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Cardinals first-round pick Marvin Harrison Jr. signs contract
Arizona Cardinals first-round draft pick Marvin Harrison Jr. signed his four-year rookie contract on Thursday.,The team announced the signing but not the terms for the wide receiver, who was selected with the fourth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. Multiple reports said the full...

Brett Wisely caps comeback as Giants stun Pirates
Brett Wisely smacked a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth to cap a five-run inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a wild 7-6 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon. ,Pittsburgh was in the driver's seat in the rubber match of the three-game series when former G...

Report: NBA closes investigation into Thunder's Josh Giddey
The NBA has closed its investigation into Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an underage girl, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Newport Beach (Calif.) police announced on Jan. 18 that they would not pursue charges after the department was "unable to corr...

Luis Gil in command, Yankees shut out Mariners
Rookie Luis Gil pitched 6 1/3 outstanding innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, leading the New York Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon for a split of a four-game series.,Gil (6-1) only allowed an infield single to Seattle shortst...

Cavs' Next Coach Odds: James Borrego installed as favorite
The Cleveland Cavaliers have embarked on their search for the franchise's next coach after firing J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday.,The Cavs are coming off their first trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals in six years. However, Donovan Mitchell's future with the team remains a question, which could...

Eternal Fire lower boom on Liquid in grand final of CCT Global Finals
Eternal Fire recorded a 3-1 win over Team Liquid in the grand final of the Champion of Champions Tour Season 1 Global Finals on Thursday. ,Eternal Fire pocketed $250,000 after posting a 13-5 victory on Interno and 13-10 triumph on Anubis in the first two maps and a 16-14 win on Nuke in the fourth. L...

WBC championship game returns to Miami in 2026
Miami's loanDepot Park will play host to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for the second consecutive time when the tournament takes place again in 2026.,The Miami Marlins' home park was the scene of the 2023 WBC title game when Shohei Ohtani faced off against the United States' Mi...

Avalanche F Artturi Lehkonen to have shoulder surgery
Colorado Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen will have a shoulder procedure in the next week, general manager Chris MacFarland confirmed Thursday.,After scoring goals in all five games in a first-round series win against the Winnipeg Jets, Lehkonen managed only one goal in the six-game loss to the Da...

Louisville officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler disciplined
The police detective who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler as the World No. 1 attempted to enter Valhalla Golf Club last Friday went through "corrective action" because his body-worn camera was turned off, chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department said Thursday....

Athletics place OF Esteury Ruiz (wrist) on injured list
The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a strained left wrist.,Ruiz, 25, is batting .200 with two homers, eight RBIs and five stolen bases in 29 games this season.,He led the American League with 67 steals in 2023, batting .254 with 47 RBIs in 13...

Stars' Roope Hintz (upper body) out for Game 1 vs. Oilers
Dallas Stars top-line center Roope Hintz has been ruled out for Thursday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the visiting Edmonton Oilers. ,The contest will be the third in a row missed by Hintz, who is nursing an upper-body injury sustained in Game 4 of the team's conference semifinal...

Orioles place LHP John Means (forearm strain) on IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed left-hander John Means on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left forearm strain.,Means, 31, exited Wednesday's start against the St. Louis Cardinals due to discomfort after three scoreless innings.,He is 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA through four starts this season, striking...

Giants coach on QB Daniel Jones: 'He's making progress'
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll said Thursday that he is encouraged by what he has seen from Daniel Jones as the quarterback works his way back from a torn ACL.,Daboll, however, noted that they plan to take it slow with Jones, who has participated in 7-on-7 drills and individual assignments this ...

Steelers add RB La'Mical Perine on 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed running back La'Mical Perine to a one-year contract on Thursday.,The team did not disclose financial terms.,Perine, 26, spent two seasons with the New York Jets, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He went on to join the Chiefs practice squad an...

Eagles sign WR John Ross to 1-year deal
The Philadelphia Eagles signed former first-round pick John Ross to a one-year deal Thursday as the wide receiver attempts to make an NFL comeback.,Perhaps best known for being selected one pick ahead of Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft, Ross took part in a tryout for the Eagles at a rookie min...

Red Bulls sign D John Tolkin to new contract
The New York Red Bulls signed All-Star defender John Tolkin to a new four-year contract through 2027.,The deal announced Thursday includes an option for 2028 for the 21-year-old homegrown player.,Tolkin has started 11 of his 12 MLS matches this season. He has five goals and 11 assists in 98 matches ...

ESL reveals 16 teams competing at $250K IEM Dallas
The 100th Intel Extreme Masters event will feature 16 teams competing for a $250,000 prize pool beginning Monday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.,The event is part of DreamHack Dallas, with elite Counter-Strike 2 teams from around the world also competing for key points towar...

Rangers place RHP Jon Gray (groin) on injured list
The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Jon Gray on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a right groin strain.,Gray, 32, left Tuesday's start at Philadelphia with the injury. He is 2-2 with a 2.21 ERA in 11 games (10 starts).,Gray is 71-66 with a 4.34 ERA in 216 career games (214 starts) with the C...

Report: Carlos Sainz no longer in running for Mercedes seat
Outgoing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz reportedly is no longer under consideration to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.,Sainz is seeking clarity on his next move in the coming weeks, but Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff continues to evaluate the performance of rising junior driver Andrea K...

Devils tab Sheldon Keefe as head coach
The New Jersey Devils made the hiring of Sheldon Keefe as their next head coach official on Thursday.,Keefe landed on the radar of the Devils once he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff se...