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Texas Tech run rules Mississippi State in WCWS opener
Texas Tech Red Raiders starting pitcher Nijaree Canady (24) gestures after an out during a Women’s College World Series softball game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. Texas Tech walloped Mississippi State with an 8-0 run-rule victory in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Mihyia Davis’ line-drive single to right field capped a four-run fifth to give the Red Raiders (58-7) their first mercy rule win in the WCWS and their 37th this season.
The lunchtime WCWS game was the first in the history of Mississippi State’s softball program, and it tipped to the Red Raiders almost immediately.
Jackie Lis roped her 21st home run of the season in the first inning and the 2-0 lead was all Texas Tech required to advance to face another SEC opponent, the winner between Tennessee and Texas (3 p.m. ET).
Lis was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Texas Tech chased Mississippi State starter Alyssa Faircloth (16-8) after 1 1/3 innings.
The offensive breakthrough is already a positive sign for the Red Raiders, who had a total of eight runs in four WCWS games and finished as national runner-up to Texas in 2025.
It also eased the burden on starting pitcher NiJaree Canady, who combined with fellow All-American Kaitlyn Terry on a two-hit shutout.
Canady (26-6) notched her 101st college victory by allowing two hits with three strikeouts in four innings.
She slammed the door on the only near rally for the Bulldogs in the fourth. A walk put Kinley Keller aboard and bumped Morgan Stiles into scoring position, but Canady easily escaped trouble. Stiles and Keller had the only hits for Mississippi State (43-20).
Mississippi State faces the Tennessee-Texas loser on Friday night in an elimination game scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET.
–Field Level Media
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Brazil's Neymar (calf) may miss World Cup opener
Neymar in Santos’ match against Cruzeiro at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil, on Dec. 7, 2025. Neymar is expected to be sidelined up to three weeks with a right calf injury, putting his availability in doubt for Brazil’s opening match of the World Cup.
The forward has been out of action since May 17. Brazil’s World Cup opening match is against Morocco on June 13 in East Rutherford, N.J.
“He arrived at Granja Comary (Wednesday), underwent a full medical examination, which included an MRI scan that revealed a Grade 2 calf injury, not just swelling,” Brazil national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Thursday. “He is expected to be fit to play in two to three weeks.”
Neymar, who is Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, rejoined his boyhood club Santos last year after a stay with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
Neymar, 34, has collected eight goals through his three World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) and will try to guide the Selecao to their first title since 2002.
Drawn into Group C, Brazil also will face Haiti on June 20 and Scotland on June 24.
–Field Level Media
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Jets first-round TE Kenyon Sadiq out weeks after hernia surgery
Apr 23, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq is selected by the New York Jets as the number 16 pick during the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Jets tight end Kenyon Sadiq underwent surgery to repair a hernia and is out several weeks.
Head coach Aaron Glenn said Thursday that Sadiq should be back on the field at some point during training camp, which opens in eight weeks (July 28).
The 16th overall pick is expected to have a significant role in the Jets’ retooled offense.
“It’s something that he dealt with,” Glenn said, detailing the injury history the team had knowledge of prior to the 2025 college football season. “And we knew about it going into his last year of college, and he dealt with it during rookie minicamp.”
Health was not a major deterrent for Sadiq last season when he had eight TD catches and 51 receptions at Oregon. He solidified his pre-draft standing with a freakish workout at the NFL Scouting Combine. He was clocked at a position-record 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash, eclipsing the recognized fastest time by a tight end held by Maryland product Vernon Davis. He ran a 4.40 in 2006.
The Jets doubled down on receivers in the first round in April, selecting wide receiver Omar Cooper 30th overall following a trade up with the San Francisco 49ers.
–Field Level Media
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Lynx sign C Teaira McCowan, add depth to frontcourt
Jul 25, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (15) warms up before a game against the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images The Minnesota Lynx signed center Teaira McCowan to a contract on Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Lynx.
McCowan, 29, came off the bench in 17 games last season with the Dallas Wings, averaging 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. She was waived by Dallas last August shortly after the Lynx acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Wings.
Listed at 6-foot-7, McCowan has averaged 10.7 points and 8.1 boards in 207 career games (131 starts) with the Indiana Fever (2019-21) and Wings. She was selected by the Fever with the third overall pick of the 2019 WNBA Draft.
–Field Level Media
Brazil's Neymar (calf) may miss World Cup opener
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