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Riyad Mahrez signs new three-year Manchester City contract Tyrese Francois agrees new contract with Fulham England head coach Sarina Wiegman to miss Northern Ireland game after testing positive for COVID-19 Expected pitching stats: Alex Cobb, Alexis Díaz and more strong second-half buys Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Esteury Ruiz, Max Meyer and more top targets Oakland A’s 2022 MLB Draft preview: Keep an eye on the college outfielders Rangers development camp notes: Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle renew a juniors rivalry Expected hitting stats: Christian Bethancourt among second-half rebound targets England Women fans: Discuss the Northern Ireland game with our Caoimhe O’Neill Russian clubs remain banned from European competition after CAS dismisses appeal Norwich City sign Gabriel Sara from Sao Paulo on five-year contract Jaden Greathouse commits to Notre Dame; Irish back atop 2023 recruiting rankings Brittney Griner’s lawyers tell Russian court she was prescribed cannabis in U. S. : Reports Barcelona sign Raphinha from Leeds United Andrew Brunette hired by Devils as associate coach Gundogan, Foden and Stones to miss City’s tour of US and will join U23s instead Celtic mailbag: Send your questions to Kieran Devlin Mets 2022 MLB Draft Primer: How can they make the most of two first-round picks? World Athletics Championships 2022: Schedule, channel, key athletes at track and field showcase Tifo video: Christian Eriksen to Manchester United – where will he play? Texas, Steve Sarkisian added ‘very big dudes, ’ but can new O-linemen make immediate impact? Gammons: Chicago makes me think of past All-Star Games, and 50 years of special players How WNBA All-Star weekend showed off the league’s evolving fashion sense Islanders depth chart 1. 0: Can they pull off any trades or signings to fill holes? What the Phillies are working on with Griff Mc Garry, Johan Rojas and Francisco Morales Cam Collier’s relentlessness makes him first-round possibility even as one of draft’s youngest How LSU coach Matt Mc Mahon avoided ‘panic’ and rebuilt the Tigers’ roster The baseball scout who discovered a gymnastics prodigy: his 7-year-old daughter Sharks 2022-23 depth chart projection 1. 0: Where do all these new guys fit? What we’re hearing on the Canadiens, Jets and Pierre-Luc Dubois Rams position preview: WRs/TEs undergo shakeup among starters, depth and sleepers Sho-stopper: Inside Ohtani’s ability to ‘sense when it’s my last hitter, ’ find another gear Inside Son Heung-min’s £11 million academy, where shooting is banned for under-15s The Raphinha transfer saga – from start to finish Tiger Woods misses cut at The Open Championship; Cameron Smith is Round 2 leader Toronto FC sign Italian winger Federico Bernardeschi Joe Lolley told he is not part of Nottingham Forest’s plans Former Titans, Patriots CB Jason Mc Courty announces retirement Maple Leafs sign Calle Järnkrok to 4-year deal West Ham make £30m bid for Chelsea’s Armando Broja Carlos Rodón wasn’t outpitched but he was outlasted as Giants lose war of attrition to Brewers Johnny Gaudreau’s impact on the Blue Jackets’ cap space and Patrik Laine Manchester United fans: Discuss the Melbourne Victory game with our Laurie Whitwell Blue Jays fall short vs. short-handed Royals despite John Schneider’s tweaks to lineup White Sox look focused and energized to open vital series against Twins Byron Buxton, Twins have more work to come with All-Star nod How high could Miami’s recruiting class soar in rankings? : Hurricanes mailbag Tiger Woods’ emotional end at The Open comes with a caveat — Tiger doesn’t do endings Danilo Gallinari joins Celtics looking to bring Boston another title Josh Cullen: the ‘leader’ who makes Vincent Kompany’s teams tick Crystal Palace’s split pre-season: Risky – or too good to turn back on? Everton working on deal to sign Maxwel Cornet from Burnley Dynasty league mailbag: Holding out hope for Saquon Barkley, startup strategy and more Nottingham Forest transfers: Vranckx seen as option as Cooper seeks steel in midfield Cardinals’ bullpen decisions and another series loss: ‘Days that it doesn’t work, it sucks’ Bucs leveraging ‘unprecedented’ ticket demand to up capacity, sell beyond 2022 The making of Charles Jagusah, Notre Dame’s no-frills offensive lineman of the future Devils’ Ondrej Palat opens up about leaving Lightning: ‘I was sad, I’m not going to lie’ FM22: Managing Newcastle United on Football Manager (Part 66) Dock Ellis vs. Vida Blue, the first All-Star Game with two Black starting pitchers Tara Slone on losing ‘Hometown Hockey’: ‘I wasn’t prepared for the grief that I would feel’ With NFL franchise tag deadline imminent, analyzing the top tagged players NBA Top 125 players for 2022-23: Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic rank among best of Tier 1 How Cardinals prospects Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn earned MLB Futures Game invites Is the concern around the USWNT’s performances overblown? Inside Johnny Gaudreau’s season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints Leicester may have to part with Castagne to start their summer transfer business Why should even Virginia Tech subsidize other schools? Isn’t realignment best? : Mailbag Ochai Agbaji showcases his potential at summer league with an early ‘green light’ from Cavs Liverpool fans: Discuss the Crystal Palace game with our writer James Pearce MLB to pay minor leaguers $185 million in lawsuit settlement Texans settle with 30 women accusing Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct: Lawyer Rangers closing in on Bayern Munich’s Malik Tillman Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered hamstring injury in Liverpool win, says Klopp Dodger Stadium concession workers will not strike during All-Star Game Malik Elzy, 4-star WR, commits to Cincinnati Raiders’ Richie Incognito announces retirement Penn State lands Ta’Mere Robinson, topping Miami, Virginia Tech for 4-star LB Cameron Smith leads The Open Championship after Round 2; Collin Morikawa misses cut Rangers confirm signing of Bayern Munich’s Malik Tillman on loan Kante and Loftus-Cheek absence from Chelsea pre-season tour ‘far from ideal’ — Tuchel Alessia Russo after double for England: ‘I want to play but have to be patient’ Arsenal’s Fabio Vieira to return to full training in ‘a few days’ Wiegman managing team ‘brilliantly’ after COVID positive – England assistant Veurink Allyson Felix earns bronze medal in final race of career at 2022 World Championships Penn State athletes subject of sexual extortion as woman threatened to make explicit images public Kansas City Chiefs OL Orlando Brown will play on franchise tag: Source Cristiano Ronaldo receives bumper offer from Saudi Arabian club MLB makes counterproposal for international draft: Sources Chelsea: Kalidou Koulibaly arrives in Las Vegas after agreeing four-year deal Serge Gnabry agrees new long-term contract with Bayern Munich ‘Anthony Martial can come back even better because he is a good player’ – Erik ten Hag Newcastle fans: Discuss the 1860 Munich game with our Chris Waugh The Yankees need to resolve these two biggest issues in upcoming weeks Botman and Pope impress as Anderson catches eye for Newcastle in Austria Sens mailbag: Pierre Dorion suddenly spending, Josh Norris contract, pressure on D. J. and more Oilers development camp: Schaefer shines, Bourgault’s WJC decision, more Calgary’s offseason to-do list remains long after slow start to free agency Twins recall Carlos Correa’s ‘incredible’ 2012 pre-draft workout at Target Field Russell Wilson, Broncos need efficient run game to excel. Will they have one? Reds scouting director Joe Katuska on his first year in charge of the club’s draft Michael Harris II’s bat and arm keys in win at D. C. ; Braves eager to add Kirby Yates Summer-league Bulls are reminding fans of the Super Bowl-winning Bears Michael Mols: The turn, the injury and ‘arriving at Rangers as a player, leaving a fan’ Blackhawks development camp: How did Kevin Korchinski and others look? Best Premier League performances: No 19, Chris Waddle for Sheff Wed v West Ham Avalanche offseason depth chart 2. 0: Kadri lingering, Meyers’ ‘great opportunity’ and more Alyssa Naeher brings ‘just take the picture already’ energy to USWNT’s funny pre-match photos Suspicion over Gareth Bale deal highlights issues with MLS’ complex rules Explained: Homophobia now being tackled as a hate crime in football – this case shows how Do the Cubs, White Sox or their fans need a vacation more? : Chicago Baseball Authority Blues exec Tim Taylor breaks down team’s top players at prospect camp Thomas Tuchel on Lukaku’s Chelsea future, working with Boehly and why he signed Sterling The Giants are in the middle of a horrible draft slump Maple Leafs depth chart 2. 0: Matt Murray takes over the crease, the D gets crowded As Royals activate 8 players for Toronto trip, scouts riff about their outlook Behind-the-scenes of Andrew Luck’s first few years from the people who lived it Could the Pirates and Blue Jays match up for a José Quintana trade? Mandel: Here’s how a Pac-12/Big 12 combo conference would play football Maguire. Bailly. Lindelof. Martinez? Where does each of Manchester United’s centre-backs stand? NHL goalie carousel: Ranking the 9 teams that have made offseason moves Everton transfer news: The latest on Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher and Aster Vranckx Mariners first-rounder Harry Ford proving to be quite the catch Lowetide: Stuart Skinner’s rise to Oilers shows value of homegrown goalies One question for each SEC team ahead of the start of the 2022 season How the Orioles’ Trey Mancini bonded with a Yankees fan dealing with cancer The Orioles and the most unlikely winning streak ever; the Mariners may never lose again: Stark’s Weird and Wild Five potential Nazem Kadri free-agency destinations, plus a few long shots Why the Hurricanes’ aggressive offseason moves should be a lesson to other teams Why Norwich signed Gabriel Sara, a Brazilian midfielder known as ‘The Astronaut’ Mets at Wrigley should be reminder for Cubs: ‘Winning takes practice’ Packers DB preview: On paper, Green Bay could have NFL’s best secondary Red Sox sputtering as trade deadline approaches; could they seek to buy and sell? Kentucky’s John Calipari eyes a 2023 recruiting superclass. Which player will be next to commit? Can the Lions improve now but also draft a top quarterback in 2023? Mailbag As Eduardo Rodriguez’s absence continues, where do the Tigers go from here? Four Bruins prospects who could play in the NHL in 2022-23 Some sports legends don’t want to stop playing. But is that really a bad thing? Arsenal transfers: What next after losing out on Raphinha and Martinez? From Paolo Banchero to Kevin Durant, NBA fan favorites aren’t playing enough The Valaika boys: Four MLB draftees and the father who got them there Neoclassical art, poppies and iridescent badges: Running the rule over Euro 2022 kits Tata Martino survives major shakeup at FMF, but end of his Mexico tenure is in sight Raheem Sterling divided opinion – but City would not be where they are now without him D. C. United nearing deal to sign Ravel Morrison Anaheim Ducks 2022-23 roster projection 2. 0: Where do Strome and Vatrano fit in? UFC Fight Night fight card, picks and preview: Brian Ortega looking to bounce back against Yair Rodriguez If Rangers target young big-league starters at deadline, here are our NL picks Rosenthal: How Reds ace Luis Castillo became the darling of the MLB trade deadline Pogback: Turin a city in thrall to returning Juventus hero… once Rammstein leave Djed Spence undergoing Tottenham medical ahead of proposed transfer from Middlesbrough Jesse Lingard considering offer from Saudi Arabia ahead of transfer decision Chiefs’ Orlando Brown Jr. declines extension offer, opts to bet on himself Open Championship: 10 notes to know on Cameron Smith, Rory Mc Ilroy and more Inside Dillon Gabriel’s Airbnb retreat to get Oklahoma’s playmakers into gear Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings - July 15, 2022 Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners - July 15, 2022 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets - July 15, 2022 Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros - July 15, 2022 San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers - July 15, 2022 Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics - July 15, 2022 Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky - July 15, 2022 Northern Ireland vs England - July 15, 2022 Austria vs Norway - July 15, 2022 Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies - July 15, 2022 Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx - July 15, 2022 New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox - July 15, 2022 Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves - July 15, 2022 Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals - July 15, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles - July 15, 2022 Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers - July 15, 2022 Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun - July 15, 2022