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Report: Tension between Micah Parsons, Cowboys intensifying over contract
Star pass rusher Micah Parsons is considering requesting a trade from the Dallas Cowboys or even "severing his relationship with the team" over his prolonged contract standoff, The Athletic reported Friday.,Parsons, 26, is at training camp with the team but not taking part in on-field activities. He...
Report: Johnny Juzang reaches 1-year deal with Timberwolves
Free-agent guard Johnny Juzang has agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported Friday.,Juzang, 24, averaged 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 64 games (18 starts) last season with the Utah Jazz.,He averaged 7.9 points, 2.5 boards and 1.0 assist in 102 caree...
Valkyries F Monique Billings (ankle) out at least 3 weeks
Golden State Valkyries forward Monique Billings will be re-evaluated in three weeks as she recovers from a sprained left ankle, the team announced Friday.,Billings, 29, is averaging 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in 21 games (eight starts) in the team's debut campaign.,She has career averages of 6.3 po...
Real Salt Lake acquire Brazilian striker Rwan Cruz
Real Salt Lake acquired striker Rwan Cruz on loan Friday from Brazilian Serie A squad Botafogo.,The 24-year-old Brazilian will occupy a designated player spot and the loan runs through June 2026.,"We are elated to welcome Rwan to our club, and have been working on this move for some time," RSL chief...
Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (hand) misses practice
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield sat out practice on Friday while dealing with a contusion on his throwing hand.,Mayfield is considered day-to-day by the team.,Per the Tampa Bay Times, Mayfield hit his banged-up right hand on a shoulder pad during his follow through at practice on Thu...
MLB All-Star Game awarded to Cubs in 2027
The Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field will host the 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday.,Manfred made his announcement at Wrigley Field with Cubs executive chairman Tom Ricketts, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Hall of Fame membe...
Ex-Nike CEO John Donahoe named AD at Stanford
Former Nike CEO John Donahoe will take over as the athletic director at Stanford, where he earned his graduate degree.,His first day on the job will be Sept. 8.,Donahoe, 65, comes to the position with decades of management experience. He was the CEO of Nike from 2020-24 and served on its board of di...
Former Finals MVP Emma Meesseman to make Liberty debut vs. Sun
Forward Emma Meesseman signed a contract with the New York Liberty on Friday morning, the team announced.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Meesseman, who will debut Friday night as the Liberty (17-9) bid to snap a season-worst three-game skid against the Connecticut Sun (4-21) in Uncasville,...
Report: Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (hand) to miss practice
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield will sit out practice on Friday while dealing with a contusion on his throwing hand, multiple media outlets reported.,Mayfield is considered day-to-day by the team.,Per the Tampa Bay Times, Mayfield sustained the injury during practice on Thursday afte...
D-backs, A's aim to regroup ahead of series opener
Merrill Kelly was slated to start Friday's game for the Arizona Diamondbacks.,Instead, he will get to know his new teammates with the Texas Rangers.,The Diamondbacks and Athletics both were hit with big departures at Thursday's trade deadline. The squads will have to regroup on Friday night for the ...
M's Eugenio Suarez bids to keep 'good vibes' going vs. Rangers
Good vibes, indeed.,Thursday started with the Seattle Mariners reuniting with Eugenio Suarez shortly after midnight on a plane at Sacramento (Calif.) International Airport and concluded that night with a 6-0 victory against the visiting Texas Rangers.,The teams entered Thursday tied for both second ...
Skidding Sky seek to tighten up defensively vs. Valkyries
Mired in a season-long six-game losing streak, the Chicago Sky return home Friday to take on the Golden State Valkyries.,The Sky (7-19) lost Ariel Atkins to a leg injury at the start of the losing streak and received just seven games out of Courtney Vandersloot before she was lost for the season wit...
With new additions, Padres seek to subdue Cardinals
If the San Diego Padres are contending, it's a given that general manager A.J. Preller is going for it.,After making five trades on Thursday, Preller showed he is swinging for the fences to bring the franchise its first World Series title. The acquisition of Mason Miller, J.P. Sears, Freddy Fermin, ...
After uneventful deadline, Dodgers visit slumping Rays
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look relatively unchanged when they begin a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,While many expected Los Angeles to be active ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, the team instead made a series of minor moves to try to improve their roste...
White Sox aim to match 2024 win total in series opener at Angels
The Chicago White Sox head into Game 110 of the season on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., with an opportunity to match their win total for the entire 2024 campaign.,Of course, Chicago's 41-121 finish last season featured the most losses in modern major league history. The White Sox finished an eye-...
Pirates and Rockies, both with a new look, open series looking to future
The Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates were expected to be sellers before Thursday's trade deadline, and the New York Yankees helped fulfill those expectations.,Colorado dealt three of its veterans -- two to New York -- ahead of the deadline, and Pittsburgh sent reliever David Bednar to the Yan...
Giants hope for revenge as they visit Mets
The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets will get a chance to put new players on display -- including two who simply will be trading dugouts -- when the rivals open a three-game series in New York on Friday night.,The teams will meet for the fourth, fifth and sixth times over a 10-day span that be...
New-look Yankees set sights on slowing down Marlins
The New York Yankees, who highlighted a busy trade-deadline day by acquiring two-time All-Star closer David Bednar, will start a three-game series at the Miami Marlins on Friday night.,With superstar Aaron Judge on the injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow, the headline for the Yank...
Jose Altuve aims to stay hot as Astros open road trip vs. Red Sox
The Astros will kick off a nine-game road trip when they face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, and few American League hitters are coming off a better month than Houston's Jose Altuve., ,Altuve collected four hits, including a three-run home run, to help Houston defeat Washington 9-1 on Wednesday. He h...
Following stunning fire sale, rebuilding Twins visit Guardians
The Minnesota Twins begin a three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Who they have in uniform remains to be seen after trading 10 of the 26 players on their roster over the past two days.,Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.82 ERA) will start against Guardians right-hander Gavi...