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Report: Pelicans set to waive F Matt Ryan
The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to waive forward Matt Ryan, The Athletic reported Friday.,Ryan, 27, played in 28 games (one start) with the Pelicans last season and averaged 5.4 points with 1.4 rebounds while shooting 45.1 percent from 3-point range. He was claimed off waivers in October and s...
Austin Peay co-OC arrested on human trafficking charges, resigns
Patrick Kugler, hired in January as the co-offensive coordinator at Austin Peay, has resigned after being arrested in connection with an undercover operation focused on human trafficking.,Kugler was one of six men taken into custody last weekend as part of the operation that included personnel from ...
Bears S Douglas Coleman III released from hospital
Bears safety Douglas Coleman III returned to Chicago on Friday after being hospitalized overnight in Kansas City.,Coach Matt Eberflus gave an update to 670 The Score on Friday, saying Coleman was walking and in good spirits following a frightening incident in Thursday night's preseason game against ...
Reds place LHP Andrew Abbott (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Andrew Abbott on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strain to his throwing shoulder.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday, two days after Abbott allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of an 8-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.,Abbott, 25, owns a 10-10 r...
Orioles reinstate LHP Keegan Akin to bullpen
The Baltimore Orioles activated Keegan Akin from the paternity list on Friday and optioned fellow left-hander Nick Vespi to Triple-A Norfolk.,Akin, 29, is 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA in 51 relief appearances this season. In five seasons with the club, he is 10-17 with a 4.81 ERA in 152 appearances (25 start...
Bears acquire LB Darrell Taylor from Seahawks
The Chicago Bears acquired linebacker Darrell Taylor from the Seattle Seahawks on Friday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.,The trade comes on the heels of the Bears reportedly pursuing -- but failing to acquire -- outside linebacker Matthew Judon. The Atlanta Falcons acquired...
AHL mandates neck protection to prevent cuts from skate blades
The American Hockey League will require all skaters, referees and linespersons to wear approved cut-resistant neck protection on the ice, beginning with the 2024-25 season.,The league's governors unanimously approved the mandate, the AHL announced Friday.,Already, AHL players were required to wear w...
Minnesota United sign M Loic Mesanvi through 2025
Minnesota United FC signed midfielder Loic Mesanvi through 2025 on Friday with options for 2026 and 2027.,The 20-year-old has appeared in two MLS regular-season matches this season while on short-term call-ups from MNUFC2.,Mesanvi has recorded five goals and four assists in 35 appearances with the c...
Report: Bears acquire LB Darrell Taylor from Seahawks
The Chicago Bears acquired linebacker Darrell Taylor from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, NFL Network reported.,The trade comes on the heels of the Bears reportedly pursuing -- but failing to acquire -- outside linebacker Matthew Judon. The Atlanta Falc...
Former sponsor asks court to seize Haas assets
The Russian chemical company Uralkali filed suit in a Dutch court to seize assets from the Formula 1 team Haas over a failed payment required after a partnership between the two entities was ended.,Uralkali was the Haas title sponsor in 2022, when the American F1 team elected to cancel the sponsorsh...
Patriots' Jacoby Brissett to start, Drake Maye to play preseason finale
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett will start the Patriots' preseason finale against the Washington Commanders on Sunday before being replaced by rookie Drake Maye, New England first-year head coach Jerod Mayo announced.,Mayo also noted on Friday that quarterbacks Joe Milton III and Bailey Zappe will draw ...
Arsenal aim to avoid stumble vs. Aston Villa
If Arsenal are to better their back-to-back second-place Premier League finishes this season, they can take a big first step on Saturday when they visit an Aston Villa side that was their foil during the last campaign.,The Gunners (1-0-0, 3 points) finished two points shy of four-time repeat champio...
HOF reduces waiting period for coaches to 1 year
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a series of changes to its annual selection process on Friday, including the reduction of the waiting period for coaches from five seasons to one.,That means six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots could receive his bronze bust ...
Report: Dolphins assistant to coach team for half of preseason finale
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is turning over the team to an assistant coach for the second half of Friday's preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, CBS Miami reported.,The move is a trial run for Jon Embree, the team's assistant head/tight ends coach, who would serve as head co...
Li Jingliang shut down 2 months after KO by Carlos Prates
Li Jingliang has been shut down for 60 days by following a brutal knockout by Carlos Prates at UFC 305 last Saturday. ,MMA Junkie revealed the news on Li after acquiring a full list of medical suspensions from the commission at the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries of Wes...
Coach: Lionel Messi to return to Miami before season's end
Superstar Lionel Messi will return to Inter Miami CF before the end of the season, head coach Tata Martino told reporters Friday.,Messa, 37, has been away from the team since he suffered a high-ankle injury on July 14 playing for Argentina against Colombia in the Copa America final.,Martino said he ...
Nelly Korda up three at St. Andrews bidding for seventh win of season
Nelly Korda surged into the lead at the Women's Open at St. Andrews on Friday and is three shots clear of the field in a bid to win for a seventh time in 2024.,Korda had four birdies without a bogey and is 8 under with consecutive rounds of 68. Defending champion Lilia Vu and England's Charley Hull,...
Jack Doohan to drive for Alpine's F1 team in 2025
Jack Doohan will drive full-time for Alpine's Formula One team in 2025, replacing Esteban Ocon, who is headed to Haas.,The team made the announcement Friday morning in advance of the Dutch Grand Prix. Contract details were not announced.,Doohan, 21, will pair with Pierre Gasly on the F1 team. He has...
Hideki Matsuyama (back) WDs from BMW Championship
Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the BMW Championship prior to the start of the second round on Friday due to a lower back injury.,Matsuyama has dealt with back and neck injuries for the past few years. ,The 2021 Masters champion missed a short birdie putt on the 18th hole and carded a 5-under-par 67 ...
Nathan Rourke, BC Lions aim to get in gear vs. Redblacks
Rusty quarterback Nathan Rourke will look to help the BC Lions snap a four-game skid Saturday night when they visit an Ottawa Redblacks squad that hasn't lost since July 5. ,Rourke, the 2022 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian, played his first contest in the league in nearly two years last Sunday after b...