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Blue Jays place RHP Yimi Garcia (ankle) in 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Yimi Garcia on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and recalled right-hander Robinson Pina from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.,Garcia, 34, is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 22 relief appearances for the Blue Jays. In 11 seasons with five different club...
Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula ousted in first-round Wimbledon shockers
Three of the top five seeds in the Wimbledon ladies' singles draw -- Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and China's Qinwen Zheng -- bowed out in the first round on a stunning Tuesday in London.,Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a triumphant return to the Wimbledon stage by ousting No. 3 seed Pegula 6-2, 6...
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula ousted in first round of Wimbledon
Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a stunning return to the Wimbledon stage on Tuesday, ousting No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in just 58 minutes in the first round in London.,Cocciaretto had to sit out the major in 2024 due to illness. She has played well on the grass courts in the past year, ...
Sergio Garcia earns exemption to The Open Championship
Sergio Garcia has earned an exemption to play in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush thanks to his standing on the LIV Tour.,The 45-year-old Spaniard, who failed to qualify for the last two Opens after playing every year from 1998 through 2022, secured his slot because the exemption list welcome...
Dodgers activate RHP Luis Garcia from injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Luis Garcia from the injured list and optioned fellow right-hander Will Klein to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday. ,Garcia, 38, has not pitched since May 27 because of a right adductor strain. ,He has appeared in 26 games this season and is 2-0 with a 4.5...
MLB suspends Cubs minor leaguer Anhuar Garcia 60 games for PED use
Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Anhuar Garcia was suspended for 60 games without pay on Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced.,The 21-year-old right-hander tested positive for methenolone, an anabolic steroid that is in violation of t...
D-backs place C Gabriel Moreno (hand) on injured list
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a contusion on his right (throwing) hand.,Moreno, 25, had been in and out of the lineup since getting struck in the hand by a wild pitch on June 6. The IL move is retroactive to Monday.,Moreno is batting ...
Canada coach Jesse Marsch under investigation by CONCACAF
The Canadian Soccer Association and head coach Jesse Marsch are under investigation by CONCACAF over claims of rules violations and the use of offensive language during Canada's 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras on Tuesday.,Marsch wasn't even on the sidelines for the game since he was serving a two-gam...
Michigan adds veteran QB Jake Garcia from East Carolina
The Michigan football program added a depth piece to its quarterback room on Monday, according to multiple reports.,Veteran Jake Garcia committed to the Wolverines after spending the 2024 season, and playing in six games, with East Carolina. Garcia visited Ann Arbor earlier this month amid speculati...
Report: Michigan hosts ECU transfer QB Jake Garcia
Michigan hosted former East Carolina quarterback Jake Garcia this week, CBS Sports reported on Friday.,Garcia entered the transfer portal this spring and is looking for a fourth program to play his fifth and final season.,He passed for 1,426 yards with eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions in six ga...
Study shows less online abuse of athletes during March Madness
The NCAA recently released a study that indicated a decrease in social media abuse targeting student-athletes, including from sports bettors, during March Madness.,According to the study, athletes were targeted in 15 percent of March Madness-related abusive posts and comments flagged by data science...
Diamondbacks add C Aramis Garcia; RHP Cristian Mena to IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of catcher Aramis Garcia from Triple-A Reno on Saturday, while right-hander Cristian Mena was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.,Garcia appeared in 47 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 2022, with one home run and four RBIs w...
Gary Bettman: CBA discussions 'in really good shape'
Addressing the media on Wednesday in Edmonton prior to the Oilers' Game 1 matchup with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman offered a positive assessment of the league's negotiations with the NHL Players' Association on a new collective bargaining agreement.,"...
U.S. Amateur champ Jose Luis Ballester joins LIV Golf
U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester signed a multi-year contract with LIV Golf, the upstart circuit announced Wednesday.,Known as "Josele," Ballester will make his professional debut this week at the Virginia event and be part of the Fireballs team captained by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia.,"...
Benched Rangers OF Adolis Garcia working on mechanics
Slumping Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was out of the starting lineup for the third straight day Sunday when the Rangers closed a series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Garcia has been struggling all season and went 5-for-41 (.122) with 18 strikeouts over his past 10 appearances. He ...
Charlie Woods, 16, finishes strong to win AJGA tournament
Charlie Woods carded a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to win the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in Bowling Green, Fla.,Woods, 16, collected eight birdies against two bogeys on Wednesday to finish with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Streams...
Report: Rockies nearing deal with SS Orlando Arcia
The Colorado Rockies are nearing a deal with veteran shortstop Orlando Arcia, MLB.com reported on Tuesday.,The Atlanta Braves released the 30-year-old former All-Star on Sunday after he batted .194 in 14 games this season.,Arcia is a career .241 hitter with 87 homers and 335 RBIs in 951 games with t...
He's back: Braves activate former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr.
The Atlanta Braves officially activated former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. from the injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres.,The 27-year-old outfielder has not played in the majors since tearing his left ACL almost one year ago on May 26, 2024.,Acuna appeared in f...
Guardians welcome back Corey Kluber as special assistant
The Cleveland Guardians named two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber as a special assistant to their pitching staff on Wednesday.,Kluber, who spent the majority of his 13-year playing career with Cleveland, officially retired in February 2024.,"I think I purposely didn't really ...
Celtics' Jrue Holiday named NBA's Social Justice Champion
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday was named the 2024-25 NBA Social Justice Champion on Wednesday.,He will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy and a $100,000 donation from the league for his foundation.,Holiday, who won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award for the second time last week, was one of five f...