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The NBA fined Wolves star Anthony Edwards $50,000 for "using profane language" during a news conference following Minnesota's Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City.
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Brock Purdy said his contract extension with the Niners wasn't about getting as much money as he could, but making sure the team could still build a good roster around him.
Ben Johnson said he looks at the Bears' troubling track record of developing quarterbacks -- which resurfaced in reporting about Caleb Williams last week -- as an opportunity as he enters his first season in Chicago.
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Gareth Bale has joked that "Spursy" -- a term used for Tottenham's habit of getting to the brink of victory only to lose -- will become "Unitedy" after their win over Manchester United.
Ange Postecoglou has said that his early-season promise that he always wins things in his second campaign "wasn't me boasting, it was a declaration."
Striker Son Heung-Min was among the Tottenham players left without a winner's medal during the awards ceremony for the Europa League final on Wednesday.
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Giants right-hander Justin Verlander will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right pectoral injury, manager Bob Melvin said after Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Royals.
Jordan Hicks, who was moved from the Giants' starting rotation to the bullpen, said "things just weren't going the way that we wanted," but "I'm not giving up on myself."
The update also adds City Connect uniforms for the Boston Red Sox.
Jared Jones, who was slated to be the Pirates' No. 2 starter, underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the '25 season.
The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that Major League Baseball will find a way to join the NFL in sending the world's best athletes in their respective sports to the 2028 Games.
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After its 6-1 victory over Toronto in Game 7, Florida took to social media to rub it in.
Boston assistant GM Meghan Turner has been hired as the PWHL Seattle expansion franchise's general manager and first employee, the league announced.
Wayne Gretzky visited the Stars locker room after Dallas' series-clinching win but avoided picking against his former team, the Oilers, whom the Stars will face next in the Western Conference final.
Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield was out for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference finals series against the Panthers, opening the door for 22-year-old Scott Morrow to make his postseason debut, and he skated in 15 shifts in his club's 5-2 loss Tuesday.
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Maryland has hired Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as the school's athletic director.
Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.
Four-star linebacker Xavier Griffin, the No. 29 overall recruit in the 2026 ESPN 300, has decommitted from USC's top-ranked class, sources told ESPN.
Offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, the No. 3 overall prospect in the 2026 ESPN 300 recruiting class, has committed to Miami over Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State.
Kansas is hiring former star player and two-time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn as an assistant coach, the school announced on Wednesday.
Rutgers' star duo fell short of expectations while Wisconsin's John Tonje helped the Badgers surpass theirs.
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Louisville Cardinals have signed Senegalese power forward Mouhamed Camara, currently playing in the Basketball Africa League, ahead of the 2025/26 NCAA basketball season.
ESPN 100 wing Braydon Hawthorne, a fast-rising prospect in the 2025 class, committed to Kentucky on Tuesday.
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