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Gavin Williams excels, Guardians blank D-Backs to avoid sweep
Chase DeLauter delivered a two-run double and had three RBIs, and Patrick Bailey hit a solo homer as the Cleveland Guardians avoided a series sweep with a 5-0 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.,Gavin Williams (11-6) worked 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10 while giving up o...
Travis Hunter’s Two-Way Role Could Become a Problem in Jacksonville
Travis Hunter has all the talent to become an NFL star, but his two-way role and long-term durability remain major concerns entering Year 2....
Zach Johnson captures inaugural Champions Tour event in Portugal
PGA Champions Tour rookie Zach Johnson birdied his first three holes and shot a 7-under-par 65 on Sunday to capture the inaugural Portugal Invitational at The Els Club Vilamoura in Algarve, Portugal.,Johnson, who finished at 19-under 197, won for the fourth time in 2026 and edged second-round leader...
Report: Braves' top pick AJ Gracia has season-ending surgery
AJ Gracia, the Atlanta Braves' top pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, underwent labrum surgery and will miss seven to 10 months, The Athletic reported Sunday.,An outfielder, he was the No. 9 overall pick of the draft out of college at Virginia. The 21-year signed with the Braves for just under $4 million, ...
More misery ahead for Angels? Brewers, Jacob Misiorowski on tap
The Los Angeles Angels head into their series finale with the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif., with a five-game losing streak and the worst record in baseball., ,How can things get much worse for Kurt Suzuki's squad? Try a date with the team with the best record and most dominating pi...
Behind Geraldo Perdomo, D-backs vie for sweep of Guardians
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo picked a great role model in Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramírez.,Perdomo has repaid Ramírez for his friendship by powering the Diamondbacks to a pair of wins in their three-game series in Cleveland, strengthening their hold on a National Lea...
Diamondbacks use 7-run seventh to blast past Guardians
Geraldo Perdomo hit a go-ahead solo homer and Corbin Carroll belted a three-run shot in a seven-run seventh inning, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-8 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,Perdomo smacked the first pitch thrown by reliever Hunter Gaddis (1-3) into the...
Falcons, G Matthew Bergeron agree to 4-year extension
The Atlanta Falcons and left guard Matthew Bergeron have agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2030 season.,The team announced the deal on Saturday but didn't provide any financial terms. ESPN and NFL Network said the contract is worth $96 million, with $60 million fully guaranteed.,"...
DeAndre Hopkins joins Georgia Tech as assistant WRs coach
Three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins has been hired as an assistant wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech.,Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key made the announcement on Friday for Hopkins, who auditioned for a coaching role last week with the New England Patriots.,"DeAndre is one of the greatest receive...
Guardians send All-Star Parker Messick to mound vs. Diamondbacks
Winners in seven of their past 10 games, the Arizona Diamondbacks will look to build upon their momentum as the calendar turns to August and they try to claim the weekend series Saturday against the host Cleveland Guardians.,The Diamondbacks' bats had little bite to them for most of Friday's game, b...
Gabriel Moreno's go-ahead hit lifts D-backs over Guardians
Gabriel Moreno finished a fantastic July in style as his RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Friday.,The Diamondbacks catcher was 1-for-3 and also reached on a hit by pitch as he extended his on-base streak to 27 games...
Gabriel Moreno leads Diamondbacks to win over Guardians
Gabriel Moreno finished a fantastic July in style as his RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Friday.,The Diamondbacks catcher was 1-for-3 and also reached on a hit by pitch as he extended his on-base streak to 27 games...
Giants RB Cam Skattebo on bungled backflip: ‘We live and we learn’
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo said he is "99.9% OK" following a gruesome leg and ankle injury last season.,That's in spite of an ill-advised backflip that was caught on camera a few weeks back.,Skattebo owned up to what he called a "dumb" decision to perform a backflip while attending Fa...
Zach Johnson grabs first-round lead at Portugal Invitational
PGA Tour Champions rookie Zach Johnson carded an 8-under-par 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead at the Portugal Invitational in Algarve.,Johnson posted nine birdies and one bogey at The Els Club Vilamoura to build a one-shot lead against Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini, who is in solo second place ...
Packers activate TE Tucker Kraft (knee) from PUP list
The Green Bay Packers activated tight end Tucker Kraft from the physically unable to perform list on Friday.,Kraft, 25, had surgery last November to repair a torn right ACL and is expected to be eased back into practice.,"No team (drills)," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said before Friday's session at ...
Giants rookie Daniel Susac hopes to find HR stroke again vs. Padres
Rookie Daniel Susac didn't hit a home run in his first 44 major league games.,The San Francisco Giants' catcher now has three in the past two games after his two-run blast Thursday night fueled his team's 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres, giving them a nice start to a seven-game road trip.,Susac wi...
Hoping bye week helped, winless Redblacks face East-best Alouettes
The break ends Friday night. The Ottawa Redblacks have to play another football game.,The CFL's only winless team is back in action after a bye week with a difficult assignment, hosting the East-leading Montreal Alouettes.,For three quarters on July 19, it looked like Ottawa (0-6) would take the bag...
Guardians, D-backs feeling heat of their respective wild-card chases
Two teams in the hunt for the playoffs meet this weekend when the Cleveland Guardians host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game interleague series starting Friday night.,Both teams currently hold wild-card spots in their respective leagues with less than two months remaining in the regular seas...
Crazy Raccoon, Weibo earn playoff spots at OWCS Midseason Championship
Crazy Raccoon shut out Spacestation Gaming to clinch the first spot from Group B into the playoffs at the Overwatch Champions Series Midseason Championship on Thursday in Paris.,Crazy Raccoon joins Weibo Gaming, which punched the first ticket out of Group A on Thursday in a 2-1 victory over Team Fal...
Packers great Ahman Green reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
Green Bay Packers career rushing leader Ahman Green announced that he is dealing with Parkinson's disease.,Green, 49, said he was diagnosed with early onset of the disease in January 2025.,Per the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder of the nervous system that worsens over time.,"...