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Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to receive disputed bronze
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu will receive the bronze medal for her floor routine at the Paris Olympics on Friday in a ceremony in the capital city of Bucharest.,The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced Tuesday that Barbosu will have the disputed medal presented to her by Octavian Morariu,...

Sleepless in Scotland: Lydia Ko waiting for golden reality to sink in
New Zealand's Lydia Ko won a gold medal in the women's Olympic golf competition in Paris on Saturday and immediately qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame.,That's an impressive turn of events, so much so that the 27-year-old wasn't sure if her fairy-tale story was real or a dream.,"I actually don't kn...

Blues tender offers to Edmonton duo
The St. Louis Blues tendered offer sheets to a pair of Edmonton Oilers, defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said Tuesday.,Both players are restricted free agents.,The Oilers have an Aug. 20 deadline to match the offers. If they don't, they will ...
Madden 25's Most Underrated Players: Hating on Puka Nacua, No Respect for Kyle Hamilton
Madden 25 has officially released, and these are the most underrated players in the game, including Puka Nacua and Kyle Hamilton....
It's Time for Kyle Pitts to Breakout for the Atlanta Falcons
With a new head coach, offensive coordinator, and starting quarterback in Atlanta, Kyle Pitts needs to breakout for the Falcons in 2024, or he might never be the player we thought he could become....

Penguins, Blues swap multiple draft picks
The Pittsburgh Penguins exchanged multiple draft picks with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.,The Penguins acquired the Blues' 2026 second-round pick and the Ottawa Senators' 2025 third-round selection.,In exchange, St. Louis received a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fifth-round selection from Pitt...

Reports: Auston Matthews to be named Leafs' captain
Star center Auston Matthews will be the Toronto Maple Leafs' next captain, multiple media outlets reported Monday.,Toronto will make the official announcement in a press conference scheduled for Wednesday, per the reports.,Matthews is replacing fellow center John Tavares as captain and will be the 2...
Five Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Your 2024 Draft
You don't want to be that guy that drafts dud fantasy football players right out of the gate. Avoid drafting these five players in your fantasy football draft....

No surgery for Chiefs WR Marquise Brown (shoulder)
The shoulder injury that sent Kansas City wide receiver Marquise Brown to the hospital this weekend will not require surgery, Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed Monday.,Brown, 27, was discharged from a Jacksonville-area hospital Sunday morning after dislocating the sternoclavicular joint in his left s...
Three Surprise NFL Teams That Could Miss the Playoffs in 2024
These three NFL teams could surprise everyone and miss the playoffs, due to difficult schedules or natural regression, don't be surprised....

Revs acquire Nigerian M Alhassan Yusuf from Belgian side
The New England Revolution acquired midfielder Alhassan Yusuf from Belgium's Royal Antwerp on Monday.,The 24-year-old Nigerian international joined the MLS squad for a reported fee of about $2 million. The Revs signed him through 2027 with an option for 2028.,Yusuf posted six goals and 16 assists in...

Scottie Scheffler claims tour's $8M 'business' bonus
Scottie Scheffler earned an $8 million bonus by finishing No. 1 on the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 for the 2024 PGA Tour's FedEx Cup regular season.,It's the second No. 1 finish in three years for the 28-year-old World No. 1, who won six times on tour this season before capturing the gold medal at ...

LIV suspends Graeme McDowell one event for banned substance
In a first in league history, LIV Golf suspended Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell for one event Sunday for violating its anti-doping policy.,LIV said in a news release that McDowell was found to have used a decongestant that included a banned substance, R-methamphetamine (levo-methamphetamine), dur...
Potential Surprise NFL Cut Candidates as NFL Regular Season Nears
Every NFL offseason, NFL veterans are surprisingly released from their teams and will seek new homes before the season begins. Here are some potential NFL cut candidates....
Stetson Bennett Might Have Had the Craziest Preseason Game Ever
Stetson Bennett threw four interceptions in Sunday's preseason game with the Los Angeles Rams, but it was his one game winning touchdown pass that will be remembered forever....

Giants rookie WR Malik Nabers suffers ankle injury
New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers limped off the field with a left ankle injury toward the end of practice on Sunday morning. ,Multiple media outlets reported that the injury is believed to be a mild ankle sprain for Nabers, the sixth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of LSU.,Pe...

China's Wenwen Li dominant in women's over 81kg weightlifting
PARIS -- China's Wenwen Li won her second Olympic gold medal with a dominant performance to take the title in the women's over 81kg weightlifting at the Summer Games on Sunday.,The defending gold medalist in the heaviest women's class did not come close to threatening her own world record of 335kg, ...

Giants rookie WR Malik Nabers suffers apparent foot injury
New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers limped off the field with an apparent foot injury toward the end of practice on Sunday morning. ,The severity of the apparent injury is not immediately known for Nabers, the sixth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of LSU.,Per the New York Daily ...

U.S. to appeal IOC edict that Jordan Chiles return gymnastics bronze
American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the women's floor competition earlier this week at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.,Ana Barbosu of Romania will be elevated to the bronze medal. Chiles will fall to fifth place in the floor eve...

Chiefs WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown released from hospital
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was discharged from a Jacksonville-area hospital Sunday morning, hours after he sustained a dislocation of his sternoclavicular shoulder joint in his team's 26-13 preseason loss to the Jaguars. ,Brown, who was cleared to return to Kansas Ci...