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Phillies release OF Nick Castellanos with $20M remaining on contract
The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday.,The move hardly was a surprise given Castellanos is owed $20 million during the final season of his five-year, $100 million contract. In addition, Castellanos found himself in a platoon role last season after being admonishe...
Brewers C William Contreras signs 1-year deal, avoids arbitration
Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which holds a club option for the 2027 season. The New York Post, however, reported the deal is worth $9.4 million and the c...
Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott (elbow) likely to miss season
Infielder Sebastian Walcott, the top prospect in the Texas Rangers' organization, will undergo elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.,Chris Young, Texas' president of baseball operations, told reporters on Thursday that Walcott, 19, could miss the 2026 season.,While playing in the...
Crash involving baseball team bus in Iowa leaves 1 dead
One person died and 32 other occupants were injured when a bus carrying an Iowa community college baseball team overturned, authorities said.,The Iowa State Patrol said a bus from Iowa Lakes Community College crashed into a highway ditch in the single-car incident early Wednesday near Twin Lakes, ab...
Ukrainian athlete DQ'd over helmet honoring war dead
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy -- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his "helmet of remembrance"depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion despite a last-minute appeal from a tearful IOC president.,The 27-year-old, who had b...
Penn State pulls out narrow victory over Washington
Freddie Dilione V scored 16 points to lead a balanced attack as Penn State earned its first Big Ten Conference road victory of the season with a 63-60 decision against Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle.,Josh Reed scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, Kayden Mingo added 13 points, six boa...
Mavs F Cooper Flagg (foot) out through All-Star break
NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks has a left midfoot sprain and will be sidelined through All-Star weekend, the team announced Wednesday.,Flagg, 19, sustained the sprain against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with an MRI on Wednesday revealing the injury, the Mav...
Shawn Phillips Jr.'s late dunk, block lift Missouri over Texas A&M
Shawn Phillips Jr.'s dunk in the final seconds and his block on the final possession proved the difference as Missouri outslugged Texas A&M 86-85 on Wednesday in a wild dustup at College Station, Texas.,The Aggies led by five points at halftime and by seven 3 1/2 minutes into the second half until M...
Jizzle James pours in 24 as Cincinnati crushes Kansas State
Cincinnati's Jizzle James netted a season-high 24 points, and the Bearcats recorded their first road win in seven attempts by pounding Kansas State 91-62 on Wednesday in Manhattan, Kan.,James sank 9 of 14 shots, including 6 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc.,Coming off a 20-point home thumping of UCF...
No. 16 Texas Tech crushes Colorado in tune-up for No. 1 Arizona
Texas Tech bolted to a big lead quickly against Colorado in Wednesday's 78-44 victory, which had a familiar feel to it. ,What didn't transpire was the other subplot to the first meeting against the Buffaloes as the 16th-ranked Red Raiders ran away and hid in the second half on the way to a rout in L...
RHP Chris Bassitt reportedly leaving Jays, signing with O's
Following three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, right-hander Chris Bassitt is joining an American East rival, agreeing to a one-year, $18.5 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.,Bassitt, who will be 37 on Feb. 22, reportedly will receive a $3 m...
Lakers chase bounce-back vs. slumping Mavericks
After taking the court with a skeleton crew Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers will aim to assemble a more competitive lineup when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,Both teams will be playing their final game before the extended All-Star break.,The Lakers were essentially missing all of their...
IOC 'begs' defiant Ukrainian to race without war dead helmet
MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion and avoid potential disqualification.,The athlete, however, remained d...
Blake Griffin, Doc Rivers among Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
First-time candidates Blake Griffin and Candace Parker, as well as returning candidate Doc Rivers, are among the 21 finalists for election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class.,The organization announced its list of finalists, reduced from a larger candidate pool, on Wed...
Denny Hamlin working his way into 2026 season ahead of Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Denny Hamlin hasn't lost his competitive edge. Simply put, it has been dormant for a few months-and understandably so., ,In 2025, Hamlin, 45, made a wholehearted effort to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship. His preparation was superb, and so was his performance in the titl...
Super Bowl LXI Long Shots: Who Could Be Next Year’s Seattle Seahawks?
After the Seahawks’ historic 60-1 Super Bowl run, here are the +6000 long shots — including Steelers, Commanders and Colts — who could be next year’s Seahawks in 2027....
Graham Ike puts up 20 as No. 12 Gonzaga wallops Washington State
Graham Ike scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and added a game-high seven rebounds in just 23 minutes as No. 12 Gonzaga cruised to a 83-53 victory against Washington State on Tuesday in Spokane, Wash.,Freshman Davis Fogle came off the bench to score 17 points and Adam Miller and Mar...
Spurs guard Stephon Castle exits game with pelvis injury
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was ruled out of Tuesday's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers following a second-quarter pelvis injury.,Castle fell on his tailbone after blocking the Lakers' Rui Hachimura on a fast-break dunk attempt with just over four minutes remaining in the first ha...
San Diego FC dispatch Pumas, to face Toluca in Champions Cup
With the MLS season on the horizon, San Diego FC continue to show they're no ordinary second-year soccer club.,The latest example came Tuesday when San Diego disposed of Liga MX stalwart Pumas in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The MLS squad lost the match at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico Cit...
No. 21 Arkansas steamrolls LSU behind Darius Acuff Jr.'s 28
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points and No. 21 Arkansas never trailed in rolling past LSU 91-62 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference action at Baton Rouge, La.,Meleek Thomas added 20 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Billy Richmond III scored 13 for the Razorbacks (18-6, ...