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Mariners avoid arbitration with RHP Bryce Miller
The Seattle Mariners avoided going to arbitration with right-hander Bryce Miller by reaching an agreement on a 2026 contract with a club option for 2027, the team announced Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed. Miller filed for a salary of $2.625 million for 2026 and the Mariners countered wi...
Trial begins for slugger Yasiel Puig in sports betting case
A trial in the federal case against former major league slugger Yasiel Puig started on Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles.,Puig, 35, faces one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators about his suspected involvement in an illegal sports betting ...
Kansas' Bill Self 'feeling much better,' will not coach vs. Colorado
Kansas head coach Bill Self acknowledged that he is "feeling much better" on Tuesday, one day after he was taken the hospital.,Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will be the acting bench boss for the 19th-ranked Jayhawks (13-5, 3-2 Big 12) in Tuesday's game against Colorado (12-6, 2-3) in Boulder, Colo.,...
Phillies president on being unable to land Bo Bichette: 'It's a gut punch'
Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski admitted to feeling the sting after he was unable to land two-time All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette in free agency.,Bichette turned down a seven-year, $200 million contract from the Phillies, MLB.com reported. Instead, he agreed to...
Charlotte FC acquire veteran GK Tyler Miller
Charlotte FC announced the acquisition of goalkeeper Tyler Miller from England's Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday.,The 32-year-old veteran is under contract through the 2027-28 MLS season with an option for 2028-29.,Miller played for four other MLS clubs between 2016 and 2024, amassing 38 clean sheets in...
Report: Cards interviewing Bills OC Joe Brady for top job
The Arizona Cardinals are interviewing Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching job on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.,The 36-year-old Brady spent the past four seasons on the staff of Sean McDermott, who was fired by the Bills on Monday after nine seasons.,Brady was Josh...
Falcons tab Bill Callahan as offensive line coach
Bill Callahan will rejoin Kevin Stefanski and work as the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced Tuesday.,The move was expected after Stefanski agreed to become Atlanta's head coach on Saturday.,Callahan, 69, served as Stefanski's offensive line coach for the Cleveland Brow...
Thunder to shelve Jalen Williams (hamstring) 2 weeks
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without the services of forward Jalen Williams for the next couple of weeks, the team said Monday.,Williams, who has been battling a right hamstring strain, missed the game Monday, as the Thunder blasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-104. He sustained the injury Satur...
Kansas coach Bill Self hospitalized, misses trip to Colorado
Kansas coach Bill Self was hospitalized Monday and did not make the trip with his team to Boulder, Colo., for Tuesday night's Big 12 Conference game at Colorado.,"Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self felt under the weather earlier today and, out of an abundance of caution, was taken to (Lawrence ...
Josh Schertz, No. 24 Saint Louis taking things in stride, visit Duquesne
Ranked for the first time in five years, No. 24 Saint Louis is taking things one game at a time as it travels to face Duquesne on Tuesday in Atlantic 10 play in Pittsburgh.,Saint Louis (17-1, 5-0 A-10) will play its first game as a Top 25 team since the No. 22 Billikens fell to Dayton 76-71 on Jan. ...
Bills fire Sean McDermott after latest playoff failure
Sean McDermott was fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills on Monday. ,McDermott, 51, went 98-50 in the regular season with eight additional playoff wins and eight losses in nine seasons as coach of the Bills. ,His final game was another playoff heartbreaker, losing 33-30 in overtime at Denver on S...
Thunder F Jalen Williams (hamstring) out vs. Cavs
The Oklahoma City Thunder ruled out forward Jalen Williams for their road game Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a right hamstring strain.,Williams exited Oklahoma City's 122-120 loss at the Miami Heat on Saturday night midway through the second quarter, with what the Thunder at the time...
St. John's holds off Villanova for fourth straight win
Bryce Hopkins scored 20 points and St. John's topped host Villanova 86-79 in Big East action on Saturday in Philadelphia.,Ian Jackson contributed 18 points for the Red Storm (13-5, 6-1 Big East), who have won four straight games. Zuby Ejiofor added 17 points for St. John's, while Dillon Mitchell pit...
No. 20 Louisville steamrolls Pitt behind strong shooting performance
Ryan Conwell scored 24 points for No. 20 Louisville, which went on the road to steamroll Pitt 100-59 on Saturday., ,The senior guard, whose team-leading 19.5 scoring average ranked seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference, had 17 in the second half. He connected on nine of his 16 shots and went 5-fo...
Broncos win OT thriller over Bills, advance to AFC title game
Wil Lutz hit a 23-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, to give the host Denver Broncos a 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship Game.,The Broncos will host the winner of Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans next S...
Lindsey Vonn claims another downhill podium, taking third in Italy
It is now six podiums in seven races for Lindsey Vonn after she finished in third place Saturday in a World Cup downhill at Tarvisio, Italy.,That also marked Vonn's fifth consecutive top-three finish overall.,Nicol Delago of Italy was first with a time of 1:46.28, and Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelman...
Jets D Colin Miller week-to-week following knee surgery
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Colin Miller will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis following knee surgery, head coach Scott Arniel announced on Saturday.,Per Arniel, Miller's procedure was similar to that of star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. The three-time Vezina Trophy recipient was out for three wee...
Will Zalatoris (back) to return at The American Express
Will Zalatoris will return to competition next week at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.,A former world top-10 player, Zalatoris is eight months removed from back surgery. He reportedly has been plagued by back issues for much of the past three years.,Zalatoris, 29, competed at the PGA Champ...
Villanova, St. John's step up in class after topping Big East also-rans
Villanova and St. John's have notched plenty of wins lately, but the Big East foes expect to face a tougher test Saturday when the Wildcats host the Red Storm in Philadelphia.,The Wildcats (14-3, 5-1 Big East) and Red Storm (12-5, 5-1) enter the weekend tied for second place in the league, trailing ...
No. 20 Louisville tries to stop the bleeding at Pitt
It's been a tough start to the new year for Louisville, and coach Pat Kelsey vows that will change. The No. 20 Cardinals will get a chance to prove that when they visit Pitt for an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday night.,Louisville (12-5, 2-3 ACC) is coming off a 79-70 loss at home to No. 16 ...