dubbed the “biggest sporting event in history,” have topped 6 million, organizers said on Friday, with the next public sale planned for 2027. LA28 said most available tickets from its firs
Aug 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s football association (DBU) has vowed to find a credible alternative to FIFA President Gianni Infantino in next year’s election, declaring on Friday that it had lost confidence in the head of world soccer’s governing body. The DBU said Infantino’s aborted proposal to sell
By Lori Ewing Aug 21 (Reuters) – Already one of athletics’ biggest stars, Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis is now providing the soundtrack too, with the double Olympic pole vault champion releasing the official anthem for World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship. The track, titled “Gold”, was writte
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Cowing let out a season’s worth of frustration with one electric play. He returned a punt for an 83-yard touchdown in the San Francisco 49ers’ 41-17 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. Cowing showed off his speed and agility after the Cha
By Chiranjit Ojha Aug 21 (Reuters) – Jordan Burroughs thought he had stepped off the mat for the last time when he retired after the 2024 world championships, but the Olympic gold medallist never lost his desire to compete and when a new professional promotion came calling the American knew it was t
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-6 in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday. Aidan O’Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown ru
HOUSTON (AP) — Top pick Fernando Mendoza is finding out quickly that he has a lot of work to do as he begins his NFL career. Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory ov
Aug 21 (Reuters) – The Global Alliance for Female Athletes (GAFA) has expanded from four to nine members with Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland joining the initiative, the Australian Sports Commission said on Friday. Aimed at improving health and performance outcomes for women in sport,
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon. With St. Louis trailing 5-4 and down to its final out, JJ Wetherholt’s routine fly ball to left-center field hit
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated second baseman Ketel Marte from the restricted list and transferred the three-time All-Star to the 10-day injured list due to left knee inflammation on Thursday. Marte and his agent, Charisse Espinosa-Dash, met with Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and mana
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte will be transferred to the 10-day injured list from the restricted list, three days after he failed to show up for a game in Boston. General manager Mike Hazen confirmed Thursday that Marte is headed to the injured list and will return o
Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom reached a strikeout milestone on Thursday in a hurry, appropriately. By fanning the first two Washington Nationals batters in Arlington, Texas, deGrom became the second-fastest pitcher to record 2,000 career strikeouts. deGrom reached the mark in his 272nd gam
The Seattle Mariners will call up left-hander Kade Anderson, ranked the top pitching prospect in baseball, to make his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, according to multiple reports on Thursday. Anderson, 22, is also rated the No. 5 overall prospect and the Mariners’ top pros
BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso skipped sideways toward first base while his drive sailed toward the foul pole in left field. Then he tossed the bat aside, seemingly convinced he’d hit a home run. From that distance and that angle, however, it was hard to be too certain. Alonso’s deep fly was ruled fou
The NFL fined the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $500,000 apiece following multiple fights at their joint practice session on Tuesday in Oxnard, Calif., the league announced. “The competition committee has made sportsmanship — including at joint practices — a point of emphasis over the past s
The NFL is upset about changes made by Nielsen in its methodology for measuring viewership for the upcoming season, calling them “rushed” and saying they will have a negative impact on sports. Nielsen announced plans this week to change how it measures audiences on television, beginning on Aug. 31,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints have been fined $500,000 apiece by the NFL after their brawl-filled joint practice Tuesday. The league announced the fines Thursday after requesting video of the tumultuous workout at the Cowboys ‘ training camp base in Oxnard, Califor
The sale of the Seattle Seahawks to venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his family passed through a pair of key committee votes Wednesday. Owners who sit on the NFL’s finance and ownership policy committees voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the record-breaking $9.612 billion sale, Front
Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong does not intend to sell his minority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers amid a high-profile sale of the franchise. Soon-Shiong’s family attorney, Chuck “Tiger” Kenworthy, said in a statement to ESPN on Thursday his client is “absolutely not selling” his 4% stake in t
By Nicole Fernandes Aug 20 (Reuters) – More than 200 NFL players are interested in competing in flag football at the 2028 Olympics, a league executive said on Thursday, as the non-contact sport gears up for its Games debut in Los Angeles. In May 2025, NFL teams voted in favour of a resolution allowi
Baltimore Ravens center Danny Pinter is expected to miss the entire 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon in his right leg during a joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, according to a report from NFL Network. Pinter, a candidate to replace three-time Pro Bowl center
