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Cavs ink Mitchell, wait on LeBron

The Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved one of their primary aims of the offseason while the wait continues on whether LeBron James will return to the franchise for a third time. The team announced Thursday that Donovan Mitchell has signed his four-year, $273 million contract extension. The seven-time All-Star agreed to the extension on Tuesday, the first day the Cavs could offer it. Mitchell had two seasons remaining on his contract and could have waited to re-sign until next summer, when he would be eligible for a five-year supermax deal worth $350 million. "From day one, he ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

PULISIC BROKE LEG U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans' World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks. Pulisic has a bone bruise and a microfracture of his tibia and fibula, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday. The diagnosis was made after an X-ray and MRI on Tuesday. He would not have been able to play during the remainder of the tournament had the U.S. advanced. Pulisic is expected to resume training before AC Milan's Serie A opener at Torino on Aug. 23. Pulisic hit a leg of Belgium captain Youri Tielemans while ...

Bucco’s beaten, B1

France cruises into semifinal

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé also scored and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappé's goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career and came in ...

Belgium hopes for one last golden moment

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Spain hasn't lost and hasn't even conceded a single goal at this year's World Cup. La Roja is unbeaten in 36 straight competitive matches since March 2023. This lofty standard of play clearly doesn't scare Belgium, which is on a surging trajectory of its own heading into the teams' World Cup quarterfinal match on Friday. While Spain has been Europe's most consistent winner for the past 3 1/2 years, Belgium has played its way into position for what could be the final chance for its full golden generation of stars to do something spectacular together. The ...

Guardians show off power in series finale

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven dominant innings, Gabriel Arias, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Williams (10-4) moved into a tie with Boston's Sonny Gray for the most victories in the AL with his first win since June 3. He gave up two runs on three hits with a walk, and he tied his season high with 11 strikeouts. Hunter Gaddis pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Cade Smith earned his 27th save with a perfect ninth. Twins starter Bailey Ober gave up ...