art Page 43 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Michigan State giving FCS Prairie View A&M 'full attention'
Michigan State will be focusing on improvement Saturday without looking past visiting Prairie View A&M in a non-conference home game.,The Spartans (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are coming off a come-from-behind 27-24 victory last Saturday at Maryland and are aiming for their first 3-0 start since 2021 when the...

Texas 6-Step: Quinn Ewers leaps to Heisman favorite
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers used an outstanding effort in the marquee game of the weekend to catapult to the top of the Heisman Trophy favorites following Week 2 of the college football season.,Seventh at +1400 at DraftKings just a week ago, none of the six quarterbacks in front of Ewers...

Mets place 2B Jeff McNeil on IL with wrist fracture
The New York Mets officially placed second baseman Jeff McNeil on the injured list with a fractured right wrist and recalled outfielder DJ Stewart from Triple-A Syracuse.,McNeil, 32, was injured in the fifth inning of Friday night's 6-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds. McNeil squared to bunt, and as...

Stewart Cink, Y.E. Yang tied atop Ascension leaderboard with one round left
Stewart Cink tallied a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to forge a tie with Y.E. Yang atop the leaderboard at the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis with one round to play.,"Well, it would be amazing to win the Ascension. That is the No. 1 thing," Cink said. "There is plenty of great company out here to ...

Diamondbacks activate All-Star 2B Ketel Marte from IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the host Houston Astros.,Marte has missed the past 16 games with a sprained left ankle. He last played on Aug. 18 but first injured the ankle on Aug. 10.,Marte will bat...

Pirates activate C Joey Bart from IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated catcher Joey Bart from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Bart was placed on the IL on Aug. 26 due to a left hamstring strain. He was injured the previous night while attempting to beat out a grounder in the first inning of Pittsburgh's 4-3 home victory over the Cin...

Mets activate DH J.D. Martinez from paternity list
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez, who missed the New York Mets' three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox this week, was activated from the paternity list on Thursday.,In a corresponding move, the Mets optioned outfielder DJ Stewart to Triple-A Syracuse.,The Mets also claimed outfielder Jose Azocar off ...

Martin Perez puts perfect Padres mark on line vs. Tigers
Acquiring Martin Perez in late July ahead of the trade deadline is paying off for the San Diego Padres.,The veteran left-hander has been a surprising asset for his new team, going 2-0 with a 3.41 ERA in his first six starts. More important, the Padres won all six of his outings, helping them stay in...

Martin Truex Jr. planning to race in Daytona 500, reunite with Cole Pearn
Martin Truex Jr. is planning to take part in the Daytona 500 and reunite with his former crew chief Cole Pearn.,Truex said in June that he no longer will be a full-time driver after this season but revealed his plans for the season-opening race Wednesday at the NASCAR playoffs media day in Charlotte...

Heisman Trophy Odds: Dillon Gabriel's company moving in
The first full week of the college football season didn't create a sea change in the Heisman Trophy picture, but Oregon's lackluster victory over Idaho did help shrink the gap at the top.,Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel was the +750 favorite at DraftKings in July, but those odds lengthened a bit to...

Michigan State adjusting to new leadership ahead of clash vs. Maryland
Michigan State and Maryland took different routes last week to reach the same destination: a season-opening win.,Up next is a chance to make an early statement in Big Ten play when the Spartans (1-0) visit the Terrapins (1-0) on Saturday in the conference opener for both teams in College Park, Md.,M...

Damar Hamlin named Bills starter for Week 1
Damar Hamlin will start at safety when the Buffalo Bills open the season on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, continuing his "incredible" story, coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday.,Hamlin said he did the "hard stuff last year to make it easier this year," and was excited to live the dream of se...

Bills name Damar Hamlin starting safety for Week 1
Damar Hamlin will start at safety when the Buffalo Bills open the season on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, continuing his "incredible" story, coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday.,Taylor Rapp will occupy the other starting safety spot.,Hamlin started 13 of the 15 games he played in during the ...

Whitecaps sign Scottish M Stuart Armstrong as DP
The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong as a designated player on Tuesday.,Armstrong, 32, was a free agent after helping Southampton FC earn a promotion to the Premier League.,Signed through 2026, he joins countryman Ryan Gauld and Paraguay's Andres Cubas as Vancouver's D...

Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Minnesota United nip Quakes 2-1
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a brace and Robin Lod dished off his 12th assist of the season to help lead visiting Minnesota United to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night., ,Dayne St. Clair finished with one save for the Loons (10-11-6, 36 points) who snapped a seven-match ro...

No. 18 Kansas State runs over UT-Martin
Avery Johnson was 14-of-21 for 153 yards and two touchdowns as No. 18 Kansas State defeated Tennessee-Martin 41-6 Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan., in the season opener for both teams. ,DJ Giddens ran for 124 yards on 13 carries for Kansas State, which outrushed UT-Martin 283-36 and held the Skyhaw...

Minnesota United eye another victory over last-place Quakes
Minnesota United heads to last-place San Jose on Saturday night one point below the Western Conference playoff line and trying to a snap a nearly four-month road winless streak., ,The Loons (9-11-6, 33 points) are 0-5-2 in their last seven road contests with their last win coming at Atlanta United o...

Phillies demote scuffling RHP Taijuan Walker to bullpen
The Philadelphia Phillies demoted struggling right-hander Taijuan Walker to the bullpen on Thursday, one day after a horrific start against the Houston Astros.,Walker was torched for six runs and 13 hits in six innings during Wednesday's 10-0 loss to the Houston Astros. He didn't have any strikeouts...

Phillies bring back RHP Yunior Marte to bullpen
The Philadelphia Phillies recalled right-hander Yunior Marte from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and optioned right-hander Michael Mercado to the same affiliate.,Marte, 29, had 22 relief appearances for the Phillies earlier this season and had a 7.13 ERA in 24 innings. He is 2-2 with a 5.66 ERA in 101 relie...

Jerod Mayo makes Patriots' QB call, but he's not telling
New England Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo made the call and knows the winner of the quarterback competition between Jacoby Brissett and rookie No. 3 pick Drake Maye. ,But he's not ready to spill the tea. ,"I know everyone wants to know that. I'm going to talk to the individual players to...