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Joey Aguilar, No. 24 Tennessee soar past Syracuse 45-26
Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 Tennessee topped Syracuse 45-26 on Saturday at Atlanta in the season opener for both teams., ,Playing his first game for the Volunteers, Aguilar was a somewhat erratic 16-of-28 passing but benefited from a dominant rushing attack. ,Tenn...
Nationals place LHP MacKenzie Gore (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Washington Nationals placed All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the 15-day injured list Saturday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.,Right-hander Mason Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the roster spot of Gore, who has struggled mightily since pitching in the All-S...
Brewers activate OF Jackson Chourio ahead of game vs. Jays
The Milwaukee Brewers activated outfielder Jackson Chourio from the 10-day injured list on Saturday prior to the team's road game against the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chourio had been sidelined since sustaining a strained right hamstring while legging out a triple in a 9-3 loss to the visiting Chicago Cub...
Report: WR Adam Thielen gives Vikings a hometown discount
Adam Thielen has agreed to restructure his contract with the Minnesota Vikings, reducing his annual salary by $2 million and wiping $4 million in incentives off the books, NFL Network reported Saturday.,The wide receiver agreed to the pay cut to help the Vikings with their salary cap and because, si...
Braves activate LHP Chris Sale to start against Phillies
The Atlanta Braves reinstated reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale from the injured list, and he's expected to start Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies.,He last pitched June 18 against the New York Mets before going on the 60-day injured list due to a fractured left rib ...
Report: Tulane to start Jake Retzlaff at QB vs. Northwestern
Transfer quarterback Jake Retzlaff will start for Tulane against Northwestern on Saturday, ESPN reported.,Retzlaff started at BYU last season and was 11-2 but transferred mid-summer rather than face a lengthy suspension for violating the school's honor code.,He passed for 2,947 yards, throwing 20 to...
Diamondbacks counting on youngsters against Dodgers
When the Arizona Diamondbacks dealt All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suarez back to Seattle at the trade deadline, most baseball folks figured the team would call up top prospect Jordan Lawlar.,Instead, Blaze Alexander got the first shot at Suarez's spot.,Friday night's 3-0 victory against the host Lo...
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks shut down Dodgers
Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series between the National League West rivals.,Blaze Alexander hit a two-run homer for the D-backs, who won their third game in a row and improve...
Packers' new No. 1, Micah Parsons, expects to play opener
Micah Parsons is feeling on top of the football world after he was traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers and became the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback.,Now he has a uniform number to match.,The All-Pro pass rusher announced Friday that he will wear No. 1 when he suits up for th...
D-backs place 1B Pavin Smith (quad) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed first baseman Pavin Smith on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left quad strain in advance of the opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.,The Diamondbacks also optioned right-hander Taylor Rashi to Triple-A Reno,...
Micah Parsons lands in Green Bay as dust settles in Dallas
Micah Parsons and his family landed in a private jet in Wisconsin on Friday, and it's safe to say the All-Pro pass rusher found the grass to be a lot greener in Green Bay.,Parsons returned to social media en route to Wisconsin to ask if he should select jersey number 0 or 1 after the 12th pick in th...
Betting lines see movement after blockbuster Micah Parsons trade
Betting lines saw significant changes nearly immediately after the Dallas Cowboys traded All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday afternoon.,The Cowboys, already a seven-point underdog to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL's kickoff game next Thursday, saw that number r...
Micah Parsons Trade Vaults Green Bay Packers Into Super Bowl Conversation
The Packers’ blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons makes Green Bay instant Super Bowl contenders, reshaping the NFC North race and boosting Jordan Love’s title window....
Diamondbacks take aim at streaking Dodgers
Once expected to be a key National League West series in advance of the calendar shifting to September, the Los Angeles Dodgers' three-game set against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks has lost some bite.,While the first-place Dodgers enter Friday's opening contest coming off a three-game series sw...
Tayven Jackson, UCF escape Jacksonville State's upset bid
Tayven Jackson threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns and led the game-winning drive in the final two minutes as UCF escaped Jacksonville State's upset bid Thursday to win the first game of Scott Frost's return to Orlando.,After the Knights got a fourth-down stop with 1:31 left in a tie game, Jackso...
Packers acquire Micah Parsons from Cowboys in blockbuster trade
One week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones labeled trade talk around his All-Pro pass-rusher "pure B.S.," Dallas shipped Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.,The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbus...
Packers acquire Micah Parsons from Cowboys in blockbuster
One week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones labeled trade talk around his All-Pro pass-rusher "pure B.S.," Dallas shipped Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.,The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbus...
Bottom-third of order slugs Diamondbacks past Brewers
Tyler Locklear, Alek Thomas and Ildemaro Vargas each drove in a pair of runs on Thursday afternoon to propel the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Nabil Crismatt (2-0) threw 5 2/3 innings for Arizona, allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits, while strik...
Reports: Packers acquire Micah Parsons from Cowboys in blockbuster
One week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones labeled trade talk around his All-Pro pass-rusher "pure B.S.," Dallas is dealing Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, NFL Network and ESPN reported Thursday.,The Packers will send two first-round picks and a player to Dallas in the blockbuster, according t...
Tennessee awards coach Rick Barnes lifetime contract
Rick Barnes has job security at Tennessee for as long as he wants to continue coaching.,Barnes received a lifetime contract to remain the men's basketball coach in Knoxville, athletic director Danny White announced Thursday.,"Rick has taken our program to unprecedented heights, and we are absolutely...