fieldlevelmedia Page 3479 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reports: Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa agree to $212.4M deal
The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa agreed to a four-year, $212.4 million extension, multiple outlets reported Friday.,ESPN reported that Tagovailoa's new contract includes $167 million guaranteed and is the largest in Dolphins history. The $53.1 million average annual salary is the hi...
Warner Bros. sues NBA over media rights deal
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against the NBA in New York Supreme Court on Friday after losing media rights to Amazon.,Warner Bros. Discovery, TNT's parent company, alleges that the league breached its contract by declining WBD's offer for a new media rights deal and instead signing with Am...
Rays activate 1B Yandy Diaz from restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated first baseman Yandy Diaz from the restricted list on Friday afternoon.,It was not immediately known if Diaz will be in the lineup for the Rays' game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Diaz missed the team's recent seven-game road trip du...
Bubba Watson falters, Jon Rahm feasts on birdies to lead LIV UK
Jon Rahm rode eight birdies to the top of the leaderboard at 8 under at LIV United Kingdom on Friday, surging to the front of the pack after Bubba Watson tumbled through consecutive par-4s in 12 shots.,Rahm, starting on the par-4 second, birdied his opener and ended with another on No. 1 in a round ...
Patrick Mahomes on Raiders' puppet video: 'It'll get handled'
Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn't put much stock in the Las Vegas Raiders' recent attempt at humor.,The Raiders caused a stir on social media Thursday after video emerged of rookie safety Trey Taylor carrying a Kermit the Frog puppet. The Muppets character was sporting a Mah...
Inter Miami extend M Robert Taylor through 2026
Inter Miami CF extended midfielder Robert Taylor's contract through the 2026 season with an option for 2027, the club announced Friday.,Taylor has four goals and four assists through 22 MLS matches (18 starts) this season for the current Supporters' Shield leaders.,"Robert has been an outstanding co...
DL Isaiah Buggs convicted of animal cruelty charges, is appealing
Defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs is appealing his conviction on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges, AL.com reported Friday.,Buggs, a former Alabama standout who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on June 24, was convicted July 19. Judge Joanne Jannik of the Tuscaloosa County District Court sentenc...
Steelers QB Russell Wilson (calf) held out of practice again
The Pittsburgh Steelers exercised caution with quarterback Russell Wilson on Friday, holding him out of practice for a second straight day as he nurses a slight calf injury.,Wilson told reporters at training camp in Latrobe, Pa., that he "tweaked" his calf during a sled-push drill earlier this week....
Jackets' Patrik Laine cleared to return from player assistance program
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday.,Laine entered the program on Jan. 28 after he experienced a setback in his recovery from a broken clavicle, an injury he sustained in a game on Dec. 14 against the Toronto Maple ...
Phillies acquire OF Austin Hays from Orioles
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday for right-hander Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache.,Hays, 29, batted .255 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 63 games this season. ,He was the starting center fielder for the American League...
Gotham FC sign youngest player, 13, in NWSL history
Thirteen-year-old McKenna Whitham signed a professional contract with the NJ/NY Gotham FC on Friday, making her the youngest player in NWSL history.,Whitham, who turns 14 on Saturday, reportedly signed a guaranteed contract that becomes effective Jan. 1, 2025, and runs through 2028. She also signed ...
Red Sox acquire LHP James Paxton from Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox welcomed back a familiar face on Friday by acquiring left-hander James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Red Sox sent minor league infielder Moises Bolivar to the Dodgers to complete the deal. Boston also transferred right-hander Bryan Mata to the 60-day injured list to mak...
Team USA's Kevin Durant downplays Joel Embiid comments on LeBron James
Team USA teammates Joel Embiid and LeBron James are two of the certain three starters in Paris, but head coach Steve Kerr might need to play another role -- mediator -- after Embiid critiqued the team's elder statesman for diminishing skills.,Embiid told New York Times Magazine that LeBron today "is...
Georgia WR Rodarius 'Rara' Thomas arrested on family violence charges
Georgia wide receiver Rodarius "Rara" Thomas was arrested early Friday on a felony charge of cruelty to children-family violence and two misdemeanor counts of battery-family violence.,According to records from the Athens-Clarke County Jail in Athens, Ga., Thomas was booked at 3:20 a.m. No bond was ...
Top candidates to replace Corey LaJoie at Spire Motorsports
Corey LaJoie's announcement that he will not return to Spire Motorsports in 2025 created a coveted open seat, especially with the team's flagship No. 7 car improving while led by a legendary crew chief in Rodney Childers.,Here are the top candidates to replace LaJoie in Spire's flagship car:,JUSTIN ...
Twins reinstate INF Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins returned infielder Royce Lewis from his rehab assignment on Friday and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list.,Lewis, 25, missed the Twins' last 16 games with a right adductor strain. He went 1-for-6 with a double in two games this week with Triple-A St. Paul.,Lewis is batti...
Diana Taurasi, 42, still driving force for Team USA
LILLE, France -- Five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi is eager to take the court at the Paris Games, and insists her love of basketball is more important than winning medals.,The 42-year-old American knows that every Olympics is different and her experience at her sixth appearance has taught her to...
Patriots S Jabrill Peppers signs contract extension
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers signed a contract extension, coach Jerod Mayo confirmed on Friday morning.,"I can confirm it. I'm the head coach. I can confirm it," Mayo said. "... I am very happy for Peppers and for his family and also for our team and the organization. He really embodi...
Bucs sign former UFL TE Sal Cannella
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former UFL tight end Sal Cannella on Friday. ,Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Cannella, 27, most recently played with the Arlington Renegades of the UFL, winning an XFL championship with the team in 2023. This past season, he had 53 receptions for 496 yards and ...
Simone Biles submits original skill for Olympics uneven bars
PARIS -- Simone Biles submitted an original skill on uneven bars ahead of the Paris Olympics, which would become the American's sixth signature move and first on bars if she can successfully complete it.,The new skill is a clear hip circle forward with 1.5 turns to handstand, a variation of an eleme...