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Paul Skenes throws 6 shutout innings as Pirates blank Reds
Paul Skenes threw six shutout innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-0 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening.,Skenes (8-2) limited the Reds to two hits in the 17th start of his rookie season. The right-hander struck out nine and w...

Reports: Chiefs make Creed Humphrey highest-paid center in NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs and center Creed Humphrey agreed on a four-year, $72 million extension that includes $50 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid player at his position in the NFL, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Humphrey has started every game for the Chiefs since they selected hi...

Blue Bombers hope to keep momentum going vs. Tiger-Cats
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers still have a losing record and are tied for third in the CFL's West Division but suddenly have a clearer path to the postseason than they've had for weeks.,The Blue Bombers swept consecutive games against the B.C. Lions, brightening their outlook for the remainder of the se...

49er re-sign veteran TE Logan Thomas
The San Francisco 49ers re-signed Logan Thomas on Thursday to a one-year contract, nearly two weeks after releasing the veteran tight end.,In a corresponding move, the 49ers waived safety Tayler Hawkins with an injury settlement.,Thomas, 33, had signed a one-year deal with San Francisco in June afte...

Falcons, Complexity, Virtus.pro advance at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown
Team Falcons, Complexity Gaming and Virtus.pro earned 2-0 sweeps in their first matches of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown on Thursday.,Team Falcons got by M80, Complexity eliminated Metizport and Virtus.pro did the same to Zero Tenacity to advance to the quarterfinals.,The $135,000 Counter-Strike:...

Hoping managerial change begins turnaround, Mariners face Giants
When the Mariners last played in Seattle, they were wrapping up a three-game sweep of the New York Mets in which they outscored the visitors 22-1. That left the Mariners tied atop the American League West with the Houston Astros.,A disastrous 1-8 trip against the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates a...

Lynx look to get better of Aces once again this season
Does the WNBA have a new favorite on the rise in the West?, ,The Las Vegas Aces may be the two-time defending champions, but the Minnesota Lynx have gotten the better of them in each of their past two meetings. Now the Aces have been dealt double-digit losses in two of their past three games while t...

Keegan Bradley leads BMW Championship at weather delay
Keegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead before a dangerous weather delay interrupted the end of the action Thursday in Castle Rock, Colo.,The weather delay kicked in at 3:33 p.m. local time with just eight players left on the c...

Sinking Mariners fire manager Scott Servais, replace with Dan Wilson
The Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday and replaced him with Dan Wilson, the team's starting catcher in the 1990s.,Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said in a news release that Servais and hitting coach Jarret DeHart have been let go, effective immediately....

LLWS roundup: Venezuela gets revenge on Japan
Beiker Zarraga and Luis Yepez hit back-to-back RBI triples and Venezuela held off Japan 3-2 on Thursday to reach the International championship game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,After Japan defeated Venezuela 2-1 on Monday, the teams met again in the elimination bracket, wh...

Francis Ngannou disputes Dana White, says Jon Jones didn't want to fight
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said Jon Jones was the one who didn't want to fight while both were part of the UFC, contradicting UFC CEO Dana White's version of events.,"That's the new narrative since he needs to say something either way," Ngannou said Thursday during a news confer...

A's shut down Rays to salvage four-game split
Osvaldo Bido allowed just two hits in five innings, Darell Hernaiz contributed to a two-run second with the first of his two doubles and the Oakland Athletics split their four-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 victory Thursday afternoon.,Lawrence Butler collected two hits, a run...

Broncos QB Bo Nix continues climb up OROY favorites
It took Bo Nix only two preseason games to convince head coach Sean Payton to entrust the rookie quarterback with the keys to the Denver Broncos offense to begin the regular season.,With Payton's announcement that Nix will start at Seattle on Sept. 8, the odds of the former Oregon signal-caller winn...

Rams QB Matthew Stafford has full practice with cut left thumb
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has dealt with a hamstring issue at training camp, had a full practice on Thursday with his left thumb bandaged.,"I cut it at my house, like a normal human being, and I protected it for a little bit," Stafford told reporters without further details ...

Angels, GM Perry Minasian agree to extension through 2026
The Los Angeles Angels and general manager Perry Minasian reached an agreement on a contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced Thursday.,Minasian is nearing the end of his initial four-year deal with the team, signed in November 2020.,The Angels entered Thursday tied with the Oak...

Reds sign veteran 1B Dominic Smith
The Cincinnati Reds signed first baseman Dominic Smith to a major league contract on Thursday.,In other moves Thursday, the Reds placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, and designated right-hander Brooks Kriske for assignment.,Smith was released by the Bost...

Riding late-season charge, D-backs begin 3-game series vs. Red Sox
Since the beginning of July, no major league team has been playing better than the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox., ,Arizona, which reached the World Series as a wild-card team las...

Miles Mikolas helps Cardinals blank Brewers
Miles Mikolas and three relievers combined on a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Mikolas allowed two hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one.,Andrew Kittredge (2-4), JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley pitched an innin...

Miguel Amaya, Cubs overwhelm Tigers
Miguel Amaya went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs to lead the host Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,It was the first grand slam of Amaya's two-year career and his sixth home run of the season. Dansby S...

Steelers QBs Russell Wilson, Justin Fields still fighting for starting spot
Russell Wilson and Justin Fields get one final dress rehearsal Saturday at Detroit to make a case to be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ,Head coach Mike Tomlin suggested Wilson was in "pole position" entering training camp, but a calf injury limited his participation and opened...