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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw to retire at season’s end
Future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw will retire after the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday.,The left-handed ace won three National League Cy Young awards and the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player in a stellar 18-year career spent entirely with the Dodgers. He contributed to World ...
Brent Rooker's HR fuels Athletics past Red Sox
Brent Rooker homered during a three-run first inning that helped the visiting Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Thursday., ,Rooker's home run, his 30th of the season, came against Boston starter Brayan Bello and gave the Athletics a 2-0 lead. Nick Kurtz scored on Tyler Soderstrom's single l...
Brandon Nimmo helps Mets tame Padres
Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo homered Thursday while rookie Jonah Tong pitched five solid innings for the win as the New York Mets stopped the visiting San Diego Padres 6-1.,Tong (2-2) allowed only four hits and an unearned run while walking none and fanning a career-high eight in his fourth MLB sta...
Jose Ramirez's home run helps red-hot Guardians sweep Tigers
Jose Ramirez clubbed a tiebreaking, two-run homer and the visiting Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the first-place Detroit Tigers with a 3-1 win on Thursday afternoon.,Cleveland (81-71) has won seven straight and 12 of its last 13 games to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Tigers (8...
Antonio Pierce raises concerns about Tom Brady's dual role
Tom Brady's dual role as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and primary NFL color commentator for Fox continues to raise ethical questions.,After broadcasting Sunday's Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Brady was spotted on the broadcast sitting in the Ra...
Tigers activate RHP Paul Sewald, DFA RHP Jose Urquidy
Right-hander Paul Sewald joined the Tigers on Thursday for the first time since his trade deadline acquisition.,Detroit activated the 35-year-old reliever from the 60-day injured list, where he landed with a right shoulder strain.,Sewald was 1-1 with a 4.70 ERA and two saves in 18 appearances for th...
Clippers: Owner Steve Ballmer 'duped' by fraudulent company Aspiration
The Los Angeles Clippers claim owner Steve Ballmer was "duped" into making investments with the now-bankrupt company at the center of an investigation into alleged salary cap circumvention.,The team released a statement Thursday about its dealings with Aspiration, a sustainability business that Ball...
Giants LT Andrew Thomas (foot) may make season debut Sunday vs. Chiefs
Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas could be in line to make his return from Lisfranc surgery this week against Kansas City.,New York head coach Brian Daboll told reporters Thursday that Thomas took a lot of reps during Wednesday's practice even though he was listed as a limited participant. He added t...
Three-time Super Bowl champ Jim Fahnhorst dies
Three-time Super Bowl winner Jim Fahnhorst has died at the age of 66, the San Francisco 49ers announced on Thursday.,The team announced Fahnhorst passed away on Wednesday but did not divulge a cause of death.,Fahnhorst, a linebacker, played seven years with the 49ers from 1984-90, helping the club w...
Dolphins optimistic WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) can play vs. Bills
Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will test his injured shoulder before the game and Miami is optimistic he can play Thursday night at Buffalo, NFL Network reported.,Waddle was limited in practice during this short week and is listed as questionable after sustaining the injury in Sunday's 33-27 h...
Kyler Murray sorry for wearing Vick jersey in pic with dog
Kyler Murray apologized for an image in a since-removed Instagram post in which the Arizona Cardinals quarterback is posing with his pit bull in a throwback Michael Vick No. 7 Virginia Tech jersey.,Vick spent 21 months in a federal prison after a 2007 plea deal for financing and participating in a d...
Week 3 TNF: Dolphins-Bills Preview, Props, Prediction
The Miami Dolphins are massive underdogs as they seek their first win in Buffalo since 2016 while also trying to avoid losing three times in a 12-day span to open the 2025 regular season on Thursday night.,The Bills are already alone atop the AFC East standings at 2-0, but do have significant injury...
Bucs sign two OL, RG Cody Mauch (knee) headed to IR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting right guard Cody Mauch sustained a season-ending knee injury in Monday's victory over the Houston Texans and will be placed on injured reserve Thursday.,Mauch was able to finish the game for the Buccaneers (2-0), who are now without three starting offensive linemen ente...
Isack Hadjar on Red Bull rumors: 'I didn't sign anything'
Isack Hadjar downplayed rumors that he is set to replace Yuki Tsunoda in the second Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen in 2026, saying "I didn't sign anything.",Tsunoda has struggled to consistently generate points since being promoted to the main team ahead of the third race of the season, and ...
ATP roundup: Dalibor Svrcina jolts Matteo Berrettini in China
Lucky loser Dalibor Svrcina played the role of spoiler with a 6-3, 6-3 upset of eighth-seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Hangzhou Open on Thursday in China.,The 22-year-old Czech collected 17 winners and saved the lone break he faced to win in 85 minutes. Berrettini had 15 u...
David Malukas replaces Will Power at Team Penske
David Malukas will replace Will Power behind the wheel of Team Penske's No. 12 Chevrolet next season.,The IndyCar Series team announced the news Thursday, about two weeks after parting ways with Power after 17 seasons.,Malukas, 23, was the runner-up at the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 driving the No. ...
Reports: Kansas, Arizona State to play first FBS game at Wembley
Kansas and Arizona State will meet in the first-ever FBS game at London's Wembley Stadium next season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The Big 12 schools will play at the iconic 86,000-seat venue on Sept. 19 in what originally was scheduled as a home game for the Jayhawks. It will be the confere...
Freshman QB has Cal chasing 4-0 start at San Diego State
California's offense has flowed smoothly behind freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele during its 3-0 start to the season.,Sagapolutele will try to continue the hot start to his college career Saturday night when Cal visits San Diego State for a nonconference game.,The Hawaii native has compl...
Without key cog, Louisville takes aim at Bowling Green
Louisville will be without a key player when it returns following a week off to host Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon.,The Cardinals (2-0) will be without linebacker Stanquan Clark, one of three returning starters on defense.,Clark underwent surgery on his lower leg and might miss the rest of the...
Dodgers eager to ignite offense in opener vs. Giants
Separated by nine games in the National League West standings, there still will be plenty on the line when the San Francisco Giants visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night for the start of a four-game series., ,The Giants (76-76) are just two games out of the final NL wild-card spot but stil...