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Tennessee lands commitment of No. 1 OT David Sanders Jr.
David Sanders Jr., the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2025 class, announced Saturday afternoon that he will play his college football at Tennessee.,Sanders, also ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 overall player in the nation, picked the Volunteers over Georgia, Nebraska and Ohio State.,T...
Pirates put OF Andrew McCutchen (knee) on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left knee inflammation.,McCutchen was injured while running the bases following a single in the seventh inning of the Pirates' 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The victory snapped a 10-...
Late birdie lifts Lauren Coughlin into lead at Women's Scottish Open
Lauren Coughlin carded a 6-under-par 66 on Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open in Ayrshire, Scotland.,Coughlin, who earned her first career LPGA win last month at the CPKC Women's Open, collected six birdies during her bogey-free r...
Tigers recall 1B Spencer Torkelson from Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers recalled Spencer Torkelson from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday morning.,Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2020 MLB Draft, is expected to be with the team for Saturday's home game against the New York Yankees.,The Tigers optioned Torkelson to Toledo on June 2 after 54 games, de...
Marketa Vondrousova (hand) WDs from U.S. Open
The upcoming U.S. Open will be contested without another major champion in Marketa Vondrousova.,Vondrousova bowed out of the New York-based tournament due to a hand injury on Friday. The 18th-ranked native of the Czech Republic hasn't played since sustaining a first-round loss in her title defense a...
Tennessee, others await decision of No. 1 OT David Sanders Jr.
David Sanders Jr., the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2025 class, is scheduled to announce his college choice Saturday afternoon.,Sanders also is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 overall player in the nation. The Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day player has four finalists: Georgia, Nebras...
New England Patriots Should Rip off Band-Aid, Start Drake Maye
The New England Patriots and Jerod Mayo should cut the nonsense and just start rookie draft pick Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett....
Saturday August 17 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB & WNBA Games on 8/17/2024
Here's our top betting picks and predictions for August 17, 2024 including picks for the MLB and WNBA slate of games on Saturday....
Padres look to avoid back-to-back losses to Rockies
The San Diego Padres have lost just four of their 23 games since the All-Star break, with two of those defeats coming against the Colorado Rockies -- the team with the worst record in the National League.,The Rockies posted a 7-3 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday between the Nationa...
With rotation in flux, Dodgers aim to beat Cardinals again
The pitching challenges keep coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who put starter Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list Friday due to elbow tendinitis.,He had been slated to pitch Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, Bobby Miller (1-2...
Brewers search for series victory over Guardians
After losing one of their best offensive players to season-ending back surgery this week, the Milwaukee Brewers will need others to step up for their playoff run.,Brice Turang is doing his part so far.,Turang will try to help the Brewers win their fourth straight game when they oppose the visiting C...
Reds try to cool off Bobby Witt Jr., even set with Royals
There are plenty of ways to describe watching Kansas City Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. play.,Teammate Michael Lorenzen keeps it simple: "It's the real deal.",After collecting three more hits on Friday to raise his major-league-leading batting average to .352, Witt has Kansas City hunting a s...
Rays' Jeffrey Springs chases first win of year vs. D-backs
Jeffrey Springs' healthy return to the Tampa Bay Rays' rotation appears to be heading in the right direction.,In his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery performed in the spring of 2023, Springs will look for his first 2024 win on Saturday when the Rays face the Arizona Diamondbacks ...
Orioles hope for improved pitching vs. Red Sox
This isn't an ideal time for the Baltimore Orioles to have questions about their pitching.,They've given up a total of 21 runs across the last two games they've lost.,The Orioles will try to get back on track when they meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Saturday.,The four-game series is tied at ...
Half of EA Sports FC quarterfinal field set at EWC
Portugal's Joao "jafonsogv" Vasconcelos, Australia's Mark "Mark11" Zakhary and Argentina's Nicolas "nicolas99fc" Villalba all won three consecutive matches on Friday and advanced to the EA Sports FC quarterfinals at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.,jafonsogv, Mark11 and nicolas99fc al...
MLB roundup: Red Sox top O's in 12-10 slugfest
Masataka Yoshida smashed a three-run home run in Boston's four-run fourth inning and the visiting Red Sox went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 on Friday night.,Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and David Hamilton also homered for the Red Sox, who snapped a two-game skid. Yoshida and Duran each had ...
Quarterfinal field set at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
The Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9, Boston Breach and 100 Thieves all lost one match before winning the next on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,All four fell in winners-bracket matches in their group...
NWSL's Wave hire Landon Donovan as interim coach
National Soccer Hall of Famer Landon Donovan took over on Friday as the interim head coach of the NWSL's San Diego Wave.,Donovan, 42, takes over for Paul Buckle, who had been serving as the team's interim coach but had agreed to the role only for the summer.,Wave general manager Camille Ashton said ...
Cal Quantrill, Rockies shut down surging Padres
Charlie Blackmon homered among his two hits, Brendan Rodgers also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies cooled off the streaking San Diego Padres with a 7-3 win in Denver on Friday night.,Rookie Jordan Beck had three hits to back starter Cal Quantrill's solid start and end Colorado's three-game losing...
Red Sox hit four homers, outslug Orioles 12-10
Masataka Yoshida smashed a three-run home run in Boston's four-run fourth inning and the visiting Red Sox went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 on Friday night.,Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and David Hamilton also homered for the Red Sox, who snapped a two-game skid. Yoshida (3-for-4) added a r...