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Rockies tab Paul DePodesta as president of baseball ops
The Colorado Rockies hired Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations on Friday.,DePodesta, 52, is a longtime baseball executive and a former chief strategy officer for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.,He won't have long to wait to get started, given the MLB general managers meetings begin M...
Colts DT DeForest Buckner (neck) lands on IR
The division-leading Indianapolis Colts will be without defensive anchor DeForest Buckner for at least their next four games.,Indianapolis placed the three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle on injured reserve Friday with a neck injury.,Buckner, 31, already had been ruled out for Sunday's game against t...
No IR, surgery for Commanders QB Jayden Daniels
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed quarterback Jayden Daniels has no ligament damage in his right elbow and won't need surgery or a stint on injured reserve. ,An MRI revealed that Daniels does not have damage in the dislocated elbow on his throwing arm, and it's possible he would b...
Aaron Rai uses rare feat to tie Tommy Fleetwood for Abu Dhabi lead
Aaron Rai holed his approach shot from 218 yards out to score a rare albatross, highlighting a round of 64 that left him tied for the lead after 36 holes at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.,Rai entered the second round at Yas Links Golf Club two strokes behind a quintet of co-leaders, including...
Fire acquire M Anton Saletros from Sweden's AIK
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,The 29-year-old Swede tallied 19 goals and 23 assists in 225 matches with the Stockholm-based club.,Saletros has more than 350 career professional appearances including stops in Norway, Russia and...
Giants expected to turn to K Younghoe Koo vs. Bears
Kicker Younghoe Koo is expected to replace the injured Graham Gano when the New York Giants visit the Chicago Bears on Sunday.,Gano revealed Thursday he has been diagnosed with a herniated disc that is pressing against his spinal cord.,With that in mind and the fact Gano has yet to practice this wee...
HEROIC, MOUZ move into semis at BLAST Slam IV
HEROIC and MOUZ each won Friday to advance to the semifinals at the $1 million Dota 2 event BLAST Slam IV.,HEROIC swept Aurora Gaming via 33- and 39-minute wins on green. The win moved HEROIC into a best-of-three semifinal match against Team Falcons on Saturday.,MOUZ punched their ticket with a 2-1 ...
FURIA, Team Vitality move to semis at IEM Chengdu
FURIA and Team Vitality each recorded a win on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament in China.,FURIA posted a 2-0 victory over The MongolZ, courtesy of a 13-5 win on Mirage and 13-10 triumph on Overpass. ,Latvia's Mareks "YEKINDAR" Galinski...
Jiyai Shin, Nasa Hataoka stand atop leaderboard in Japan
South Korean Jiyai Shin recorded a 5-under 67 to grab a share of the lead at the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic on Friday.,She started the round a stroke behind opening-round leaders Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita of Japan at Seta Golf Course in Otsu in the western part of the country. Consecutive birdi...
Reports: No IR, surgery for Commanders QB Jayden Daniels
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has no ligament damage in his right elbow and won't need surgery or a stint on injured reserve, according to multiple reports on Friday.,An MRI revealed that Daniels does not have damage in the dislocated elbow on his throwing arm, per the reports, an...
Marko Mitrovic appointed head coach of Revolution
The New England Revolution named Marko Mitrovic their head coach on Friday.,The 47-year-old becomes the 10th head coach in club history. This is his first Major League Soccer head coaching job after more than 15 years at the international and pro levels.,"During the interview process, Marko's tactic...
No. 2 Houston works on chemistry entering encounter vs. Towson
No. 2 Houston will host Towson on Saturday afternoon in another early-season matchup that Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson views as important to get his new charges acclimated to major college basketball.,Sampson knows a thing or two about winning games, given that he notched his 300th career victory at...
No. 6 Duke eager to 'clean up' problem areas vs. Western Carolina
There should be plenty of new personnel for No. 6 Duke to show off when it plays its home opener Saturday afternoon against Western Carolina in Durham, N.C.,And perhaps it won't just be freshmen who stand out for the Blue Devils.,Sophomore guard Isaiah Evans demonstrated he's ready for a heightened ...
No. 22 Michigan State ready for better effort vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo seems sure of one thing entering his team's second game of the season. ,If the Spartans don't improve dramatically from their opening-night performance, they have no chance of beating No. 14 Arkansas on Saturday night in East Lansing, Mich.,No. 22 Michigan State struggl...
No. 5 St. John's, No. 15 Alabama begin tough nonleague slates
After guiding St. John's to its best season in four decades, coach Rick Pitino sought a tougher nonconference schedule to better prepare his players for the rigors of conference and postseason games.,One of those games arrives Saturday afternoon when the fifth-ranked Red Storm send out their revampe...
Islanders, Wild try to get past come-from ahead losses
The New York Islanders had nearly three full days to ponder what could have been after squandering a trio of one-goal leads against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.,The Minnesota Wild won't have to wait nearly as long to get back on to the ice after a similar experience on Thursday.,The Islanders and W...
Short-handed Oregon pursues improved performance vs. Rice
Twenty-one turnovers and a 2-for-16 performance from the 3-point arc don't typically lead to a win. However, Oregon posted those team statistics in its season opener on Tuesday and still walked off its home court with a one-point victory over Hawaii.,The Ducks hope to be better on Friday night when ...
Matchup with UAB presents 'different opportunity' for NC State
All the adoration around the new-look North Carolina State team was nice leading up to the season.,Now there's some serious business for the Wolfpack at the end of the season's first week.,UAB visits NC State for a Friday night game in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (1-0) rolled to a 114-66 win over vis...
Missouri aims to jump-start stalwarts against SEMO
Missouri expects to run its offense this season through its top two returning players, forward Mark Mitchell and point guard Anthony Robinson II.,After those two combined for just 17 points in Missouri's 88-67 season-opening victory at Howard on Monday, the Tigers (1-0) will try to get Mitchell and ...
DePaul, trying to avoid overconfidence, faces Stonehill
Early-season runaways can offer lots to like, but "what you don't want to do is create bad habits," DePaul coach Chris Holtmann cautions.,After rolling past Chicago State on Monday behind what Holtmann called some terrific sequences, the Blue Demons will host Stonehill on Friday with an eye on stayi...