FILE – Former NFL tight end Greg Olsen gives a report during pregame warmups prior to the start of the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Landover, Md. Olsen won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst. Olsen will not be Fox Sports top NFL analyst this upcoming season as Tom Brady joins the network.
Julio Cortez – staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tom Brady is coming into the booth of Fox Sports top NFL team with seven Super Bowl rings.
Greg Olsen is leaving it with another Sports Emmy award.
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Andre Agassi will take over from John McEnroe as the captain for Team World at the Laver Cup next year in San Francisco. Laver Cup organizers announced Agassi’s selection on Wednesday and said Bjorn Borg’s successor as captain of Team Europe will be named in the coming days. McEnroe and Borg have been the captains since the first edition of the Laver Cup in 2017. Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion who retired in 2006. This year’s Laver Cup is in Berlin on Sept. 20-22.
UEFA has picked Budapest to host the men’s Champions League final in 2026 and delayed giving the 2027 game to Milan amid uncertainty over the future of San Siro. The Puskás Arena and San Siro were the only two candidates for the two finals scheduled to be awarded. A decision on the 2027 final was put back to September. The iconic San Siro is owned by the city of Milan and has been under long-term threat of demolition. Shared tenants AC Milan and Inter Milan have looked for new homes they can own.
Scotland’s chances of causing an upset in the signature opening game of the European Championship against host nation Germany have been hit by a crisis at right back and the loss of a key midfielder. Scotland coach Steve Clarke named a provisional 28-man squad missing injured right backs Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson as well as Lewis Ferguson after he underwent knee surgery last month. Ferguson is the captain of Bologna and was voted the best midfielder in the Italian league this season. Selected were 41-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon and uncapped 18-year-old Liverpool forward Ben Doak. Scotland’s first-choice strikers are Lyndon Dykes and Che Adams, who have played in England’s second tier this season.
American fund Oaktree has officially become the new owner of Serie A champion Inter Milan. It brings an end to Suning and Steven Zhang’s eight years at the helm. Oaktree has taken over after Suning failed to meet Tuesday’s deadline of repaying a debt of nearly 400 million euros ($434 million). That sum stems from a loan taken out three years ago. The news comes just three days after Inter was presented with its 20th league title amid a party atmosphere at San Siro. Inter becomes the seventh Serie A club under American ownership.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s white-tailed deer reduction program was announced and initiated in 2023 without much detail or justification. A University of Pittsburgh study documents new information, confirms the necessity of deer management in the city and offers recommendations on how to proceed.
ATLANTA — When Overtime Elite general manager Damien Wilkins met Alexandre Sarr, he knew that the Frenchman had No. 1 pick potential.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The goodwill that exists among Minnesotans for conservation of the state’s natural resources and especially for preservation of outdoor traditions — fishing among them — is unbounded.
Outside Chase Center on Saturday afternoon, the Valkyries’ momentum was undeniable.
SEATTLE — It’s a big mystery. Scratch that — it’s a Great mystery.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — We didn’t hear from Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Tuesday, the second day the Dolphins were on the field for organized team activities and the first day media was allowed to view the entire 90-minute session.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Janet Guthrie heard the chant from some of the Charlotte Motor Speedway fans when she walked onto the track for the first time, in May 1976.
FORT WORTH, Texas — It took less than 6 seconds after the Dallas Mavericks’ latest win for the internet to explode with a timeline that should, but won’t, bother the Dallas Cowboys.
DULUTH, Minn. — Multiple outdoor recreation products have been recalled by a federal agency in recent months because they are considered unsafe to use — everything from crossbows, ATVs and snowmobiles to e-bikes, bike helmets, air rifles and the canisters used to carry fuel for camp stoves.
PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey recently likened the NBA offseason to throwing a bunch of balls in the air — and potentially watching them land somewhere other than the Sixers’ roster.
An otherwise-overlooked small German city dominated by a pharmaceuticals plant is making its case to be considered one of Europe’s soccer capitals as Bayer Leverkusen plays a historic unbeaten season. A low-rise city of 167,000 that grew up around the factories of the pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, Leverkusen has little to draw tourists besides its internationally famed soccer club. The team finished an entire German Bundesliga season unbeaten Saturday and is now targeting trophies in the Europa League and German Cup.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — PJ Moutzouridis drove in three runs, Max Handron drove in another three and California blanked Washington 12-0 in seven innings at the Pac-12 Tournament. California dominated from the mound, as well, with Andres Galan throwing 6 1/3 innings with two hits, seven strik…
The Dallas Stars host the Edmonton Oilers to begin the Western Conference finals.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
The Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Tigers after Maikel Garcia had four hits against the Tigers on Tuesday.
Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers will aim to stop their four-game road slide in a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Chicago Cubs lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves.
Both the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
The Cincinnati Reds play the San Diego Padres, leading the series 1-0.
Both the Washington Nationals and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
The Cleveland Guardians, on a six-game home winning streak, host the New York Mets.
The Pittsburgh Pirates lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.
The Seattle Mariners meet the New York Yankees with a 2-0 series lead.
The Colorado Rockies head into the matchup against the Oakland Athletics after losing four in a row.
The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
The Boston Red Sox hit the road against the Tampa Bay Rays looking to extend a three-game road winning streak.
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh. The Steelers acquired the quarterback from the Chicago Bears in March. Fields says he was relieved when the Bears traded him to Pittsburgh and thanked Chicago general manager Ryan Poles for sending him to a place he wanted to be. Fields says he is fine with backing up veteran Russell Wilson but added it’s his job to help Wilson get better.
FIFA has been urged by international lawyers to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men’s 2034 World Cup. A 22-page document was delivered to FIFA headquarters in Zurich on behalf of Mark Pieth and Stefan Wehrenberg of Switzerland and British barrister Rodney Dixon. They offered to work with FIFA. Their paper calls on soccer’s world governing body to use its leverage now with Saudi Arabia to comply with international human rights standards. The Saudi bid for 2034 must be submitted by July. FIFA member federations are set to vote in December.
UNDATED (AP) — A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, with no change to a payment structure that would have the 27 college conferences not named in the suit cover the majority of a $1.6 billion port…
UNDATED (AP) — A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, with no change to a payment structure that would have the 27 college conferences not named in the suit cover the majority of a $1.6 billion port…
UNDATED (AP) — A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, with no change to a payment structure that would have the 27 college conferences not named in the suit cover the majority of a $1.6 billion port…