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Hot Phillies hope to feast on foundering Mets
The Philadelphia Phillies hit another impressive milestone under interim manager Don Mattingly on Friday night.,For the New York Mets, it was more of the same in their first game under interim manager Andy Green. ,The Phillies will look to continue the Mets' misery on Saturday afternoon when the tea...
Phillies give Zack Wheeler just enough support, edge Mets, interim manager
Zack Wheeler tossed seven strong innings on Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who edged the struggling New York Mets 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Trea Turner recorded the tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the Phi...
Drug charges dropped against Olympic champ Bode Miller
An Idaho prosecutor has dropped drug charges against Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller.,The retired skier was charged on June 6 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records obtained by People magazine and TMZ. ,Miller, 48, entered a not g...
Reds place RHP Tony Santillan (oblique) on injured list
The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday for the 29-year-old reliever, who is 1-4 with five saves and a 5.23 ERA in 34 games out of the bullpen.,Santillan is 7-16 with 16 saves and a 3.36 E...
Serena Williams opens against Maya Joint, 20, at Wimbledon
Serena Williams' Wimbledon singles comeback begins on Tuesday against a player less than half her age.,The 44-year-old seven-time winner of the grass-court Grand Slam faces Australia's Maya Joint, 20, in the first round.,It will be the first singles match for Williams since a third-round loss at the...
History-making Phillies take aim at Mets after Carlos Mendoza is fired
Three consecutive dramatic wins have vaulted the Philadelphia Phillies into the history books and provided another sign of how far they've come since a disastrous start.,For the New York Mets, a six-game losing streak led to the firing of manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday morning. ,Interim manager An...
Report: RFA Mark Williams stays with Suns on 3-yr, $38M deal
Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams will sign a fully guaranteed three-year, $38 million contract to stay with the team, ESPN reported Thursday.,Williams was a restricted free agent entering this offseason after four seasons in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets drafted him 15th overall out of Duke in 202...
Phillies stun Nationals again with ninth-inning heroics
Bryce Harper's tiebreaking two-run homer ignited a five-run ninth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies erupted late once again to defeat the Washington Nationals 10-5 on Thursday.,For the third straight day, Philadelphia prevailed against Washington with its backs against the wall. The Phill...
Derek Hill's 9th-inning blast powers Phillies past Nationals
Derek Hill slugged his first homer with the Philadelphia Phillies -- a pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning that ignited a 5-4 road victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,One night after Philadelphia used a two-out rally in the ninth to stun Washington, the Phillies wer...
Vinicius Junior nets brace as Brazil handles Scotland
Vinicius Junior scored his third and fourth goals of the tournament and Brazil cruised into the last 32 with a 3-0 Group C victory over Scotland on Wednesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,With the brace, Vinicius pulled even with Norway's Erling Haaland and France's Kylian Mbappe, one behind Argentin...
Avalanche move Jack Drury to Predators for 2 former first-round picks
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forwards Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L'Heureux from the Nashville Predators on Wednesday for center Jack Drury, minor league forward Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick.,Drury, 26, boasts the most NHL experience of the quartet. He has amassed 30 goals and 52 assi...
Basketball players sue NCAA over new 5-year eligibility cap rule
A day after the NCAA approved a new five-year eligibility model for Division I athletics, 15 men's and women's basketball players sued the NCAA in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Wednesday after they were excluded from being grandfathered into the model.,The new eligibility system, which becomes official ...
Reports: Jags agree on 3-year, $48M deal with TE Brenton Strange
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a three-year contract extension with tight end Brenton Strange worth up to $48 million, his agents told multiple media outlets on Wednesday.,The deal includes $25 million guaranteed, per his agents Jim Ivler, JR Roggio and Jon Perzley of the New York-based Sportsta...
Why Trading Giannis Could Be the Smartest Move the Bucks Ever Make
The Milwaukee Bucks may take a major step backward after trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the long-term outlook could be brighter than many think....
Rockies place RHP Jaden Hill (shoulder) on injured list
The Rockies placed right-hander Jaden Hill on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder tendonitis.,Colorado recalled right-hander Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding transaction.,Hill, 26, is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA and two saves in 32 relief appearances, tied for se...
Mexico coach won't commit to starting Guillermo Ochoa
Mexico manager Javier Aguirre declined to say whether 40-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa would start in Wednesday's group finale against Czechia in Mexico City.,He also rejected the idea that any decision would be made out of sentimentality.,"I have always said since I returned that whoever is h...
Jim Kelly acknowledges he recently had a stroke
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly said "everything is good" on the heels of suffering a stroke earlier this spring.,Kelly acknowledged his most recent health scare during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for Highmark Stadium, the Buffalo Bills' new home.,"I had a little setback about ...
Fresh off epic uprising, Phillies eager to fluster Nationals again
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to build momentum off their dramatic 14-9 comeback win when they face the Washington Nationals in the third contest of their four-game series on Wednesday.,The Nationals, in turn, will look to bounce back from a gut-punch loss on Tuesday.,And both teams will hope ...
Olympic champion Bode Miller: Drugs that led to arrest weren't mine
Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller, arrested earlier this month in Idaho on two misdemeanor charges of drug possession, denied on Tuesday that the substance was his.,Miller, 48, was charged on June 6 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to cour...
Brazil's Raphinha to miss Scotland match; Neymar may go 90
Brazil will be without a key part of their attack for their Wednesday match against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Fla., as Raphinha will be sidelined due to a hamstring injury.,The Selecao could see the return of another star, though, as Neymar has recovered from a calf injury and is available to play ...