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Twins send strikeout-prone outfielder Matt Wallner to Triple-A and call up Zebby Matthews to start
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Twins send strikeout-prone outfielder Matt Wallner to Triple-A and call up Zebby Matthews to start

The Minnesota Twins sent struggling right fielder Matt Wallner to their Triple-A team and promoted right-handed pitcher Zebby Matthews to start against the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Wallner is batting just .167 with three doubles and four home runs in 120 at-bats and a .551 OPS. The 28-year-old s

May 14
3 min
Milan in crisis as Allegri, Tare, Furlani and Ibrahimovic all at risk
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Milan in crisis as Allegri, Tare, Furlani and Ibrahimovic all at risk

As the Milan squad goes into a training retreat, the crisis is in full swing off the field too, with reports Max Allegri and director Igli Tare will both leave, potentially Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gior...

May 14
2 min
NBA Draft Combine 2026 winners and losers: Kingston Flemings, Cameron Boozer impress; Koa Peat, small guards fall
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NBA Draft Combine 2026 winners and losers: Kingston Flemings, Cameron Boozer impress; Koa Peat, small guards fall

The biggest winners and losers from the 2026 NBA Draft Combine.

May 14
3 min
Ducati confident about Marc Marquez’s level: “He will give us plenty of reasons to celebrate”
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Ducati confident about Marc Marquez’s level: “He will give us plenty of reasons to celebrate”

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi still has faith in his star rider, who scored two sprint wins and a pole position despite competing with “one and a half arms”

May 14
3 min
FIFA World Cup final halftime show: Grading the booked performers as Madonna, Shakira and BTS to headline
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FIFA World Cup final halftime show: Grading the booked performers as Madonna, Shakira and BTS to headline

Soccer is following football with a loaded halftime show at this summer's World Cup final, and we take a deep dive into trying to make sense of it all and grading the booked performers

May 14
3 min
The News-Gazette's baseball Top 10: IPC teams still leading charge
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The News-Gazette's baseball Top 10: IPC teams still leading charge

May 14—Area teams appear to have saved some of their best baseball for the end of the regular season, a good sign with the start of postseason play just two weeks away. Here's preps coordinator Zach Piatt's latest thoughts: 1. Unity ➜ Record: 20-6 ➜ Previous ranking: No. 1 ➜ Quick hit: The p

May 14
3 min
The daily pitch from Sports Editor : May 14, 2026
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The daily pitch from Sports Editor : May 14, 2026

May 14—➜ . ➜ . Duke will then make its first trip to Champaign the following season and play Illinois on Dec. 4, 2027 at State Farm Center. ➜ — albeit an empy venue because of the COVID-19 pandemic — on Dec. 8, 2020. The two teams have played in Hawaii (twice), Chicago (twice), Durham, N.C. (twice),

May 14
2 min
Lancashire's Croft backs batters to find form
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Lancashire's Croft backs batters to find form

Red Roses head coach Steven Croft discusses the team's form after two wins from their opening five Championship matches.

May 14
3 min
Foundation of Hearts 'extremely concerned' by refereeing decisions
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Foundation of Hearts 'extremely concerned' by refereeing decisions

Hearts' fan owners have expressed "extreme concerns" over refereeing decisions in the title run-in. Celtic faced the task of needing a three-goal win over long-time leaders Hearts on Saturday before a controversial last-gasp penalty award allowed the defending champions to snatch a dramatic winner

May 14
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