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Nationals, Twins meet up with questions lingering as trade deadline looms
A feeling of uncertainty hangs over the Minnesota Twins as they return home to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,After a 2-4 road trip against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, the Twins have dropped to four games below .500. The tr...
LAFC take on Timbers with sights set on blemish-free July
Surging Los Angeles FC will try to complete a perfect July run in MLS play on Friday night when they host the Portland Timbers in a battle of top-six Western Conference teams.,Fifth-place LAFC (10-5-6, 36 points) are one point behind Seattle in the race for home-field advantage in the first round of...
Tour de France shortens Stage 19 to avoid diseased cows
Tour de France organizers announced that Friday's Stage 19 has been rerouted and shortened to avoid a herd of diseased cattle.,Originally scheduled to be a 129.9-kilometer ride through the mountains from Albertville to La Plagne, Stage 19 will now be 95 kilometers. It also eliminates a pair of class...
Raiders releasing DT Christian Wilkins after 1 season
The Las Vegas Raiders informed Christian Wilkins on Thursday that he will be released, ending the defensive tackle's time with the team after one injury-shortened season.,The Raiders, who had signed Wilkins in March 2024 to a four-year, $110 million contract with $84.75 million guaranteed, had place...
Kansas coach Bill Self hospitalized, has 2 stents inserted
Bill Self, the winningest men's basketball coach in Kansas Jayhawks history, was admitted to the hospital and had two stents inserted on Thursday, the university announced.,The 62-year-old Self, who has guided the Jayhawks since 2003, led the team in its final summer practice on Thursday morning. Ac...
Valkyries hope to end modest skid vs. Paige Bueckers, Wings
The Golden State Valkyries aim to pull out of a three-game losing skid that sent them into the WNBA All-Star break when they welcome the Dallas Wings to San Francisco on Friday.,Golden State (10-12) fell to ninth place in the league standings and out of the playoff picture for now. The Valkyries dro...
Report: NWSL ratings down 8% entering break
Viewership for the 2025 NWSL season was down about 8 percent heading into its summer break while the league suffered from the absence of multiple star players at various points, according to a report by Sports Business Journal.,The league returns to action Aug. 3 after a break for confederation comp...
Cardinals LB J.J. Russell hospitalized for head/neck injury
Arizona Cardinals linebacker J.J. Russell was taken to a local hospital for evaluation of a head and neck injury sustained at practice on Thursday, the team announced.,Russell collided with rookie safety Kitan Crawford during a 7-on-7 drill on the second day of practice in Glendale. After the team h...
Kenny Pickett takes first-team reps, Browns GM open to keeping 4 QBs
Quarterback Kenny Pickett operated the first-team offense in the Browns' controlled team scrimmage and 11-on-11 work as training camp started this week. ,Joe Flacco did not take snaps in the full team work with rookie Dillon Gabriel lined up at quarterback with the second team and Shedeur Sanders sl...
Dynamo, Galaxy desperate for late-season turnaround
If the Houston Dynamo or the Los Angeles Galaxy are going to salvage something from their respective seasons, it may have to begin with their meeting on Friday night in Texas.,Despite recent improvement following a 16-match winless run to open the season, the Galaxy (3-14-7, 16 points) enter the wee...
CF Montreal vow to rebuild; for now, match at Revolution awaits
Though there are still three months to go in the MLS season, CF Montreal are looking to the future.,On Wednesday, the team promised its fans it would "undertake a rebuild and launch a new chapter." That era will begin Friday when they visit the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.,It's been a...
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers take hot run into series with slumping Braves
The Texas Rangers will look to build on their hot start to the second half of the season when they host the swooning Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,Texas will send right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (7-3, 1.58 ERA) to the mound as the Braves c...
Back at full strength, Liberty aim for fifth straight win vs. Mercury
The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty have every reason to feel good right now.,New York began the season 9-0 but slumped with six losses in a nine-game stretch, in part due to injuries.,Now the Liberty (16-6) have won four straight games -- and better yet, 6-foot-6 center Jonquel Jones is bac...
Reds' Jake Fraley takes hot streak into series opener vs. Rays
Two clubs in nearly identical positions in the playoff chase and with identical records meet on Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,The Reds snapped a three-game skid and salvaged a split of their six-game road trip out of the All-Star break...
Strong pitching matchup on tap as Cubs, White Sox renew rivalry
Left-hander Shota Imanaga was on the injured list with a strained left hamstring when the Chicago Cubs swept the visiting White Sox from May 16-18.,On Friday, he's set to get the start as the crosstown series shifts to Rate Field, a proposition that might not bode well for the host South Side club d...
Red Sox, Dodgers out to emerge from post-break slumber
The Los Angeles Dodgers may be without a key piece of their lineup Friday when they begin a nine-game road trip by opening a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox.,Following Wednesday's 4-3 victory over Minnesota, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said shortstop Mookie Betts could miss Friday's ga...
Diamondbacks visit Pirates with a sense change is near
The Arizona Diamondbacks are slipping out of the playoff race and will attempt to gain some traction when they hit the road to face the surging Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Diamondbacks came away empty-handed during a three-game series against the Houston Astro...
Power punch aplenty as Phillies open series against Yankees
Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge recently reached 350 career homers, not that the impressive milestones have kept their respective teams in first place of their divisions.,While Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are in striking distance of first place in the National League East, Judge and the New Yo...
RHP Jesse Chavez announces retirement after 18 seasons
After 657 appearances over 18 seasons with nine different clubs, right-hander Jesse Chavez announced his retirement Thursday.,The final appearance for the 41-year-old came July 13 for the Atlanta Braves against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Chavez was traded 11 times in his career, the most of any player...
Check please: Bills RB James Cook confident payday is 'going to get done'
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook can carry the "check, please" approach through training camp because of his confidence level a big payday is coming soon. ,"I mean, however it happens, it's going to get done. Wherever it happens at," Cook said Thursday after participating in the first two days ...