Cale Makar agrees to 8-year, $163.2M extension with Avalanche, highest AAV in NHL history
Makar's $20.4 million average annual value surpasses Macklin Celebrini's record from July, becoming the NHL's first $20 million player.
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Manchester City's Haaland and Cherki each score twice in 4-1 win at Crystal Palace
Rayan Cherki's two goals and swaggering display, alongside Erling Haaland's brace, demonstrate City's firepower to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League titl
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Rays reach $2.36B deal for new Tampa stadium, targeting 2029 opening
The new ballpark will replace Tropicana Field, which has been the Rays' home since their 1998 debut, with groundbreaking expected later this year.
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England dominates Pakistan on Day 2 of second Test at Lord's, leads by 261
Ollie Robinson takes 4-11 as Pakistan are bowled out for 110, giving England a commanding 180-run lead on day two.
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Bill Belichick era at North Carolina already coming to a close?
As Bill Belichick enters Year 2 at UNC, questions swirl about his future with the Tar Heels program.
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Judge blocks SEC from punishing teams that play former pro athletes
A temporary restraining order stops the SEC from enforcing a new rule penalizing teams that use players with NFL, NBA or WNBA contracts.
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MLB suspends Guardians/Dominican prospect in age-fraud plot involving fictitious death
A once-prized Dominican prospect is suspended after a scheme to falsify his age and identity, including fabricating a death.
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Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share 36-hole lead at Tour Championship
The pair sit at 10 under par heading into the weekend at East Lake, with a bunched leaderboard close behind.
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Former Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa booed by Miami fans in return
Miami fans expressed their disappointment with how Tagovailoa's tenure ended as he played against his former team.
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Florida's Todd Golden signs 6-year, $49.5M contract extension
Golden's third raise in as many years makes him the second-highest-paid basketball coach in the SEC and a top-five earner nationally.
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Connor Hellebuyck doubles down on trade demand from Winnipeg Jets
The Vezina-winning goaltender released a statement reiterating his demand, with speculation about potential landing spots.
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Big Ten will require 4 player availability reports per week
The conference increases reporting frequency from once per week to four reports weekly for conference games.
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Carlos Alcaraz says injury uncertainty led to 'intrusive thoughts' before US Open
The seven-time major champion opens up about the mental challenge of an uncertain return from a wrist injury as the US Open begins.
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Polymarket withdraws betting market on Patrick Mahomes' return from injury
The NFL says such injury-return betting markets should be prohibited, leading Polymarket US to drop its plans.
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Moses Itauma pushes Filip Hrgovic off stage, Hrgovic slaps him at weigh-in
Chaos erupts at the weigh-in for Saturday's heavyweight world-title bout as the two fighters come to blows.
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Ross Chastain takes Daytona pole; NASCAR Chase bubble tightens
Chastain leads the Cup Series field to green at Daytona as Ryan Preece's qualifying run adds intrigue to the playoff fight.
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Ronaldo's winner extends Al Nassr's perfect start in Saudi Pro League
Cristiano Ronaldo secures a 2-1 victory over Al Taawoun, keeping Al Nassr atop the league table.
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Coco Gauff backs mother for squashing US Open ticket requests
Gauff supports her mother's public call to stop excessive ticket requests from family and friends ahead of the US Open.
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