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3 weeks ago
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
3 weeks ago
Mallory Swanson returns to the USWNT first the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics
Swanson was included on the U.S. roster for the first time since October 2024. She recently returned to her club team, the Chicago Stars, after taking time off for the birth of her daughter in November.
3 weeks ago
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
3 weeks ago
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
3 weeks ago
Summer Baseball is back
Summertime Baseball is back! Jamie Toole Chief Storyteller of The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch
3 weeks ago
White Sox place Noah Schultz on 15-day IL, recall prospect David Sandlin from Triple-A
“It's just something that you want to catch before it gets worse,” said Schultz, who added that he tried playing through a similar injury last season.
3 weeks ago
Cubs All-Star left-hander Matthew Boyd is scheduled for the first of two rehab starts on Sunday
Boyd has been on the injured list since May 4 with a torn meniscus in his left knee that required surgery.
3 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round
Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.
3 weeks ago
The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history
Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.
4 weeks ago
Cubs were the hottest team in baseball to start the season. Then mid-May hit
It's hardly time to panic.
4 weeks ago
Nishida shows off his arm and his enthusiasm in big league debut with the White Sox
Nishida is the fifth Japanese-born player to play for the White Sox.
4 weeks ago
Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999
Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's "1999." That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals.
4 weeks ago
Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.
4 weeks ago
Slumping Cubs call up slugger Kevin Alcantara, leave 4-time Gold Glover Ian Happ out of lineup
“Kevin's on the roster,” Counsell said. “You know there are spots to get him in there.”
4 weeks ago
Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
“The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal," the team said in a statement.
4 weeks ago
WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time
A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.
4 weeks ago
NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.
4 weeks ago
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
1 month ago
Illinois Athletics rolls out new gameday parking routes for 2026 football season
Starting approximately three and a half hours before kickoff, fans will be required to follow designated routes to their assigned parking lots.
1 month ago
Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley added as assistant captains for Presidents Cup
“Both guys have incredible experience as leaders representing the United States and they've each earned the respect of players across generations,” Snedeker said.
