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Padres' Dylan Cease tosses no-hitter vs. Nationals
Dylan Cease pitched the second no-hitter in the majors this season and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Thursday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep.,Cease, 28, struck out nine batters and walked three while throwing a season-high 114 pitches.,He retired Ildemaro Varg...
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic on course for early clash at Olympics
Tennis legends Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could have an early showdown at the Paris Olympics.,Draws for the Olympic tournament were held Thursday at Roland Garros, with No. 1 seed Djokovic set to face Australia's Matthew Ebden in the first round.,If Nadal defeats Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in ...
Eagles plan to shift CB James Bradberry to safety
Former Pro Bowl cornerback James Bradberry is on the move -- in the Philadelphia secondary.,Bradberry is cross-training at safety under new Eagles coordinator Vic Fangio after a poor season in coverage. Fangio said the degree of difficulty with the move is extreme, but believes in Bradberry because ...
Rays' Taj Bradley brings hot streak into start vs. Jays
Taj Bradley aims to win his fifth consecutive decision for the Tampa Bay Rays in the decisive contest of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.,While going 4-0 over his past seven starts, the right-hander has compiled a 0.82 ERA with an .170 opponents' batting ...
Patrick Corbin, Nats look to shut down hot Padres
The San Diego Padres look to complete a three-game sweep when they visit the Washington Nationals in a Thursday matinee.,The Padres pounded out 20 hits in routing the Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. San Diego improved to 5-0 against Washington this season.,San Diego ...
Rockies tie franchise record in rout of Red Sox
Brenton Doyle hit his first career grand slam, Ezequiel Tovar and Jacob Stallings homered and finished with three hits each, and the host Colorado Rockies routed the Boston Red Sox 20-7 on Wednesday in Denver.,Ryan McMahon also went deep, Brendan Rodgers had four hits, and Kris Bryant and Michael To...
Padres pound 20 hits in rout of Nationals
Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts each had four hits, Jurickson Profar homered for the second straight game and the San Diego Padres routed the Washington Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday night.,Kyle Higashioka had three hits - including a home run - for the Padres, who have won four straight.,San Dieg...
$1.7M Madden NFL 25 MCS to begin with Kickoff Classic
EA Sports announced the $1.7 million Madden NFL 25 Championship Series (MCS) will feature 25 players competing across six tournaments, begin with next month's Kickoff Classic.,The company also revealed that Australia will join the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada and Germany as eligible...
Brenton Doyle, Rockies pound Red Sox
Brenton Doyle hit his first career grand slam, Ezequiel Tovar and Jacob Stallings homered and finished with three hits each, and the host Colorado Rockies routed the Boston Red Sox 20-7 on Wednesday in Denver.,Ryan McMahon also went deep, Brendan Rodgers had four hits, and Kris Bryant and Michael To...
Max Kepler's winning hit allows Twins to silence Phillies
Max Kepler hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Kepler brought home Trevor Larnach, who was hit by a pitch to open the ninth. Larnach then advanced to second on a wil...
Canadian soccer coach, analyst out of Olympics for drone incident
PARIS -- Canada coach Bev Priestman removed herself from their opening match duties at the Paris Olympics while an assistant coach and a team analyst were kicked out of the Games on Wednesday after a spying scandal engulfed the women's soccer tournament.,Global soccer's governing body FIFA began dis...
Keegan Bradley wants Tiger Woods 'as involved as he wants to be' in 2025 Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley admitted Wednesday that he had a brief conversation with Tiger Woods about the latter's input surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup.,Unfortunately, the timing of that talk with the 15-time major champion wasn't the best. The two were competing in the Open Championship -- so there were more p...
Spencer Steer fuels Reds over Braves in Game 1 of doubleheader
Spencer Steer had three of his team's seven extra-base hits on Wednesday to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a split doubleheader.,The victory guaranteed a series win for the Reds, who handed the Braves their fourth straight loss.,Steer ente...
10 Fantasy Football Questions Entering NFL Preseason
As your fantasy football draft grows closer, and NFL teams are reporting to training camp, we take a look at the top 10 questions fantasy managers should be monitoring this preseason....
Eagles DE Brandon Graham retiring after 2024 season
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham intends for the 2024 season to be his last in the NFL.,Graham, 36, spoke to reporters on the first day of training camp Wednesday he prepared for his 15th season with the franchise.,"Last first day as a player," he said. "I don't know what the future ...
Nationals look for elusive win vs. Padres
Juan Yepez will look to continue what has been a stellar start to his time with Washington when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.,Washington fell to San Diego for the fourth time in as many meetings this season following a 4-0 setback on Tuesday in the opener of a three-gam...
Randy Vasquez, Padres shut out Nationals
Randy Vasquez and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Luis Arraez and Jackson Profar hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth, and Jackson Merrill had two hits and drove in two runs for the Padres, who h...
Ten NFL Players That Might Breakout in 2024
Every year, a handful of NFL players take the league by storm. Keep an eye on these 10 players who could break out in the 2024 season....
CF Montreal trade F Mason Toye to Timbers
The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025.,Montreal will also receive $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Portland if Toye reaches certain performance metrics or contractual obligations, per the c...
Gaimin Gladiators add roeJ, nicoodoz to roster
Danish players Fredrik "roeJ" Roj Christensen and Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi joined Gaimin Gladiators on Tuesday. ,The two players will take the starting roster spots of Jason "salazar" Salazar and Patrick "Patti" Larsen for GG.,roeJ, 30, and nicodooz, 23, have played together on Copenhagen Flames, fna...