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Report: Birmingham among 4 UFL teams relocating
Half of the UFL's eight franchises are headed to new cities, Pro Football Newsroom reported on Tuesday.,The four teams that comprised the USFL Conference -- the Birmingham Stallions, Michigan Panthers, Houston Roughnecks and Memphis Showboats -- are relocating, per the report.,According to Pro Footb...
Steven Wilson earns record-tying sixth eNASCAR win of year
Steven Wilson registered his record-tying sixth eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win of the season when a crash in the back of the field on the third overtime ended the Tuesday race at a virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,When the race concluded under caution, Wilson tied Nick Ottinger for the mos...
Corey Seager's homer backs Jacob deGrom as Rangers beat A's
Corey Seager's three-run home run in the seventh broke open a close game and assured Texas ace Jacob deGrom the win as the Rangers outlasted the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have taken the first two games of the three-game series to assure their third straight series vic...
Matthew Boyd, Cubs blank Royals, ruin Rich Hill's return to majors
Matthew Boyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs spoiled 45-year-old Rich Hill's return to the major leagues with a 6-0 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.,Boyd (11-3) extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings while allowing four hits with one walk and six strikeo...
Seager’s three-run homer backs deGrom as Rangers beat Athletics
Corey Seager's three-run home run in the seventh broke open a close game and assured Texas ace Jacob deGrom the win as the Rangers outlasted the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday in the second of a three-games series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have taken the first two games of this set to assure their ...
Giants end 6-game losing streak with shutout of Braves
Casey Schmitt and Wilmer Flores homered as the visiting San Francisco Giants ended their six-game losing streak with a 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Schmitt hit a solo homer, his fifth, as part of a four-run rally in the second inning. Flores delivered a three-run shot, his 12th and fi...
Ben Rice's ninth-inning blast enables Yankees to stop Jays' streak
Ben Rice blasted a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Rice launched a first-pitch fastball over the wall in right center against Jeff Hoffman (6-3) with one out.,The loss ended the Blue Jays' 11-game home w...
Jose Ramirez homers again to pace red-hot Guardians past O's
Jose Ramirez homered for the second straight game and Kyle Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs apiece as the surging Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night.,The Guardians have won 10 of their last 12 games -- immediately after dropping 10 in a row -- t...
Dodgers' Tanner Scott (elbow) placed on IL; Alexis Diaz recalled
For the first time since 2021, reliever Tanner Scott will be spending time on the injured list. The Los Angeles Dodgers placed him on the 15-day IL on Tuesday with left elbow inflammation.,The Dodgers recalled reliever Alexis Diaz from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.,Scott suffered t...
Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. back on IL with finger blister
Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. was placed back on the injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Sunday, with a right finger blister.,This marks Houston's seventh starting pitcher and 17th player total on IL. McCullers, 31, began the season on the IL and made his debut on May 4, h...
Orioles to start RHP Zach Eflin on Wed.; C Adley Rutschman near return
The Baltimore Orioles will bring right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin back from the injured list Wednesday to start that night's game against the host Cleveland Guardians.,"Being on the IL here with the lower back strain, he's unhappy," O's interim manager Tony Mansolino told reporters Tuesday. "Really o...
Rays All-Star 2B Brandon Lowe headed back to IL
Just four days after being activated from the injured list, Tampa Bay Rays All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe was placed back on it Tuesday.,Lowe missed the final seven game before the All-Star break due tightness in his left oblique. The injury forced him to skip the All-Star Game for the second ...
Reports: Commanders WR Terry McLaurin absent from training camp
Washington Commanders All-Pro wide receiver Terry McLaurin did not report to training camp Tuesday amid a contract dispute, per multiple reports.,McLaurin, 29, was not present for a required conditioning test that unofficially marks the start of training camp. He is the only Commanders player absent...
Giants' Rafael Devers to make start at first base
Rafael Devers was penciled in the San Francisco Giants' lineup at first base on Tuesday for the first time since he was acquired from the Boston Red Sox.,A third baseman by trade, Devers has taken ground balls at first base since the trade out of Boston in June. Devers reported to spring training in...
Carlos Alcaraz latest to withdraw from Toronto tourney
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was the latest star player to bow out of the upcoming National Bank Open on Tuesday, citing the need for physical and mental recovery.,Alcaraz follows World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, Serbian star Novak Djokovic, Great Britain's Jack Draper and Australia's Jord...
Bucs place WR Chris Godwin, LT Tristan Wirfs on PUP list
Star wide receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs were among the five players the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the outset of training camp Tuesday.,Players who are placed on the PUP list during the summer can be activated from it at any m...
Jonas Valanciunas sets record clear -- he will play for Nuggets
Jonas Valanciunas appears to be all-in for his 14th NBA season.,After initially balking about joining the Denver Nuggets, the 6-foot-11 Valanciunas said this week that he will play for the franchise.,Denver acquired him from the Sacramento Kings earlier this month but the 33-year-old Lithuanian was ...
Deion Sanders not fully recovered from health scare
Colorado coach Deion Sanders is still "going through" his latest undisclosed health problem and is not yet back with his program.,Sanders, entering Year 3 of his tenure at Colorado, has been at his Texas estate since at least June as he deals with his health. Deion Sanders Jr. has posted multiple vi...
Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu retires as team reports to camp
Safety Tyrann Mathieu is retiring after 12 seasons with the NFL as the Saints report to training camp on Tuesday. ,Mathieu announced his decision with a picture of black Jordan brand cleats hanging from a wire in a black-and-white image. ,"As I hang up my cleats, I'm filled with gratitude as I close...
Giants sign free agent S K'Von Wallace
The New York Giants signed free agent safety K'Von Wallace to a contract on Tuesday.,Terms were not disclosed by the team for Wallace, who was with the Giants on a tryout basis during minicamp last month.,Wallace, who turns 28 on Friday, played for Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen when the l...