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Falcons starting RT Kaleb McGary carted off practice field
Atlanta Falcons starting right tackle Kaleb McGary was carted off the practice field with an apparent lower left leg injury on Wednesday.,A team spokesman told ESPN that McGary will have an MRI and the Falcons will give an update on his status "at an appropriate time.",The injury comes just over two...
Reports: Pirates to promote Bubba Chandler, MLB's top pitching prospect
Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler, MLB's top pitching prospect in the minors, is expected to be called up to debut for Pittsburgh on Friday, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday. ,Chandler, the top prospect in the organization and No. 4 overall in MLB Pipeline rankings, will primarily pitch out ...
NASCAR adds Chicagoland event as 2026 schedule shuffled
A return to the Chicagoland Speedway, a street race in San Diego and a change to championship weekend highlight the 2026 NASCAR schedule, released Wednesday.,Also to be noted are the shift of the All-Star Race to Dover Motor Speedway, as well as schedule adjustments that move annual races to non-tra...
Charlotte transferring D Adilson Malanda to Middlesbrough
Charlotte FC announced the transfer of defender Adilson Malanda to English second-tier side Middlesbrough FC on Wednesday.,The 23-year-old French center back will stay on loan at Charlotte for the remainder of the MLS season before departing for a reported $8 million fee plus add-ons.,"Adilson has b...
Charlotte transferring D Adilson Malanda to Middlesbrough
Charlotte FC announced the transfer of defender Adilson Malanda to English second-tier side Middlesbrough FC on Wednesday.,The 23-year-old French center back will stay on loan at Charlotte for the remainder of the MLS season before departing for a reported $8 million fee plus add-ons.,"Adilson has b...
Tiger Woods to lead PGA committee focused on 'significant' change
ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods was named the chair of the PGA Tour's new future competition committee by CEO Brian Rolapp, who is tasking the nine-person panel to bring "significant change" to the current model for Tournament golf competition.,Rolapp said Wednesday the goal is to optimize the game for playe...
Tiger Woods to lead PGA committee focused on 'significant' change
ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods was named the chair of the PGA Tour's new future competition committee by CEO Brian Rolapp, who is tasking the nine-person panel to bring "significant change" to the current model for Tournament golf competition.,Rolapp said Wednesday the goal is to optimize the game for playe...
Titans activate CB L'Jarius Sneed from PUP list
The Tennessee Titans activated cornerback L'Jarius Sneed from the physically unable to perform list Wednesday.,The two-time Super Bowl champion passed his physical and was cleared to return to practice after a long recovery.,In Week 5 last season, his first with the Titans, he sustained a quad injur...
Scottie Scheffler reflects on Tiger Woods' influence
As Scottie Scheffler prepares to put the finishing touches on another Tiger-like season, he reflected Wednesday on a critical lesson he learned from Tiger Woods.,"I've only played one round of tournament golf with Tiger Woods, and it completely changed the way I look at how I play tournaments," Sche...
Fire acquire D Joel Waterman from CF Montreal
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran defender Joel Waterman from CF Montreal on Wednesday, both clubs announced.,In exchange for the 29-year-old Canadian center back, Montreal receives up to $600,000 in general allocation money.,Waterman tallied five goals and seven assists in 158 appearances across al...
Harris English on making Ryder Cup team: 'I belong'
Making his second U.S. Ryder Cup team gives Georgia native Harris English a ton of confidence entering this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta.,With another strong finish at last weekend's BMW Championship, English secured one of captain Keegan Bradley's six automatic roster spots for next month's ...
JP Sears faces Giants as Padres get a second look at left-hander
JP Sears gets a second chance to make a good impression on the San Diego Padres.,Acquired from the Athletics on July 31 as part of the six-player blockbuster trade that involved closer Mason Miller and former San Diego top prospect Leo De Vries, Sears will start for the Padres Wednesday night when t...
Reds bid to continue dominance of Angels in series finale
Nipping at the heels of moving into the final wild-card spot in the National League, the Cincinnati Reds will go for a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Right-hander Nick Martinez (10-9, 4.73 ERA), who is 3-3 with a 3.02 ERA in 13 appearances (ei...
Rockies to get double dose of Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers have made it clear they will not overextend two-way star Shohei Ohtani on the mound in his comeback from elbow surgery.,Instead, they are slowly stretching his starts, from an inning in his season debut on June 16 to 4 1/3 innings on Aug. 13. Against the Colorado Rockies in D...
Nathan Church, Cardinals aim for sweep of Marlins
The St. Louis Cardinals, who will shoot for a three-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday, are giving Nathan Church a shot in center field.,The 25-year-old rookie is getting his opportunity in part due to the left ankle sprain that landed regular center fielder Victor Scott II on the inj...
Guardians' Parker Messick set for big-league debut vs. D-backs
Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick will make his major league debut in the heat of a playoff race.,The Guardians announced they will promote Messick, their second-round pick in the 2022 draft, to start the final game of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Ph...
MLB roundup: Yankees hit record-tying 9 HRs, rout Rays
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the host Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs on Tuesday.,New York matched the club record established earlier this year in a 20-9 ...
Nick Pivetta dominates Giants as Padres break losing skid
Nick Pivetta fired six dominant innings Tuesday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.,In beating San Francisco for the third time this year, Pivetta (13-4) allowed just three hits and a run while walking two and striki...
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Corbin Carroll lead D-backs past Guardians
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s two-run single broke a tie in the seventh, Corbin Carroll had his fourth two-triple game of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Jake McCarthy had two hits, including a hom...
Reds score two in 9th, top Angels for third straight win
TJ Friedl drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Gavin Lux followed with an insurance RBI double as the Cincinnati Reds won their third straight game, 6-4 over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday night.,Miguel Andujar went 3-for-4 with a double and t...