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Report: Bengals LB Germaine Pratt requests trade
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade from the team, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Pratt was close with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. The latter was fired by the Bengals following the conclusion of last season and hired to the sam...
Reports: RHP Cal Quantrill agrees to deal with Marlins
The Miami Marlins and right-hander Cal Quantrill agreed to terms on a one-year, major league contract, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Quantrill, who turned 30 on Monday, was a 15-game winner for Cleveland in 2022 before his fortunes changed over the last two seasons. ,He posted a 4-7 ...
Report: Mets agree to 1-year deal with RHP Drew Smith
The New York Mets are bringing back reliever Drew Smith on a one-year deal, MLB.com reported Wednesday.,The agreement includes a club option for 2026 for the 31-year-old right-hander.,Smith was 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances out of the Mets' bullpen last season.,He is 12-13 with...
Report: Ohio State to tap Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator
Ohio State is turning to former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be its next defensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Patricia would replace Jim Knowles, who helped the Buckeyes to the national title this past season. Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, left Ohio State to assume the s...
Trump Education Dept. rescinds Biden's NIL equity mandate
President Donald Trump's Department of Education has rescinded the previous administration's Title IX guidelines for an equitable distribution of name, image and likeness (NIL) payments to college athletes.,In his final days in office, former President Joe Biden's Department of Education released a ...
4-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves voted into IMS Hall of Fame
Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22.,The sole member of the induction Class of 2025 announced Wednesday, Castroneves was selected by a national panel of more than 150 journalists, participants and historia...
Angels GM: Anthony Rendon needs hip surgery, out 'long term'
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon, who has played in just 257 games across five seasons in Anaheim, now needs hip surgery and is going to be out "long term," general manager Perry Minasian told reporters Wednesday.,Rendon, 34, had a setback during his rehab, making it unclear if and wh...
LIV CEO: Greg Norman is 'a gift,' remains on board of directors
Greg Norman remains on LIV Golf's board of directors despite losing his spot last month as the upstart circuit's CEO and commissioner to Scott O'Neil.,O'Neil made the announcement on the Shark's status Wednesday in Adelaide, Australia, where the second LIV Golf tournament of the season tees off at T...
Canada, Sweden set to drop puck on anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off
When the puck drops between Canada and Sweden on Wednesday in Montreal, marking the start of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the nine-year absence of best-on-best international hockey will finally end.,Not since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey have the NHL's brightest stars lined up against each other to compe...
Wild's Filip Gustavsson to start for Sweden vs. Canada
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden's game against Canada in Wednesday night's opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa Senators and Samuel Ersson of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ersson ...
Tigers RHP Alex Cobb (hip) sidelined for a month
Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Cobb will be sidelined for about a month with right hip inflammation, manager A.J. Hinch confirmed Wednesday.,The 37-year-old former All-Star signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Tigers in free agency in December.,Hinch added that Cobb's recovery timeline...
Bills re-sign OL Alec Anderson to one-year deal
The Buffalo Bills re-signed offensive lineman Alec Anderson to a one-year contract on Wednesday.,Anderson, 25, who was undrafted out of UCLA in 2022, was an exclusive rights free agent.,He made his NFL debut in 2024 and appeared in all 17 regular season games (four starts) and three playoff games fo...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Magic
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been ruled out of Wednesday's game at Orlando due to ankle soreness.,Ball sat out the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.,He missed five games bridging January and February due to a sprained left ankle before playing...
Wet, windy conditions await relocated Genesis Invitational
The Genesis Invitational has arrived this week at Torrey Pines Golf Course, along with the one thing that might have kept it from being here in the first place: rain.,The PGA Tour Signature Event was moved about 125 miles south from its usual home at Riviera Country Club due to the tragic wildfires ...
Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz (wrist) out 6-8 weeks
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks after undergoing a procedure to his right wrist last week to address chronic symptoms, the team announced Wednesday.,The Pirates begin the season on March 27 in the opener of a four-game series against the host M...
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce taking time to ponder NFL future
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he won't make any swift decisions about his NFL future following a disappointing Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.,Kelce, 35, was a non-factor in the Chiefs' failed attempt at a historic threepeat, finishing with four catches for 39 yards ...
No. 14 Memphis hopes Tyrese Hunter can return to face South Florida
Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter missed a game for the first time this season on Sunday when a knee injury kept him sidelined.,The good news: If Hunter has to sit out the 14th-ranked Tigers' Thursday game against South Florida in Tampa, coach Penny Hardaway appears to have a quality backup in place.,Form...
Brice Williams, Nebraska look to stay hot vs. No. 25 Maryland
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January.,Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention.,The fifth-year guard will try to lead Nebraska to a fifth straight win Thursday night when No. 25 Maryland visits Lincoln, Neb.,W...
Grizzlies carry momentum into meeting with Clippers
A pair of Western Conference playoff contenders will meet at different points of their season-long journey when the Los Angeles Clippers face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,While the Grizzlies are roaring into the All-Star break, having won 11 of their past 13 games, the Cli...
Rockets pursue defensive improvement vs. Suns
For a bulk of the first half of the season, the Rockets were second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder in defensive rating, which helped propel Houston up the Western Conference standings.,However, Houston has experienced slippage of late, sliding to fourth in defensive rating while dropping six cons...