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D-backs look to pick up steam in matinee vs. Cubs
After ending the first half much better than they began it, the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to pick up where they left off when they open a three-game series at the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks won four of five games before the All-Star break and went 10-5 over the final two ...
Randall Cobb retires from NFL, joins SEC Network as analyst
Veteran NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb has retired from the league after 13 seasons.,Cobb, 33, won't be straying too far from the game, however. ESPN announced Thursday that he is joining the SEC Network as a studio analyst for the 2024 season.,"I am incredibly excited to be coming home to the SEC w...
Report: WNBA agrees to $2.2B for media rights in 11-year deal
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert actually set her sights too low in April when she said she wanted the league to double its current national media rights fees.,The current national media contracts, though the 2025 season, average about $50 million annually. The WNBA's new deal with ESPN, Amazon and...
Sun land G Marina Mabrey in trade with Sky
The Connecticut Sun acquired veteran guard Marina Mabrey and a 2025 second-round draft pick on Wednesday in a trade with the Chicago Sky.,The Sky will receive guards Rachel Banham and Moriah Jefferson and a first-round draft pick in 2025. Chicago also has the right to swap first-round draft picks wi...
Kings head coach Mike Brown signs three-year extension
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown signed a reported three-year, $30 million contract extension Wednesday, a full month and a half after the deal was first revealed by multiple news outlets.,"I love being in Sacramento and I am excited for this next chapter," Brown said in a release.,The Kings h...
Robert MacIntyre chasing rare Scottish double at The Open
Scottish Open champion Robert MacIntyre looks to complete a rare feat in his homeland by winning this week's Open Championship at Royal Troon.,The last player to win the Scottish Open and an Open Championship in Scotland in the same year was Phil Mickelson in 2013. ,MacIntyre also is seeking to beco...
The Biggest Busts of the 2024 MLB Season So Far
The All-Star Break gives teams an opportunity to assess where they're at. Today, we'll assess players that have been the biggest disappointments in 2024....
Daniel Faulkingham picks up first eNASCAR win at Indy
Daniel Faulkingham held off a furious charge by Steven Wilson in the closing laps to take the checkered flag at a virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday night, and in the process picked up his first career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win.,Faulkingham, who resides in Jonesport, Maine, le...
Mizzou's Eliah Drinkwitz: Hall of Fame incomplete without Mike Leach
When the SEC returns to the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta for SEC Media Days in July 2025, Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz hopes he can celebrate the induction of late coach Mike Leach. ,Drinkwitz said on the second day of conference media days in Dallas that it's time for college football...
Bears sign No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, first-rounder Rome Odunze
No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams agreed to a four-year, $39 million contract with a $25.5 million signing bonus as the Chicago Bears welcomed their star-studded rookie class to training camp on Tuesday. ,Williams was the top selection in the 2024 draft, one year after the Bears traded away the No. ...
Bears WR Rome Odunze signs 4-year, $22.7M deal
Wide receiver Rome Odunze signed his four-year rookie contract with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. ,All contracts involving first-round selections include a fifth-year team option. He will receive approximately $22.7 million fully guaranteed and a $13.3 million signing bonus, per Spotrac.,Odunze was ...
No deal? Bears No. 1 pick Caleb Williams unsigned on eve of training camp
Training camp begins Tuesday for Chicago Bears' rookies, but No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams is trending toward an unexcused absence. ,Williams is unsigned and operating without an agent. He asserted that his team of lawyers and the Bears' brass are working out the terms of his first NFL contract,...
Kevin Kiermaier's slam helps Blue Jays edge D-backs
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam in a six-run fourth inning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a go-ahead home run in the seventh to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.,Guerrero had three hits and scored twice, while Ernie Clement also had t...
Kevin Kiermaier's slam helps Blue Jays edge Diamondbacks
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam in the six-run fourth inning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a go-ahead home run in the seventh to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.,Guerrero had three hits and scored twice, Ernie Clement also had three...
Tadej Pogacar earns third win at Tour de France by taking Stage 15
Tadej Pogacar continued his strong run in the mountains Sunday with a 15th stage victory to continue his hold on the yellow jersey at the Tour De France at Plateau de Beille in the Pyrenees of France.,With six stages left, the Slovenia national finished one minute, eight seconds ahead of Jonas Vinge...
Former NFL WR Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former NFL wide receiver and special teams player Jacoby Jones has died, three days after his 40th birthday.,No cause of death has been revealed.,His passing was confirmed by the Beaumont Renegades, which hired Jones as head coach and offensive coordinator for the indoor football team that is to beg...
Grading 2024 NBA Free Agency's Biggest Offseason Moves
LeBron James stayed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but Paul George and DeMar DeRozan were on the move. Let's grade the best big NBA free agency moves....
Reports: Former NFL WR Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former NFL wide receiver and special teams player Jacoby Jones has died at the age of 40, multiple media outlets reported Sunday morning.,No cause of death was revealed.,Jones is best known for catching the "Mile High Miracle" on Jan. 12, 2013, as well as recording two touchdowns in the Ravens' 34-3...
Ayaka Furue records eagle on No. 18, wins Evian Championship
Ayaka Furue captured her first major title in grand style, benefitting from a sizzling finish to win the Evian Championship on Sunday at Evian-les-Bains, France.,Furue overcame a three-stroke deficit with five holes to play by shooting 5-under during that stretch, capped by an eagle on No. 18 at Evi...
Corbin Carroll, D-backs look to ride power surge vs. Jays
Corbin Carroll was one of the most exciting players in baseball last year in his first full major league season.,The reigning National League Rookie of the Year has been in a season-long rut but displayed signs of a breakout with two homers and a career-best six RBIs in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 12-...