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Breach end skid at CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Boston Breach finally broke through in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major, rallying for a 3-2 victory over OpTic Texas on Saturday. ,Boston opened qualifying with a five-match losing streak, and it looked like it was headed for a sixth straight setback when OpTic sandw...

Sha'Carri Richardson headed to first Olympics thanks to 100m victory
Sha'Carri Richardson punched her ticket to the Paris Games by winning the women's 100-meter on Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore. ,Richardson's 10.71-second sprint will be sending her to the Olympics for the first time. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games -- w...

Diamondbacks place C Gabriel Moreno (thumb) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a sprained left thumb.,Moreno departed the Diamondbacks' 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the bottom of the sixth inning due to the injury. His thumb was hit by Cristia...

Nick Castellanos drives in 5 as Phillies crush D-backs
Nick Castellanos homered and drove in a season-high five runs, Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Saturday to even the teams' three-game series.,Bryce Harper went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Kyl...

Zack Wheeler, Phillies aim to get back on track vs. D-backs
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to avoid matching their season-worst, three-game losing streak on Saturday when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The Phillies, who lost three games in a row from May 26-28, have dropped six of their past nine games t...

Grant Fisher wins 10,000 on first day of U.S. Track trials
Grant Fisher won the first event final at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore., on Friday, taking the men's 10,000 meters to book a trip to Paris in July.,The American-record holder in the 10,000, the 27-year-old Fisher crossed the finish line in 27 minutes, 49.47 seconds on Friday ...

Diamondbacks stay hot, beat Phillies in NLCS rematch
Gabriel Moreno belted a two-run homer and Joc Pederson and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also went deep to fuel the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Each of the three had two hits and Geraldo Perdomo added an RBI single to send the Diamondbacks to their ...

Rockies place OF Charlie Blackmon (hamstring) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed veteran outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured Friday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday.,Blackmon was injured while running the bases during Tuesday's 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Blackmon, 37, is batting .266 with t...

49ers sign 1st-round pick Ricky Pearsall
Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall signed his four-year rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers, the team announced on Friday. ,All contracts involving first-round selections include a fifth-year team option. He will receive $12.5 million fully guaranteed and a $5.9 million signing bonus, per multipl...

Steelers sign WR Jacob Copeland to one-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed wide receiver Jacob Copeland to a one-year contract on Friday.,Copeland, 24, spent time on the Pittsburgh practice squad last season but has yet to make his NFL debut.,He originally signed with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted in 2023 and also spent time with...

Brent Venables gets new 6-year, $49.65M contract at Oklahoma
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables is receiving a new-six year contract worth nearly $50 million, as approved Friday by the Oklahoma Board of Regents.,CBS Sports reported the package totals $49.65 million with an average annual value of $8.275 million. The contract will run through the 2029 seas...

Jackets, Yegor Chinakhov reach 2-year deal; Patrik Laine trade looms
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Yegor Chinakhov to a two-year, $4.2 million contract extension on Friday.,The contract runs through the 2025-26 NHL season.,Chinakhov, 23, has 56 points (27 goals, 29 assists) in 145 career games with the Blue Jackets. He was the team's first-round pick in th...

Report: Brent Venables, Oklahoma agree on new 6-year contract
Oklahoma and football coach Brent Venables have agreed to a new six-year contract that includes a "significant raise," ESPN reported Friday.,Venables' contract is on the lengthy agenda for Friday's university Board of Regents meeting and requires the group's approval before it can take effect.,His o...

Reports: Malik Monk staying with Kings on 4-year deal
Malik Monk is set to sign a four-year, $78 million deal to stay with the Sacramento Kings, ESPN and The Athletic reported Thursday night.,The pending deal, which features a player option, would take Monk, 26, off the free agent market. The amount is the maximum Sacramento could offer him. Monk plans...

Phillies face D-backs for first time since 2023 NLCS loss
The Phillies will look to exact a small measure of revenge against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday when the teams open a three-game series in Philadelphia.,Manager Rob Thomson's club had the Diamondbacks pressed up against the ropes in the National League Championship Series last October...

Diamondbacks take rubber game from Nationals
Christian Walker hit his 17th home run of the year, Ryne Nelson pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.,Jake McCarthy had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and Randal Grichuk had a two-run double among his two hits...

Jaguars sign veteran WR Denzel Mims
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran wide receiver Denzel Mims to a contract on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Jaguars for Mims, who was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday.,Mims was signed by the Steelers on Oct. 3 and placed on their practice squad. He remained...

Report: Bulls seeking to trade Zach LaVine before draft
The Chicago Bulls are actively shopping two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine ahead of next week's NBA draft, NBC Sports Chicago reported Thursday.,Vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas has floated "as many as 15 proposals" involving LaVine with teams including the Sacramento King...

ATP roundup: Jack Draper jolts Carlos Alcaraz in London
Jack Draper stunned defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the cinch Championships in London.,Draper, of Great Britain, recorded eight aces and won 82 percent of his first-serve points to dispatch the top-seeded Spaniard in 1 hour and 39 minutes.,Draper ad...

Blackhawks re-sign F Cole Guttman to one-year deal
The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed center Cole Guttman to a one-year, two-way contract for $775,000 on Thursday.,Guttman, 25, recorded four goals and four assists in 27 games for the Blackhawks in 2023-24. He added 40 points (16 goals, 24 assists) in 39 games with Rockford of the American Hockey Leagu...