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Pirates settle for split with Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Wednesday night for a doubleheader ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

WEMBY ON COVER NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose were revealed Wednesday as the cover athletes for NBA 2K27. Wembanyama is on the cover of the Standard Edition, Clark is on the Deluxe Edition and Rose will appear on the limited-time Ultra Edition. The Standard Edition launches widely on Sept. 4. Deluxe and Ultra editions launch with early access on Aug. 28. Wembanyama said being on the cover was "a dream come true," and Clark said being on a cover "is special because this game reaches ...

Tougher schedules on SEC slate

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It used to be the biggest rivalry game of the week, the month — maybe the entire season. In 2026, Florida and Tennessee will be complete strangers. Their once-a-year matchup that, back in the day, featured Steve Spurrier, Peyton Manning, Phillip Fulmer and snark that sometimes even outweighed the stakes — "You can't spell Citrus without 'U-T'" — is absent from the schedule for the first time in 37 seasons. Alabama-LSU — soon that'll be gone, too, for the first time since 1963. The Gators and LSU — they'll miss each other this year for the first time ...

Pirates don’t have time for Yankee antics

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana said he yelled at José Caballero for taking too long to get ready in the batter's box, triggering a heated altercation in Monday night's 8-5 loss to the New York Yankees. Both benches and bullpens emptied after Caballero bounced ...

World Cup TV ratings end up strong

There are a lot of things that could have gone wrong during this summer's World Cup — a complicated logistical undertaking that included three host nations, 16 stadiums, 48 teams, 104 games and endless opportunities for controversy on and off the soccer field. But in retrospect, a lot of things went right. The United States, Canada and Mexico spent nearly six weeks hosting soccer's biggest showcase and — at least for the most part — the action stayed on the field. Fox said Tuesday that the Spain-Argentina final drew 38.937 million viewers — including a peak of 51.685 ...

WNBA commish tries to keep control

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has grown at an exponential rate during Cathy Engelbert's tenure as commissioner, a stewardship that at times has been tumultuous during her nearly seven years at the helm. Engelbert, the second-longest tenured WNBA president or commissioner, helped negotiate a ...