​On July 12, many people would choose a tranquil birthday spent with family and friends, perhaps lounging by the river with a cold beer in hand. Not everyone decides to chase fitness world records on their special day. Lance Pecht, a former Whitworth University basketball

   ​Norway’s 2016 World Cup journey came to a close in the quarter-finals after a defeat to England, yet the Nordic nation marked the tournament with a historic and memorable campaign. The loss to England ended their run in the knockout stages, but the overall performance

   ​The Arizona Cardinals will report to training camp on July 22 and begin the long process of preparing for the regular season, including finalizing the roster and sorting out starting jobs and roles across the team. In the lead-up to camp, we will review every

   ​The Washington Wizards secured their second Summer League victory by defeating the Sacramento Kings 104-85 on Sunday night, but the box score wasn’t the only thing that stood out. Here are the key takeaways from game two. Dybantsa Watch After an 0-for-5 showing from three

   ​On Sunday at PK Park, Eugene’s Lisbel Diaz powered the Emeralds to a 9-5 win over the Spokane Indians, closing a six-game High-A Northwest League series. Diaz went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including two two-run home runs, as Eugene claimed the finale and improved to

   ​LAS VEGAS — In their second Summer League matchup on the back-to-back, the Magic faced the Trail Blazers at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus without second-year guards Jase Richardson and Noah Penda. Despite missing two rotation players, Orlando still found a way to come

   ​The Phoenix Suns’ Summer League squad moved to 1-1 in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon after a close 81-75 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans. They had shown resilience on Friday by rallying to beat the Portland Trail Blazers, but they couldn’t quite close the

   ​After Detroit’s Summer League opener ended in a defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers three days earlier, the Pistons understood that changes were necessary. In that game, Chaz Lanier managed just 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting, and coach Steve Scalzi emphasized after the contest that he

   ​The latter portion of the MLB Draft is where teams start to move away from the constraints of the bonus pool minimums. Some picks may end up signing for respectable sums, but the market here is largely unpredictable—the “wild west” of draft signing—where most players

   ​Nebraska had six future Huskers compete this weekend at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior National Championships—the largest wrestling tournament on the planet, staged in Fargo, North Dakota—and the results included an individual title plus two additional podium finishes. Five members of Nebraska’s highly touted 2026