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Three Fever players named All-Star Game starters

Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston (7), Caitlin Clark (22) and Kelsey Mitchell (0) take a phot before the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston (7), Caitlin Clark (22) and Kelsey Mitchell (0) take a phot before the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Three Indiana Fever players were among the 10 starters announced Thursday for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.

Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell will represent Indiana at the July 25 showcase in Chicago.

Guards Clark and Mitchell will be joined in the backcourt by the Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers and Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles.

Joining Boston in the frontcourt are four-time league MVP A’Ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Natasha Howard of the Lynx, Jessica Shepard of the Wings, Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries.

Starters were selected by a mixture of fan, player and media votes. The fan vote ran from June 11-27 and counted for 50% and the media and player votes were 25% each.

Wilson and Stewart earned their eighth All-Star selections. It is the fourth for Mitchell and Boston and the third for Howard and Clark, who missed last year’s contest due to injury. Williams and Bueckers were honored for the second time while Miles and Shepard will make their All-Star debuts.

The league’s head coaches will vote for the All-Star reserves. The two head coaches for the All-Star Game will be determined by which two teams have the best records at the end of play on July 10.

–Field Level Media

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Charlie Woods unravels to miss cut by 6 at Pinehurst amateur

Charlie Woods watches his tee shot during the 109th Florida Amateur Championship at The Club at Admiral's Cove on June 11, 2026 in Jupiter, Florida.Charlie Woods watches his tee shot during the 109th Florida Amateur Championship at The Club at Admiral’s Cove on June 11, 2026 in Jupiter, Florida.

Charlie Woods finished poorly and missed the cut at this week’s North & South Men’s Amateur tournament at Pinehurst.

The son of golf legend Tiger Woods finished at 7-over-par through 36 holes at the North Carolina resort.

Woods, a rising senior at Florida’s The Benjamin School, was one shot below the projected cut line with four holes remaining in the second round Wednesday.

He finished with three bogeys and a triple bogey to fall six shots short of advancing to match play on Thursday. The top 31 players made the cut.

Woods, 17, has committed to play at Florida State as part of the 2027 recruiting class. He currently is No. 172 in the Rolex American Junior Golf Association rankings.

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Judge grants prosecutors access to Tiger Woods' medical records

Fans cheer as Tiger Woods makes his way to the 11th tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]Fans cheer as Tiger Woods makes his way to the 11th tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]

Prosecutors in Tiger Woods’ DUI case have been allowed to obtain hospital records connected to the golfer’s medical treatment following his rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla.

Court documents revealed that prosecutors and Woods’ defense team agreed to allow the State of Florida to request records from Clinic Martin South Hospital related to his hospitalization on March 27.

Per Golf Digest, the State Attorney’s office filed a notice of its intent to subpoena Woods’ medical history from the hospital, specifically seeking “any and all reports documenting statements of the patient regarding alcohol or chemical substances use” and “any and all drug screen results.”

Martin County Judge Darren Steele signed the order on June 23, with the prosecutors and defense agreeing to limit the disclosures to only the State, their designated law enforcement officers and prosecution experts. The records must remain confidential and cannot be shared beyond those parties, per the order.

Woods’ attorney previously challenged a request from prosecutors to subpoena the golfer’s prescription drug records in April.

Woods, 50, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges following the two-vehicle crash.

Following the arrest, the 15-time major champion announced that he was stepping away from golf to seek treatment.

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Alex Ovechkin: 'I'm back' on one-year deal with Capitals

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) wrists a shot on goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn ImagesWashington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) wrists a shot on goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images

Alex Ovechkin passed on retirement to return to the Washington Capitals on a one-year deal.

The Capitals announced the agreement for next season with the 40-year-old is worth $4.25 million, keeping the NHL’s all-time leader in goals in Washington and out of the rocking chair.

“I’m back,” Ovechkin said in the team-issued statement Thursday. “Thank you to everyone for giving me and my family the time to make this decision. I’m healthy. I love playing hockey and competing to win. I’m excited to come back and join my teammates so we can fight for a playoff spot and have a chance to win. See you in September, DC!”

Ovechkin can tack on $4.75 million in the form of a bonus by playing only 10 games, the team said. His base salary is $1 million with a signing bonus of $3.25 million.

Ovechkin completed a five-year, $47.5 million deal when the 2025-26 season ended. He said at his exit interview he expected to play hockey again, but wasn’t committed to signing another contract until Thursday.

He turns 41 before the start of the upcoming season.

With Wayne Gretzky in attendance, Ovechkin surpassed the Hall of Fame member when he broke his NHL goal record with career goal No. 895 in a game against the New York Islanders on April 6, 2025. Ovechkin has upped his goal total to 929 after scoring a team-leading 32 times this past season.

Ovechkin is 10th all-time in NHL history in total points (1,687).

He has won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy for leading the NHL in goals a league-record nine times since being selected by Washington with the top overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft.

Ovechkin guided the Capitals to a Stanley Cup title in 2018 and is a three-time Hart Trophy recipient as the NHL MVP.

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