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Giants sign FB/TE Jakob Johnson
The New York Giants signed Jakob Johnson to a contract on Friday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for the versatile veteran, who plays both as a tight end and a fullback. ,Johnson, 29, appeared in 13 games (five starts) last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. ,A native of Stuttgart, Germany, Jo...

Charlotte FC transfer Brecht Dejaegere to Belgian club
Charlotte FC transferred Brecht Dejaegere to top-flight club KV Kortrijk in his native Belgium on Friday.,The 33-year-old midfielder had two goals and two assists in 29 matches (17 starts) with Charlotte from 2023-24.,"Brecht was a top pro and respected teammate who dedicated himself to the success ...

Rookie Drake Maye still in it, Pats QB competition 'not over'
Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye isn't out of the QB competition in New England, head coach Jerod Mayo said Friday.,"We have three more days of training camp practices and it's our job as coaches to evaluate. The competition isn't over," Mayo said on a video conference call. "It's definitely s...

Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg now cancer-free
Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg is cancer-free following treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.,The Hall of Famer provided the update Thursday on Instagram, seven months after announcing his diagnosis.,"Rang the Bell this morning!" Sandberg wrote. "WE did it, WE won! What a Dream Team, family, d...

USWNT reclaims No. 1 ranking after striking gold in Paris
The U.S. women's national team reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world soccer rankings Friday after striking gold at the Paris Olympics.,The Americans had dropped to fifth in the previous rankings released in June, their lowest point since FIFA began ranking women's teams in 2003. It had been 12 ...

OpTic wins opener at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
OpTic Gaming, whose players captured the Call of Duty League Championship last month, opened play in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup with a 3-1 win over OMiT Brooklyn on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The $1.8 million tournament began with 16 teams divided into ...

Caitlin Clark, Fever continue playoff push vs. Mercury
After nearly a month off, superstar rookie guard Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever return to action and continue their pursuit of a spot in the WNBA playoffs when they host the Phoenix Mercury on Friday.,The Fever (11-15) lost to the Dallas Wings 101-93 in their final game before the break for the...

Braves look to pad wild-card edge as they visit Angels
Having taken care of business in San Francisco, the Atlanta Braves will look to complete a winning trip when they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,With three wins in four games at San Francisco, the Braves built their lead to two games over t...

Guardians aim to extend win streak at Brewers' expense
August has been kind to Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez.,Gimenez is 16-for-48 (.333) through 13 games this month, and he will attempt to help Cleveland record its sixth straight win when the Guardians open a three-game set with the host Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cleveland ...

Mets hope matchup with Marlins sparks new surge
The New York Mets began turning around their season with a dramatic win over the Miami Marlins on June 13.,Two months later, the skidding Mets might need a similar jolt Friday night, when they host the Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,Left-hander Sean Manaea (8-5, 3.44 ERA) is slated to...

Cardinals take on Dodgers to begin daunting stretch
After playing one of their worst series of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals begin a grueling 22-game stretch against teams with winning records.,That grind begins Friday when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a three-game series at Busch Stadium.,The Cardinals will seek to rebound after s...

Twins rookie looks to repeat teammate's gem vs. Rangers
Simeon Woods Richardson has hit a roadblock in his bid for his fourth win of the season.,The Minnesota Twins rookie gets another opportunity when he takes the mound against the Texas Rangers on Friday in the second game of a four-game series night in Arlington, Texas.,Woods Richardson (3-3, 3.78 ERA...

Offense clicking as Phillies continue series with Nats
The Philadelphia Phillies are showing glimpses of the team that ran roughshod over their opponents during the first half of the season.,After erupting for 22 runs and 30 hits over their last two contests, the Phillies aim to continue their recent run of good fortune on Friday when they host the Wash...

Struggling to score, Mariners visit win-starved Pirates
When the Seattle Mariners ventured east to start a nine-game road trip, their offense must have stayed behind.,After scoring 26 runs in a four-game winning streak last week, the Mariners have put up just four combined in their past three games, all losses. They aim to turn things around when they vi...

With bats heating up, O's look to continue dominance vs. Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have been looking like significant offensive threats again and that should bode well for the American League East contenders., ,They meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Friday night., ,The Orioles won their second in a row by beating the Red Sox 5-1 in the series opener Thur...

Tigers try to keep streak going, facing Aaron Judge and Yankees
The New York Yankees' three-game series against Detroit will come with a twist., ,The first two games will be played in the Motor City, but they'll head to Williamsport, Pa., for the "MLB Little League Classic" on Sunday night.,The Yankees got a day off Thursday. After an embarrassing 12-2 loss to t...

MLB roundup: Phillies rookie hits for cycle
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth, crushed a solo homer in the seve...

Breanna Stewart powers Liberty to lopsided win vs. Sparks
Breanna Stewart scored 27 points to guide the New York Liberty to a 103-68 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.,New York has now topped Los Angeles in three straight meetings this season. The Liberty have also won eight in a row versus the Sparks since Aug. 2, 2022.,The Liberty came out...

Yulia Putintseva eliminates Coco Gauff in Cincinnati
Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. Gauff, who had won their three previous ma...

Zach Eflin remains unbeaten for O's with win over Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered and Zach Eflin continued his splendid work on the mound as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-1 to open a four-game series Thursday night.,Colton Cowser and Henderson each had two hits for the Orioles, who won their second game in a r...