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Bengals sign QB Desmond Ridder
The Cincinnati Bengals are signing quarterback Desmond Ridder, who returns to the city after playing four seasons at the University of Cincinnati.,In six games (one start) for the Las Vegas Raiders last season, Ridder posted 458 passing yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions.,The 25-year-old ...

Ole Miss freshman Corey Adams killed in shooting
Ole Miss freshman edge rusher Corey Adams was shot and killed in Cordova, Tenn., late Saturday night. He was 18.,The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said Sunday that it was investigating a shooting that occurred outside of a residence around 10:14 p.m. on Saturday night. Five men were shot, with four...

Wyndham Clark excels at Open, keeps anger in check
It's no stretch to say Wyndham Clark had a much more pleasant time at The Open at Royal Portrush this week than the previous major tournament.,Clark has been unable to put an incident at Oakmont in the rear-view mirror. But three stellar rounds to end The Open, combined with no temper tantrums, was ...

Astros place All-Star 3B Isaac Paredes on 10-day IL
The Houston Astros placed All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain prior to Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. ,Paredes, 26, hit a line drive off the left field wall and began limping on his way to first base in the third inning of Saturd...

Bryson DeChambeau finishes strong at Open, eyes Ryder Cup
Bryson DeChambeau's response to a disastrous first round at the Open Championship likely will be good enough for him to punch his ticket to the United States Ryder Cup team.,DeChambeau followed up a brutal 7-over-par 78 on Thursday in which he was tied for 144th place with three consecutive rounds u...

Veteran reliever David Robertson auditioning for teams
Veteran right-handed reliever David Robertson is interested in signing with a team for the stretch drive of the season.,According to the New York Post, Robertson was impressive while throwing for teams at Providence, R.I.,The New York Yankees and New York Mets are rumored to be among the teams that ...

Mets' Pete Alonso (hand) out of starting lineup vs. Reds
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was held out of the starting lineup Sunday against the visiting Cincinnati Reds due to a right-hand contusion.,Alonso has played in all 99 games this season for the Mets and has appeared in a franchise-record 353 consecutive regular-season games dating back to...

Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper out of Toronto tourney
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper have withdrawn from the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto due to injury, the tournament announced Sunday.,Sinner is recovering from an elbow injury sustained during his fourth-round match at Wimbledon; however he persevered and went on to win the tourna...

Sergio Garcia breaks driver in anger, still turns in best round at The Open
Sergio Garcia played most of his final round at The Open Championship on Sunday without his driver.,The veteran Garcia, frustrated by his tee shot on the second hole at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, slammed his driver into the ground and it split in half.,Players are not able to repl...

Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike (ACL) to miss 2025 season
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike will miss the 2025 season following surgery for an ACL injury.,Head coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that Onwuzurike underwent knee surgery during the offseason.,The team put Onwuzurike on the physically unable to perform list on Thursday without divulgin...

Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in finale vs. Rangers
Ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will take the mound as the Detroit Tigers look to avert a three-game series sweep by the Texas Rangers on Sunday evening in Arlington, Texas. ,Skubal (10-3, 2.33 ERA) is the defending American League Cy Young Award winner.,Texas has captured five of its past six games a...

Astros, Mariners send out All-Star pitchers in AL West battle
Games just mean more after the All-Star break.,After losing Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle, the Houston Astros altered their pitching rotation to send All-Star Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound Sunday afternoon.,On Saturday, the Mariners announced they'd start t...

Red-hot Brewers bid to complete season sweep of Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers not only will be chasing a 10th consecutive victory on Sunday, they will be out to finish a perfect 6-0 season series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Neither team has gone perfect against the other in a single season, with the Brewers going 6-1 in the 2012 season series t...

Diamondbacks seek sweep, return to .500 vs. struggling Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing themselves into a stand-pat position at worst as the trade deadline approaches.,The Diamondbacks battered the St. Louis Cardinals for the second straight game in a 10-1 victory Saturday, and they will go for a three-game sweep and a return to .500 in the series f...

Ryan McMahon aims to propel Rockies to sweep of Twins
The Colorado Rockies will look to turn their first home series win of 2025 into a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Twins in Denver.,The Rockies recorded a 6-4 win over the Twins on Friday and a 10-6 victory on Saturday.,"That's definitely a nice building block," Colorad...

Cubs look to continue power display in finale vs. Red Sox
With a chance to match their longest winning streak of the season, the Chicago Cubs will look to record a sweep of their three-game series versus the visiting Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,After winning its fourth straight game with a 6-0 victory on Saturday, Chicago (59-39) now owns the major league...

Andrew Abbott vies to pitch Reds to series sweep of Mets
The Cincinnati Reds are five games over .500 for the first time in almost two years, but manager Terry Francona knows it's too early to put much stock in their record.,But for the New York Mets, it might be time to start worrying about an extended slump.,The Reds will look to complete a sweep of the...

Royals turn to Kris Bubic in effort to avert sweep vs. Marlins
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro feels the sense of urgency.,The Royals, who will try to avoid a three-game series sweep on Sunday at the Miami Marlins, went 7-3 in their final 10 contests prior to the All-Star break.,"We have to be more consistent on the little things -- moving runners, bac...

Shea Langeliers, A's aim to keep offense clicking vs. Guardians
A mid-July visit to Cleveland has proved to be just what the Athletics needed to take their offense to the next level.,The Athletics have scored 14 runs -- six of them in the ninth inning -- while splitting the first two games of their series against the host Guardians. The set wraps up on Sunday af...

Nationals' MacKenzie Gore gets another shot vs. Padres, his former team
All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore faces his former team for the second time in less than four weeks when the Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals acquired Gore as part of the impressive haul from the Padres in the Juan Soto trade at the deadline in 2022...