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Suns owner Mat Ishbia calls season a 'failure'
The Phoenix Suns finished 10 games below .500 this season and missed the postseason despite having probable Hall of Famer Kevin Durant on the roster.,Suns owner Mat Ishbia didn't like his view, either. He saw a team with no passion and lacking an identity.,"Embarrassing season, right?" Ishbia told r...
Memphis star PJ Haggerty entering transfer portal
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty, a consensus second-team All-American, will enter the transfer portal.,Haggerty told The Athletic of his plans Thursday, confirming several other media reports.,Haggerty won American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors after averaging a league-high 21.7 points, 5....
Phillies OF Nick Castellanos departs with hip tightness
The Philadelphia Phillies removed right fielder Nick Castellanos from Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants with left hip flexor tightness.,Max Kepler moved to right field for the top of the seventh inning while Edmundo Sosa took over in left.,Castellanos, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI and...
Padres' offense walking tall into matchup with scuffling Astros
Fernando Tatis Jr. has roared out of the gate and is playing at an MVP level, while Jackson Merrill, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth each have an adjusted OPS above 150.,So many elements are clicking for the San Diego Padres that it comes as no surprise that they own the best record in the majors...
Twins, Braves scuffling ahead of three-game series
Two pitchers looking for their first win will square off on Friday when the Minnesota Twins visit the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game series between a pair of struggling teams.,Minnesota will send Chris Paddack (0-2, 9.49 ERA) to the mound against Atlanta's Bryce Elder (0-1, 7.20) in the first ...
Cal G Andrej Stojakovic, son of Peja, hitting portal again
Cal guard Andrej Stojakovic is back in the transfer portal, his agent told multiple outlets on Thursday.,Stojakovic -- the son of former Sacramento Kings All-Star Peja Stojakovic -- spent his freshman year at Stanford before transferring to Bay Area rival Cal for 2024-25.,A former five-star high sch...
Grizzlies G Ja Morant (ankle) game-time decision vs. Mavericks
Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is a game-time decision for Friday night's play-in game against the Dallas Mavericks due to his injured right ankle.,Morant was hurt during Tuesday night's 121-116 road loss against the host Golden State Warriors when he landed on the foot of Golden State...
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk (upper body) back after 8 games
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play in the team's regular-season finale Thursday against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes after missing eight games with an upper-body injury.,The Senators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2017, and Tkachuk wants to be certai...
Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens
Former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is back on the team's bench after it fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens on Thursday.,Hurdle will take over as hitting coach through the end of the season after the Rockies carried a .220 batting average and .629 OPS into Thursday's off day. Their batting...
Braves add veteran OF Alex Verdugo to active roster
Four weeks after he was signed as a free agent, the Atlanta Braves added outfielder Alex Verdugo to the active roster Thursday.,in a corresponding move, outfielder Bryan De La Cruz was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.,Verdugo, 28, was not signed until the latter portion of spring training and played n...
Auburn wing Chad Baker-Mazara hits transfer portal
Auburn guard/forward Chad Baker-Mazara announced Thursday that he will enter the transfer portal and play his final year of college basketball elsewhere.,Baker-Mazara spent two seasons at Auburn and was a key component on the Tigers' Final Four team this past season.,"First I wanna thank God for ble...
Justin Thomas dances with Harbour Town record, leads early after 11 birdies
Justin Thomas missed a new Harbour Town Golf Links record by inches but still bagged the early lead at the RBC Heritage on Thursday at Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Thomas rolled in 11 birdies and tied the single-round course record with a 10-under-par 61, narrowly missing a 6-foot putt right of the hole...
Dodgers RHP Bobby Miller optioned after rough start
The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned right-hander Bobby Miller to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, one day after he was rocked for six runs over three innings in his season debut.,The Dodgers, who are off Thursday, did not announce a corresponding move.,Miller did not make the Dodgers' Opening Day ro...
Reports: Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli entering transfer portal
Steve Angeli, who was part of Notre Dame's quarterback competition this spring, is entering the transfer portal, several outlets reported Thursday.,Angeli was up against CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey in a three-way battle this spring.,As the backup to Riley Leonard last year, Angeli got into 11 games an...
Florida State cancels home games through Sunday after on-campus shooting
Florida State University canceled all home athletic events through Sunday following a shooting Thursday on the Tallahassee campus that killed one person and injured six others, according to media reports.,A suspect is in custody, per reports, and the university alerted those on campus around noon to...
Bucks' Damian Lillard off medication, but no timeline set for return
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been cleared for full basketball activity, the team announced Thursday.,He had been treated for deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and was taking blood-thinning medication, forcing him to sit out the final 14 games of the regular season. The team sai...
Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Stand on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to lower back inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Reds recalled third baseman Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville.,The 25-year-old Encarnacion-Strand is batting .158 (9-for-57) wi...
Panthers' Jesse Puljujarvi suspended 2 games for headshot
Florida Panthers forward Jesse Puljujarvi received a two-game suspension Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mitchell Chaffee.,Puljujarvi had a disciplinary hearing with the NHL on Thursday after being assessed a match penalty in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Lightni...
Aaron Rodgers: 'Dealing with a lot off the field'
Aaron Rodgers said he has not committed to a new team -- or even to continuing his career -- because he is dealing with "difficult stuff" in his personal life.,The four-time MVP quarterback discussed his abrupt departure from the Jets, his meetings with the Vikings and Steelers, the possibility of r...
Rams to honor LA firefighters by drafting from fire station
The Rams are taking their "war room" on the road, making their selections in the draft next week from a Los Angeles Fire Department station.,The team has worked to showcase the efforts of the city's firefighters since wildfires struck the area in January. The Rams were forced to move their home play...