Lynx guard/forward Karlie Samuelson underwent a surgical procedure on her left foot performed by Mayo Clinic foot and ankle specialist, Dr. Norman Turner III, the team announced Friday.

Samuelson, who left the court in a wheelchair Sunday, will begin rehabilitation following six to eight weeks of immobilization in preparation for her return to the court.

While a definitive timetable has not been set, she is expected to miss the remainder of the season.

MILB

Cubs, rain team up to foil Saints’ hard-hitting effort

The Saints rapped out 11 hits, but were doomed by a 7-run fifth inning from visiting Iowa and a sudden thunderstorm in the eighth to lose 8-7 in a rain-shortened game at CHS Field.

Edouard Julien got St. Paul on the board with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first and held a 3-2 lead before the I-Cubs outburst in the fifth.

The Saints attempted to climb back into the game, but were foiled as a sudden outburst from the sky above cut the game short.

St. Paul fell to 8-8 with the loss, with Iowa improving to 7-9. The two teams will continue to do battle through the weekend.

NFL

Bears, GM Poles agree to extension through 2029

The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Poles have agreed to a contract extension through the 2029 season.

The Bears are coming off a last-place finish in the NFC North. They are 15-36 in three years under Poles and have two double-digit losing streaks during his tenure.

Cycling

Pogacar reclaims Tour de France yellow jersey

Less than a week after the Tour de France began, world champion Tadej Pogacar secured a second stage win at the top of a challenging climb and reclaimed the yellow jersey.

Pogacar launched his winning sprint some 200 meters from the finish and Jonas Vingegaard jumped on his wheel but was unable to overtake his rival. Oscar Onley finished third.

NHL

Avalanche sign Manson to new 2-year contract

Josh Manson has signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche after missing nearly half the regular season with injuries. Terms were not released.

Manson has 39 goals and 131 assists in in 626 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and Avalanche, and seven goals and 14 assists in 65 playoff games.

tennis

Williams returning to competition at DC Open

Venus Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play singles at this month’s DC Open.

It would be the seven-time Grand Slam champion’s first tournament in more than a year. Williams turned 45 in June.

She is listed as “inactive” on the WTA Tour’s website.

Williams hasn’t competed in an official match since the Miami Open in 2024.

GoLF

Gotterup leads Scottish Open after 9-under 61

Chris Gotterup tied the course record with a 9-under 61 and wound up with a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Open.

Gotterup rolled in three long putts and was long as ever off the tee, seizing on a spectacular day of sunshine and very little wind in the morning at The Renaissance Club.

Harry Hall (64) was two shots behind, and a refreshed Ludvig Aberg (65) led a group that was three shots back.

Amateur star Woad in contention at Evian

Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is living up to her pre-tournament billing and in contention at the Evian Championship.

Woad shot 2-under 69 to move onto 5-under par after the second round of the fourth major of the year in women’s golf.

Woad was in a tie for 12th place and five shots off the lead held by Somi Lee of South Korea.

Gophers gymnastics

Scherwinski hired as assistant coach

Gophers gymnatics head coach Jenny Hansen has announced that Sam Scherwinski has been hired as an assistant coach.

He comes to Minnesota after spending the 2025 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska.

In his season with the Huskers, Scherwinski helped Nebraska to their third-straight appearance in the second round of the NCAA Championships.

He served as the lead coach on vault and floor. With his help, nineteen Nebraska athletes notched career highs.

soccer

Liverpool retires Jota’s number after his death

Liverpool has retired the No. 20 shirt worn by Diogo Jota following his death in a car crash last week.

The 28-year-old Jota died along with his brother Andre Silva, also a soccer player, near the northwestern city of Zamora, Spain.

Liverpool said his number would be retired across all levels, including the women’s team and academy.

In total, he played 182 games for Liverpool and scored 65 goals, while winning FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League titles.

Crystal Palace demoted from Europa League

UEFA demoted Crystal Palace from the second-tier Europa League tournament into the third-tier Conference League because of the English cup winner’s ownership ties to French club Lyon through American businessman John Textor.

Textor’s 43% minority stake in Palace — even though he had limited decision-making influence there — while he owned Lyon outright, conflicted with UEFA rules on multi-club ownership designed to protect the integrity of its competitions.

Briefly

NBA >> Nikola Ðurisic has signed with the Atlanta Hawks after playing last season in the NBA G League.

— From news reports