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MLS transactions roundup: Inter Miami acquire Riquelme Fillipi
Inter Miami signed winger Riquelme Fillipi from Brazil's SE Palmeiras through the end of the 2029-30 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed on Wednesday by the Herons, who hold an option for the 2030-31 season.,Fillipi, 19, will occupy a U22 Initiative slot. The Brazilian recorded 30 goals and f...
Project B adds Russell Westbrook as co-founder
Russell Westbrook is going back to work, joining Project B on Wednesday as a co-founder and its new chief strategy officer.,The recently retired NBA superstar will help the upstart five-on-five women's basketball league launch in early 2027.,"At every step of my career, what was most valuable to me ...
Heat check: Shane Beamer, Luke Fickell, Lincoln Riley start 2026 season on thin ice
The college football season is underway and multiple coaches already feel warmth under their seats.,Job security often is in short supply in the current era, and being upset by a lesser school or getting routed by a bitter rival can send a coach from seemingly secure to images of moving vans.,Among ...
Raiders GM on Fernando Mendoza: 'His time is coming, but he's got to earn it'
Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza experienced both highs and lows during the preseason, and that's to be expected in the eyes of general manager John Spytek.,While Mendoza's results on the field are just starting to play out, Spytek said the top overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft...
Rangers agree to terms with F Eeli Tolvanen on 1-year deal
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with veteran forward Eeli Tolvanen on a one-year contract, the club announced Wednesday.,Terms were not disclosed but multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth $1.5 million.,Tolvanen, 27, recorded 36 points (12 goals, 24 assists) in 78 games last sea...
Depth, trophy case define Big Ten as college football's bullies in 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There was a time a half century ago when Ohio State and Michigan under the leadership of legendary coaches Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, respectively, left the rest of the Big Ten in their dust.,With that, the conference earned the derisive moniker the "Big Two and the Little Ei...
Red Bull's Isack Hadjar (wrist) to miss Italian GP
Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar will miss his second straight Formula 1 race as he continues to recover from a wrist injury.,The team confirmed Wednesday that Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson will again take the wheel at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend in Monza alongside teammate Max Verstappen.,Ha...
Homer-happy Cardinals look to test Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The latest reason for optimism from the Los Angeles Dodgers is that the final month of the regular season has arrived, although the expected sense of urgency that was supposed to go along with it has yet to develop.,The Dodgers (82-56) have struggled to score runs and put up consistent at-bats for t...
Royals send out surging Noah Cameron, try to even series with Marlins
As Kansas City's Noah Cameron continues his late-season success, the Royals are trying to play spoiler in the playoff race.,Aiming for their fourth straight victory in a start made by Cameron, the host Royals will look to even a three-game series with the wild-card-contending Miami Marlins on Wednes...
Report: 49ers' Nick Bosa, George Kittle to travel to Australia
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa will travel Wednesday to Australia for next week's season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, NFL Network reported.,The Week 1 contest in Melbourne takes place next Thursday night.,Kittle, 32, was activated from the physically ...
Royce Lewis, Twins 'feeling good' ahead of finale vs. Tigers
The Minnesota Twins suddenly look like a team poised to make a playoff push.,The Twins (67-72) moved within 3 1/2 games of the Cleveland Guardians for the final wild-card spot in the American League by hammering the Detroit Tigers 15-2 on Tuesday in Minneapolis.,After outscoring the Tigers 26-3 in t...
White Sox P Davis Martin returns to face Astros on quest for elusive 10th win
Right-hander Davis Martin is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday against the host Houston Astros in the third game of a four-game series. ,The teams split the first two games.,Martin (9-6, 4.32 ERA) last started for the White Sox on ...
Mets' Justin Hagenman to make season debut vs. hot-hitting Rays
Interim manager Andy Green is trying to figure out the last-place New York Mets after a troubling season.,For now, it seems he may have solved the closer role. ,With high-leverage reliever Kodai Senga in tow, the Mets (62-77) will try to secure a series victory when they face the Tampa Bay Rays (83-...
Cam Schlittler, Reid Detmers to duel it out as Yanks face Angels
Two of the hottest pitchers in the American League take the mound Wednesday when the New York Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,Right-hander Cam Schlittler (12-6, 2.09 ERA), considered by many the frontrunner for the AL Cy Young Awar...
Tiger Woods forfeits driver's license for five years in DUI plea deal
Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to willful, wanton and reckless driving and refusing to submit to a urine test in a brief hearing Wednesday at the Martin County Courthouse in Martin, Fla. ,Woods agreed to two concurrent five-year suspensions of his driver's license and was fined $1,000 in exchange fo...
Giants, Pirates look for strong pitching performances after slugfest
One pitcher seeking to repeat a winning effort and another attempting to end a losing streak will attempt to return things to normalcy when the San Francisco Giants and host Pittsburgh Pirates continue a three-game series Wednesday night.,San Francisco's Landen Roupp and fellow right-hander Jared Jo...
Guardians strive to distance themselves from Jays in AL wild-card race
The Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night will be out for a series win that would push the visiting Toronto Blue Jays further behind in the American League wild-card race.,The Guardians (70-68) defeated the Blue Jays (68-71) in the opener of the three-game series 6-1 on Tuesday.,The outcome shoved ...
Mariners swinging loud bats heading into finale vs. Red Sox
Hanging on the fringe of the American League playoff race, the Seattle Mariners will look for a series win when they meet the host Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,Seattle (65-74) has 17 runs on 25 hits in the first two games of the series, quickly brushing aside a previous four-game stretch d...
Clock ticking on Cubs in NL Central chase of sprinting Brewers
The clock is ticking and time is running short for the Chicago Cubs to overtake the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.,Chicago (78-61) enters Wednesday eight games back of the major league-best Brewers (86-53) in the divisional race with 23 remaining after splitting the fi...
Phillies close in on NL East lead, seek to sweep D-backs
The Philadelphia Phillies will go for the fifth sweep in their past six series when they conclude this round of wild-card roulette in the finale of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,The Phillies (79-60) have won six games in a row and 15 of their pa...