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The Astros are looking to hook up with a fellow MLB contender for a win-win trade before the deadline with outfielders to spare.The Astros may be the reigning World Series champions but they've got work to do to defend their title.With the All-Star break coming up, Houston sits four gam...

The Chicago Cubs have made their decision regarding Marcus Stroman's future with this team, at least for now.Marcus Stroman loves playing at Clark and Addison. And the fans at Wrigley love him, too. Chicago Cubs management and ownership, though, don't seem to exactly know how they feel...

The Dodgers suffered their franchise's first non-winning month in half a decade. They had some serious underperformers that led to this 12-12 month.This June, for the first time in five seasons, the Dodgers played to an even or a losing record in a month. The last time the team had a non-wi...

The Cardinals and Yankees were forced into a rain delay in the seventh inning of their July 1 double-header. Check here for updates on the restart.The Cardinals were absolutely throttling the Yankees on Saturday when mother nature called "Uncle!"With the first game of a doubleheade...

Look for the Nebraska football program to get even tougher under new head coach Matt Rhule.It is not going to be an overnight fix, but Matt Rhule has a plan in place to return the once-proud Nebraska football program to its former glory.His plan was well-defined in Pete Thamel's latest ...

Here is the latest on what you need to know about the Kansas City Chiefs possibly extending their superstar defensive lineman Chris Jones ahead of next football season.As long as the Kansas City Chiefs want to stay in the Super Bowl bubble, they need star players on the opposite side of the ball...

Though Major League Soccer's Secondary Transfer Window officially kicks off on July 5, several teams have begun making changes to their roster.

The Miami Heat are trying to trade for Damian Lillard, but one player is off the table for now.A tidal wave of signings and trades have set the NBA offseason in motion. Right now, the world waits for bated breath to learn the next home of seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard, who officially re...

NHL Rumors: Jonathan Quick signs with New York RangersJonathan Quick is now the backup goalie for the New York Rangers in the 2023-24 season.The terms of the deal were announced when free agency opened on Saturday with Quick signing a one-year, $825,000 deal.Quick, 37, has had an impressiv...

The Lionesses couldn’t hide it, Sarina Wiegman admitted it: England head to the Women’s World Cup with a feeling of disappointment and frustration. A goalless draw against Portugal was not the send-off England wanted after missed chances spoiled the expectant party atmosphere in Milton Keynes. There was always going to be an element of rustiness at play here, five weeks after many of England’s players had their final match of the domestic season. This was England’s first game for two months, a fixture that was arranged with conditioning in mind as much as anything else, with a focus on sharpening combinations ahead of the World Cup rather than results. Had one of those chances fallen in – if Alessia Russo hadn’t been denied by the sliding defender Marques Borges after rounding the goalkeeper, or if Lucy Bronze’s header had drifted inside the post moments later – then of course England would have an outlook that is much, much rosier ahead of the World Cup. But they didn’t, and it means that England suddenly head into the World Cup without a win in two games, both of which have come without a goal. Even though England go into the World Cup as European champions, there was certainly more optimism heading into the Euros last summer. Portugal didn’t win a game at the Euros and although they are an improving side and will be at the World Cup, this was a match that the Lionesses were expected to win and win well. Yet England for the most part played their game and looked threatening. Wiegman’s side showed the way they wanted to play, with the England manager even flashing a look at a system that could be devastating in Australia if it is given another try. Before this warm-up game, the focus was on the selections Wiegman had to make: on whether to go with Alessia Russo or Rachel Daly, or start with Lauren James, Chloe Kelly or Lauren Hemp. Wiegman insisted she came away with more answers than questions, perhaps not at a first-choice striker but certainly in the forward line. James, Kelly or Hemp? Why not all three? The Lionesses drastically improved in the second half when James was moved inside to No 10, with Hemp on the left and Kelly on the right. With James central, the danger flowed from all angles and brought a better balance to the side. “You can tell she can play there,” Wiegman said. “Tight on the ball, powerful, with vision, she did good things.” There was room for improvement too. The England manager also said that James could have been better with her decision-making and final ball but those comments also could have related to anyone at Stadium MK. But the Lionesses routinely got into the right areas: particularly with Hemp and Kelly out wide. All of England’s play was funnelled from there towards the middle, where Russo and Daly shared a half each. Had Daly’s back-post header found the target in the opening stages, set up by Hemp’s duck outside and dink to the back post, then this could have developed into a very different game. Russo had the better opportunities following the break but couldn’t take them, but they are both still world-class options. Wiegman said she wasn’t concerned: the goals will come if they continued to do the right things. And England, for the most part, did that. Georgia Stanway, visibly radiating with confidence after winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich this season, clearly enjoyed herself, rolling an audacious nutmeg past a bewildered Portuguese player in midfield in the first half along with a series of clever turns and feints. Her presence in midfield alongside Keira Walsh, who also just looks so assured after her year with Barcelona, was where England were just so on top. Both were taken off when England pressed for a winner, a situation that wouldn’t have happened had minutes not been a consideration. This, after all, was a friendly – it certainly wasn’t a time to panic. But like a lot of the mood ahead of this World Cup, it feels like England’s team for the tournament can go one of two ways: either Wiegman will know her starting line-up by the time the Lionesses play Haiti on 22 July, or there will be an uncertainty in the side that wasn’t there last summer. “We’re not closer now,” Wiegman said when asked if she knew her starting team. “I’m not sure we get closer now.” But England feel close. A couple of goals against Portugal would have made all the difference and created the send-off atmosphere many had arrived for, and that England’s performance largely deserved. Read More Sarina Wiegman has no concerns with England display despite Portugal stalemate Women’s World Cup TV schedule: How to watch every match in UK When is the Women’s World Cup and what are the fixtures?

Willson Contreras was demoted by the Cardinals earlier this season, losing his starting catcher job. More details on why are a horrible look for the catcher.Willson Contreras has had a miserable first year with the St. Louis Cardinals. After signing a contract with the Cardinals this offseason a...

Tottenham Hotspur's Pedro Porro has discussed Real Madrid's interest in Harry Kane. Bayern Munich and PSG are also monitoring the England captain.