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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...

D-backs 1B/DH Pavin Smith (quad) headed to IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to place first baseman/designated hitter Pavin Smith on the 10-day injured list with a quadriceps issue, MLB.com reported Thursday.,Smith, 29, was lifted from Wednesday's 3-2 win at Milwaukee in the seventh inning with tightness in his left quad.,He returned to ...

Taylen Green, Arkansas take aim at Alabama A&M
Arkansas begins a critical season for coach Sam Pittman when the Razorbacks meet Alabama A&M on Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas hasn't had a winning mark in Southeastern Conference play in five seasons under Pittman, a former Georgia assistant coach. So coming off last year's 7-6 o...

Brewers aim to rediscover clutch hitting vs. D-backs
The Milwaukee Brewers had little issue coming through in the clutch during the first two contests of their four-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The Brewers were not as fortunate in the third contest, however, going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position in a 3-2 setback on ...

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic move on at U.S. Open
The top four seeds in action on Wednesday at the U.S. Open advanced to the third round in New York, while six seeded players lost and another withdrew.,Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain breezed past Italy's Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. No. 4 Taylor Fritz produced a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4 win o...

Ryne Nelson, D-backs end skid with tight win over Brewers
Blaze Alexander belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Geraldo Perdomo went deep to lead off the eighth, fueling the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Perdomo joined Pavin Smith, Adrian Del Castillo and Alek Thomas with two-hit performanc...

2 top-20 seeds fall, No. 5 Jack Draper withdraws at U.S. Open
It was a bit of a bloody Wednesday on the men's side of the U.S. Open in New York, with two top-20 seeds losing and No. 5 seed Jack Draper being forced to withdraw due to an arm injury.,Draper, who made his deepest Grand-Slam run to the semifinals of last year's U.S. Open, has been transparent about...

Thumbs up: Packers QB Jordan Love practices without restriction
Fifteen days after surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb, Packers quarterback Jordan Love was a full participant in practice in Green Bay on Wednesday.,With the Week 1 opener at Lambeau Field in 11 days, Love's return to practice is a welcome sight for the Packers. They host NFC North champ...

Fifth-seeded Jack Draper (arm) withdraws from U.S. Open
No. 5 seed Jack Draper was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on Wednesday due to a lingering arm injury.,"I'm sorry to say I'll be withdrawing from the US open," the British No. 1 posted on X Wednesday. "I tried my very best to be here and give myself every chance to play but the discomfort in m...

Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...

Ravens' Kyle Hamilton inks extension, becomes NFL's top-paid safety
Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Kyle Hamilton signed a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid safety in NFL history, general manager Eric DeCosta announced Wednesday.,While DeCosta did not reveal the sum total, multiple media outlets reported that it's worth $100.4 million with $82 mi...

D-backs' Ryne Nelson faces Brewers in quest of overdue victory
The visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will turn to right-hander Ryne Nelson against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night as Arizona tries to bounce back from tough losses in the first two games of the series. ,Nelson (6-3, 3.63 ERA) will oppose right-hander Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44), who has won h...

Brewers salvage blown lead with walk-off over Diamondbacks
Isaac Collins delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged a 9-8 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night after blowing an early six-run lead., ,William Contreras singled to open the ninth against Juan Morillo (...

Cadillac signs Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas to drive in 2026 F1 debut
Cadillac joins the Formula 1 grid in 2026 and Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will be behind the wheel.,The team confirmed Tuesday the drivers signed multiyear deals, though financial terms were not announced.,"Signing two very experienced racers like Bottas and Checo (Perez) is a bold signal of in...

Brewers bid for another fast start in rematch vs. D-backs
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski to regain his pre-All Star form on Tuesday night when he takes the mound against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Misiorowski (4-2, 4.19 ERA) will oppose fellow right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (12-8, 4.95) in the second contest...

Brewers' bullpen stifles Diamondbacks' rally
Andruw Monasterio and Caleb Durbin homered as the Milwaukee Brewers held off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Monasterio's third homer, a one-out solo shot in the fourth, put the Brewers up 6-0. Arizona rallied within 6-5, but Durbin opened ...

Reports: Cadillac to name Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas as F1 drivers
Cadillac will join the Formula 1 grid in 2026 with Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as their drivers, ESPN and Motorsport.com reported.,A formal announcement is expected later this week.,Cadillac will enter F1 next year as the circuit's 11th team, and just the second American-centric team in F1 hist...

NASCAR plans to sell charter tied to 23XI Racing, FRM lawsuit
NASCAR appears ready to transfer ownership of one of the charters held by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, who lost their charters following their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.,As part of ongoing litigation requirements, NASCAR's Sanctioning Body filed a legal notice that it plans to issue...

Rams LT Alaric Jackson back at practice after blood clots
Los Angeles left tackle Alaric Jackson was set to practice for the first time Monday after dealing with blood clots and appears to be in line to play in the Week 1 season opener at home Sept. 7 against the Houston Texans.,Rams head coach Sean McVay said that Jackson will start going through team dri...

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin gets $96M extension
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin agreed to a three-year, $96 million extension Monday, his agents confirmed to ESPN.,It ends a long offseason stalemate as a "hold-in" for the five-time 1,000-yard receiver, who was due to make $22.8 million in the final season of his previous three-...