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Surgery an option for Red Sox LF Masataka Yoshida
Boston Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida might require surgery on his injured left thumb, manager Alex Cora said Thursday....

Julio Urias pleads no contest to domestic battery
Former Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charges that stemmed from an incident in September, per Los Angeles Superior Court records....

Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play in U.S. Open
Tiger Woods accepted a special exemption to play in the U.S. Open, the United States Golf Association announced on Thursday.,Woods, who won the U.S. Open in 2000, 2002 and 2008, will be making his 23rd overall appearance at the tournament when it begins on June 13 at Pinehurst, N.C.,"The story of th...

Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play in U.S. Open
Tiger Woods accepted a special exemption to play in the U.S. Open, the United States Golf Association announced on Thursday....

Giants sign veteran defensive back David Long Jr.
The New York Giants on Wednesday signed free agent defensive back David Long Jr., who played for three NFL teams and started for two in 2023.,Long, 26, has played primarily cornerback, starting 12 of 66 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Rams (2019-22), Las Vegas Raiders (2023), Carolina Panth...

Weekend preview: Kansas Speedway
After calling his shot and winning last Sunday's Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin couldn't ask for a better place for an encore than Kansas Speedway.,Hamlin is the defending winner of the AdventHealth 400 (3 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)....

Weekend preview: Kansas Speedway
After calling his shot and winning last Sunday's Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin couldn't ask for a better place for an encore than Kansas Speedway....

Mike 'Fluff' Cowan leaving Jim Furyk's bag for PGA Tour return
Caddie Mike "Fluff" Cowan and Jim Furyk have parted ways amicably after 25 years together.,Cowan, who was on the bag for Tiger Woods in the late 1990s, is returning to the PGA Tour.,Cowan is working with Taiwanese pro C.T. Pan at this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas.,"It's hard to part...

Mike 'Fluff' Cowan leaving Jim Furyk's bag for PGA Tour return
Caddie Mike "Fluff" Cowan and Jim Furyk have parted ways amicably after 25 years together....

Longtime broadcaster Peter Oosterhuis, 20-time tournament winner, dies at 75
Peter Oosterhuis, whose voice became synonymous with the finishing holes at The Masters, died on Thursday, one day shy of his 76th birthday. ,A force in Ryder Cup play and two-time runner-up at The Open Championship, Oosterhuis was more recently a broadcasting mainstay in CBS' coverage of The Master...

Bucks' Damian Lillard upgraded to questionable for Game 6
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for Thursday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,Lillard sat out the last two games with a right Achilles injury for the Bucks, who trail 3-2 in the...

Longtime broadcaster Peter Oosterhuis, 20-time tournament winner, dies at 75
Peter Oosterhuis, whose voice became synonymous with the finishing holes at The Masters, died on Thursday, one day shy of his 76th birthday....

Bucks' Damian Lillard upgraded to questionable for Game 6
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for Thursday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis....

Villanova G TJ Bamba transferring to Oregon
Former Washington State and Villanova guard TJ Bamba is transferring to Oregon, The Athletic reported Thursday.,Bamba appeared to confirm his move to the Ducks by posting three duck emojis on X.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="art" dir="ltr">?????? <a href="https://t.co/Hz3gjahS2l">https:...

Former Xavier G Desmond Claude to join Southern Cal
Big East Most Improved Player Desmond Claude has committed to Southern California.,Claude, who played in 69 games (35 starts) in two seasons at Xavier, elected to join the Trojans under new head coach Eric Musselman after visiting their campus last weekend. ,"It honestly felt like a perfect fit from...

Bulls G Alex Caruso collects NBA's Hustle Award
Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso was named the winner of the NBA's 2023-24 Hustle Award on Thursday.,The award honors players who "make the effort plays that don't often appear in the traditional box score but impact winning on a nightly basis.",Caruso, 30, averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 ass...

Bulls G Alex Caruso collects NBA's Hustle Award
Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso was named the winner of the NBA's 2023-24 Hustle Award on Thursday....

Former Xavier G Desmond Claude to join Southern Cal
Big East Most Improved Player Desmond Claude has committed to Southern California....

Rookies provide optimism as Leafs go home for Game 6 with Bruins
When the Toronto Maple Leafs needed a big play or big saves in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, two rookies showed out to bring the proceedings back home.,Matthew Knies scored early in overtime and Joseph Woll made 27 saves in a 2-1 ...

Report: K Joey Slye reaches deal with Patriots
Kicker Joey Slye agreed to terms on a contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN reported Thursday.,Slye, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday, is expected to provide competition for Chad Ryland in New England.,Ryland, 24, made just 64 percent of his field-goal attempts (16 of 2...