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China takes men's synchronized 3M springboard gold
PARIS -- China's Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China's men's synchronized 3-meter springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country's fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking top finishes in all eight diving events at the 2024 Games.,Mexico's Juan...
Winners and Losers of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans | Deadspin.com
The Chicago Bears were beating the Houston Texans in the 2024 Hall of Fame Game before it was canceled due to weather conditions, but here are the true winners and losers....
Cards try to rebound vs. Cubs in Erick Fedde's team debut
Right-hander Erick Fedde makes his St. Louis debut on Friday afternoon as the visiting Cardinals try to bounce back from a walk-off loss to the Chicago Cubs in the series opener.,Fedde (7-4, 3.11 ERA), one of the more coveted starting pitchers at the trade deadline, was obtained along with outfielde...
Padres seek to avoid stumbling vs. Rockies again
Back in May, the San Diego Padres welcomed the Colorado Rockies to town after taking a weekend series from the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Seemingly ready to get on a roll, San Diego instead lost all three games.,On Friday night, the Padres will host the Rockies again, this time after sweeping a two-game s...
Orioles try again to tame Jose Ramirez, Guardians
Jose Ramirez will look to continue his impressive power surge on Friday night when the Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles in the second contest of a four-game series.,Ramirez belted his fourth homer in the past three games on Thursday, helping the Guardians cruise to a 10-3 victory in th...
MLB roundup: Cubs rally to walk off Cardinals
Pinch hitter Mike Tauchman doubled home the winning run to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Tauchman sliced a 2-2 fastball by Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley (4-...
Multi-billion 'Sunday Ticket' verdict against NFL tossed
The NFL scored a victory worth up to $14.1 billion in court on Thursday when a federal district court judge threw out a jury's verdict in an antitrust lawsuit that targeted the league's "Sunday Ticket" online viewing package.,In a 16-page order, U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez in New York took ...
Cubs score three in ninth, stun Cardinals
Pinch hitter Mike Tauchman doubled home the winning run to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Tauchman sliced a 2-2 fastball by Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley (4-...
Guardians rout O's in clash of division leaders
David Fry, Bo Naylor and Jose Ramirez each homered and drove in three runs, fueling the host Cleveland Guardians to a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.,Fry belted a three-run homer in the third inning and Naylor did the same in the seventh, marking the latter's second three-run bl...
In reversal, Dodgers enter series with A's as struggling team
What appeared earlier like a break from a rugged schedule instead could prove to be a tough assignment for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they open a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.,A pair of second-year right-handers -- the Dodgers' Gavin Stone (9-4, 3.34 ERA) an...
Polly Mack fires 63 to secure Portland Classic lead
Polly Mack of Germany shot a career-best 63 to set the early pace at the Portland Classic on Thursday in Oregon.,Mack piled up seven birdies and an eagle at Columbia Edgewater Country Club to race out to a 9-under-par start. By day's end, she held a one-shot lead over Samantha Wagner, Russia's Natal...
Son of Freddie Freeman has ‘severe’ case of Guillain-Barre
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman remains with his family after his 3-year-old son was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.,Freeman's wife, Chelsea Freeman, wrote on Instagram Thursday evening that their son Maximus was brought back to the hospital last Friday after he "rapidly de...
Kings re-sign D Jordan Spence to 2-year, $3M deal
Defenseman Jordan Spence, the first Australian-born NHL player, re-signed with the Los Angeles Kings on a two-year, $3 million deal on Thursday.,Spence, 23, finished with 24 points (two goals, 22 assists) in 71 games in 2023-24, his first full NHL season. In five playoff games, he contributed one as...
G2, Team Liquid advance to group finals at BLAST Fall Groups
G2 Esports and Team Liquid both went the distance in the upper-bracket finals of their respective groups on Thursday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,G2 rallied for a 2-1 victory over FaZe Clan to reach the Group C grand final, while Liquid pulled out a 2-1 win ov...
Katie Ledecky now most decorated female swimmer with relay silver
PARIS -- Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time, but the U.S. great had to settle for silver as Australia made sure of the 4x200-meter freestyle gold at the Paris Games on Thursday.,China took the bronze, with Canada fourth.,Ledecky now has 13 Olympic medals -- ei...
Rangers try to halt offensive slump against Red Sox
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy hasn't liked what he's seen from his team in its last two games, and he's undoubtedly hoping things look better when the Rangers open a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Texas is coming off Wednesday's 10-1 lo...
Reports: Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins injures knee, out 4-6 weeks
Tennessee Titans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins strained his left knee in practice this week and is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to multiple media reports on Thursday.,Hopkins wore a wrap on his left leg early in the team practice on Wednesday before leaving the field with vice ...
NL wild-card hopefuls meet as Giants, Reds open key set
Two teams seeking consistency in a tight National League wild-card race open a key three-game weekend series on Friday night when the San Francisco Giants visit the Cincinnati Reds. ,The Reds went 13-11 in July but are still treading water in the NL wild-card race. At 52-56, the Reds are eighth, wit...
Winners and Losers of 2024 MLB Trade Deadline
The best part about the MLB trade deadline is breaking down winners and losers. While some teams bought and some teams sold, here's who won and lost the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline....
Andy Murray's career ends in Olympic doubles defeat
PARIS -- Andy Murray's illustrious career finally came to an end as he and doubles partner Daniel Evans were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the Olympics quarterfinals at Roland Garros on Thursday.,The 37-year-old Scot, regarded as one of Britain's greatest sportsmen ...