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Red Bull employee's appeal dismissed in case against Horner
Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner has been cleared again of allegations of inappropriate behavior after an appeal in the case was dismissed.,Red Bull GmbH, the Austria-based parent company of the Formula One racing team, made the announcement Thursday after reviewing the findings of a second in...
MLS terminates contract of FC Cincinnati's Aaron Boupendza
Major League Soccer terminated the contract of FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza on Thursday, effective immediately.,The league did not disclose a reason for the decision, however the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Boupendza did not fulfill his contractual obligations.,Boupendza's stint with ...
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets WR, claims gold in 400 hurdles
PARIS -- American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 meters hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday.,Anna Cockrell of the United States took silver and Dutchwoman Femke Bol claimed bronze.,McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her previous mark o...
Saints sign LB Pete Werner to 3-year extension
New Orleans Saints linebacker Pete Werner agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension Thursday. ,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Saints, however multiple media outlets reported that Werner will earn more than $25 million, including $17.5 million guaranteed.,The Ohio State product wa...
Philadelphia Union acquire M Danley Jean Jacques
The Philadelphia Union signed midfielder Danley Jean Jacques through the 2026 season on Thursday.,The deal includes options for 2027 and 2028 for the 24-year-old Haitian international.,The Union acquired his rights from the Portland Timbers for $100,000 in 2024 general allocation money.,"We are exci...
Reports: Saints sign LB Pete Werner to 3-year extension
The New Orleans Saints signed linebacker Pete Werner to a three-year contract extension through the 2027 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Per reports, Werner will earn more than $25 million, including $17.5 million guaranteed.,The Ohio State product was selected by the Saints in the secon...
D-backs' task: Cool Phillies' sizzling Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Schwarber is heating up his power bat at a good time for the Philadelphia Phillies.,Schwarber has gone deep five times in the past four games, topped by the second three-homer game of his career, as the Phillies enter the opener of a four-game series on Thursday against the streaking Arizona Di...
Jackson Holliday, Orioles eye encore in finale vs. Jays
The Baltimore Orioles hope that Jackson Holliday can continue his recent success against the host Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night in the decisive game of a three-game series.,The 20-year-old second baseman has four career major league home runs, all since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk las...
Medal shutout: U.S. men's beach volleyball duo loses to Qatar
There will be no medals for the United States in beach volleyball for the first time since it became an Olympic sport in 1996.,Miles Partain and Andy Benesh were the last Americans alive and they lost 21-14, 21-16 to Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar in Wednesday's quarterfinals at Paris bel...
Josh Bell powers Diamondbacks in sweep of Guardians
Josh Bell homered in back-to-back innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks won 5-3 on Wednesday to complete a doubleheader and three-game series sweep of the Cleveland Guardians, who have lost a season-high five straight.,Bell, who began last season with Cleveland before being dealt to Miami, c...
American Quincy Hall storms from behind to claim 400-meter gold
Saint-Denis, FRANCE -- Quincy Hall produced an incredible late surge to overtake Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith and take a first Olympic 400-meter gold for the United States since 2008 in another scintillating race on Wednesday.,Hudson-Smith seemed on course to win his country's first gold ove...
D-backs stay hot with 7-3 win over Guardians in Game 1
Geraldo Perdomo, Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte each hit two-run homers as the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in the opener of Wednesday's doubleheader.,Eugenio Suarez added a run-scoring double for the Diamondbacks, who have won the first two of this three-game s...
Packers top pick Jordan Morgan (shoulder) to miss time
Green Bay rookie offensive lineman Jordan Morgan, the Packers' first-round pick in the 2024 draft, will be out at least a week with a shoulder injury, coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday.,Morgan, projected as the starter at right guard, was injured during Tuesday's practice.,"It's nothing long term," ...
Jazz F Lauri Markkanen signs 5-year, $238M extension
The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement Wednesday.,His agent confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension includes $220 million in new money.,Markkanen, 27, had one year and $18 million left on his contract. The new deal raises h...
Lions, Giants each fined $200K for fights at joint practices
The NFL fined the Detroit Lions and New York Giants organizations $200,000 each on Wednesday after multiple fights during joint practices earlier this week.,"All NFL clubs were reminded in a memo sent last month that fighting and unprofessional contact at joint practices would not be tolerated," NFL...
Steelers QB Justin Fields to start preseason opener
Justin Fields will start for the Steelers in their preseason opener on Friday, but that doesn't mean he's overtaken Russell Wilson in the race to earn the job as Pittsburgh's starting quarterback.,The Steelers issued their first depth chart of training camp on Tuesday, with Wilson penciled in at No....
Diamondbacks look to continue surge in DH with Guardians
Following a competitive opener, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians will wait to conclude an already entertaining series.,After rain washed away the middle game of the set on Tuesday, the visiting Diamondbacks will look to continue their surge in a traditional doubleheader against the G...
Last U.S. women's pair falls in beach volleyball QFs
In an Olympic rarity, no U.S. women's beach volleyball team will win a medal this year.,The last remaining U.S. duo, reigning world champs Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, lost their quarterfinal match on Tuesday in Paris 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) to Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli.,The result cam...
Rams WR Puka Nacua in line to play Week 1
All signs are pointing toward Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua being good to go for the team's regular-season opener against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 8. ,Nacua has been ruled week-to-week after sustaining a knee injury during Los Angeles' joint practice with the Chargers on Sunday, but Ra...
Diamondbacks-Guardians rained out; twin bill Wednesday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was rained out Tuesday, setting up an afternoon doubleheader for Wednesday.,The start of Tuesday's game was delayed by rain in the Cleveland area, and ongoing inclement weather led officials to call the game off roughly 90 minutes a...