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Report: Phillies acquire OF Harrison Bader from Twins
The Philadelphia Phillies are set to acquire outfielder Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The Twins are expected to receive an outfield prospect and pitching prospect in return, ESPN reported. Neither prospect was identified.,Bader, 31, is batting .258 with...
Padres acquire Mason Miller, JP Sears from A's for top prospect, 3 others
The San Diego Padres are acquiring Mason Miller, the top closer on the trade market, and starter J.P. Sears from the Athletics, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.,They are paying a big price, however, sending shortstop Leo De Vries, an 18-year-old phenom, to the A's. De Vries is ranked as the...
Report: Raiders LT Kolton Miller agrees to 3-year, $66M extension
Las Vegas Raiders starting left tackle Kolton Miller agreed to a contract extension, the team announced late Wednesday night.,While the Raiders did not disclose the terms of the deal, multiple media outlets reported it was a three-year extension worth a total of $66 million, with $42.5 million guara...
White Sox erupt for 7 in the 7th to put away Phillies
Lenyn Sosa's seventh-inning single put the Chicago White Sox up for good as the hosts' seven-run outburst in that frame led to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. ,Sosa's hit off Max Lazar was one of seven to start the inning and eight overall in the decisive frame. M...
Reports: Phillies pay two Top 100 prospects for Twins' Jhoan Duran
The Philadelphia Phillies secured the services of the most dominant closer on the market Wednesday night by sending Top 100 prospects Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel to the Minnesota Twins for Jhoan Duran, according to reports.,The 27-year-old Duran, who attacks hitters with a 100-mph four-seam fastball,...
Bills CB Maxwell Hairston to miss time with knee sprain
Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston dodged an injury scare but is expected to miss time with a sprained knee ligament. ,Hairston, the 30th overall pick in the 2025 draft, did not finish Tuesday's practice after being taken to the locker room with a knee injury. According to multiple reports, te...
Browns CB Martin Emerson Jr. tears Achilles, out for season
Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will undergo surgery to repair a torn left Achilles and miss the 2025 season.,Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed the news Wednesday. Emerson suffered the non-contact injury in practice during a 7-on-7 drill on Tuesday and was carted off the field.,"Di...
Louisville extends coach Bev Yanez through 2026
Racing Louisville FC exercised the option in head coach Bev Yanez's contract on Wednesday, extending her tenure through the 2026 season.,Louisville is enjoying its most successful season to date with a 6-5-2 record through 13 games, one win shy of the club-record seven wins posted in 2024.,Racing is...
Kaulig Racing parts ways with driver Josh Williams
Kaulig Racing parted ways Wednesday with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams after less than two years together.,Williams, 31, had been behind the wheel of the No. 11 Chevrolet since the start of the 2024 season, posting six top-10 finishes in 54 starts.,Only two of those top-10 finishes have...
Austin Hill suspended one race for Indy crash
NASCAR issued a one-race suspension to Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill for his role in a crash in Indianapolis last weekend.,Hill, the driver of the Richard Childress Racing No. 21 Chevrolet, will be replaced by Austin Dillon behind the wheel at Saturday's race at Iowa Speedway.,The crash in quest...
Phils' Taijuan Walker, fighting for starting role, faces White Sox
Eyeing their second straight road series victory, the Philadelphia Phillies will turn to a pitcher who senses he likely is a lame duck in the rotation.,Taijuan Walker is set to get the call Wednesday in the decisive contest of the visiting Phillies' three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.,W...
Jesus Luzardo twirls a gem in Phillies win over White Sox
Jesus Luzardo pitched seven shutout innings and Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered to lift the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Philadelphia evened the interleague series at one game apiece behind Luzardo's gem. The left-hander improved to 9...
Royals designated LHP Rich Hill for assignment
The Kansas City Royals designated veteran left-hander Rich Hill for assignment on Tuesday after just two starts for the club.,Hill, 45, pitched for the Royals on July 22 and 28, losing both times and compiling a 5.00 ERA over nine innings.,Hill was the oldest player in the majors and competing in hi...
Browns CB Martin Emerson Jr. injures Achilles tendon
Cleveland Browns starting cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. sustained a left Achilles tendon injury during Tuesday's practice, the team announced.,An MRI will be performed to confirm the severity of the non-contact injury, which Emerson sustained while covering Diontae Johnson during a 7-on-7 drill. Eme...
Bryce Harper Fired the First Shot of the 2027 MLB Lockout
MLB star Bryce Harper reportedly told commissioner Rob Manfred to “get the f--- out” over salary cap talks. Is a lockout inevitable in the 2027 season?...
Venus Williams part of star-filled U.S. Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the U.S. Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event.,The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild c...
Luis Robert Jr. in spotlight as White Sox host Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Tanner Banks shared a clubhouse with Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. as Chicago teammates for parts of three seasons.,With Robert surging entering Tuesday night's game between visiting Philadelphia and Chicago and rumored to be on the trading block, mi...
Colson Montgomery, Luis Robert Jr. homer as White Sox top Phillies
Colson Montgomery and Luis Robert Jr. homered and Davis Martin pitched 5 2/3 sharp innings to help the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Lenyn Sosa went 3-for-3 for the White Sox, including an RBI single in the eighth.,Chicago has won the first game...
Report: Phillies' Bryce Harper cussed out commissioner
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper dropped an f-bomb on Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred in a heated confrontation last week about a potential salary cap, ESPN reported Monday.,An irate Harper reportedly got in Manfred's face and told him to "get the f-- out of our clubhouse" if h...
Injuries strike Bills WR corps, prompt deal with Deon Cain
At least four wide receivers are unavailable for the Buffalo Bills' first padded practice of training camp on Monday, head coach Sean McDermott said. ,The Bills brought back veteran wide receiver Deon Cain on a one-year deal with nearly half of their receivers -- Tyrell Shavers, Curtis Samuel, Elija...