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Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes to have Tommy John surgery
Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John surgery, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo revealed Friday.,Burnes injured his right (throwing) elbow Sunday against the Washington Nationals and left during the fifth inning. He was placed on the injured list Tuesday with what was termed elbow inflamma...
Cameron Champ on top in Canada; Rory McIlroy finishes near last place
Cameron Champ is making the most of his opportunity north of the border.,The three-time PGA Tour winner who's fallen to No. 420 in the world rankings shot a 4-under-par 66 on Friday to take the halfway lead at the RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ontario.,Champ is in the field at TPC Toronto at Osprey ...
Texas Tech star NiJaree Canady to earn $1.2M in 2026
Texas Tech star softball pitcher NiJaree Canady will make $1.2 million in a name, image and likeness deal to play for the school in 2026 after leading the team to the Women's College World Series.,Canady is making $1 million this season in her first season with the Red Raiders. She will be on the mo...
Avs F Logan O'Connor to miss 5-6 months after hip surgery
Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor underwent hip surgery Friday and is expected to miss 5 to 6 months that will potentially keep him out until December.,In 80 games during the 2024-25 season, O'Connor had 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) and finished 29th in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trop...
Tiger-Cats, Stampeders clash after last-place 2024 seasons
Bo Levi Mitchell takes aim at his 100th career regular-season victory when the quarterback's Hamilton Tiger-Cats face the host Calgary Stampeders in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.,Mitchell will be making his 141st career start and would be fastest to reach 100 with a victory. The curr...
Reds return 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand from IL
The Cincinnati Reds reinstated first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the injured list Friday, while catcher Austin Wynns was designated for assignment.,Encarnacion-Strand, 25, has been out with a back injury after batting .158 with two home runs and five RBIs in 15 games. In 107 games for ...
Dodgers recall LHP Justin Wrobleski amid staff injury crush
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski to start in Friday's series opener on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Landon Knack was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.,Wrobleski, 24, was 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA in two appearances (one sta...
Sky put modest win streak on line against Fever
Saturday's matchup between the host Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever could be without two of the top three picks from the 2024 WNBA Draft.,While Fever guard and No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark remains out with a quad injury, Sky center and No. 3 pick Kamilla Cardoso is dealing with shoulder soreness and recen...
Report: Knicks want to interview Mavs coach Jason Kidd
The New York Knicks plan to formally request permission to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd for their coaching vacancy, NBA insider Marc Stein reported Friday.,The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday despite reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25...
Improved Aces set for first visit to expansion Valkyries
After an up-and-down start to the season for the Las Vegas Aces, reigning MVP A'ja Wilson leads the two-time WNBA champions into San Francisco on Saturday afternoon to face the expansion Golden State Valkyries.,The Aces (4-2) opened the 2025 WNBA season with a double-digit defeat to the New York Lib...
OKC, SGA deal with shock and gnaw of blown 15-point lead
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Tyrese Haliburton stuck a game-winner with 0.3 seconds on the clock on Thursday to give Indiana its only lead of the game and a 1-0 lead in the 2025 NBA Finals.,Reeling after a blown lead of 15 points in the fourth quarter and stunned by Haliburton's latest heroics, league MVP Shai ...
UFC 316 Best Bets: O’Malley’s Revenge, Harrison’s Statement, and Spivac’s Edge
Looking to bet UFC 316? We break down top picks including Sean O’Malley’s underdog shot at Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison vs. Julianna Peña, and Serghei Spivac’s path to victory....
Austin FC, Rapids keeping early eye on playoff positioning
The first weekend in June is not too early to think about making the playoffs.,That will be the attitude for Austin FC and the Colorado Rapids when they meet Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids (6-6-4, 22 points) have won two of their past three matches and stand in eighth place in the...
D.C. United take aim at surging Fire
D.C. United and the Chicago Fire will look to build off what could be watershed results when they meet Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. (4-7-6, 18 points) scored on two corner kicks in the first half of a 2-1 upset at FC Cincinnati last weekend.,Brazilian Gabriel Pirani scored the first,...
United States Men Face ‘Summer of Soccer’ — and a Reckoning
As the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup collide, the U.S. men’s national team enters a critical summer with low expectations and fewer stars....
With Game 1 Dud, Thunder’s Mark Daigneault Puts Target on His Own Back
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault faces scrutiny after a Game 1 collapse in the NBA Finals, marked by key lineup and strategy blunders....
Guardians RHP Shane Bieber (elbow) suffers rehab setback
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber was scratched from his scheduled rehab start on Friday due to soreness in his surgically repaired elbow.,The former American League Cy Young Award winner pitched just twice in 2024 before having Tommy John surgery in April. He was expected to miss at lea...
Cardinals turn to Sonny Gray in bid to best Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have struck out the second-fewest batters in the major leagues this season with 441, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies.,The Cardinals will seek more punchouts on Friday when they continue their nine-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers -- a team that is tough ...
Jeremy Pena, Astros take aim at Guardians
Jeremy Pena is enjoying a torrid offensive stretch for the Houston Astros. ,Meanwhile, Cleveland's Jose Ramirez continues to show why he's among the elite players in the majors.,Two of the hottest hitters in the game will square off Friday night when the Guardians open a weekend set against the vis...
Yankees hope for different outcome vs. Red Sox's Walker Buehler
The last time the New York Yankees saw Walker Buehler, he was closing out the World Series in Game 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and celebrating on the field.,On Friday, the Yankees will see Buehler in a new uniform. Now with the Red Sox, the right-hander enters the rivalry of American League East f...