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Pirates cut Rowdy Tellez, insist pending bonus wasn't reason
The Pittsburgh Pirates designated first baseman Rowdy Tellez for assignment on Tuesday, a move that saved the team $200,000 in a performance bonus he just missed reaching.,Tellez was due the bonus if he received 425 plate appearances this season, and he had 421.,The Pirates, already eliminated from ...
Curt Miller out after 2 seasons as Sparks' coach
The Los Angeles Sparks and coach Curt Miller have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Tuesday.,The Sparks finished last in the 12-team WNBA at 8-32 this season, 24 games behind the first-place New York Liberty. Miller was 25-55 in his two seasons at the helm, and Los Angeles has now mis...
Joey Ortiz knocks in three as Brewers beat Pirates
Joey Ortiz drove in three runs to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 7-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.,Willy Adames had two hits, two runs and an RBI, Jackson Chourio contributed two hits and a run and Sal Frelick added two RBIs for the B...
Report: Jags LB Foyesade Oluokun (foot) out several weeks
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foyesade Oluokun has plantar fasciitis, and the foot issue is expected to sideline him for several weeks but not require surgery, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,Oluokun, 29, has 22 tackles, including three tackles for loss and one sack, in three starts for the 0-3 Jagu...
Chiefs sign RB Kareem Hunt to active roster
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Kareem Hunt to the 53-man active roster and waived fellow running back Keaontay Ingram on Tuesday.,The Chiefs had signed Hunt, who was a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie with Kansas City in 2017, to the practice squad last Wednesday when starter Isiah Pacheco went on inju...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx aiming for first-round sweep of Mercury
The Minnesota Lynx can advance to the next round of the WNBA playoffs on Wednesday when they go for a first-round series sweep of the Phoenix Mercury in Minneapolis.,Minnesota, the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, won 102-95 in Game 1 of this best-of-three set behind a season-high 38 points, six rebounds...
Caitlin Clark, Fever facing must-win Game 2 against Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career started with a lopsided loss against the Connecticut Sun. After taking her lumps early on, she helped rally the woebegone Indiana Fever to their first playoff berth since 2016, winning Rookie of the Year along the way.,On Sunday, Clark's WNBA postseason career started in ...
Pirates DFA OF Michael A. Taylor, 1B Rowdy Tellez
Out of postseason contention, the Pittsburgh Pirates designated outfielder Michael A. Taylor and first baseman Rowdy Tellez and recalled outfielder Joshua Palacios and infielder Liover Peguero from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Taylor, 33, signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh in the offseason ...
Reds place rookie RHP Julian Aguiar (elbow) on IL, ending his season
The Cincinnati Reds placed rookie right-hander Julian Aguiar on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday due to a right elbow sprain, ending his season.,The move was retroactive to Saturday. In other moves, the Reds activated right-hander Ian Gibaut from the 60-day IL and sent right-hander Alan Busenitz, ...
WR Jalen Reagor signs with Chargers' practice squad
Former first-round draft pick Jalen Reagor signed with the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad on Tuesday,The wide receiver was released by the New England Patriots last week and has yet to play in a game this season.,Reagor, 25, was drafted 21st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 out of TC...
Braves 3B Austin Riley (hand) won't return in 2024
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley's broken right hand has not healed sufficiently to enable his return this season.,Manager Brian Snitker announced Tuesday that a CT scan revealed it is too early to remove Riley's cast, ending his year.,The Braves (85-71) are 1 1/2 games out of the final Nat...
Syracuse seeks to continue dominance of Holy Cross
Syracuse will try to make it 14 straight victories over Holy Cross when the teams meet in a non-conference game Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.,The Orange (2-1) are coming off a 26-24, last-second loss to Stanford and will finish a four-game homestand to open the season.,Holy Cross, under new coach Dan C...
Grizzlies retiring Tony Allen's No. 9 on March 15
The Memphis Grizzlies will retire guard Tony Allen's No. 9 jersey on March 15, the team announced Tuesday.,Allen's number will be raised to the FedExForum rafters following a game against the Miami Heat.,He is the third Grizzlies player to have his jersey retired, joining Zach Randolph (No. 50) and ...
In Big Ten debut, No. 8 Oregon faces ex-Pac-12 rival UCLA
Despite not playing last weekend, Oregon moved up a spot to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 poll as it prepares for its Big Ten Conference debut at UCLA on Saturday. ,Oregon (3-0) has won four in a row and 10 of its last 11 games against former Pac-12 rival UCLA (1-2, 0-1). The Ducks are 15-3 against the Bru...
Scottie Scheffler talks Presidents Cup, upcoming match vs. LIV duo
Before he sets out for a December exhibition that will get the golf world talking, Scottie Scheffler has a team event of a different kind to attend to at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The World No. 1, whose incredible season included a green jacket, a Players Championship title, an Olympic gold medal an...
Indiana meets Maryland, chases first 5-0 start in 57 years
Indiana is on the verge of its best start in almost six decades, but first-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti knows he still has much to learn about his team.,"I don't think we've probably played the most difficult schedule up to this point," Cignetti said. "Not trying to short-change anybody we've p...
Alabama A&M-Florida A&M postponed due to Tropical Storm Helene
Florida A&M has postponed Saturday's home game against Alabama A&M due to the approach of Tropical Storm Helene, the school announced Tuesday.,The game instead will be played Friday, Nov. 29, now marking the end of the regular season for both teams.,The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurrica...
O’s activate 1B Ryan Mountcastle, option Eloy Jimenez to Triple-A
The Baltimore Orioles activated first baseman Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day injured list Tuesday after he missed a month due to a sprained left wrist.,In a corresponding move, the Orioles optioned designated hitter Eloy Jimenez to Triple-A Norfolk.,Mountcastle, 27, is back in time for a critical ...
Reports: Gardner Minshew to remain Raiders' QB1
The Las Vegas Raiders will not replace starting quarterback Gardner Minshew with Aidan O'Connell, NFL Network reported.,ESPN reported Tuesday that "nothing was ever pondered" regarding a possible QB change for Sunday's home game against the Cleveland Browns.,Raiders coach Antonio Pierce on Monday wo...
No. 24 Texas A&M, Arkansas set for another Southwest Classic
After meeting in the Southwest Classic in the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in nine of the past 10 years, No. 24 Texas A&M and Arkansas will play the final game in the series at the Arlington, Texas, stadium on Saturday.,Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) may be without starting quarterback Conner Weigman ...