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Padres DFA OF Nick Castellanos while in Philadelphia
Preseason acquisition Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Castellanos, who signed a one-year, league-minimum deal with the Padres in February after the Philadelphia Phillies released him ahead of the final year of his five-year $100 million contract, ...

Phillies prospect Aidan Miller out 6-8 weeks with spinal injury
Top-ranked Philadelphia Phillies shortstop prospect Aidan Miller will miss another six to eight weeks recovering from an upcoming procedure to repair a spinal injury.,Miller, who turns 22 next week, was diagnosed with discogenic pain and facet inflammation in the lumbar spine, the team announced on ...

NC State-UVA opener moved from Brazil to Charlottesville
The season-opening football game between North Carolina State and Virginia will no longer be played in Brazil.,Both ACC schools announced Wednesday that the contest will be held on Aug. 29 in Charlottesville, Va.,Billed as the first college football game played in South America, it originally was sc...

Bears QB Caleb Williams graces 'Madden NFL 27' cover
Caleb Williams is the cover athlete for "Madden NFL 27," making the quarterback the first player in Chicago Bears history to receive that distinction.,EA Sports made the always highly anticipated announcement on Wednesday morning.,Williams is featured doing a jump pass, much like the one he used on ...

Struggling Padres face tall task vs. Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies
Cristopher Sanchez is in the midst of a historic stretch on the mound -- something the San Diego Padres know all too well.,Sanchez looks to continue his franchise-record scoreless streak on Wednesday when the host Philadelphia Phillies play the second contest of their three-game series with the scuf...

2027 NHL All-Star Game adopting international format
The NHL is taking cues from the success of the 4 Nations Face-Off and Winter Olympics tournaments, introducing an international format to next year's All-Star Game.,The 2027 All-Star Game will feature players divided into five teams representing Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland and "World,...

Bryce Harper homers as Phillies edge skidding Padres
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Brandon Marsh collected four hits as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday., ,Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out eight without a walk. Four relievers...

Report: Inter Miami to keep coach Guillermo Hoyos past World Cup
Inter Miami interim head coach Guillermo Hoyos will remain with the team following the World Cup break, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Hoyos, 62, has been coaching the team since Javier Mascherano stepped down for personal reasons on April 14. He previously served as the club's sporting director.,Inter Miam...

Patriots TE Julian Hill to miss entire 2026 season
New England Patriots tight end Julian Hill sustained a season-ending injury during a voluntary offseason practice.,Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed the news on Tuesday, one day after Hill was placed on IR. Vrabel, however, did not disclose the specific injury.,"Julian won't be able to play ...

Padres look to avenge being swept by Phillies last week
The San Diego Padres won't have to wait long for a chance to exact revenge on the Philadelphia Phillies.,After getting swept by the Phillies in San Diego last week, the Padres look to get even in Philadelphia as the teams open a three-game series Tuesday. ,Philadelphia outscored San Diego 10-3 over ...

Guillermo Ochoa makes Mexico's roster for record sixth World Cup
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will represent Mexico in a record sixth World Cup appearance after being named to the country's 26-man roster on Monday by manager Javier Aguirre.,Ochoa, who turns 41 on July 13, will have a chance to establish the record along with Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's...

Comeback time: Serena Williams playing doubles in London
The queen will begin her comeback at The Queen's Club in London when Serena Williams competes in doubles next week at the HSBC Championships.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion and longtime world No. 1 retired in September 2022 after winning 73 WTA Tour singles titles and nearly $95 million in prize mo...

Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch on wrist; X-rays negative
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said his catcher was "gonna be OK" after J.T. Realmuto took a fastball to the wrist Sunday.,X-rays came back negative after Realmuto departed the Phillies' road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after the hit-by-...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers cruise past Phillies
Rookies Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland each hit home runs in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 9-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dodgers rebound...

Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch, exits vs. Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto departed Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left wrist.,The Phillies later announced that Realmuto had a wrist contusion and would undergo further testing.,Realmuto was hit...

'Super cool' Phillies seek to take road series from Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies exorcized some demons on Saturday and will try for a series victory when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road on Sunday afternoon., ,The Phillies' 2025 season ended in brutal fashion with reliever Orion Kerkering's error in the 11th inning of Game 4 in the National...

Edmundo Sosa's 2-run homer helps Phillies rally past Dodgers
Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Bryce Harper added an RBI single in a three-run eighth, while Alec Bohm hit a second-inning home run for the Phillies. Orio...

Jalen Williams could be available for NBA Finals if Thunder advance
Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams might be available for the NBA Finals should the Thunder advance, coach Mark Daigneault said prior to Saturday's Game 7 at home against the San Antonio Spurs.,Williams is out with a left hamstring injury for the finale of the Western Conference showdown. The series ...

Rain washes out qualifying, Denny Hamlin to start on Nashville pole
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Intermittent light rain showers forced the cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Pole Qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway, resulting in Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin starting from pole position in Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400 (7 p.m. ET, Amazon Prim...

Phillies' Jesus Luzardo feeling 'grindy' as streaking Dodgers await
Riding his best three-start stretch of the season, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo will be put to the test Saturday in the middle game of a three-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,After he delivered six scoreless innings in a 3-0 win against the San Diego Padres on Mo...