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Worst NBA Contracts in the League Right Now
These NBA contracts have aged really poorly, not because the players are complete busts, but because their pay is not matching their production....
D-backs strive to continue climb vs. Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks will arrive at the ballpark Saturday with a winning record for the first time since April 3.,Arizona rallied to produce a 5-4 victory in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Phoenix. Alek Thomas stroked a two-run tying single in the eighth and Geraldo Perdomo's ...
Diamondbacks come up with walk-off win over Jays
Geraldo Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly to score Corbin Carroll with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Phoenix.,Alek Thomas delivered a tying two-run single in the eighth for the Diamondbacks, who...
Redblacks expect to have QB Dru Brown back against winless Elks
The Ottawa Redblacks seek their first win away from the nation's capital on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Elks, who have come up short in all four games this season regardless of venue.,The Redblacks (2-2) expect to have starting quarterback Dru Brown under center against the Elks (0-4). Brown...
Tracy Cortez chops hair to make weight for Rose Namajunas fight
Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way.,Needing to lose roughly half a pound in order to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut off a fistful of her hair.,That did the trick, as she officially weighed in at 126 pounds on the dot Fr...
Canada, Uruguay criticize Copa organizers ahead of third-place clash
Canada and Uruguay have differing outlooks about how this Copa America has gone as they clash in the third-place match Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.,In its first-ever Copa America, Canada finished second in Group A play and defeated Venezuela in the quarterfinals before falling 2-0 to Argentina ...
Pac-12 bowl game agreements to remain through 2025
Former members of the dissolved Pac-12 now playing in the Big 12 will keep their previous bowl game affiliations for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, organizers announced Friday.,As an example, the Valero Alamo Bowl previously pitted Big 12 teams against Pac-12 squads. Now, all 12 teams f...
USWNT makes Olympics roster change with Catarina Macario injured
Midfielder Catarina Macario will be replaced on the 18-player United States Women's National Team roster in the Paris Games by alternate Lynn Williams. ,Coach Emma Hayes confirmed the change, pending IOC and FIFA approval, was due to persistent right knee inflammation keeping Macario out of practice...
College Football Sleeper Teams Who Could Crash New Expanded Playoff
These sleeper teams can play spoiler and surprise the nation by crashing the newly expanded NCAA College Football Playoff this year....
Diamondbacks look to go over .500 vs. Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to move above .500 for the first time since April 3 when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks are in that position after winning eight of their past 12 games, including a 1-0 victory over the v...
Jake McCarthy's HR robbery preserves Arizona win over Atlanta
Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight night and Brandon Pfaadt tossed six strong innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy robbed Matt Olson of a tying homer in the ninth as Arizona earned a split of the f...
F1 announces sprint calendar for 2025
Formula One will host six sprint races in 2025, kicking off in China, maintaining stops in Miami and Austin, Texas, and returning a popular race to the schedule.,The circuit released the 2025 sprint calendar on Thursday. It features the rebirth of the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, taking th...
Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves
Eugenio Suarez's bat was missing in action for the first three-plus months of the season but it is heating up in July.,Suarez was a sub-.200 hitter when the month began but he has rediscovered his stroke. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman will look to keep up the torrid hitting when his club cl...
2024 NFC North Predictions: Detroit Lions Defend Crown, Minnesota Vikings Finish Last
The NFC North is widely expected to be one of the best, most competitive divisions in the NFL, here's how we see things shaking out....
Diamondbacks rally to finally get a win over Braves
Eugenio Suarez homered and had three RBIs, and Geraldo Perdomo added three hits, two runs and one RBI to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Christian Walker forced in the tiebreaking run by walking with the bases loaded in the eighth...
Bubba Wallace fined $50K for hitting Alex Bowman after race
Bubba Wallace was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for an on-track infraction following Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.,He was fined for driving Alex Bowman into the wall during the cool-down lap. The post-race issue came on the heels of a Lap 25 incident in which B...
Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...
Chris Sale gets win No. 12 as Braves down D-backs
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the...
Oregon to host vigil for Khyree Jackson at Autzen Stadium
Oregon will hold a candlelight vigil for late football star and NFL draft pick Khyree Jackson on Wednesday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.,Jackson and two of his high school football teammates were killed in a car crash Saturday morning in their native Maryland. Jackson was 24.,Jackson, a defensi...
Braves, D-backs face off in prime-time pitching matchup
The Atlanta Braves pushed back the start of All-Star left-hander Chris Sale by one day, setting up a stellar pitching matchup against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen when the teams meet Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Sale (11-3, 2.71 ERA) is tied for the major league lead in victories. Galle...