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Jameson Taillon, Cubs go for series win vs. Cardinals
After keeping his place with the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline, starting pitcher Jameson Taillon wants to help move the franchise forward.,His quest to continue that mission continues Saturday when he draws the start as the Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of a four-game set ...
Mariners claim former Rangers RHP Jonathan Hernandez off waivers
The Seattle Mariners claimed right-hander Jonathan Hernandez off waivers from the Texas Rangers amid a series of roster transactions on Friday.,Hernandez, 28, went 3-1 with a 5.05 ERA across 26 outings (one start) for Texas this season before being released on Tuesday.,He last pitched on Sunday - hi...
Rangers RHP Max Scherzer (shoulder fatigue) to IL
The Texas Rangers placed veteran right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Friday with fatigue in his throwing shoulder.,The move comes retroactive to Wednesday, one day after Scherzer threw 68 pitches and allowed three runs over four innings in the Rangers' 8-1 road loss to the St. Louis...
Joris Daudet leads French sweep of BMX podium
PARIS -- Joris Daudet led a French clean sweep of the podium in men's BMX racing on Friday, finally bringing French riders the Olympic medals that had so long eluded them.,His compatriots Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu took silver and bronze in front of an ecstatic home crowd in the Saint-Quentin-e...
Gary Patterson, Baylor agree to part ways
Gary Patterson is no longer a "senior-level strategic consultant" for the Baylor football program, less than six months since he accepted the job.,Baylor said in a statement Friday that Patterson and the program are parting ways four weeks before the start of the new season.,Patterson, 64, was the l...
Brilliant Cheptegei completes set with 10,000m gold
PARIS -- World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 meters title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games' first track gold.,The 27-year-old Ugandan, who took silver in Tokyo and gold over 5,000m, produced a devasta...
Stampeders look to bounce back vs. visiting Argos
Time to turn the page, say the Calgary Stampeders.,After they were stomped 33-6 on the road last Friday by the Ottawa Redblacks, the Stampeders will try to get back to .500 on Sunday against the visiting Toronto Argonauts.,Calgary (3-4) followed up a 25-24 win over a Grey Cup contender, the B.C. Lio...
Giannis giant as Greece stays alive for Olympics quarterfinals
LILLE, France - Australia reached the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals despite losing 77-71 to Greece, while Canada and Germany finished group play 3-0 Friday.,Greece remained alive in Group A after Spain suffered a heartbreaking 88-85 defeat to Canada. Spain is out of contention for the knock...
Croatia celebrates, Irish dominate, Brits find redemption at Olympic regatta
PARIS -- Croatia's Valent Sinkovic celebrated his 36th birthday with another gold medal in the men's pair and Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secured a dominant victory as the curtain came down on the Olympic lightweight sculls era at the Paris Games on Friday.,Sinkovic and his brother ...
Winless Elks turn to Tre Ford at QB vs. Roughriders
The winless Edmonton Elks will hand the keys to quarterback Tre Ford when they visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday in Regina.,If the Elks making a midseason QB change to Ford sounds all too familiar, well, you're right. Ford assumed the starting duties for a then 0-8 club last season and ...
D-backs put Bryce Jarvis on IL, activate Josh Bell
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Bryce Jarvis on the 15-day injured list Friday with a sprained elbow (retroactive to Wednesday).,Newly acquired first baseman Josh Bell reported to the team and was in Friday night's lineup, batting fourth against the host Pittsburgh Pirates -- his origin...
Kentucky given 2 years' probation over football infractions
Kentucky's athletic department agreed to a two-year probation period Friday following sanctions in the school's football and swimming programs.,Kentucky football will also vacate wins from its 2021 campaign, when the Wildcats went 10-3 and won the Citrus Bowl against Iowa.,The football program's vio...
White Sox place RHP Drew Thorpe (flexor strain) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander Drew Thorpe on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right flexor strain.,The 23-year-old rookie is 3-3 with a 5.48 ERA and a .212 opponents' batting average in nine starts since his June 11 debut.,The White Sox recalled right-hander Prelander Berroa from Tr...
Reds activate C Luke Maile from injured list
The Cincinnati Reds activated catcher Luke Maile from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Maile, 33, has not played for Cincinnati since July 4 due to a herniated disc in his back.,He batted .176 with two homers and eight RBIs in 39 games before the injury.,Maile is a career .209 hitter with 21 homer...
Orioles call up top-15 prospect Coby Mayo
Infielder Coby Mayo, one of the top prospects in baseball, will make his major league debut Friday night for the Baltimore Orioles.,The Orioles called him up from Triple-A Norfolk and penciled him into the lineup against the Cleveland Guardians. He will play third base and bat eighth.,In a correspon...
Suns sign former first-round pick TyTy Washington
The Phoenix Suns signed former first-round draft pick TyTy Washington to a two-way contract on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed for the 22-year-old guard, picked 29th overall in 2022 by the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Phoenix-area native averaged 21.3 points and 8.3 assists and shot 42.6 percent from 3-p...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to meet for gold in Paris
PARIS -- Serbian great Novak Djokovic likely will have his final chance to win an elusive Olympic singles gold medal when he takes on Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in Paris.,Alcaraz reached the final first on Friday with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at...
Steve Kerr credits 'adaptable' Team USA, locks in on No. 1 seed
PARIS -- Team USA head coach Steve Kerr openly appreciates the adaptable stars on his roster and might make more plug-and-play decisions in the Group C finale against Puerto Rico on Saturday.,Juggling lineups and mixing starters has been part of the plan for Team USA, which is 7-0 since reporting to...
U.S. set world record in 4x400 mixed relay
The United States' mixed 4x400-meter relay team set a world record in the first round of the event Friday at the Paris Olympics.,The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown won their heat in the record time of 3:07.41. They shattered the previous mark of 3:08.80, se...
Patriots sign T Kellen Diesch, S A.J. Thomas
The New England Patriots signed tackle Kellen Diesch and former UFL safety A.J. Thomas on Friday.,Diesch, 26, signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and has been on the practice squads of the Chicago Bears (2022) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2023). He was released by the Cleve...