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Top NFL Players Snubbed From NFL 100 List
The NFL Top 100 list always finds a way to create controversy, but these five players were dramatically snubbed from this year's list....
A's reinstate All-Star closer Mason Miller from injured list
The Oakland Athletics reinstated All-Star closer Mason Miller from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 25-year-old right-hander has not pitched since July 22 due to a fractured left pinky finger.,Miller is 1-1 with 15 saves and a 2.21 ERA in 34 appearances out of the Oakland bullpen this seaso...
Wednesday August 7 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Games on 8/7/2024
It's a packed MLB slate on Wednesday due to several rainouts on Tuesday night. We locked in our best betting predictions for August 7th's MLB slate of games....
Dodgers' Brusdar Graterol (hamstring) likely out for season after 8 pitches
The Los Angeles Dodgers likely will be without reliever Brusdar Graterol for the rest of the season after he suffered a severe hamstring injury in his 2024 debut Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts said.,Graterol, who missed the first 113 games of the season as he rehabbed a shoulder injury, threw e...
Poland's Aleksandra Mirolaw climbs to gold in Paris
PARIS -- Poland's world-record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw prevailed in women's speed climbing on Wednesday to claim her country's first gold medal at the Paris Games in the sport's Olympic debut as a stand-alone event.,The 30-year-old had been the clear favorite after breaking her own world record t...
Steelers QB Justin Fields to start preseason opener
Justin Fields will start for the Steelers in their preseason opener on Friday, but that doesn't mean he's overtaken Russell Wilson in the race to earn the job as Pittsburgh's starting quarterback.,The Steelers issued their first depth chart of training camp on Tuesday, with Wilson penciled in at No....
Behind Tyler Phillips, Phillies chase series win vs. Dodgers
It will be time for rookie right-hander Tyler Phillips to apply some lessons learned when he takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night in a road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,Phillips was rocked for eight runs on five hits with three walks in just 1 2/3 innings of a r...
New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr. is All That in Pinstripes
The New York Yankees needed a big spark, so they acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins at the MLB Trade Deadline, and he's all that and more in pinstripes....
Erick Fedde aims to lead Cardinals vs. Rays in home debut
After a rocky debut for the St. Louis Cardinals, right-hander Erick Fedde will look to rebound during his first start at home for his new team.,Fedde (7-5, 3.34 ERA) will get the call for the Cardinals on Wednesday night in the middle contest of a three-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,...
Royals, desperate for bullpen turnaround, host Red Sox
Facing the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night in the finale of a crucial three-game series, the Kansas City Royals' bullpen remains under heightened scrutiny.,Since July 23, Kansas City has won seven of 14 games, mostly due to hot hitting and solid starting pitching. In that span, relievers ...
Surging Padres pursue series victory over Pirates
Good luck trying to stop the San Diego Padres.,The Padres have been rolling since the schedule resumed after the All-Star break, winning 12 of 15 games. They will look to keep their momentum going in the second game of a three-game set against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday evening.,Not ev...
Marlins again try to stop Elly De La Cruz, Reds
Miami has an Elly De La Cruz problem.,The Marlins, who will play host to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in the third game of a four-contest series, have had a terrible time pitching to De La Cruz.,Cincinnati has won both games so far in this series, and De La Cruz is 8-for-10 with five RBIs, five ...
Diamondbacks look to continue surge in DH with Guardians
Following a competitive opener, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians will wait to conclude an already entertaining series.,After rain washed away the middle game of the set on Tuesday, the visiting Diamondbacks will look to continue their surge in a traditional doubleheader against the G...
MLB roundup: White Sox sink A's, shed 21-game skid
Rookie Jonathan Cannon turned his second career win into a memorable one on Tuesday night, helping the Chicago White Sox snap their record-tying, 21-game losing streak with six strong innings in a 5-1 victory over the host Oakland Athletics.,Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer to get Chicago on th...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies level series against Dodgers
Cristopher Sanchez went six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies maintained their hold on the top spot in the National League with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fif...
Duane Thomas, part of Cowboys' first Super Bowl winner, dies at 77
Duane Thomas, a former running back who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl, has died, the team confirmed to numerous outlets on Tuesday. He was 77.,No cause of death was immediately reported.,Playing in 11 games, 10 as a starter, in the 1971 season, Thomas rushed for 793 yards and ...
Padres shake off rain to blank Pirates
Donovan Solano went 4-for-5 with four RBIs to help the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. ,San Diego braved a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes to pick up its 12th win in the past 15 games. The Pirates fell for ...
Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox extend surge by beating Royals
Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday evening.,Yoshida, who had four hits in Monday's 9-5 win for Boston, hit a solo homer in the third inning on Tuesday -- his sixth blast of the season. He then singled in two runs ...
Framber Valdez just misses out on no-hitter, leads Astros over Rangers
Framber Valdez pitched 8 2/3 no-hit innings before serving up Corey Seager's two-run homer and the Houston Astros earned a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Arlington, Texas.,Valdez walked Josh Smith with two outs in the ninth before Seager walloped a first-pitch slider well ove...
Astros LHP Framber Valdez comes within 1 out of no-hitter
Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez came within one out of his second career no-hitter in a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night.,Valdez was just over one year removed from his first no-hitter, which came on Aug. 1, 2023, against the Cleveland Guardians. He ...