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Diamondbacks place infielder Ildemaro Vargas (foot) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks' list of injured players this season grew longer with the placement of infielder Ildemaro Vargas on the 10-day IL on Wednesday because of a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot.,Vargas was hit on the foot by a pitch from the Chicago White Sox's Mike Vasil during the ...

Keegan Bradley ready to set aside distractions at Rocket Classic
With his stunning win Sunday at the Travelers Championship, Keegan Bradley played his way into contention for an automatic spot on the Ryder Cup team that he captains.,The win also brought out a lot of chatter about how the 39-year-old will balance his United States captaincy role with the opportuni...

Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley looks to continue momentum into Rocket Classic
Keegan Bradley is getting used to hearing "U-S-A!" chants everywhere he goes.,After his stunning victory this past Sunday -- and the ensuing Ryder Cup chatter that followed -- Bradley will be the center of attention at the Rocket Classic, which begins Thursday at Detroit Golf Club.,Bradley, who will...

Report: College hoops expanding to 32-game season
The NCAA is expected to approve an expansion of the college basketball season from 31 to 32 games, CBS Sports reported Wednesday.,The schedule change would go into effect with the 2026-27 season for men and women after the Division I Council passes the measure, per the report.,There has been a 31-ga...

Playoff bracket set at PGL Wallachia Season 5
Tundra Esports, Xtreme Gaming and BetBoom Team secured the final berths in the PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs on Wednesday in Bucharest, Romania.,Tundra defeated Wildcard and BetBoom beat Team Tidebound, both by 2-1 scores, while XG swept HEROIC in the fifth and final round of the group stage.,Thos...

Reports: Valtteri Bottas nears F1 return with Cadillac
Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas is finalizing a deal to return to Formula 1 with Cadillac in 2026, multiple news outlets reported.,Bottas, currently a reserve driver at Mercedes, added fuel to the speculation with a cheeky video posted to his X feed on Sunday. ,In it, he opens the door of a Cadillac ...

Collin Morikawa puts former Cal teammate on bag at Rocket Classic
Collin Morikawa changed caddies once again, switching to a former college golf teammate for this week's PGA Tour event.,Morikawa confirmed to Golfweek that KK Limbhasut will replace Joe Greiner on the bag in the Rocket Classic this week at the Detroit Golf Club. ,Limbhasut, who was on the golf team ...

Rangers finding different ways to succeed, go for series win at Orioles
The Texas Rangers are finding different ways to fight through challenges and now they're in position to win a road series for the second time in less than a week.,They'll take on the Baltimore Orioles in the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday night.,"It's so important to keep fighting," ...

Vicente Salas leads final 93 laps to win eNASCAR race at Dover
Vicente Salas became the fifth different driver to win a race this season in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, celebrating in victory lane Tuesday at a virtual Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.,Salas, 22, edged Ryan Luza by 0.720 seconds to earn his first win of the year. A part-time NASCAR Xfinity S...

Report: Kyrie Irving will decline option, sign 3-year, $119M contract
Nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving will decline his $43 million player option and instead plans to sign a three-year, $119 million contract to remain with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN reported on Tuesday night.,Irving, who will have a player option for the 2027-28 season, per the report, is r...

Gold Cup: Luis Palma's late tally vs. Curacao sends Honduras to knockouts
Luis Palma roofed an unlikely goal early in second-half stoppage time to hand Honduras a 2-1 victory over Curacao and lock up the country's place in the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.,After a series of headers that moved the ball jaggedly through Honduras' att...

WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek earns milestone win at Bad Homburg
Fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start against another former World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, to win 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Poland's Swiatek notched her 300th career tour-level win and first of the grass-court season after being down 4-1 in the first set to ...

Charlotte FC continues long road stretch at Sporting KC
Charlotte FC have a perilous hold on an Eastern Conference playoff spot as they meet Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC only wish they could say a similar thing.,Charlotte (8-9-1, 25 points) shares ninth place in the East with Chicago, but holds the final playoff spot...

Middling FC Dallas, Earthquakes look to expand on recent success
FC Dallas will lean on their home-pitch advantage to build on a three-match unbeaten streak when they clash with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas, as MLS returns to action following the midseason international break.,San Jose begins the week in eighth place in the Western Confe...

ATP roundup: Brit Jacob Fearnley pulls off early upset in Eastbourne
Jacob Fearnley of Great Britain needed just 65 minutes to take down Italian fifth seed Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Tuesday in England.,Fearnley, ranked No. 51 in the world, won four ATP Challenger Tour titles last year, but he remains in search of his first ATP ...

Nashville's 9-game unbeaten streak on line against host Revolution
Following an extended break for both clubs, the New England Revolution and Nashville SC might have to shake off some rust when they resume play on Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass.,Both teams return to action for the first time since June 14, with New England (6-5-5, 23 points) aiming to rebound from a...

Aurora, NAVI and Liquid advance to playoffs at PGL Wallachia
Aurora, Natus Vincere and Team Liquid booked their spots in the PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs with group stage wins on Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.,All three teams improved to 3-1 with Round 3 wins, with Liquid rallying from a first-match loss to beat Team Tidebound, NAVI also besting BetBoom Te...

No. 2 draft pick Chase Burns called up by Reds for MLB debut
The time is now for right-hander Chase Burns, after the Cincinnati Reds purchased the contract of the No. 2 overall selection from last year's MLB Draft.,Burns is set to make his major league debut when he starts in Tuesday's home game against the New York Yankees.,In a corresponding move, the Reds ...

Rangers LHP Cody Bradford (elbow) to undergo surgery, miss season
Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford will undergo elbow surgery that will keep him out for the remainder of the season, team president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters Tuesday.,Bradford, 27, started the season on the injured list with elbow soreness and did not progress in rehab ...

RHP Frankie Montas back from IL, set to make Mets debut
The New York Mets reinstated right-hander Frankie Montas from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday and moved outfielder Jesse Winker to the 60-day injured list in the process.,In another corresponding move, right-hander Chris Devenski was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.,Montas was scheduled to make his...