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Diamondbacks 2B Ketel Marte (back tightness) scratched vs. Cardinals
Arizona Diamondbacks standout second baseman Ketel Marte was scratched with back stiffness shortly before the start of Thursday's game against the host St. Louis Cardinals.,Marte has experienced recent back issues and served as the designated hitter on Monday and Tuesday against the Athletics. He st...
Orlando City get off to fast start in rout of Earthquakes
Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in his MLS debut and Eduard Atuesta recorded three assists to help Orlando City rout the host San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 on Wednesday night.,David Brekalo, Ivan Angulo and Braian Ojeda also scored goals as Orlando City played a stellar match in their first contest since...
Royals acquire RHP Nate Pearson from Astros
The Kansas City Royals acquired Nate Pearson from the Houston Astros on Wednesday in exchange for fellow right-hander Max Martin.,Pearson, 29, was designated for assignment by Houston on Sunday after going 1-0 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 16 relief appearances this season.,He is 10-6 with four sa...
Antoine Griezmann, Daryl Dike lead new-look Orlando against Quakes
Orlando City hope to receive an immediate boost from former World Cup hero Antoine Griezmann when they resume play after the international break with a match against the host San Jose Earthquakes.,MLS took a two-month break while the World Cup was being played and struggling Orlando City (4-9-2, 14 ...
Argentina's Emi Martinez 'to reflect' on World Cup heartbreak before deciding future
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez is considering stepping away from international soccer after his country fell short of winning a second consecutive World Cup.,Martinez raised questions about his future in an emotional Instagram post following Argentina's 1-0 extra-time loss to Spain in Sunday's fi...
Kirby Smart challenges Georgia to make like Thunder, be 'uncommon'
Kirby Smart borrows strategy, philosophy and teaching tools from many walks of life to maintain an edge at Georgia. ,In the past he's studied corporate success stories, the Chicago Bulls' dynasty and crossover elite athletes. So it's not abundantly surprising to hear the Bulldogs' head coach to invo...
Timbers name Spain's Marti Cifuentes as new coach
The Portland Timbers named Marti Cifuentes as their new head coach on Tuesday, signing him to a three-year contract through the 2028-29 season.,The 44-year-old Spaniard arrives with more than two decades of coaching experience across Europe, most recently with English side Leicester City in the EFL ...
Report: Timbers set to hire Marti Cifuentes as head coach
Marti Cifuentes, who has more than a decade of coaching experience in Europe, will take over as head coach of the Portland Timbers, The Athletic reported.,Cifuentes, 44, will replace interim coach Jack Cassidy, who has held that role since the Timbers fired Phil Neville in May. Following its 5-1 win...
Fired Charlotte FC executive alleges discrimination, sues
Ron Hunt, the hard-nosed second baseman who became the first Met to start in an All-Star Game, died Wednesday at age 85.,Hunt, who set a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in the 1971 season, had been in hospice care for a month.,Hunt played for five teams during his major league career, inclu...
WNBA All-Star rosters: Caitlin Clark, A'ja Wilson vs. Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart
Caitlin Clark and A'ja Wilson will team up against Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart and Clark's Indiana teammate, Kelsey Mitchell, in the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25 in Chicago.,Basketball Hall of Famers Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper served as this year's general managers and drafted the t...
Ole Miss could sue 2 players who followed Lane Kiffin to LSU
Ole Miss could sue two players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to LSU and haven't yet paid their contract buyouts, athletic director Keith Carter told the Clarion Ledger in an interview last week.,Defensive lineman Princewill Umanmielen and offensive tackle Devin Harper both signed reve...
Earthquakes sign F Preston Judd to extension
Forward Preston Judd signed a new contract with the San Jose Earthquakes through the 2028-29 Major League Soccer season on Tuesday, with a club option for 2029-30.,"It feels great to re-sign with San Jose and commit to the Earthquakes for the foreseeable future," Judd said in a statement. "Getting a...
Brown head coach Mike Martin takes assistant job at Michigan
Brown head coach Mike Martin stepped down on Monday to take an assistant coaching job at Michigan.,Brown thanked Martin for "a distinguished 14-year coaching career" in a statement on social media. Michigan also confirmed the move in a news release.,The national champion Wolverines' staff had an ope...
All-Star Game starting lineups to play the percentages
The National League will frontload its batting order with left-handed hitters, while the American League will counter with mostly right-handers at the top for Tuesday's All-Star Game at Philadelphia.,National League manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will open the game with potentially...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez, Blue Jays' Dylan Cease selected to start All-Star Game
Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies has been tabbed to start for the National League, while Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays will start for the American League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Philadelphia.,Sanchez, a 29-year-old left-hander making his second All-Star Game appearan...
Justin Allgaier wins sixth race, clinches No. 1 Chase seed
HAMPTON, Ga. -- In a nearly four-hour race ending in double overtime, it was still a familiar name ultimately hoisting the trophy -- with the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship leader Justin Allgaier making a last lap pass to claim his sixth win of the season in Saturday night's Focused ...
Nick Martinez, Ceddanne Rafaela named to AL All-Star roster
Right-hander Nick Martinez of the Tampa Bay Rays and outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox were named as roster replacements Friday on the American League All-Star team.,Both Martinez and Rafaela are first-time All-Stars. ,Martinez replaces Boston Red Sox left-hander Ranger Suarez, who i...
Kylian Mbappe 'fine' after early exit; 20th WC goal helps France top Morocco
FOXBOROUGH -- The nation of France can relax. Kylian Mbappe is fine.,After Mbappe scored his eighth goal of this World Cup and the 20th of his tournament career Thursday, he departed early from France's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco but insisted that he'll be ready to go for next week's semi...
Kylian Mbappe nets 20th World Cup goal, exits France win vs. Morocco early
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his eighth goal of this World Cup and the 20th of his tournament career after halftime, but exited before full time in a potential injury scare in France's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco on Thursday.,Mbappe exited in the 77th minute after he had been ...
Stingy Spain take scoreless streak into semifinals vs. Belgium
Mikel Merino is relishing Spain's opportunity to advance to the semifinals of the World Cup, although first up is a quarterfinal matchup against Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., on Friday.,Merino played a major role as Spain stayed alive with his stoppage-time goal in a 1-0 win against Portugal in the ...