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Cindy Parlow Cone, the president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, sent an open letter Friday asking the unions of the men’s and women’s national teams to agree to equally divide FIFA’s World Cup prize money....Read More

Indiana Pacers guard Edmond Sumner suffered a torn left Achilles tendon during an off-season workout Thursday and will be out indefinitely, the team announced....Read More

Just days after her 19th birthday, Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez edged No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in three sets Thursday night to advance to the U.S. Open women’s tennis final....Read More

The Florida Panthers offered endorsement deals to every female student-athlete at nearby Florida Atlantic University, the NHL team announced....Read More

The Houston Texans are trading veteran cornerback Bradley Roby to the New Orleans Saints....Read More

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler’s Top 20 fantasy football quarterback rankings for Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season....Read More

Former USC Trojans great Sam “Bam” Cunningham, who later became the New England Patriots’ all-time leading rusher, died Tuesday at his home in Inglewood, Calif. He was 71....Read More

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was forced to exit his start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night because of left hamstring tightness....Read More

Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs leads UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler’s fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season....Read More

The last big weekend of the summer provided not only some thrilling horse racing, but also good pointers about how the rest of the year, including the Breeders’ Cup World Champions, will shape up....Read More