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Denmark's Mikkel Hansen retires a winner with handball gold
LILLE, France -- Denmark clinched its second men's Olympic handball gold medal, defeating Germany 39-26 in the final as one of the sport's greatest -- left back Mikkel Hansen -- retired on a high Sunday.,It was Denmark's second title in the event in the past three Games, having played in all three f...
Brent Rooker, Osvaldo Bido help A's beat Jays 1-0
Brent Rooker hit a home run, Osvaldo Bido allowed two hits in six innings and the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Bido (3-3) allowed one walk with five strikeouts and one hit batter.,Shea Langeliers had four hits for the Athletics, who gained a sp...
Brent Rooker, Osvaldo Bido help A's beat Blue Jays
Brent Rooker hit a home run, Osvaldo Bido allowed two hits in six innings and the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Bido (3-3) allowed one walk with five strikeouts and one hit batter.,Shea Langeliers had four hits for the Athletics, who gained a sp...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) set for rehab outing
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander was sent on a rehab assignment and will make a start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.,On the injured list with a neck strain, it will be Verlander's first game action since June 9, when he gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings in a no-deci...
U.S. men win 4x400 relay thriller in Olympic-record time
PARIS -- The United States continued its dominance of the Olympic 4x400 meters relay on Saturday as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a thrilling last-leg battle between two individual gold medalists.,The U.S. as expected, dropped Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who struggled badly i...
Spain wins women's water polo gold; U.S. shut out of medals
PARIS -- Spain celebrated its first gold medal in Olympic women's water polo Saturday by fending off Australia 11-9 to erase defeats in the finals at the 2020 Tokyo and 2012 London Games.,Maica Godoy put the Spaniards 11-7 up with a goal late in the fourth quarter and though Australia clawed back to...
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola wins men's marathon in Paris
PARIS -- Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Olympics on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, failed to finish.,Belgium's Bashir Abdi took silver, improving on his bronze from Tokyo, and Kenya's Ben...
Stunned U.S. women leave Paris without medal in water polo
PARIS -- Sabrina van der Sloot scored with less than a second on the clock as the Netherlands stunned the United States 11-10 for the bronze medal in women's water polo on Saturday, denying the Americans a medal for the first time at the Olympics.,The game-winner capped an incredible comeback by the...
Looking to slice division deficit, Twins face slumping Guardians
The Minnesota Twins are closing the gap on the Cleveland Guardians for the top spot in the American League Central.,On Saturday, the Twins hope to pull within a half-game of first place.,Minnesota is coming off a doubleheader sweep against Cleveland on Friday in the first two matchups of a four-game...
Blue Jays look to continue momentum at home vs. A's
The Toronto Blue Jays can clinch a winning six-game homestand and also take their series against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. can equal his career-best 22-game hit streak in the middle game of a three-game series.,Guerrero went 2-for-4 wi...
Jose Berrios pitches Jays to 3-1 win over Athletics
Right-hander Jose Berrios struck out eight in seven innings, George Springer and Spencer Horwitz homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 3-1 Friday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles and Ernie Clement had three singles ...
Astros ace Justin Verlander (neck) scheduled for rehab start
Houston Astros ace right-hander Justin Verlander is slated to make a rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Sugar Land as he continues his recovery from neck stiffness.,Verlander, 41, last pitched in the majors on June 9 against the Los Angeles Angels. He was scratched from his following start against the...
Five Under the Radar NFL Players Who Could Breakout This Preseason
These five NFL players are currently under the radar, but could breakout into household names this preseason....
Jaguars sign UFL Defensive Player of Year Breeland Speaks
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed 2024 UFL Defensive Player of the Year Breeland Speaks on Thursday.,The 28-year-old defensive end tallied 9.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss this spring for the Michigan Panthers.,Speaks was a second-round draft pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018. He played in all 1...
Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez win men's lightweight boxing gold
PARIS -- Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez broke the hearts of a delirious French crowd when he beat local favorite Sofiane Oumiha by split decision in the men's lightweight boxing final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.,Alvarez's win meant that Cuba's boxers, who had won just one bronze medal in Paris bef...
Wet weather a concern at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Wyndham Championship serves as a final chance to improve positioning for the FedEx Cup playoffs, so the last stop on the PGA Tour's regular season has the attention of plenty of golfers., ,The first round comes Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club., ,"Whether it's the playoffs ...
Top NFL Players Snubbed From NFL 100 List
The NFL Top 100 list always finds a way to create controversy, but these five players were dramatically snubbed from this year's list....
A's reinstate All-Star closer Mason Miller from injured list
The Oakland Athletics reinstated All-Star closer Mason Miller from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 25-year-old right-hander has not pitched since July 22 due to a fractured left pinky finger.,Miller is 1-1 with 15 saves and a 2.21 ERA in 34 appearances out of the Oakland bullpen this seaso...
Former OF, now LHP Anthony Gose added to Guardians bullpen
The Cleveland Guardians selected the contract of left-hander Anthony Gose from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday and optioned left-hander Logan Allen to Triple-A.,To make room on the 40-man roster for Gose, right-hander Xzavion Curry was designated for assignment.,Gose, 33, originally was a center fielde...
Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels to start preseason opener
Rookie No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels is the starting quarterback for the Washington Commanders in their preseason opener against the New York Jets. ,Head coach Dan Quinn confirmed the pecking order for the opening exhibition game on Tuesday before joint practices with the Jets continued. Quinn and camp ...