ac Page 230 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reports: 49ers grant WR Brandon Aiyuk permission to seek trade
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk received permission from the 49ers to seek a trade, a significant development signaling contract talks are unlikely to be resolved with the 26-year-old in San Francisco. ,According to multiple reports, the 49ers cleared the way for Aiyuk to negotiate with other teams -- a...
Canada revokes track coach Rana Reider's Olympic credential amid new allegations
The Canadian Olympic Committee revoked the Olympic accreditation of personal track coach Rana Reider on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual and emotional abuse.,Reider was in Paris as coach of Canada's Andre de Grasse, Italian Olympian Marcell Jacobs and American Trayvon Bromell. Jacobs won two gold ...
D-backs get Eduardo Rodriguez back for meeting with Guardians
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to make his season debut on Tuesday night when the surging Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-game series with the host Cleveland Guardians. ,Now in his ninth major league season, Rodriguez landed on the injured list back on March 28 due to a shoulder st...
Diamondbacks rally twice to beat Guardians 7-6 in 10 innings
Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, then after Arizona blew its lead in the ninth, Eugenio Suarez's 10th-inning sacrifice fly sent the surging Diamondbacks to a 7-6 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. ,With Arizona down 5-4 and a man on, ...
Georgia No. 1 in USA Today Coaches Poll
Georgia received all but nine first-place votes and is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.,No. 2 Ohio State received seven of the remaining nine first-place votes with Oregon at No. 3 following by three consecutive SEC teams -- Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss. The Rebels were last...
Guardians add LHP Logan Allen to face Diamondbacks
The Cleveland Guardians recalled left-hander Logan Allen from Triple-A Columbus, while right-hander Connor Gillispie was optioned to Columbus.,Allen, 25, is set to start Monday's home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks as starter Tanner Bibee deals with a shoulder injury. Allen has gone 8-4 with ...
Pats LB Matthew Judon says he'll play this season on current deal
New England Patriots outside linebacker Matthew Judon said he will play this season on his current contract.,The four-time Pro Bowler was on the practice field Monday, a week after a heated exchange with head coach Jerod Mayo and members of the team's front office, reportedly over his contract statu...
Blackhawks, first-round pick Marek Vanacker agree to 3-year deal
The Chicago Blackhawks and first-round draft pick Marek Vanacker agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract that runs through the 2026-27 season, the team announced Monday.,The contract carries a $975,000 annual salary cap hit.,Vanacker, 18, was the No. 27 overall pick of June's draft by ...
NFL Contract Holdouts Get Uglier As Preseason Football Heats Up
NFL Preseason is here, and there are still a handful of high-profile contract holdouts across the league. These situations become more awkward as real games approach....
Report: Rams RB Puka Nacua (knee) week-to-week
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is week-to-week after suffering an injury to his right knee during Sunday's practice, ESPN reported Monday.,The injury is not believed to be serious, per the report.,Nacua, 24, left a joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers after a series against their ...
AL-leading Guardians to face test vs. surging Diamondbacks
The surging Arizona Diamondbacks have yet to lose a start made by ace Zac Gallen since the All-Star break.,That might not bode well for the American League-leading Cleveland Guardians, who have momentarily cooled off after their own run of extended success.,Gallen will strive to help the visiting Di...
Report: Rams WR Puka Nacua (knee) leaves practice early
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua left practice early on Sunday and had his right knee wrapped in ice, The Athletic reported. ,Nacua, 24, left a joint practice with Los Angeles Chargers after a series against their defense, then watched in full uniform from the sideline with a bag of ic...
D-backs rally from 4-0 deficit, hold off Pirates
Joc Pederson delivered a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for a 6-5 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Ketel Marte also homered for the Diamondbacks, who trailed 4-0 entering the sixth inning. A.J. Puk escaped a ninth-inning jam to secur...
American Kristen Faulkner pedals to gold in Olympic cycling road race
PARIS -- American Kristen Faulkner pulled off a major upset as she won the women's road-race gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, making the most of the top riders' mind games to snatch the biggest victory of her career.,Faulkner, along with Belgian Lotte Kopecky, caught the leading duo of Du...
Diamondbacks set for ultimate test vs. Pirates' Paul Skenes
The Arizona Diamondbacks' offense has done plenty of damage against opposing pitchers this season, but the visitors will be put to the test Sunday afternoon against Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes in the rubber match of the teams' three-game set.,The Diamondbacks lead the National Le...
Bryan Reynolds, Joey Bart help Pirates down Diamondbacks
Bryan Reynolds broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Joey Bart went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past six games. Arizona lost for just the ...
Tyreek Hill, Dolphins agree to restructured $90M deal
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins agreed to a restructured contract worth $90 million over the next three years with $65 million guaranteed, his agent confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday.,Hill, however, did not add any years to his contract. His four-year total of guara...
Julien Alfred upsets Sha'Carri Richardson in 100-meter dash
PARIS -- Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women's 100 meters final on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal.,Alfred made her usual slick start and remained clear in heavy rain on a sodden track to come home in a national-record 10.72 seconds....
American Ryan Crouser completes shot put three-peat
PARIS -- American Ryan Crouser became the first man to three-peat in the Olympic shot put on Saturday, adding another gold medal to his packed trophy cabinet with a mighty throw of 22.90 meters.,His compatriot Joe Kovacs won silver and Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell took bronze.,Crouser, the world reco...
Reports: Tyreek Hill, Dolphins agree to restructured $90M deal
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins reached agreement on a restructured contract worth $90 million over the next three years that includes $65 million guaranteed, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,Hill, however, did not add any years to his contract. His four-year total ...