ACFC's Endo out for season due to torn ACL
Angel City Football Club suffered a big blow with news that forward Jun Endo will be out for the season due to a torn knee ligament.
Endo, 23, suffered the ACL injury to her left knee during the club's preseason training camp in Melbourne, Fla. The club will place Endo on the season-ending injury list.
“Jun is a one-of-a-kind player and teammate,” ACFC coach Becki Tweed said. “You never want to see this happen to anyone. Jun has shown up every day of preseason with so much joy, and having her season end before it could truly begin is devastating.”
Endo has quickly become a fan favorite in her two seasons with Angel City. Endo has appeared in 47 games with Angel City with four goals and six assists.
— Damian Calhoun • Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will leave the club at the end of the season.
The France international informed PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi he would not stay at the club when his contract expires, multiple sources reported.
Mbappe — widely considered to be one of the best players in the world — will be a free agent at the end of the season after seven years with PSG.
Manfred says he'll retire as commissioner in 2029
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029.
Speaking at a spring training news conference, Manfred noted he will be 70 years old and been commissioner for 14 years when his term ends on Jan. 25, 2029.
“You can only have so much fun,” Manfred said.
Manfred, 65, succeeded Bud Selig in January 2015 and was given a five-year term. Owners voted in November 2018 to offer Manfred a new deal through the 2024 season, then voted last July to approve his latest term.
• Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish has a sprained UCL in his right elbow and is expected to miss opening day. The right-handed Bradish received Cy Young Award votes after a breakout 2023 season, in which he finished 12-7 with a 2.83 ERA over 30 starts.
Bears great McMichael in intensive care unit
Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, was hospitalized because of a urinary tract infection. McMichael's family said in a statement he was admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital and was being treated with three antibiotics. They asked for “continued prayers” for “Steve's speedy recovery.”
The news comes one week after McMichael, 66, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is scheduled to be inducted on Aug. 3 as part of a class that includes former Bears Julius Peppers and Devin Hester.
McMichael told the Chicago Tribune in April 2021 he had Lou Gehrig's disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control.
McMichael, who controlled the interior of the line for the Bears' famed “46 defense,” was an All-Pro during the 1985 Super Bowl championship season and in 1987.
• The Washington Commanders finalized their coaching staff, hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and several others.
Johnson, who was fired after one season in charge of the Eagles offense, takes over as assistant head coach and offensive pass game coordinator. He previously served as quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia before being elevated a year ago when Shane Steichen left to take the head job with Indianapolis.
Also working under offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury are tight ends coach David Raih, who came from Tampa Bay, and David Blough, a QB who was on Detroit's practice squad last season. Blough will be assistant QBs coach to Tavita Pritchard, one of a few returnees who worked last season for Ron Rivera.
• The Chicago Bears waived former All-Pro safety Eddie Jackson and offensive lineman Cody Whitehair.
• Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski's staff overhaul continued with the official hirings of offensive line coach Andy Dickerson and assistant Roy Istvan.
American Curzan claims second gold medal at worlds
China's Pan Zhanle backed up his world record in the relays with a victory all his own, while American Claire Curzan became the first swimmer to claim two individual gold medals on a starring night for teenagers at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Pan, 19, won the men's 100-meter freestyle, four days after swimming the fastest two laps in history with a time of 46.80 seconds in the lead-off leg of China's gold medal-winning 4x100 free relay team.
He didn't go quite as fast the second time around, but it was good enough for gold. Pan touched in 47.53 to stamp himself as one of the top contenders heading to the Paris Olympics.
Curzan, also 19, used a blistering start to claim gold in the women's 50 backstroke, adding to her victory in the 100 back. She picked up a third gold as part of the winning 4x100 mixed medley relay team.
Driver Sato returns to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato will re-join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing this year to chase a third title.
If all goes as planned, he would drive the Honda-powered No. 75 car on May 26, Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) announced.
LSU freshman player charged with attempted murder
A Louisiana State University football player was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people.
Treyvion Antwan Holly, a freshman running back, faces three charges — attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of a weapon on a public roadway, the Union Parish Sheriff said in a press release. Holly, 19, was booked at the Union Parish Detention Center, where he was held on a $512,000 bond.
The arrest stems from a shooting on Feb. 9. in Farmerville, a town in northern Louisiana. That night, around 10:30 p.m., law enforcement was called to an apartment complex for a reported shooting. Once there, deputies found two people with gunshot wounds.
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Gullett dead at 73
Don Gullett, a standout pitcher who played for four consecutive World Series champions in the 1970s, died Wednesday. He was 73.
The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baseball Hall of Fame all paid tribute to Gullett in social media posts. There was no information provided on his death, but the Cincinnati Enquirer reported he had recent health issues.
Gullett went 109-50 with a 3.11 ERA in nine seasons with the Reds and Yankees. The left-hander had 44 complete games, 14 shutouts and 11 saves in 266 career games. He was inducted into the Reds' Hall of Fame in 2002.