Report: Timberwolves pursuing LeBron James after Lakers exit

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime beats Zheng to reach Round of 16 at Wimbledon

LONDON — What started as a tough match turned into a rout as Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (1), 6-2,…

Egypt advances with penalty shootout win over Australia

ARLINGTON, Texas — No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer — more World Cups or not — the star striker can say he was the…

How the Leo Carlsson offer sheet changes everything in the NHL

Do you remember the last contract supernova? It was 276 days ago that Kirill Kaprizov extended in Minnesota for $17 million per year. That was huge, yes. But, somehow, it…

Drake trying to ‘reverse curse’ Canada vs. Morocco

Aubrey “Drake” Graham is leaning into a superstition in hopes that it will give Canada’s men’s soccer team the boost it needs against Morocco on Saturday. The Canadian rap superstar…

Fortes, Caminero homer as Rays beat Astros for ninth straight win

HOUSTON — Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, Junior Caminero added a solo shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night to…

Argentina narrowly beats Cape Verde, escapes to Round of 16

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lionel Messi wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. His Argentina teammates did the same. A thrilling, unforgettable World Cup match with underdog…

Yankees stop seven-game skid with win over Twins

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice hit go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning after a rain delay and the New York Yankees ended a seven-game losing streak with a…

Magical World Cup ride of Vozinha, Cape Verde ends in Round of 32

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — All that Vozinha wanted out of this World Cup was for his mother to see him play. He got that — and so much more. Cape Verde didn’t win…

Roughriders hold on late to beat winless Redblacks

The winless Ottawa Redblacks did a lot of things right on Friday night, but it still wasn’t enough as they fell 27-22 to the defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders.…

Ohtani unlikely to pitch in all-star game after Dodgers adjust his schedule

The two-way superstar has primarily been starting on the mound every Wednesday, but the team pushed him back to Friday this week to manage his workload. Asked if that meant…

World Cup Daily: Messi, Salah join stars in Round of 16 after tense matches

Two more global superstars will continue to exhibit their talents at the FIFA World Cup.  Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Spain’s Lamine Yamal, France’s Kylian Mbappé and Norway’s Erling Haaland guaranteed their…