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Reports: Bills, G O’Cyrus Torrence agree to extension
The Bills and O'Cyrus Torrence have agreed on a four-year, $78.4 million extension that keeps the right guard in Buffalo through 2030, ESPN reported Friday, citing Torrence's agents.,The deal reportedly includes $46 million in guaranteed money and makes him the league's seventh-highest-paid guard, p...
Giants feature different look heading into home series vs. Tigers
San Francisco Giants fans will get their first look at a roster overhauled at the trade deadline when the Detroit Tigers visit for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Two teams that dealt front-line pitchers this month will begin the interleague set with questions about their rotation. ,The ...
Robbie Ray to make debut for Padres against Astros
If you can't beat them, trade for them.,After watching San Francisco Giants left-hander Robbie Ray shut them down in a 4-1 win on July 30, the San Diego Padres dealt for him a few hours before the Monday trade deadline to beef up a weak starting rotation.,Ray will pitch his first game for the Padres...
Rays' Ben Williamson ailing ahead of series opener vs. Mariners
This was supposed to be the weekend Ben Williamson got a chance to show the Seattle Mariners they made a mistake when they traded him last offseason.,Instead, it appears the Tampa Bay Rays' infielder could be headed to the injured list.,Williamson exited Tampa Bay's 4-0 victory Wednesday at Colorado...
Dodgers, D-backs square off in suddenly key NL West showdown
The star-studded, payroll-guzzling Los Angeles Dodgers have hit a speed bump.,Even the trade-deadline addition of two-time Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal could not stop a losing streak that has reached six games as the Dodgers open a three-game series against the surging Arizona Diamondbacks in ...
Orioles out to regroup in series opener vs. Rangers
A series with wild-card implications will take place this weekend in Arlington, Texas, when the Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.,The Rangers were idle on Thursday, one day after posting a 6-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. ,It was the second s...
Kevin Gausman likely to make Cubs debut vs. Royals
It's been a rough season for Kevin Gausman, but his experience -- especially in the playoffs -- is a key factor in the Chicago Cubs trading for him this week. ,The veteran right-hander reportedly will make his Cubs debut when the team tries for a fifth straight victory Friday night against the host ...
Brewers sailing through season; Twins still afloat in AL playoff chase
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to improve on their MLB-best record when they welcome the Minnesota Twins for a three-game series that starts Friday night.,The Brewers (72-43) have won three straight games and five of their past seven, scoring a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday af...
Last-place Angels eager to turn around fortunes in matchup vs. Marlins
The Los Angeles Angels, who have the worst record in the majors, are on the fast track toward their 11th consecutive losing season.,Los Angeles will look for a spark on Friday night when it turns to right-hander George Klassen (0-1, 11.57 ERA) in the opener of a three-game series against the host Mi...
Fresh off rally, 'exhausted' Red Sox put 8-game win streak on line vs. A's
There is no rest for the weary in the middle of a major league season.,After refusing to lose an incredible 13-inning game en route to a sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox will be back at it on Friday night, hosting the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series. ,On Thursday, Ca...
Guardians, White Sox limp into crucial AL Central series
The first series after the trade deadline did not go the way either the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians would have liked.,The White Sox and Guardians each will look to bounce back from discouraging sweeps Friday night, when Chicago hosts Cleveland in the opener of a pivotal three-game serie...
Max Fried, Yankees take aim at surging Braves
New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried is rounding into form following a two-month layoff due to an elbow injury, but he has been backed by a lineup struggling to consistently generate offense.,On Friday night, the host Yankees hope their offense can do just enough under Fried to prevent the Atlanta...
Reds hope to get by with bullpen game vs. skidding Nationals
The Cincinnati Reds' pitching staff is in rough shape as the team heads to Washington to take on the Nationals in a three-game series starting Friday.,Hunter Greene was scheduled to start on Thursday, but a day earlier he landed on the 15-day injured list due to soreness in his surgically repaired r...
Pirates' postseason push in need of reset against Mets
It's make-or-break time for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they return home on Friday to open a three-game series against the New York Mets.,The Pirates bolstered their bullpen at the trade deadline in the hopes of making a playoff push, but they lost their third consecutive game on Thursday and dropped ...
Surging Phillies send Zack Wheeler to face road-weary Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will play three road games in three days in three cities this week, capped by the opener of a series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Toronto wrapped up a series victory in Houston on Wednesday, posting a 5-4, 10-inning win over the Astros before flying to Chicago f...
White Sox C Joey Bart sustains hand fracture on HBP
Joey Bart sustained a left hand fracture in his third game with his new team, the Chicago White Sox.,The catcher left Chicago's Thursday road game against the Boston Red Sox after he was hit by a 97.7 mph pitch from Erik Miller on the hand in the seventh inning. Soon after, the White Sox announced B...
Fred Richard in first after Day 1 at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Despite a pair of score reductions, Fred Richard holds the men's all-around lead at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the first half of the competition was held on Thursday in Phoenix.,Richard, a 22-year-old from the University of Michigan, owns a score of 84.326 points through six routines. D...
Report: Kawhi Leonard had sponsorship deal with video board company
Under investigation into allegations of impermissible payments to skirt salary-cap rules, Kawhi Leonard also had an undisclosed multi-million-dollar deal with Daktronics, the company that designed the video board at the Los Angeles Clippers' home arena, the podcast "Pablo Torre Finds Out" reported o...
MLB roundup: Red Sox rally 5 times, prevail in 13th to extend streak
Caleb Durbin's RBI single up the middle in the 13th inning lifted Boston to a wild 12-11 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday, the Red Sox's eighth consecutive victory.,After Wilyer Abreu was intentionally walked with one out, Durbin (3-for-6) plated automatic runner Nick Sogard from ...
Padres split with D-backs, gain ground in NL wild-card race
Jackson Merrill and Ty France combined for four hits and a pair of RBIs and the San Diego Padres earned a key four-game series split with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday in Phoenix. ,Luis Rengifo had three hits, Fernando Tatis doubled and scored twice and the San Diego bullpe...