USA – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert issued a statement late Tuesday condemning “any and all forms of hate” after Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she and her teammates had been subjected to unacceptable behavior from some fans. The comments came shortly after the league retroactively upgraded a foul on...
COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina on July 1 officially began a 10-year partnership with Nike, replacing Under Armour after the latter contract expired June 30; the board approved the Nike agreement in August 2025 and university officials confirmed the transition covers uniforms and branded equipment. The athletic department, led...
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison announced Wednesday that Shawn Eichorst will serve as the university’s next athletic director, returning to his home state after serving as deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Texas. The university named Eichorst following its search process; he previously served as athletic director at Miami...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 29, 2026 – Paraguay produced the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup by eliminating four-time champions Germany 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in their Round of 32 match at Boston Stadium. Julio Enciso gave Paraguay the lead in the 42nd minute, finishing a well-worked...
Deion Sanders, head football coach at the University of Colorado and Pro Football Hall of Famer, says he is now cancer-free one year after undergoing radical bladder surgery. Speaking in Boulder in an interview with the Associated Press, Sanders, 58, described how a malignant bladder tumor was discovered during a...
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski has requested a trade just weeks after winning the 2025-26 James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman. The request emerged during NHL Draft weekend in late June 2026, immediately making the 28-year-old a major focus of the offseason market ahead of free...
New York, United States — The New York Liberty will host the Las Vegas Aces in the 2026 WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The matchup renews one of the most intense rivalries in modern women’s professional basketball, with both franchises...
LONDON — Amanda Anisimova led the American contingent into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday, easing past Lina Gjorcheska of North Macedonia 6-3, 6-2 under overcast skies at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. The sixth seed and last year’s women’s finalist advanced in straight sets to open...
Portland, Oregon, will be the new home of two-time NBA All-Star guard Ja Morant after the Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies completed a major trade announced on June 29, 2026. Memphis sent Morant and $1 million in cash to Portland in exchange for veteran forward Jerami Grant and young forward...
BALTIMORE — On Monday night at Camden Yards, Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning and Jacob Gonzalez drove in three runs as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 in the series opener; the following night Montgomery hit a 440-foot two-run homer that helped...
