Celebrini would consider taking discount on next contract with Sharks, star says

Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease strikes out side in All-Star Game start

Dylan Cease looked well-rested as he pitched a dominant first inning at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out the side against the top of the…

Rays’ Junior Caminero exits All-Star Game after being hit by pitch

Caminero was forced to exit the contest after being hit by a pitch in the top of the third by St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien. The 23-year-old slugger was…

Short-handed Tempo put up lowest point total this season in loss to Mystics

TORONTO — Kiki Iriafen and Shakira Austin each had a double-double to lead the Washington Mystics past the Toronto Tempo 79-62 on Tuesday. Iriafen had 25 points, 13 in the…

Report: Bucks’ Herro wants to ‘move on’ from altercation with Adebayo

Adebayo allegedly approached Herro and struck him in the face shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday. The Heat were coming to use the same court where Herro’s AAU team was…

Mbappe denied third straight World Cup final

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will…

World Cup Daily: Defence wins out in Spanish-French clash of identities

Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki, Désiré Doué. Unless you were alive back in 1954, or consider yourself something of a football historian, no nation had…

Reports: 76ers, Timberwolves pitching LeBron James

As the NBA awaits the free-agency decision by LeBron James, his potential suitors are pulling out all the stops to land the 41-year-old star. The Philadelphia 76ers’ pitch for James…

Report: Red Sox’s Contreras won’t waive no-trade clause, wants to retire in Boston

“I’ve found my family,” Contreras said, per Cotillo. Contreras has enjoyed a career year in Boston after an off-season trade sent him to the Red Sox from the St. Louis…

Toronto FC II to play at new stadium in Barrie

Toronto FC is expanding its reach in southern Ontario. The City of Barrie, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, MLS NEXT Pro, and Barrie Stadium Group today announced a partnership Tuesday that will bring…

Report: Whitecaps make proposal to run BC Place

The Vancouver Whitecaps appear to have a new idea for their stadium issue. Whitecaps management has submitted a proposal to PavCo — the provincial crown corporation that runs the team’s…

Spain defeats France to reach FIFA World Cup final

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro added another goal and Spain advanced to its first World…