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Sports at a glance: Rallies around WNBA game

MINNEAPOLIS — A crowd of supporters and critics of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota on Sunday. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a light blue shirt under her jacket that said, “Trans kids belong” as she coached on the bench in her team’s 108-100 win. There were fans in the stands wearing T-shirts that read, “Trans kids belong in sports.” It’s the third straight Fever game that drew a rally after Cunningham recently voiced support for ...

Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Skubal got the news during the Tigers' 8-6 win over the Athletics and ...

Cubs dealing with who’s coming, who’s going with their pitchers

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Gavin Hollowell on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation before their 2-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday and recalled left-hander Antoine Kelly from Triple-A Iowa. Manager Craig Counsell said injured closer Daniel ...

Penguins sign vet Novak

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday. The deal, which begins during the 2027-28 season, carries an average annual value of $4.65 million. The 29-year-old Novak collected 16 goals and 26 points in 82 games last season while helping the Penguins return to the playoffs following a three-year absence. Novak, who bounced between the second and third line during his first full season in Pittsburgh, had been scheduled to become a free agent next summer. The extension instead keeps him in the fold for the ...

Stringer’s death helps improve NFL practices

EAGAN, Minn. — The memory of losing her husband is so hauntingly clear 25 years later that Kelci Stringer could still draw a detailed picture of her hurried path to the hospital room where Korey Stringer died from exertional heat stroke. Having arrived in the middle of the night, she ...

CSC restructures NIL deals for 18 Nebraska football players

CHICAGO — The College Sports Commission has approved $7.5 million in restructured name, image and likeness opportunities spread among 18 Nebraska football players after those deals initially were rejected in a decision upheld by an arbitrator two months ago. Nebraska athletic director Troy ...