The Portland Timbers, who are threatening to climb into first place on the Western Conference table, know the situation heading into a midweek visit from the struggling Colorado Rapids on Wednesday.

DETROIT (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he loves his job, but he did not share details Tuesday of his talks regarding a new contract.

Two big questions for Stanford this college football season were answered not long after coach David Shaw arrived Down Under.

San Jose and Real Salt Lake stand at the cusp of making the playoff field in the MLS Western Conference heading into their match at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) The carnival finally hit town Tuesday, with Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. putting on a bit of a fashion show before promising to knock each other out in their highly anticipated boxing match.

Veteran catcher could be out for rest of regular season

NEW YORK (AP) Still hoping to rejoin the New York Mets this season, captain David Wright has started a rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie.

Linebacker is recovering from off-season ankle surgery

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers have put starting pitcher Alex Wood and rookie star Cody Bellinger on the 10-day disabled list.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster trade that will see them swap All-Star point guards.According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports and several other NBA reporters, the Celtics will send Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Kyrie Irving. In addition to being the biggest trade of the offseason, the deal is incredibly unique in that the Celtics and Cavs still remain the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. Both should be the favorites to return to the Conference Finals.While Boston gave up a lot, the important thing for president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was keeping rookie Jayson Tatum and second-year guard Jaylen Brown. It’s also possible that the Celtics did not want to give Thomas a max contract, but they will have no problem offering one to Irving, who is three years younger.

The Miami Marlins got three homers in the sixth inning to pull away from the Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, Giancarlo Stanton added his major league-leading 46th homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-8 in the opener of a traditional doubleheader Tuesday.

The ‘Legends Lane’ was confirmed in Sydney this morning, with 12 greats of Australian motorsport and Bathurst 1000 history to be inducted into the tribute on the Friday of this year’s Great Race.Allan Moffat, Colin Bond, Jim Richards, and Fred Gibson were all on hand for today’s announcement, which also confirmed the theme of this year’s Bathurst 1000 will be ‘Heroes and ... Keep reading

CLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Cavaliers are in serious trade talks with the Boston Celtics about swapping All-Star guard Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Matt Ryan can serve as a tour guide when the Atlanta Falcons have their first practice at their new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday.

Lorenzo Insigne netted his 50th goal for Napoli on Tuesday as the in-demand forward helped his team book a place in the Champions League group stage by beating Nice.

The Seattle Storm are streaking toward the playoffs, while the Atlanta Dream are in danger of skidding their way out of the postseason.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are reportedly discussing what would be the biggest NBA trade of the entire summer.According to Shams Charania of the Vertical, the Cavaliers and Celtics are in “active discussions” regarding a trade that would see the teams swap point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. This would be a stunner. It had been reported that the Celtics would be interested in Irving, but it seemed tough to believe they’d be willing to swap Thomas for him. For the moment, though, it seems Danny Ainge is at least willing to strongly consider a trade that would have a major impact on the courses of both franchises.

NEW YORK (AP) Jeff Mathis has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a broken right hand, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks without their top catcher as they make a playoff push.

The two best teams in the Eastern Conference from a season ago might very well shake up the entire foundation of the NBA heading into training camp. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently in trade talks that would send Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for fellow All-Star Isaiah Thomas. It’s been known for some time that Boston was attempting to get into the bidding for Irving after the Cavaliers’ point guard requested a trade earlier in the summer. But these specifics lead us to believe something could actually happen on this front.It remains to be seen who else might be included in said deal, but Thomas and Irving seem to be pretty even when it comes to value.

His little league team might now have qualified for the annual World Series in Williamsport, but 13-year old Jayce Blalock is becoming extremely popular in his own right. Here, the slugger hits an absurd homer off the upper deck at the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park on Tuesday. It really is something to behold. This comes after Blalock himself hit a 375-foot homer during during the Little League Southeast Regionals. If this were football, Jim Harbaugh and Nick Saban would already be on the phone trying to recruit Blalock. Heck, maybe his home state Georgia Bulldogs are already trying to recruit him for their baseball team. What an amazing display of power from such a young man.

Ben Simmons appears to be returning to form after sitting out the entire 2016-17 season with an ankle injury.It looks like the Sixers were smart to rest the former No. 1 pick in his rookie season, and that “trusting the process” was the right move.Simmons played in a pickup game in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia this week, and yeah, the highlights really tell the tale of what happened.Watch Simmons destroy these poor guys, who were just stuck witnessing flashes of greatness. Can’t wait for the upcoming season to start.

LeBron James seems to believe that a reunion with his ex-Heatles bandmate will be happening sooner rather than later.In an appearance Monday on “The Wine and Gold Talk Podcast,” Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com commented on the possibility of James and Dwyane Wade joining forces again, this time on the Cleveland Cavaliers.“As of right now, people close to James are fairly confident that, at some point this year, Dwyane Wade is going to end up on the Cavs,” said Vardon, according to Ryne Nelson of SLAM Online.“If Dwyane is healthy and he and LeBron are playing great together and they go on this crazy playoff run. That matters [in LeBron’s 2018 free agency],” he went on. “The bottom line is that there’s no decision that has been made.”James and Wade were teammates on the Miami Heat from 2010 to 2014, making four straight NBA Finals together and winning two championships. They also famously have one of the closer brotherhoods in the league.Rumors of Wade potentially being bought out by the Chicago

CLEVELAND (AP) Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt is being treated for concussion-like symptoms after being struck in the mask.

KEARNS, Utah (AP) Three-time Olympic medalist J.R. Celski and two-time Olympic medalist Katherine Reutter-Adamek highlight the U.S. Short Track World Cup teams.