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Report: Rockies' Charlie Condon gets record-tying signing bonus
Charlie Condon is in agreement with the Colorado Rockies on a deal that matches the largest signing bonus offered to a drafted player in Major League Baseball history, ESPN reported Friday.,The $9.25 million bonus offered to Condon, whom Colorado drafted third overall on Sunday, is the same amount t...
Cowboys' Stephen Jones: Upcoming contracts 'a challenge'
The Dallas Cowboys will need to write some big checks to hang on to quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and edge rusher Micah Parsons. And Stephen Jones, the team's chief operating officer and co-owner, said the Cowboys are crunching the numbers to try to make it work.,"You know when...
Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry Preview, Rules, Predictions
Jake Paul faces off with Mike Perry in a boxing match in Tampa Bay, Florida. Here's the preview, rules, and fight prediction's for Saturday's bout....
Randall Cobb joins SEC Network as analyst
Veteran NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb is joining the SEC Network as a studio analyst for the 2024 season.,Cobb, 33, officially has not called it quits on his playing career, however. ,"Not officially retired but I'm excited for this new opportunity!" Cobb wrote on X, formerly Twitter.,For the time ...
Randall Cobb retires from NFL, joins SEC Network as analyst
Veteran NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb has retired from the league after 13 seasons.,Cobb, 33, won't be straying too far from the game, however. ESPN announced Thursday that he is joining the SEC Network as a studio analyst for the 2024 season.,"I am incredibly excited to be coming home to the SEC w...
Winners and Losers of 2024 MLB All-Star Game
While the American League beat the National League 5-3 and Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez won the Home Run Derby, there were many more winners and losers from this year’s event....
The Biggest Busts of the 2024 MLB Season So Far
The All-Star Break gives teams an opportunity to assess where they're at. Today, we'll assess players that have been the biggest disappointments in 2024....
'Unbelievable': Barbora Krejcikova tops Jasmine Paolini to win Wimbledon
Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini to win her second singles Grand Slam championship, capturing her first Wimbledon title 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in London.,The win for Krejcikova came amid a season filled with injury, illness and doubts about her game. The 20...
Pac-12 bowl game agreements to remain through 2025
Former members of the dissolved Pac-12 now playing in the Big 12 will keep their previous bowl game affiliations for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, organizers announced Friday.,As an example, the Valero Alamo Bowl previously pitted Big 12 teams against Pac-12 squads. Now, all 12 teams f...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott says right ankle is fine
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said there's "absolutely nothing" wrong with his right ankle.,Prescott answered questions Tuesday after being spotted in a walking boot while on vacation in Mexico last week.,"Honestly, I'm getting older. It's the same ankle that I snapped, and I had a nasty s...
Rangers activate RHP Josh Sborz, put RHP Dane Dunning on IL
The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Josh Sborz from the injured list Friday and placed right-hander Dane Dunning on the IL with right shoulder soreness.,Sborz, a Rangers World Series hero who recorded the final seven outs in the title-clinching game last season, hasn't pitched since May 8 becau...
NHL notebook: Lightning's Victor Hedman gets 4-year extension
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman isn't going anywhere.,Hedman, who has been with Tampa Bay for the first 15 seasons of his NHL career, signed a four-year, $32 million extension on Tuesday to remain with the Lightning through the 2028-29 campaign.,Hedman, 33, racked up 76 points (13 goals...
NBA notebook: Cavs reportedly retain Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell plans to sign a three-year, $150.3 million maximum-level contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday.,Mitchell's deal includes a player option for the third year (2027-28), providing the All-Star guard the potential to return to free agency ...
NHL free agency notebook: Predators' haul features Steven Stamkos
The Nashville Predators are signing forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault and defenseman Brady Skjei, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Stamkos, the longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain, agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal. Marchessault's agreement is for five years and $27.5 million...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina rolls to title at Eastbourne
The second time was the charm for Daria Kasatkina of Russia, who won the Rothesay International final Saturday at Eastbourne, England, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Leylah Fernandez of Canada for her first career title on grass.,Kasatkina reached the final at Eastbourne last year, losing to Madison K...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins third title in Eastbourne
Top seed Taylor Fritz defeated Australia's Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 to win his third Rothesay International championship on Saturday in Eastbourne, England.,He is the first three-time titlist in the tournament's 29-year history.,He did not lose a set throughout the tournament, and on Saturday, he struck...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Tabilo in third final of season in Mallorca
No. 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile rallied past French sixth seed Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals of the Mallorca Championships on Friday in Spain.,Tabilo reached his third final of the season, one on each surface -- hard court, clay and grass. After he absorbed Monfils' 12 aces a...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina back in Eastbourne final
No. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia reached the Rothesay International final for the second straight year, rallying Friday for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against No. 3 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy.,Kasatkina, who fell to Madison Keys in last year's final, won six of the final seven games to finish the ma...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz takes aim at third Rothesay International
Top seed Taylor Fritz continued his pursuit of a third Rothesay International title, downing Chinese qualifier Juncheng Shang 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals Thursday in Eastbourne, England.,Fritz, who captured the event in 2019 and 2022, won 50 of 54 first-serve points (92.6 percent), racked ...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez makes first grass semifinal
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached her first grass-court semifinal with a 6-2, 6-1 win over England's Harriet Dart on Thursday at the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England.,Fernandez, seeking her first title since Hong Kong in 2023, will face defending champion Madison Keys on Friday. The fou...