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Seattle Storm guard Sami Whitcomb led the way for the team against the New York Liberty on Saturday with 19 points and six rebounds, including two three-pointers that book-ended a strange moment. With about 2:47 remaining in the game, Whitcomb caught a pass from Ezi Magbegor and drained a 25-foot …

Fred Willis, a former star running back at Boston College who played six seasons in the NFL, has died, his alma mater announced on Saturday. He was 75. Boston College said Willis died on Tuesday. The cause of his death was unclear. A funeral service was set for July 12, …

Nikki Hiltz’s dream 2023 season on the track continued on Saturday, as her late push past Athing Mu in the 2023 USATF Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, saw her named the women’s 1500m champ for the third time this year.  Hiltz came into this race having won the …

Donald Trump was in attendance at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night to witness UFC 290 alongside the mixed martial arts organization’s president, Dana White.  It was a big surprise to the UFC fans in the stands when Trump emerged from the tunnel at ground level with White and …

Gregg Popovich isn’t going anywhere any time soon. The five-time NBA champion head coach signed a five-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced Saturday. Reports say the deal is worth north of $80 million, which would be a record for the most lucrative contract ever given to …

There was plenty of optimism when the Carolina Panthers announced the hiring of Matt Rhule as the team’s head coach in early 2020.  He was coming off a successful run as a college football coach when he signed a seven-year contract with the Panthers with hopes of turning the franchise …

Pat Shurmur appears to be making his return to the college football ranks.  The former New York Giants head coach will join Deion Sanders’ coaching staff at Colorado, according to multiple reports. Shurmur did not coach in 2022 after his two-year stint as an offensive coordinator with the Denver Broncos …

Giancarlo Stanton had never hit a ball so far at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees slugger has struggled in recent weeks, but he can still hit some moonshots with the best of them. On Saturday, he hit a home run that left his bat at 118 mph and wound …

Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100-meter title Friday night at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Oregon, two years after being suspended for a positive marijuana test. She won with a time of 10.82 seconds, beating out Brittany Brown (10.90) and Tamari Davis (10.99).  Sha’Carri Richardson breaks the tape to win the …

The Thomas & Mack Center was buzzing as French phenom Victor Wembanyama took the floor Friday night in Las Vegas, NV.  The most-hyped prospect since LeBron James showed flashes of why he was selected with the top pick of the 2023 NBA Draft in a 76-68 San Antonio Spurs win …