Ranking Juan Soto’s free-agent suitors: Which team will sign him? And for how much?

Three weeks into this MLB offseason, two questions dominate the discussion across the sport: Which team will sign Juan Soto? And for how much? The Soto sweepstakes are heating up. Five teams — the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and Blue Jays — have met with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, to make their…

Sparks coach Lynne Roberts wants to bring back winning culture

It’s a new era for the Sparks once again. Longtime collegiate head coach Lynne Roberts enters into the spotlight as the Sparks’ new coach, making the leap to the WNBA with the mission of revitalizing a franchise coming off its worst season in history. Over her 27-year coaching career, Roberts has successfully transformed college programs,…

Brock Purdy’s status for the 49ers in doubt this week because of sore shoulder

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been limited in practice this week because of a sore throwing shoulder and will likely be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game at Green Bay. Purdy only threw a few passes Wednesday and Thursday during the portion of practice open to the media after…

Shohei Ohtani wins his third MVP award, and first with Dodgers

The coronation was nothing new. The narrative that came with it, however, reflected just how much has changed in one year. For the third time in his decorated Major League Baseball career, Shohei Ohtani won most valuable player award honors on Thursday, claiming the National League’s top individual accoladeby a unanimous vote from 30 members…

President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House

WASHINGTON – The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — secret service code name: Celtic — welcomed “Coach Joe” Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the South Lawn to celebrate the franchise’s unprecedented 18th NBA championship. In a tradition believed to have begun when Bill Russell’s 1963 Celtics met with…

76ers’ star Paul George sidelined the next 2 games with bone bruise in left knee

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has a bone bruise on his left knee and will miss two games, the team said Thursday. The 76ers said George did not suffer any structural damage when he injured the same knee that he hyperextended during the preseason in Wednesday night’s loss at Memphis. The game marked…

Narin An leads with a 64 in the wind as Nelly Korda struggles in LPGA finale

NAPLES, Fla. – Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter on Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is a $4 million prize to the winner, the largest single-day…

QB Daniel Jones disagrees with the Giants’ decision to bench him and says he wants to play

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – With tears occasionally welling in his eyes, Daniel Jones disagreed on Thursday with the New York Giants’ decision to bench him earlier this week and perhaps end his five-plus tenure as the team’s quarterback. The 27-year-old Jones said he gave the team everything he had after being taken sixth overall in…

St. Petersburg council approves $23M repair to hurricane-ravaged Tropicana Field roof

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of Tropicana Field, with the goal of having the home of the Tampa Bay Rays ready for the 2026 season. The vote followed a decision earlier this week by the Pinellas County Commission…

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