Mitchell scores 29 points before sitting out 4th and Clark adds 24 as Fever beat Tempo 101-95

August 20, 2026

TORONTO — Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 points in the first quarter and finished with 29 before sitting out the fourth, Caitlin Clark added 24 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory. Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more in the same game 16 times this season, a WNBA record. Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter did it 15 times with Phoenix in 2008. Mitchell also scored 20 or more for the 20th consecutive game, matching Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson for the longest such streak in WNBA history. But after she scored eight ...

Crystal Palace signs US teenager Gozo in $15M club record sale for Real Salt Lake

August 20, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace added to its squad for another European campaign by signing United States youth international Zavier Gozo in a club record sale for Real Salt Lake. The Conference League titleholder signed the 19-year-old winger to a five-year contract late Monday. The transfer fee was reportedly $15 million. Real Salt Lake said in a statement it will "retain a significant percentage of any future transfer fee for Gozo," who it said was the first Utah native to join a Premier League club. Palace starts the Premier League at Everton on Saturday and will play in the ...

Veteran linebacker Zaire Franklin bringing an emotional edge to Packers defense

August 20, 2026

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Zaire Franklin's involvement in the first scuffle of Green Bay's training camp this week came as no surprise to his new Packers teammates. Franklin earned a reputation for his ability to irritate opponents while making the transition from seventh-round draft pick to Pro ...

Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi provide rave reviews after 1st weekend of testing the new IndyCars

August 20, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou and Alexander Rossi were sold on the new IndyCar at first glance. Then they climbed inside the cockpit, took it around Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course and were even more impressed. Palou, the four-time series champ, and Rossi, the ...

Vikings veteran Jamal Adams will have season-ending surgery for torn quadriceps tendon

August 19, 2026

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety/linebacker Jamal Adams was placed on injured reserve Monday, two days after leaving a preseason game on a cart with what was later diagnosed as a torn tendon in his right quadriceps. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters before practice that Adams will have surgery and stay in Minnesota for his rehabilitation so he can serve as a mentor to the younger players. Adams, the sixth overall pick in the 2017 draft, made three Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2019 with the New York Jets. He has been an excellent blitzer who set the NFL ...

LIV Golf to end season early and cancel the Michigan team event

August 19, 2026

LIV Golf is ending its season one week earlier than planned, announcing Monday it will not hold the team championship in Michigan next week and instead crown the team champion this week 20 miles north of Indianapolis. The 12 events this year — New Orleans was previously postponed — is the smallest schedule for LIV since it was launched with massive Saudi Arabia funding in 2022 and featured eight tournaments. Jon Rahm already has clinched the individual season title for the third straight year. LIV Golf Indianapolis, which starts Thursday at The Club at Chatham Hills, will ...