(Photo credit: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports) Atlanta United will see if they can figure out life after Thiago Almada on Saturday when they visit CF Montreal. On July 6, Atlanta United announced a record transfer of the star midfielder to Botafogo in Brazil. A move out of Atlanta was expected for the young Argentinian phenom. In the two matches since Almada's finale June 29, Atlanta (6-10-6, 24 points) has two away losses in
(Photo credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports) The UFC returns to Denver for the first time in six years on Saturday with a main card at Ball Arena featuring a main event between Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez. A former strawweight champion, Namajunas (12-6) is seeking to climb the contender rankings in the flyweight division. The 32-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision win over Amanda Ribas in March after losing
(Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) FC Cincinnati aim to boost their winning streak to four matches on Saturday night when they host Charlotte FC. MLS-leading Cincinnati (15-4-3, 48 points) recorded one-goal victories over FC Dallas and D.C. United before erupting for a 6-1 triumph over an undermanned Inter Miami side last Saturday. The recent power surge has given Cincinnati a one-point lead o
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson signed a four-year contract extension worth $156.5 million with the New York Knicks on Friday. The Knicks confirmed the deal with a social media post, with the value of the deal reported by ESPN and The Athletic. The extension will kick in for the 2025-26 season and include a player option for the final year. Brunson could have delayed signing an
(Photo credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports) Subtracting one of the Splash Brothers signals the end of one of the most iconic backcourt pairings in the NBA, but Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. is certain Stephen Curry isn't going anywhere. Days after Klay Thompson's exit for the Dallas Mavericks, Dunleavy propped the door open for contract extension talks with Curry, the 36-year-old with two year
(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports) The 2024 Wimbledon ladies' final will be played on the grass of the All England Club, but it will have a distinctly French Open flair. The finals pit a pair of 28-year-olds best known for their exploits at Roland Garros, where No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini reached the finals last month and No. 31 seed Barbora Krejcikova won in 2021. Both emerged victorious from thrilling three-
(Photo credit: Morgan Tencza-USA TODAY Sports) D.C. United and Nashville SC both will look to rebound from lopsided defeats when they meet on Saturday night in the nation's capital. D.C. United (4-11-8, 20 points) are winless in their last 11, an 0-8-3 slide that has taken the Black and Red from the top half of the Eastern Conference table to the bottom of the standings. And last Saturday might have been the worst perfo
(Photo credit: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK) Steven Alker of New Zealand shot the round of the day Friday to jump into the lead halfway through the Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Alker's 5-under-par 65 put him at 7-under 133 through two rounds, one shot above defending champion Steve Stricker (68) at the event previously known as the Senior Players Championship.
(Photo credit: Simon Fearn-USA TODAY Sports) It's showdown time in Vancouver. When the BC Lions host the Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday, first place in the CFL's West Division will be at stake. BC (4-1) is coming off an easy 44-28 win last week at hapless Hamilton, while Saskatchewan (4-0) is the league's only unbeaten team as a result of Montreal's loss Thursday night against Toronto. While beating the Tiger-Cats i