Chicago Sky coach/general manager James Wade is departing the franchise after being hired as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. Emre Vatansever will be Chicago's interim coach and general manager. Wade, 47, coached the Sky to the 2021 WNBA title. He was named WNBA Coach of the Year that season. In 2022, he was named the league's top executive. "We are thrilled that James can fulfill a lifelong dream to join t
Bryson DeChambeau carded an 8-under-par 63 on Saturday to leap into the lead going into the final round of the LIV Golf Invitational Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain. A bogey-free round that ended with a flourish -- an eagle on 18 -- gave DeChambeau his one-stroke lead going into Sunday. He sits at 9 under for the tournament. "It was a fantastic round," DeChambeau said. "I had a lot of great things
The Charlotte Hornets made a commitment to star guard LaMelo Ball, finalizing a five-year designed rookie max extension worth as much as $260 million with the guard, ESPN and The Athletic reported Saturday. Ball, 21, struggled with injuries last season, not playing after Feb. 27 because of a fractured right ankle. He scored 23.3 points with 6.4 rebounds and 8.4 assists in 36 games (all starts) last season. In three seas
CHICAGO -- On his final attempt late in Saturday's final round of time trials, Denny Hamlin knocked three-time Australian SuperCars champion Shane Van Gisbergen off the provisional pole for the first-ever street course race in NASCAR Cup Series history. Speeding around the 2.2-mile, 12-turn Chicago Street Course in 88.435 seconds (89.557 mph), Hamlin earned the right to lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's Grant
Harare [Zimbabwe], July 2 (ANI): Scotland caused a big upset in the cricket world as they defeated Caribbean giants West Indies by seven wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier match on Saturday. Brandon McMullen was judged the Player of The Match for his bowling. After the win, Brandon McMullen said he just tried to play his game. Batting first, West Indies managed to set a target of 181. Scotland chased down the