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Mets activate former batting champ Jeff McNeil from IL
The New York Mets activated former batting champion Jeff McNeil from the 10-day injured list on Thursday night.,The two-time All-Star second baseman hasn't played for the Mets this season due to a right oblique strain. He batted .393 with two homers in eight rehab games across three minor-league lev...
Haeran Ryu, Yan Liu tied for first-round lead at Chevron
Haeran Ryu of South Korea and Yan Liu of China carded bogey-free rounds of 7-under-par 65 before play was suspended on the first day of the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of the season, on Thursday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Ryu and Liu have a two-shot lead over South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim (...
Titans land QB Cam Ward, Jaguars splash with Travis Hunter move
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the Tennessee Titans tabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from No. 5 to grab Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter with the second pick. ,In addition to the second overall pick, whic...
Rangers place Kumar Rocker on 15-day IL
The Texas Rangers announced a pair of roster moves Thursday evening, including the team putting rookie right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker (right shoulder impingement) on the 15-day injured list.,Rocker, 25, was the third overall pick of the Rangers in the 2022 draft. He had three appearances in 2024 ...
Rays lagging in attendance, foul poles provide controversy
It comes as no surprise that the Tampa Bay Rays are near the bottom of the majors in attendance.,Because the roof at Tropicana Field was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton in October, the Rays are playing their 2025 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.,Steinbrenner Field has a capa...
Kyle Larson’s Indy 500 test session ends with crash
Kyle Larson is looking to become the first driver to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day since 2014. But on Thursday, that pursuit had a setback when he hit the wall during an IndyCar test session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,During the morning session, Larson ...
Jaguars swap with Browns, draft Travis Hunter No. 2 overall
The Jacksonville Jaguars made a massive trade with the Cleveland Browns to acquire the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday, which they used to select Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter.,The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner plans to play both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL.,The Jaguar...
Titans select QB Cam Ward No. 1 overall in NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Cam Ward's unlikely climb from unheralded high school quarterback through the college football ranks culminated in being selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday.,At Miami last season, Ward passed for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdo...
Power play looms large as Oilers-Kings series shifts to Edmonton
Trailing in a Stanley Cup playoff series is nothing new to the Edmonton Oilers.,Last year alone, the Oilers overcame 2-1 and 3-2 deficits against the Vancouver Canucks, as well as a 2-1 deficit to the Dallas Stars.,But as the Oilers prepare to play host to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, they know ...
Andre Agassi paired with world No. 1 at U.S. Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi is the latest -- and greatest -- of the former professional tennis players to compete in professional pickleball.,The eight-time Grand Slam champion will team up with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters at the U.S. Pickleball Championships that begin Friday in Naples, Fla. Agassi joins the li...
Cavs’ Evan Mobley tabbed NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is the 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday.,Mobley ranked sixth in the NBA with a career-best 1.59 blocked shots per game.,Mobley received 35 first-place votes and 285 total points in balloting by a panel of 100 voters. Atla...
College Football Hall of Famer, Tennessee great Steve Kiner dies
College Football Hall of Famer Steve Kiner, a two-time All-American linebacker at Tennessee, died Thursday. He was 77.,The National Football Foundation and Tennessee announced his death. No cause of death was revealed.,"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Steve Kiner, a true legend of our game,...
Shannon Sharpe steps back from ESPN amid sexual assault lawsuit
Shannon Sharpe announced Thursday he will step away from ESPN as he faces a sexual assault lawsuit, while a report by Front Office Sports uncovered an additional incident in which Sharpe was accused of choking a female colleague at Fox.,Sharpe was the subject of a $50 million lawsuit in Nevada earli...
Giants grab late inning comeback win vs. Brewers
Pinch-runner Christian Koss trotted home from third base when left fielder Christian Yelich dropped Willy Adames' flyball to cap a two-run, eighth-inning rally Thursday afternoon that lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Benefitting from two runs scoring on a ...
Royals ace Cole Ragans to undergo tests for groin injury
Kansas City Royals ace left-hander Cole Ragans will undergo testing on his left groin after sustaining the injury and leaving Thursday's start against the Colorado Rockies after three innings.,Ragans had trouble getting loose in the bullpen prior to the game and the soreness continued through his 62...
Celtics star Jayson Tatum (wrist) doubtful for Game 3 at Magic
The Boston Celtics listed Jayson Tatum as doubtful for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic due to the bone bruise in his right wrist.,The pain in his wrist was enough to prevent Tatum from even warming up Wednesday night, when the Celtics went on t...
Former Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan commits to Tulane
Brendan Sullivan, who has played for two Big Ten programs, announced Thursday that he will continue his college career at Tulane.,Sullivan posted a picture of himself in a Tulane uniform on social media with the word "committed.",Sullivan was part of the Northwestern program for three seasons before...
Hurricanes 'not going to sit back' despite leading series vs. Devils
Decades of NHL history suggest the Carolina Hurricanes are an overwhelming favorite to win their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New Jersey Devils.,The Devils are relying on much more recent events to believe in their comeback hopes.,The Hurricanes will look to take a commanding le...
Former Florida State QB Trever Jackson transfers to Arkansas
Former Florida State quarterback Trever Jackson committed to Arkansas on Thursday, filling a spot once held by Madden Iamaleava.,A true freshman, Iamaleava entered the transfer portal before ever playing for the Razorbacks and joined his older brother Nico Iamaleava, a former Tennessee starting quar...
Devils' Jonas Siegenthaler practices, questionable for Game 3
New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler participated in practice on Thursday for the first time since sustaining his lower-body injury on Feb. 4.,Siegenthaler remains questionable for Friday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Newark, N.J....