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McLaren principal Andrea Stella signs contract extension
Team principal Andrea Stella is remaining with McLaren after signing a multi-year contract extension, the F1 team said Thursday.,Contract terms were not announced.,Stella, 53, joined McLaren in 2015 and worked his way up to team principal, promoted in 2022. Since then, McLaren drivers have two Grand...

Red Bull's Jonathan Wheatley to lead Audi's F1 team
Longtime Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley is leaving the team to become the principal of Audi's upcoming F1 team.,"I am delighted that we have been able to gain Jonathan Wheatley as Team Principal for our future Formula 1 team," Gernot Dollner, CEO of Audi AG, said Thursday.,"Jonathan ha...

Georgia releases WR Rodarius 'Rara' Thomas in wake of arrest
Georgia dismissed senior wide receiver Rodarius "Rara" Thomas from the team following his arrest last week on a felony charge of second-degree cruelty to children and misdemeanor battery.,Georgia coach Kirby Smart confirmed Thomas' departure on Thursday.,"I met with Rara on Tuesday and had a chance ...
Thursday August 1 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions For Hall of Fame Game, MLB
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the Hall of Fame Game between the Bears and Texans, plus some MLB picks....

Orlando to host 2025 Pro Bowl Games
The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will take place for the second straight year in Orlando, Fla., the NFL said Thursday.,Camping World Stadium will again host the multi-day AFC vs. NFC event, including the Feb. 2 flag football game.,"The Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon celebrates the biggest stars in the N...

Pats LB Matthew Judon, miffed about contract, back at practice
New England Patriots outside linebacker Matthew Judon was back at practice Thursday, three days after a heated exchange with coach Jerod Mayo and members of the team's front office.,The veteran is disgruntled about his current contract, but he had been a full participant in four practices prior to M...

Steelers sign LB Markus Golden to 1-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed free agent linebacker Markus Golden to a one-year contract on Thursday.,Golden, 33, tallied four sacks, 10 quarterback hits and 20 tackles in 16 games with the Steelers last season.,The 10-year veteran has collected 51 sacks, 140 QB hits, 343 tackles and 11 forced f...

Gordon Hayward, 34, retires after 14 NBA seasons
All-Star forward Gordon Hayward announced his retirement Thursday after 14 NBA seasons with four teams.,Hayward, 34, averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists over 835 games (649 starts) from 2010-24.,"It's been an incredible ride and I'm so grateful to everyone who helped me achieve more t...

Cards' Sonny Gray eyes turnaround, starting vs. Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray enters Thursday night's series opener with the host Chicago Cubs sitting among the National League leaders with 10 wins, but he will be happy to flip the calendar to August.,Gray (10-6, 3.79 ERA) was just 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in four starts in July, allowin...

MLB roundup: O's get slam from Jackson Holliday, beat Jays
Top prospect Jackson Holliday hit a fifth-inning grand slam for his first career home run in his return to the major leagues as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Holliday, who had only two hits across 34 at-bats during a spring promotion, retu...

Jets' Aaron Rodgers, Garrett Wilson downplay apparent argument
Calling it "appearance versus reality," New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers referred to an animated discussion he had with receiver Garrett Wilson the day before a matter of teammates ironing out the fine points of a given play.,A widely viewed video clip online showed the 40-year-old Rodgers, a...

Orioles must fill hole in lineup to open series vs. Guardians
After a bittersweet day, the Baltimore Orioles have an adjustment to make when they hit the road to begin a 10-game road trip with the opener of a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.,First, the positives: The American League East-leading Orioles cruised to their fourth win ...

Dylan Cease, Padres complete two-game sweep of Dodgers
Luis Campusano homered while Dylan Cease won his fourth straight start as the San Diego Padres earned a two-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with an 8-1 victory on Wednesday.,In his first outing since no-hitting the Washington Nationals on July 25, Cease (11-8) allowed three hits and a...

Ian Happ haunts Reds again, leads Cubs to 13-4 win
Ian Happ went 3-for-4 with a tape measure home run and Seiya Suzuki added a pair of doubles and three RBIs as the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale with a 13-4 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,Happ, who attended the University of Cincinnati, has 18 homers and 49 RBIs in 56 ca...
San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays Took Divergent MLB Trade Deadline Paths
Like many MLB Trade Deadlines, this one was dominated by buyers and sellers. The San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays took divergent paths this deadline....

MLB roundup: O's get grand slam from Jackson Holliday, beat Jays
Top prospect Jackson Holliday hit a fifth-inning grand slam for his first career home run in his return to the major leagues as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Holliday, who had only two hits across 34 at-bats during a spring promotion, retu...

Surfing competition postponed in Tahiti as weather forces nail-biting wait
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Competition was canceled at the Olympic surfing venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti on Wednesday after an initial call to run, with conditions still super challenging after a storm swept through the region, forcing organizers to put the event on hold.,Tahiti's Teahupo'o delivered some ...

Rafael Devers, Red Sox walk off vs. Mariners
Rafael Devers led off the bottom of the 10th inning with an RBI double that scored Tyler O'Neill and handed the Boston Red Sox a 3-2 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday., ,Devers had three hits in the victory, which gave the Red Sox their second win in the three-game series. Boston p...

D-backs hang on to edge Nats
The Arizona Diamondbacks erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and held on for their seventh win in eight games, a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon.,The Nationals, who lost their fourth game in a row, scored one run in the eighth on Luis Garcia Jr.'s RB...

France's Leon Marchand lives Olympic dream with double gold in 200
PARIS -- France's Paris Games poster boy Leon Marchand achieved a swimming first, winning the 200-meter breaststroke and 200 butterfly gold on the same night in Olympic record times at his home Olympics on Wednesday.,The breaststroke gold was his third at the La Defense Arena but the 22-year-old has...