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Point guard Caleb Foster returning to Duke for senior season
Duke point guard Caleb Foster is returning for his senior season, the program announced on social media on Wednesday.,The 6-foot-5 Foster averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 24.8 minutes in 33 games (30 starts) last season for the Blue Devils (35-3), who won the Atlantic Coast Confere...
Yordan Alvarez homers in first, Astros shut out Guardians
Yordan Alvarez had three hits, including a two-run homer in the first inning, and Peter Lambert threw six shutout innings for the visiting Houston Astros in a 2-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Lambert (1-1) allowed three hit...
Nick Martinez helps Rays dispatch Reds, his former team
Nick Martinez allowed a run on five hits over eight innings and Junior Caminero homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (1-1) walked one and struck out five against his former team. He threw 71 strikes in 95 pit...
LPGA stars get another shot at major title at Chevron
The top five players in the women's golf world rankings have something in common. All five have won at least one tournament since the 2026 season began, whether on the LPGA Tour or elsewhere.,Actually, that quintet of Jeeno Thitikul, Nelly Korda, Hyo-joo Kim, Charley Hull and Hannah Green shares ano...
Record 216 WNBA games to be broadcast nationally this season
A record 216 WNBA games and tentpole events for the upcoming 2026 season will be broadcast on national television.,The league announced its full slate of nationally televised games for the first year of its new media rights deal on Wednesday. It includes games being broadcast by returning partners i...
Athletics place OF Denzel Clarke (foot) on 10-day injured list
The Athletics placed outfielder Denzel Clarke on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a bone bruise in his right foot.,In a corresponding move, the Athletics recalled outfielder Colby Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas.,Clarke, 25, last played on Monday as a defensive placement in center field in...
Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
Janson Junk allowed just one hit and a walk over five innings, and Jakob Marsee drove in a pair as the Miami Marlins beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday to claim the deciding contest of their three-game series.,Junk (1-2) pitched efficiently, needing just 56 pitches to go five. He...
Bruins return home for Game 3 after flipping Sabres' home-ice advantage
Following a Tuesday road victory, the Boston Bruins have snatched the home-ice advantage away from the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference first-round series.,That means the intense playoff feeling is alive and well as the scene shifts to Boston on Thursday night for Game 3 of the best-of-sev...
Report: Phillies C J.T. Realmuto heading to injured list
The slumping Philadelphia Phillies are placing catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back injury, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Realmuto, 35, sat out two games before returning Tuesday and going 0-for-4 in a 7-4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia's seventh straigh...
Germany F Serge Gnabry (thigh) to miss World Cup
Germany forward Serge Gnabry confirmed on Wednesday that he will miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to injury.,His pro club Bayern Munich announced on Saturday that Gnabry, 30, had torn the adductor muscle in his right thigh.,"The last few days have been tough to process," he posted on Instagram. "A B...
Padres bolster rotation, sign RHP Lucas Giolito to 1-year deal
Right-hander Lucas Giolito signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Padres, however there is a mutual option for the 2027 season. He'll begin his major league buildup at Single-A Lake Elsinore, per MLB.com., ,The addition of Giolito...
Braves promote RHP Didier Fuentes, shuffle rotation
The Atlanta Braves promoted right-hander Didier Fuentes from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Wednesday's road game against the Washington Nationals.,Right-handed reliever Ian Hamilton was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Fuentes.,The Braves pushed previously announced starter Mart...
Cowboys: No long-term deal for WR George Pickens
The Dallas Cowboys will make wide receiver George Pickens play the 2026 season under the franchise tag, chief operating officer Stephen Jones said Wednesday.,"We've made a decision," Jones told reporters in a pre-draft press conference. "... There won't be negotiations on a long-term deal.",The Cowb...
Brandon Phillips to sign 1-day contract, retire with Reds
Three-time All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips will sign a one-day contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday and retire as a member of the franchise.,Saturday will be a big day for Phillips, who will be inducted into the Reds' Hall of Fame. He joins Aaron Harang, Reggie Sanders and Lou Pini...
Projecting the top 32 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft
For the third time in four years, a Heisman Trophy winner is going No. 1 in the NFL draft. ,Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, who led the Hoosiers to an undefeated season and national championship, is headed to the Las Vegas Raiders with the top overall pick. Traveling the route last taken by LSU's Joe Bu...
HEROIC, Spirit and SAR reach PGL Wallachia playoffs
HEROIC, South America Rejects and Team Spirit secured the final three playoff spots Wednesday at the $1 million PGL Wallachia Season 8 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Sixteen teams began the Dota 2 tournament with the top eight advancing from the Swiss-system group stage. The double-elimination playoff...
Ryder Cup organizers defend nearly doubled ticket prices for '27
Ryder Cup organizers are defending nearly doubling ticket prices for the 2027 event in Limerick, Ireland, from the last time Europe hosted the event in 2023.,Daily tickets to Adare Manor Golf Club, which will go on sale to Irish residents Friday before opening for the rest of the world in a ballot J...
Caps D Rasmus Sandin recovering from ACL surgery
Washington Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin is recovering from surgery to repair his torn right ACL.,The 26-year-old Swede sustained the knee injury in a 6-3 win at Pittsburgh on April 11.,The typical timeline for a recovery from ACL surgery is an estimated six to nine months.,Sandin finished the s...
Report: Brazil's Estevao (hamstring) in doubt for World Cup
Brazil forward Estevao's participation in this summer's FIFA World Cup reportedly is in jeopardy due to a hamstring injury sustained during Chelsea's weekend loss to Manchester United.,The 18-year-old prodigy suffered a Grade 4 hamstring injury and is "highly unlikely" to be ready for the start of t...
Florida coach Todd Golden shoots down NBA rumors
Florida coach Todd Golden shot down reports linking him to a potential vacancy with the Golden State Warriors.,"I'm definitely planning on coaching the Gators," he told reporters Wednesday when asked if he would be back in Gainesville next season.,Multiple reports this week suggested that the Warrio...