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Alex Bowman announces retirement following 2027 racing season
NASCAR driver Alex Bowman said Thursday he will retire from full-time racing following the 2027 season.,Bowman signed a one-year extension to keep him in the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports prior to the announcement.,"I've spent a lot of time thinking about what's next, and this feels like...
Diamondbacks 2B Ketel Marte (back tightness) scratched vs. Cardinals
Arizona Diamondbacks standout second baseman Ketel Marte was scratched with back stiffness shortly before the start of Thursday's game against the host St. Louis Cardinals.,Marte has experienced recent back issues and served as the designated hitter on Monday and Tuesday against the Athletics. He st...
Shane Drohan takes ball for Brewers against visiting Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to continue their second-half surge behind rookie left-hander Shane Drohan when the Colorado Rockies visit on Friday to open a three-game series.,Drohan (5-3, 3.20 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4, 4.76), who'll make his second start since nee...
Texas QB Arch Manning wishes he could be 'under the radar'
The hype machine around Arch Manning never stopped last season and nobody knows that better than the Texas quarterback.,Entering his fourth college season, Manning has been giving outsiders a Heismanesque stiff-arm so he can focus on what he can control.,"My goal this offseason was just to stay pres...
Cameron Percy cruises into lead at ISPS Handa Senior Open
Australia's Cameron Percy posted a 7-under-par 63 on Thursday to secure the first-round lead of the ISPS Handa Senior Open in Perth, Scotland.,Percy earned birdies on six of the first 12 holes on his way to an eight-birdie, one-bogey tour of Gleneagles Golf Course. He claimed a one-shot lead in the ...
Shane Bieber shoves as Blue Jays salvage series finale against Rays
Shane Bieber pitched a strong seven innings Thursday afternoon and the host Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.,Bieber (2-1) allowed one run, three hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Louis Varland pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his 21st save as the Blue Jays sal...
Ravens waive rookie QB Diego Pavia
Ravens rookie quarterback Diego Pavia was waived on Thursday to clear a roster spot for Baltimore to sign veteran offensive lineman Ethan Pocic.,Undrafted out of Vanderbilt, Pavia was signed by the Ravens as a free agent in April with a three-year, $3.1 million contract.,Pavia, 24, led Vanderbilt to...
Panthers OLB Nic Scourton leaves practice, fears right ACL tear
Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Nic Scourton left the field on a cart after suffering a right knee injury on Thursday.,According to reports, Scourton was informed he suffered a torn ACL after imaging and tests performed not long after he was hurt. NFL Network reported Scourton is seeking a seco...
Lucas Herbert breaks course record in LIV United Kingdom first round
Fresh from a sixth-place finish at the Open Championship, Australia's Lucas Herbert fired an 11-under-par 61 on Thursday to take a three-shot lead after one round of LIV Golf United Kingdom in Rocester, England.,Herbert broke the JCB Golf and Country Club course record by one shot when he birdied No...
Twins score twice in 12th to slay Guardians
Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall delivered back-to-back RBI singles off Erik Sabrowski with two outs in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.,Larnach drove in automatic runner Ryan Jeffers and Keaschall plated Royce Lewis ...
Surging White Sox return to comfort of home to face Astros
A timely attack and solid bullpen have helped the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox match their season high at seven games over .500.,Chicago's bid to keep climbing continues Friday with a visit from the Houston Astros for a three-game series, but the White Sox prefer to take things ...
Slumping Giants, Angels meet with deadline questions looming
Two teams taking inventory as the trade deadline approaches go head-to-head Friday night when the San Francisco Giants host a three-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Angels.,The Angels have lost 13 of their last 18 and the Giants 12 of their last 19, falling a combined 33 games out of ...
Yankees seeking to rekindle offense against Phillies
The New York Yankees continue to search for answers offensively as they open a 10-game road trip with a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,The Yankees split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, although they scored in just two of their 18 innings that day. New Y...
Surging pitchers kick off series as Cubs visit Pirates
Matthew Boyd and Jared Jones both look to continue torrid stretches Friday when the visiting Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Boyd (6-1, 4.15 ERA) won his fourth straight start on Saturday after allowing just one solo homer and two other hits over six innings in ...
ATP Roundup: Top two seeds breeze into Estoril Open quarterfinals
The top two seeds at the Estoril Open faced little trouble on Thursday as Russia's Andrey Rublev and Italy's Luciano Darderi dropped a combined three games to advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 event in Portugal.,The top-seeded Rublev took down Kazakhstan's Timofey Skatov 6-1, 6-1. Rublev c...
Lauren Coughlin, Jenny Shin seize Scottish Open first-round lead
Lauren Coughlin and South Korea's Jenny Shin fired 6-under-par 66s on Thursday to share the Scottish Open first-round lead at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.,Coughlin, who won the Scottish Open in 2024, compiled eight birdies and two bogeys on a links course that didn't play like normal due t...
Lane Kiffin regrets making mess of Ole Miss exit
Lane Kiffin accepted his third SEC head-coaching job in 17 years when he agreed to leave Ole Miss for LSU at the end of the regular season in November. ,Eight months later, Kiffin admitted he would have done things differently if granted a redo. Kiffin said he would have hit the exit when Ole Miss a...
WTA roundup: Barbora Krejcikova cruises to quarterfinals in Prague
Second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova scored an easy straight set victory over Lucie Havlickova 6-4, 6-2 to cruise to the quarterfinals at the Prague Open in the Czech Republic on Thursday.,Krejcikova won the tournament in 2021 but has yet to return to the semifinals. On Thursday, she was able to put the...
Homer-happy Braves power past Padres in series finale
Four Braves hit home runs, and Chris Sale earned his 11th victory when Atlanta took a 6-5 win against the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon.,Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, Dominic Smith and Drake Baldwin each went deep for the Braves, who won the series 3-1. Atlanta is 5-2 since the ...
Raiders sign No. 1 overall pick QB Fernando Mendoza
The Las Vegas Raiders signed quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, on Thursday.,The Heisman Trophy winner's four-year rookie deal is worth a fully guaranteed $57.27 million and includes a fifth-year option.,Mendoza, 22, guided Indiana to its first national champ...