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Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. “All is not lost yet, but it’s getting late,” he said during a news conference Wednesday. “I’m preparing my management team forContinue Reading

ESPN has announced the matchups for the ACC/SEC Challenge for men’s and women’s basketball teams in each conference. Florida’s men’s basketball team will visit Wake Forest in the event on Nov. 29 at 7:15 p.m. in Winston Salem, N.C. The Gators holds a record of 7-5 vs. Wake Forest. TheContinue Reading

Katie Ledecky will concede that a few things have changed over her long career at the top of swimming. Like those nagging aches and pains. She laughs when remembering her days as a teenager, back when she was just beginning to make her mark on the international swimming scene andContinue Reading

Changes will be made to the TPC River Highlands golf course after record low scoring last week during the PGA Tour’s annual Travelers Championship, tournament officials said Wednesday. Andy Bessette, Travelers’ executive vice president and chief administrative officer, told The Associated Press that officials at the club are already lookingContinue Reading

Stanley Cup rings have a handful of players set up for big paydays when NHL free agency opens Saturday. Recent champions Alex Killorn, J.T. Compher and Ivan Barbashev, as well as three-time winner Patrick Kane, are among the players available in the free agent market. It includes a handful ofContinue Reading

Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it will become the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to introduce ice hockey. The program has been created in partnership with the National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players Association and the Nashville Predators. The announcement was made on the dateContinue Reading

Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced Wednesday that Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and the 2016 Olympic champion, is part of the women’s fieldContinue Reading

Victor Wembanyama’s NBA summer debut is now expected to come in Las Vegas. The San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday that Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, will be with the team at the NBA Summer League that starts July 7. Wembanyama will not accompany the Spurs whenContinue Reading

It’s three years until the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, but festivities are already starting. The anniversary push will formally launch July 4 with an event during a Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The organization spearheadingContinue Reading