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Rockies, Marlins have top odds for No. 1 in Tuesday's draft lottery
Major League Baseball will hold its 2025 draft lottery on Tuesday, with the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins owning the best chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick.,MLB announced Thursday that the draft lottery, to be held at baseball's winter meetings in Dallas, will include 16 clubs vying for ...

UCLA, OC Eric Bieniemy part ways after one season
UCLA and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy parted ways after one season on Thursday.,The Bruins (5-7) ranked 126th out of 134 FBS teams with 18.4 points per game in their first season in the Big Ten and first under head coach Deshaun Foster.,Bieniemy, 55, won two Super Bowls as the Kansas City Chi...

Reports: RHP Luis Severino agrees to 3-year, $67M deal with A's
Right-hander Luis Severino and the A's reached agreement on a three-year, $67 million contract, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.,Per reports, Severino's guaranteed money is the largest in the history of the franchise. ESPN reported that Severino can opt out of the contract after the second ...

CF Montreal sign D Ousman Jabang to extension
CF Montreal signed defender Ousman Jabang to a one-year contract extension on Thursday.,The deal includes options for 2026 and 2027 for the 2023 third-round draft pick.,Jabang, 23, made one MLS appearance in 2024 before joining the Las Vegas Lights of the USL Championship.,He played in three matches...

White Sox All-Star 'Beltin' Bill' Melton dies at 79
Chicago White Sox All-Star third baseman and broadcaster Bill Melton died Thursday in Phoenix after a brief illness. He was 79.,"Beltin' Bill" led the American League with 33 home runs in 1971 and held the club's career record until 1987 with his 154 homers from 1968-75.,After one season each with t...

Cowboys G Zack Martin to have season-ending ankle surgery
Seven-time All-Pro guard Zack Martin will have season-ending surgery on his right ankle, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy announced Thursday. ,McCarthy acknowledged that he had a conversation with Martin this week, with the latter determining that surgery was the best avenue toward recovery. ...

Report: Injured Texans TE Brevin Jordan signs extension
The Houston Texans signed tight end Brevin Jordan to a one-year extension for the 2025 season, NFL Network reported Thursday.,Jordan, 24, has been out for the season since sustaining a torn ACL in a Week 2 win against the Chicago Bears.,Including two catches for 7 yards in two games (one start) in 2...

Report: Bengals LB Logan Wilson (knee) out for season
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson will miss the rest of the regular season after a clean-up procedure on his knee Thursday, NFL Network reported.,Wilson, 28, did not practice all last week with a knee injury and missed Sunday's 44-38 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.,Wilson started the ...

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin (back) out vs. Jets
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets due to back spasms, head coach Lindy Ruff announced. ,Dahlin, a defenseman, logged 17:16 of ice time before exiting the Sabres' 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. ,"It should be...

Bucks F Khris Middleton to make season debut Friday
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will make his season debut Friday night in Boston, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.,The three-time All-Star underwent offseason surgery on both ankles and has been ramping up activity since being medically cleared to return last month.,Middleton, 33, r...

George Russell says Max Verstappen made threats at Qatar
Tensions between Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and fellow driver George Russell are heating up ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.,Addressing ESPN and a few other media outlets Thursday, Russell alleged that Verstappen threatened to "purposefully go out of his way to crash into...

BOS Nation add ex-Barcelona executive as GM
Expansion NWSL side BOS Nation named Domenec Guasch as the Boston club's first general manager on Thursday.,Guasch arrives from FC Barcelona, where he served as head of management of women's soccer, overseeing player contract negotiations and recruitment. ,He was promoted to that position two years ...

Dash sign D Avery Patterson to 3-year extension
The Houston Dash agreed to a three-year extension with defender Avery Patterson on Thursday.,The deal begins on Jan. 1 and runs through the 2027 regular season.,Patterson, 22, was the 19th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and tallied a goal and two assists in 28 matches.,"Avery had a remarkable r...

Red Stars sign M Maitane Lopez to 2-year deal
The Chicago Red Stars announced the signing Thursday of Spanish midfielder Maitane Lopez.,Lopez, 29, arrives on a two-year contract following two NWSL seasons with NJ/NY Gotham FC.,"We are very excited to have Maitane join us," general manager Richard Feuz said. "(Her) technical skills, coupled with...

NFL releases list of Walter Payton Award nominees
The NFL introduced the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the highest honor given to a player in the league, on Thursday.,Nominees are players who both excel on the field and provide a "positive impact beyond the game," according to the league.,"The Walter Payton NFL Man of...

Toronto's WNBA franchise unveils name, logo
Welcome to the WNBA, Toronto Tempo.,The league's newest team, to begin play in 2026, revealed its name and logo on Thursday, with the franchise pointing to the city of Toronto for provided the inspiration.,"Tempo is pace. It's speed. It's a heartbeat. And it's what you feel when you step into the st...

With Patrik Laine back, Canadiens seek home win vs. Predators
Five consecutive games at home might be just what the Montreal Canadiens need to escape their current predicament at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. ,They'll try to begin by stringing together consecutive wins when the Nashville Predators visit on Thursday.,The Canadiens opened the extended ho...

Kings of the close call: Chiefs look to squeak out another win vs. Chargers
The Kansas City Chiefs will take a six-game winning streak in the series versus the visiting Los Angeles Chargers into a Sunday night matchup.,Wins aside, the aura of invincibility surrounding the two-time defending champions, however, continues to fade.,The Chiefs enter the Week 14 matchup with an ...

Bucs bid to continue win streak in encounter vs. reeling Raiders
Suddenly back in the hunt to win the NFC South, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try for their third straight victory on Sunday when they host the Las Vegas Raiders.,Tampa Bay (6-6) lost four in a row before returning from a bye to post a 30-7 win over the New York Giants on Nov. 24 and a 26-23 overtim...

Bears bid to stop 6-game slide in clash vs. injury-riddled 49ers
A lengthy losing streak that has shown consistent confusion and a high-profile case of clock mismanagement ultimately deep-sixed Matt Eberflus as head coach of the Chicago Bears.,As the team prepares to close the season under interim coach Thomas Brown, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams knows he mus...