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ACC notebook: Cal, Stanford ready for cross-country trips
As the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destination: the Atlantic Coast Conference.,On Tuesday, the Golden Bears and Cardinal football programs received formal introductions to their cross-country c...
Joe Burrow’s New Haircut Will either Be Best or Worst Thing He’s Ever Done
Joe Burrow reported to Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp with a new, bleached buzz cut. That could be the best or worst decision he's ever made in the NFL....
Top NFL Preseason 2024-25 Future Bets to Place During Training Camp
NFL teams are reporting to Training Camp, meaning it's time for you to report to your sportsbook and find value in future bets. We'll help you out with some top NFL future picks....
Report: Mariners SS J.P. Crawford fractures pinky
Seattle Mariners shortstop JP Crawford suffered a hairline fracture in his right pinky Monday night and is headed to the injured list, the Seattle Times reported after the Mariners' 3-1 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Leading off the bottom of the first, Crawford was struck by an 0-1 change...
LeBron James to carry USA flag in Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James will be the flag-bearer for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony in Paris on Friday.,The NBA superstar's fellow Olympians selected the two-time gold medalist to carry the Stars and Stripes.,James, 39, is the first men's basketball player to receive the honor. Women's h...
Netflix plans documentary on Michigan sign-stealer
Connor Stalions, the central figure in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, is set to speak for the first time about his actions.,An episode of the Netflix documentary series "Untold," set to premier on Aug. 27, will focus on Stalions' account.,Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference ruled ...
Mariners SS J.P. Crawford hit on hand, leaves game
Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford left Seattle's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday after getting hit with a pitch on the back of his right hand.,Leading off the bottom of the first, Crawford was struck by an 0-1 changeup from Angels left-hander Tyler Anderson, a former teammate w...
FC Dallas acquire M Manuel 'Show' Cafumana on loan
FC Dallas acquired midfielder Manuel "Show" Cafumana on loan from Israel's Maccabi Haifa on Monday.,The 25-year-old Angolan international will occupy an international roster slot with the MLS club.,Show joined Maccabi in 2023 after playing for three seasons with Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad.,Prior ...
Short-handed Braves sign 2B/OF Whit Merrifield
The Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract with second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield on Monday.,The signing comes one day after All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies fractured his left wrist.,Merrifield, 35, was released by Philadelphia on July 12 after batting .199 with three homers in 53 games.,M...
LeBron James to carry USA flag at Paris Olympics
LeBron James will be the flag-bearer for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony in Paris on Friday.,The NBA superstar's fellow Olympians selected the two-time gold medalist to carry the Stars and Stripes.,James, 39, is the first men's basketball player to receive the honor. Women's h...
OpTic Texas blasts past NY Subliners for Call of Duty League Championship
OpTic Texas won early and often Sunday to dispatch the New York Subliners in dominant fashion 5-1 at the Call of Duty League Championship in Allen, Texas.,The Texans nabbed the $800,000 grand prize on their home turf.,It was significant change from Saturday, when OpTic narrowly escaped New York 3-2 ...
Texans WR Stefon Diggs building chemistry with ‘special’ CJ Stroud
Of the Houston Texans' two major additions on offense this offseason, one is acclimating to his new quarterback, while the other won't be off the field for long.,Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that wide receiver Stefon Diggs is bonding nicely with quarterback CJ Stroud four days into training...
10 Prospects Who Could Disrupt 2024 MLB Playoffs
Every MLB postseason, young, unheard of prospects kick the door down in the playoffs. This postseason is no different, as these 10 youngsters could look to disrupt the current MLB landscape....
Shaquil Barrett Put Miami Dolphins in Seriously Bad Spot
You can't blame Shaquil Barrett for wanting to spend more time with family, but his retirement puts the Miami Dolphins defense in a very complicated position moving forward....
Joe Mauer, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltre, Jim Leyland enter Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Joe Mauer closed out Sunday's National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with 27 words that summarized the experience for he and his fellow honorees.,"To stand here today and say that I am now a small part of baseball history is a statement that will never fully sink in f...
Chiefs S Justin Reid out with right quad injury
Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid is listed as day-to-day with a right quad injury as training camp begins, coach Andy Reid said Sunday.,Justin Reid is on the team's non-football injury list after sustaining the injury between OTAs and the beginning of camp, the coach said. Justin Reid wore a sl...
Xander Schauffele rides strong finish to win Open Championship
Xander Schauffele shot a sterling 65 at Royal Troon to emerge from the pack and win the 152nd Open Championship for his second major title of the year Sunday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. ,Schauffele saved his best golf of the week for last, as he rode a bogey-free round to a final score of 9-...
ATP roundup: Nuno Borges jolts Rafael Nadal in Nordea Open final
Seventh-seeded Nuno Borges captured his first ATP Tour title by posting a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Nadal on Sunday at the clay-court Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden.,Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, was making his first appearance in a final since winning the French Open in June 2022. Borges, of ...
Jake Paul Calls Out Alex Pereira, FaceTimes in Ring After Mike Perry Knockout
After knocking out Mike Perry in the sixth round, Jake Paul called out UFC Champion Alex Pereira for a boxing match if the 37 year-old can get Dana White to let him out of his contract....
Vijay Amritraj, 2 others, inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes and Richard Evans were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., on Saturday. ,Amritraj landed in the Hall of Fame as a contributor while Paes went in as a player. They are the first Indian -- and Asian -- men to be enshrined in Newport. ,"I'd...