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Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz (thumb) returns to injured list
The Athletics placed All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list in a flurry of moves on Tuesday.,Kurtz's transaction is retroactive to Saturday. He visited a hand specialist Monday in Los Angeles about his injured right thumb and now heads back to the IL for the second time this su...
Falcons DE Jalon Walker carted off with leg injury
Atlanta Falcons pass-rusher Jalon Walker was carted off the field with a leg injury at training camp on Tuesday.,The 2025 first-round draft pick was injured during a two-minute simulation in a non-padded, 11-on-11 practice.,Teammates took a knee and surrounded Walker as he was being treated, bringin...
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross promotes son-in-law to run football ops
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross promoted his son-in-law, Daniel Sillman, to CEO of Ross Sports & Entertainment in place of president and CEO Tom Garfinkel.,Garfinkel stepped down after 13 seasons in the role as Sillman, 37, becomes a more prominent player in the Dolphins' front office. Head coach Jeff H...
Royals reinstate SS Bobby Witt Jr. from injured list
The Kansas City Royals reinstated star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday.,Witt, 26, has been sidelined since experiencing back spasms during a July 20 win against the San Francisco Giants.,Named to his third straight American League All-Star team this year, Witt is bat...
Cardinals starting rookie QB Carson Beck for Hall of Fame game
The Arizona Cardinals will start rookie quarterback Carson Beck for Thursday's preseason Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers in Canton, Ohio, head coach Mike LaFleur told reporters on Tuesday.,Beck, Arizona's third-round pick in this year's NFL Draft, was listed as the third-string QB on...
Reports: Angels DFA OF/DH Jorge Soler
After not being able to find a trade partner for him ahead of Monday's deadline, the Los Angeles Angels designated outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler for assignment, according to reports by BeisbolFR.com and Mike Rodriguez.,Soler, 34, has played 76 games as DH compared to just nine in right fi...
Texans place WR DJ Turner on injured reserve
The Houston Texans placed wide receiver DJ Turner on injured reserve Tuesday with an undisclosed injury.,It was the corresponding move after the signing of defensive end Jadeveon Clowney became official.,Turner, 29, signed with the Texans last Wednesday and practiced at the team's training camp on M...
Games of the Future final pits PlayTime vs. Yakult Brothers
PlayTime and Yakult Brothers will meet in Wednesday's grand final of the Games of the Future Dota 2 tournament at Astana, Kazakhstan.,PlayTime swept Team Resilience and Yakult Brothers earned a 2-1 win against Rune Eaters in Tuesday's semifinals.,Team Resilience and Rune Eaters will meet in a best-o...
Crew transfer All-Star Max Arfsten to Middlesbrough
The Columbus Crew completed the transfer of two-time MLS All-Star Max Arfsten to England's Middlesbrough FC on Tuesday.,The Crew received a reported $7.5 million transfer fee from the EFL Championship side and also retained a sell-on percentage for the 25-year-old midfielder.,Arfsten had a team-high...
Ohio State tops coaches poll; defending champ Indiana out of top 5
Defending College Football Playoff champion Indiana, coming off an undefeated season, is not the Big Ten conference member at the top of the preseason coaches poll.,Instead, it is Ohio State that was voted No. 1 in the poll, according to results released Tuesday by USA Today.,Another Big Ten program...
Jets rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq has setback after hernia surgery
New York Jets rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq had a setback in his recovery from hernia surgery, head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Tuesday.,Sadiq, drafted in the first round (16th overall) in April, had surgery in May and missed a sizable portion of the team's offseason program. He participated in the ...
NWSL season to start earlier than ever in 2027
The NWSL will begin its 2027 schedule more than a month earlier than ever before, ESPN confirmed on Tuesday.,The regular season will kick off on Feb. 11 with Angel City FC hosting a match in Los Angeles, three days before the region hosts Super Bowl LXI in Inglewood, Calif.,Until now, the earliest l...
Cleveland Sirens reveal nickname, logo
Cleveland's WNBA expansion team unveiled its nickname and logo on Tuesday.,The Sirens will begin playing during the 2028 season. Detroit is scheduled to join in 2029 and Philadelphia one year later, bringing the total number of teams in the league up to 18.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang=...
New boss Larry Berg wants to take MLS to 'next level'
Dating back to his childhood, before he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and paved a career in finance and private equity, Larry Berg says he has always been a massive soccer fan.,He took a step from fandom into equity when he became a co-owner of Los Angeles FC in 2018.,Now he leaps into...
USMNT eyes Peru, Chile, Mexico, Canada in friendlies
The United States men's national team will begin post-World Cup play by hosting Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada in a sequence of friendlies.,The USMNT will host Peru on Sept. 26 at Inter.co Stadium in Orlando, Fla., before challenging Chile three days later at Energizer Park in St. Louis.,The America...
Defending champ Cameron Young excited for Wyndham, rest of season
What a year it's been for Cameron Young since the 2025 edition of the Wyndham Championship, where he will begin play on Thursday as the defending champion.,He won by six strokes last year at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., for his first PGA Tour victory following seven runner-up finishe...
WR Zay Flowers, Ravens agree to four-year, $140M extension
Two-time Pro-Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers agreed to a four-year, $140 million extension on Tuesday that includes $108 million guaranteed with the Baltimore Ravens.,Flowers' representatives at WinSportsGroup released details of the deal to multiple media outlets before the Ravens made the move offi...
Georgia HS shooting guard, top-ranked in 2028 class, reclassifies to '27
Georgia high school shooting guard A.J. Williams is jumping a year to reclassify to the recruiting class of 2027. ,Williams attends Eagles Landing Christian Academy in Georgia and emerged from the summer AAU circuit as the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2028. He told ESPN on Tuesday he will instead j...
UFC's Allan Nascimento. 34. dies of apparent heart attack
Flyweight Allan Nascimento has died of an apparent heart attack in his sleep, the UFC announced. He was 34.,"Despite the efforts of the responding medical team, he was pronounced deceased at the scene," UFC wrote Monday on X.,"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Allan's family, friends, te...
Report: U.S. World Cup host cities say FIFA owes them millions
U.S. cities that hosted the 2026 World Cup contend FIFA owes them millions of dollars promised to them, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Four executives from World Cup cities, speaking anonymously, told the outlet that FIFA management told them they would each receive $1 million in "legacy " funds to ...