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Eighth-inning run sends Pirates past Cardinals
Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller was effective through seven to help Pittsburgh earn a 2-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,Gonzales knocked a one-out sinker from reliever John King (3-2) into right field to drive ...
Tarik Skubal pitches around trouble, Tigers handle Guardians
Tarik Skubal surrendered a season-high 10 hits but only one run over seven innings, rookie Justyn-Henry Malloy clubbed an early two-run homer and the surging Detroit Tigers earned an 8-2 road win over the scuffling Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Matt Vierling and Mark Canha each added three hi...
LeBron James Is Face of American Sports, Not Just the NBA
LeBron James was named the flag bearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, proving that he's not just the face of the NBA, but the face of American sports....
ACC boss Jim Phillips: We will fight suits from Florida State, Clemson
The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 2024 season just more than one month away.,ACC commissioner Jim Phillips pledged the day-to-day operations remain business as usual while also insisting...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina starts strong in Atlanta
Fifth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina delivered 30 winners on Monday while recording a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over France's Arthur Cazaux in the opening round of the Atlanta Open.,Davidovich Fokina had an 11-8 edge in aces and saved all five break points he faced while advancing. Cazaux 16 unforced...
Wrigley Field view set to undergo major change
The view beyond the outfield at Wrigley Field is about to undergo a major change after the Chicago City Council approved a plan to replace three buildings just beyond right field with a single five-story apartment building.,The three apartment buildings set to be torn down had their rooftop views bl...
Reigning silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova WDs from Paris
Reigning Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Summer Games on Monday due to a hand injury.,The 2023 Wimbledon champion from the Czech Republic lost to Switerland's Belinda Bencic in the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.,Vondrousova had been planning ...
Tiger Woods at junior amateur to watch son Charlie
Tiger Woods was in Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Monday searching for better vibes after missing the cut at The Open Championship in Scotland last week.,Woods was on hand at Oakland Hills Country Club to watch his 15-year-old son Charlie participate in the U.S. Junior Amateur for the first time.,Wh...
OF David Dahl returns to Phillies on minor league deal
Outfielder David Dahl is back in the Philadelphia Phillies organization on a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Monday.,The news comes less than two weeks after Dahl was designated for assignment by the club and declined a minor league deal.,Dahl, 30, batted .207 with three home runs and e...
Report: Mavs signing G Spencer Dinwiddie
The Dallas Mavericks are signing veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year contract, The Athletic reported Monday. ,Dinwiddie, 31, scored 17.7 points per game with the Mavericks during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. ,He split time last season between Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers, averag...
WTA roundup: Katerina Siniakova survives scare in Prague
No. 2 seed Katerina Siniakova survived a first-round scare on Monday at the Livesport Prague Open in her native Czech Republic.,Siniakova outlasted American qualifier Louisa Chirico, ranked No. 228 in the world, for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory in 2 hours and 26 minutes. She offset her seven aces with se...
D.C. United acquire M Boris Enow from Israeli club
D.C. United acquired midfielder Boris Enow from Israel's Maccabi Netanya FC on Monday.,The 24-year-old Cameroon international is under contract through 2027 with an option for 2028.,"Boris is a talented midfielder with a strong work ethic who is coming into the prime of his career," D.C. United gene...
Atlanta United transfer D Caleb Wiley to Chelsea
Atlanta United transferred homegrown defender Caleb Wiley to Chelsea of the Premier League on Monday.,Multiple outlets reported the transfer fee for the 19-year-old U.S. international was $11 million.,Other reports indicated that Chelsea planned to loan Wiley to Strasbourg in France's Ligue 1. Chels...
Aaron Rodgers on minicamp absence: 'Two OTA days'
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said it's "deceiving" to assert that he missed the team's mandatory minicamp last month since it fell within the voluntary "OTA schedule.",He made the remarks on Barstool's "Pardon My Take" podcast published Monday morning. They marked his first public comment...
Packers GM: QB Jordan Love won't practice without deal
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love will not practice at training camp without a contract extension, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed Monday.,Gutekunst said that Love's representatives informed the team of the signal-caller's stance on Saturday.,"We understand where he's coming from,"...
Heisman odds: Rising value in Arizona QB?
College football's most coveted award, the Heisman Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding player each December.,In 2023, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the award -- then was drafted with the No. 2 overall pick by the Washington Commanders -- with 3,812 passing yards, 40 touchdowns and four in...
Short-handed Braves sign 2B/OF Whit Merrifield
The Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract with second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield on Monday.,The signing comes one day after All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies fractured his left wrist.,Merrifield, 35, was released by Philadelphia on July 12 after batting .199 with three homers in 53 games.,M...
Homer-happy Dodgers welcome rival Giants
A pair of comeback victories followed by a six home-run game have the Los Angeles Dodgers riding some momentum heading into Monday's opener of a four-game series at home against the rival San Francisco Giants., ,Shohei Ohtani crushed a 473-foot blast among a season-high collection of home runs Sunda...
Rockies look to keep bats alive in series vs. Red Sox
The Red Sox coming to Denver reminds Colorado fans of the magical 2007 season. The Rockies made an improbable run to the World Series, winning 21 of 22 games to capture the National League pennant, only to be swept by Boston.,Those memories will be plentiful when the Red Sox and Rockies start a thre...
D-backs, Royals look to prolong stout starting pitching
Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals enjoyed stout starting pitching upon returning from the All-Star break. ,They will look for more of the same on Monday when the Royals host the Diamondbacks to open a three-game interleague series.,Kansas City is coming off a dominant home swe...