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NFLPA taking notice of grass surfaces for World Cup
NFL players have their eyes on how soccer players are being treated for the World Cup. And they see grass fields being rolled in.,NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter is well aware that seven stadiums which house NFL teams are removing artificial turf and installing the softer grass...
Mets place C Francisco Alvarez on IL, expected to miss 6-8 weeks
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was placed on the injured list on Wednesday with a torn meniscus and could miss up to two months recovering from the right knee injury.,Alvarez will have surgery to repair the injury and his spot on the roster was filled when the Mets recalled Hayden Senger from Triple...
New York, New Jersey reduce bus, train fares for World Cup
It's going to cost less than previously announced to get from New York City to New Jersey for the World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer.,The bus service run by the host committee, originally announced as an $80 round-trip ticket, will now cost $20, according to an announcement from New Yo...
LeBron James Returning to Cleveland Feels More Real Than Ever
LeBron James’ future is uncertain after the Lakers were swept by the Thunder, but a return to Cleveland is gaining momentum....
Chucky Lozano not included on Mexico's provisional World Cup roster
Mexican veteran Hirving "Chucky" Lozano was not included on the 55-man provisional roster for this summer's World Cup released on Wednesday by national team manager Javier Aguirre.,Lozano, 30, has 18 goals in 75 appearances since his debut with the senior Mexican national team in February 2016. He's...
Angel Martinez leads Guardians to sweep of Angels
Angel Martinez hit a leadoff homer, stole two bases and scored twice as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 4-2 win on Wednesday afternoon.,Martinez, who homered for the second straight day, later came home on Chase DeLauter's sacrifice fly ...
Kyle Bradish, Orioles blank Yankees to claim series
Kyle Bradish held the New York Yankees to one hit over six innings and Adley Rutschman belted a two-run home run and drove in three total runs as the Baltimore Orioles won the rubber match 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Yankees were held without a hit until Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s fifth-inning, one-out...
2026 PGA Championship: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The second major of 2026 tees off on Thursday with the start of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia.,Can Scottie Scheffler repeat? Can Rory McIlroy claim his second consecutive major to begin the year? Or will a darkhorse emerge from the 156-player field? Our go...
Strong field takes on Aronimink's bunker-filled challenge at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- One year ago, Rory McIlroy arrived at the PGA Championship unsure of the next Everest he would climb., ,The Northern Irishman was playing his first major since ending a 10-year drought and completing the career Grand Slam in dream fashion at the Masters. He settled for a tie f...
Isles' Matthew Schaefer wins Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookie
New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer was named the 2025-26 Calder Memorial Trophy winner on Wednesday.,The award is presented to the player who was the most proficient in his first year in the league.,Schaefer, at 18 years, 223 days on the final day of the regular season, is the youngest w...
Yankees LHP Max Fried exits after 3 innings due to sore elbow
New York left-hander Max Fried exited Wednesday afternoon's start against the host Baltimore Orioles after three innings due to what the Yankees announced was left elbow posterior soreness.,The Yankees said that Fried, 32, will be evaluated by team doctors and undergo imaging on Thursday.,Fried, who...
Yankees LHP Max Fried exits after 3 innings due to apparent ailment
New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried left Wednesday afternoon's start against the Orioles after three innings in Baltimore.,Fried, who threw 61 pitches, gave up three runs on five hits and one walk with a pair of strikeouts to raise his ERA to 3.21. He was lifted because of an apparent ailment. Th...
Angels place LHP Drew Pomeranz (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Los Angeles Angels placed left-hander Drew Pomeranz on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of left elbow inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Angels activated rookie right-hander Ryan Johnson from the 15-day injured list.,Pomeranz, 37, pitched the seventh inning of the Angels' 3-2...
Inter Miami sign homegrown M Preston Plambeck
Inter Miami signed homegrown midfielder Preston Plambeck to a first-team contract on Wednesday.,The deal with Plambeck, 20, runs through the end of this season and includes options through 2028-29.,"I've worked my whole life to reach this moment, and I want to make my family proud," he said. "I thin...
Venus Williams, 45, to play doubles at French Open
Venus Williams will compete in doubles at the French Open later this month, organizers confirmed on Wednesday.,Williams, 45, will partner with Hailey Baptiste, 24, for the clay-court tournament at Roland Garros, which begins on May 24 in Paris.,Williams, however, will not compete in the singles tour...
Reports: Cubs sign RHP Liam Hendriks to minor league deal
The Chicago Cubs signed three-time All-Star right-hander Liam Hendriks to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.,Multiple other outlets confirmed the news on Hendriks, who is expected to report to Triple-A Iowa.,Hendriks, 37, had been with the Minnesota Twins during spring trai...
England's Ben White avoids surgery, but World Cup status in doubt
England defender Ben White will not require surgery for a knee injury suffered on Sunday, but his season for Arsenal is over and his status for next month's World Cup is in significant doubt.,Arsenal confirmed Tuesday that White had suffered a "significant medial knee ligament injury" during the tea...
Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres make Sweden's World Cup roster
Sweden coach Graham Potter announced that Liverpool forward Alexander Isak and Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres have made the team's World Cup roster, while Tottenham forward Dejan Kulusevski was left off the 26-player squad.,Isak has endured an injury-plagued season at Liverpool, having starting onl...
Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb faces hearing for incident vs. Ducks
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb has a hearing Wednesday with the NHL Department of Player Safety over an interference incident in the Golden Knights' playoff victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,McNabb, 35, was called for a five-minute major and a game misconduct after a hard, late check...
Patriots' Quintayvious Hutchins charged with domestic assault and battery
New England Patriots rookie linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins was arraigned Wednesday morning in Newton (Mass.) District Court on a domestic assault and battery charge, per court documents.,The alleged incident took place at a Boston College dorm on Tuesday, per CBS Boston.,Hutchins, 23, pleaded not ...