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Following heated stretch, Dodgers set sights on Nationals
After a successful, tension-filled run through a pair of opponents from their own division, the Los Angeles Dodgers will move out of what they considered a "gauntlet" of the schedule when they welcome the Washington Nationals on Friday night.,The Dodgers went 7-3 against the San Diego Padres and San...

Jordan Spieth WDs from Travelers with neck/upper back injury
Jordan Spieth headed for the clubhouse 12 holes into his opening round at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn., withdrawing due to a neck/upper back injury.,Not only does it mark Spieth's first withdrawal after 299 events on the PGA Tour, he said it was his first time withdrawin...

Blackhawks retain F Ryan Donato with four-year, $16M deal
Chicago Blackhawks forward Ryan Donato signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.,Donato, 29, could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but instead chose to sign a deal through the 2028-29 season with Chicago.,Last season, Donato led the Blackhawk...

River Plate score 3 headers, dominate Urawa in Club World Cup
River Plate netted a trio of headers to defeat Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday in the teams' Group E opener of the Club World Cup in Seattle.,Facundo Colidio struck first for Argentina's River Plate (1-0-0, 3 points) with a header in the 12th minute assisted by a precise cross from Marcos Acuna. R...

Thirteen more players withdraw from NBA draft pool
Thirteen additional early entry candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, the league announced Tuesday.,The draft is scheduled for June 25-26 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ,The Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 overall pick and are widely projected to choose Duke for...

Twins place 3B Royce Lewis (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Royce Lewis on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday for Lewis, who missed the team's first 35 games of the season with the same injury.,He sustained the injury while running to first base on a single...

J.P. Crawford, Mariners bid to build on strong effort vs. Guardians
Father's Day will mean a little more to J.P. Crawford this year.,The Seattle Mariners' shortstop became a father for the first time in December when his wife, Kathy, gave birth to daughter Korra.,Between fatherhood and taking on a greater leadership role with rookies playing on either side of him in...

Report: Veteran P Wade Miley mentioned in supplying drugs to late Tyler Skaggs
Late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had been abusing prescription drugs since at least 2013, with a former teammate serving as one of his sources, The Athletic reported Thursday.,In a lengthy article about a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed against the Angels by the Skaggs family, The Ath...

Seahawks extend P Michael Dickson through '29
All-Pro punter Michael Dickson has signed a four-year extension with the Seattle Seahawks, the team announced Tuesday.,Dickson, 29, was entering the final season of a four-year, $14.5 million extension signed in 2021. He once again becomes the NFL's highest-paid punter, with the NFL Network reportin...

Panthers QB Bryce Perkins named UFL Offensive POY
Michigan Panthers quarterback Bryce Perkins was named the 2025 UFL Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.,St. Louis Battlehawks linebacker Pita Taumoepenu was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year.,Winners were selected by a panel of league and team executives, coaches and players from a...

Star promoters confirm Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford fight in September
A long-rumored fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.,Financial terms were not released, nor was the venue.,The promoters of the fight are of equal name value.,Teaming up will be Riyadh Season, th...

Report: Seahawks extend P Michael Dickson through '29
All-Pro punter Michael Dickson has agreed to a four-year, $16.2 million extension with the Seattle Seahawks, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Dickson, 29, who was entering the final season of a four-year, $14.5 million extension signed in 2021, once again becomes the NFL's highest-paid punter.,The n...

Braves RHP AJ Smith-Shawver undergoes Tommy John surgery
Atlanta Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on Monday, the Braves announced via social media.,Dr. Keith Meister repaired the ulnar collateral ligament in Smith-Shawver's right elbow in Arlington, Texas.,Smith-Shawver, 22, will miss part or potentially all ...

Report: Hawks hiring Bryson Graham from Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing a deal to make Bryson Graham their new senior vice president of basketball operations, a move that would pry him from the New Orleans Pelicans after 15 years, ESPN reported Monday.,The Hawks are also close to hiring Philadelphia 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie to be ...

Defenders handle Battlehawks, advance to UFL title game
Jordan Ta'amu passed for 204 yards and one touchdown as the DC Defenders advanced to the UFL title game with a 36-18 victory over the host St. Louis Battlehawks on Sunday in the XFL Conference final.,The Defenders will face the Michigan Panthers for the league championship on Saturday at The Dome at...

Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson to battle in Philly as HBCU coaches
Former Philadelphia Eagles teammates Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson will square off as opposing coaches in 2025 -- and they'll do so at the home they used to share.,Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rivals Norfolk State and Delaware State will meet on Thursday, Oct. 30, at Lincoln Financial Field in ...

Sahith Theegala WDs from Canadian Open to rest injury
Sahith Theegala, who has missed tournaments this year because of a neck injury, confirmed Wednesday on social media that he has withdrawn from this week's RBC Canadian Open and will need to rest "for a little while.","Doctors have advised me to put the clubs away for a little while, as I get treatme...

Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long returns to majors vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long is set to end a 615-day hiatus from the majors on Wednesday night when he starts against the host Chicago White Sox.,Right elbow surgery in April 2024 and left hip surgery last July have stalled Gipson-Long's development.,Gipson-Long, who last pitched i...

ACC, Florida State, Clemson to dismiss cases against each other
After nearly two years of infighting, litigation involving Florida State, Clemson and the Atlantic Coast Conference is finally over.,The three sides filed to dismiss cases against one another on Tuesday, ending more than 17 months of legal battles in three different states.,The two schools and the c...

Seahawks coach slams door on Sam Darnold QB2 talk
Pundits and proponents of starting any quarterback but Sam Darnold received an emphatic hush from Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald on Tuesday. ,Whether Darnold, 27, was the best option to start for Seattle this season became a hotter topic on Monday after a rough showing in organized team activiti...