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Giants exercise manager Bob Melvin's contract for 2026
The San Francisco Giants picked up the 2026 option on manager Bob Melvin's contract on Tuesday.,Melvin, 63, is in his second season guiding the Giants. The team has a 45-40 record entering Tuesday night's road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.,"Having the chance to work alongside Bob every day,...

Agents: Dolphins deal with Giants for retired TE Darren Waller
Darren Waller is returning to the NFL this season with the Miami Dolphins, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey confirmed to ESPN on Monday.,Waller retired prior to the 2024 season, citing a medical scare and a loss of "passion" for football while working on a music career. ,At the time of his re...

Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen meets Giants, looks to avoid double-digit losses
Former All-Star and National League Cy Young Award candidate Zac Gallen will seek to avoid becoming the majors' third 10-game loser this season when he and the Arizona Diamondbacks continue a four-game home series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,The head-to-head between...

D-backs end 4-game skid with late rally against Giants
Alek Thomas had three hits and scored twice, including the go-ahead run on a Geraldo Perdomo single in the seventh inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2 in the opener of a four-game series on Monday in Phoenix.,After a two-run double by Tyler Fitzgerald drew the ...

Reports: Cup champ Panthers extend Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad
The Florida Panthers are getting the band back together after their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship -- and that means extending one familiar face and one newer one.,Forward Brad Marchand is signing a six-year, $30 million contract to stay in Florida, while defenseman Aaron Ekblad will in...

Giants visit Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...

Giants sign C Austin Barnes to minor-league deal
Catcher Austin Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the San Francisco Giants. ,The 35-year-old Barnes is expected to train at the Giants' rookie facility in Arizona. San Francisco opens a series at the Diamondbacks on Monday night. ,Barnes was with the Dodgers for parts of 11 seasons. He joine...

Ex-MMA champ Ben Askren receives lung transplant
Former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant.,Askren's wife, Amy, shared the update in a Facebook post on Monday. ,"We are so thankful to share that Ben has received a double lung transplant," she wrote. "We are forever thankful to the donor and his...

Giants host Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...

After early low attendance, Atlanta fans turn out at CWC
ATLANTA -- At a FIFA Club World Cup match on June 19, Lionel Messi -- arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport -- scored a go-ahead free kick to give Inter Miami a 2-1 victory over FC Porto. ,While Messi delivering a winning goal is not surprising, what is unexpected is that the matc...

White Sox take series from Giants in Jonathan Cannon's return
Kyle Teel went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox took the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-2 win on Sunday.,White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon, out since June 3 because of a back strain, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and struck out four ...

Ranger Suarez, Phillies outlast Braves in pitchers' duel
Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez pitched seven strong innings to outduel Atlanta's Spencer Strider and lead the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Phillies lead the season series 5-4; the teams meet for the final time in a four-game ser...

Blue Jackets D Dante Fabbro inks 4-year extension
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro signed a four-year, $16.5 million contract on Sunday.,Fabbro, 27, was a pending unrestricted free agent.,He recorded 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 68 games last season split between the Nashville Predators and Blue Jackets. ,...

Giants' Justin Verlander seeks first win of 2025 vs. White Sox
Justin Verlander's road to 300 career victories has hit a big roadblock so far in 2025.,Verlander, 42, entered the season with 262 career wins. Now, the San Francisco Giants right-hander heads into his 13th start of the campaign in Sunday afternoon's rubber match of the three-game series against the...

Chase Elliott gets by Brad Keselowski to capture Atlanta race
Chase Elliott passed Brad Keselowski in Turn 1 on the final lap and won a wild, wreck-filled NASCAR Cup Series' Quaker State 400 on Saturday night at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,After moving to second place with two to go, the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver -- winless through 17 r...

Adrian Houser, White Sox shut down Giants
Andrew Benintendi hit a home run and Adrian Houser scattered four hits over seven innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Houser walked one and struck out five before departing after throwing 88 pitches, 62 for strikes. Gra...

Liberty and Dream look to return to winning ways
Two teams looking for a positive step forward collide when the Atlanta Dream host the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,The defending champion Liberty have lost three of their last four games and gave up a season-high 106 points in a loss at Phoenix on Friday night.,New York ...

Panthers F Sam Bennett signs 8-year, $64M extension
Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sam Bennett signed an eight-year, $64 million extension with the Florida Panthers on Friday night.,Bennett, who turned 29 earlier this month, is now under contract through the 2032-33 season. The forward's new salary cap hit of $8 million per season is up sharply from $4.42...
Atlanta Braves Struggle to Stay in Playoff Race After Rough First Half
Atlanta is no stranger to comebacks, but a struggling offense and injuries are putting the Braves' playoff hopes in serious doubt....

Old teammates meet again as Giants visit White Sox
Former Boston Red Sox teammates meet again when Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi go head-to-head for the second straight night as the San Francisco Giants continue their road series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Devers and Benintendi contributed one hit apiece to rather mea...