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Billy Bean, among first pro athletes to come out, dies at 60
Billy Bean, one of the first athletes in American team sports to come out as gay, died Tuesday, 11 months after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 60.,An outfielder and first baseman who played in parts of six MLB seasons, Bean most recently served as the league's senior vice presid...
Will Zalatoris feels 'awesome' going into Wyndham Championship
It's been almost two full years since Will Zalatoris won his only PGA Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 14, 2022.,In the time since, Zalatoris' career has been stalled by a back issue that sidelined him for part of 2022 and led to surgery in April 2023 that ended his season.,Zalato...
Former Tulsa, Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe dies at 59
Former Louisville and Tulsa football coach Steve Kragthorpe has died at 59.,Both schools announced his death, which came Sunday night, on social media.,He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.,A Montana native, Kragthorpe played quarterback at Eastern New Mexico and Western Texas in the mi...
Clayton Kershaw seeks bounce-back effort vs. Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers veteran Clayton Kershaw will take another crack at finding his top form when he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Kershaw has made two starts since returning from offseason shoulder surgery. He allowed two runs in four innings against the San Francisco Giants o...
Freddie Freeman returns as Dodgers down Phillies
Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated the return of Freddie Freeman with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Freeman had a hit in four at-bats after missing the previous eight games to be with his 3-year-old son, who was dealin...
NL's top teams meet as Phillies visit Dodgers
The shaky footing atop the National League will be in the spotlight this week when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a three-game series Monday night.,Philadelphia ended a season-long six-game losing streak Sunday with a 6-0 victory on the road against the Seattle Marin...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman says 3-year-old son home from hospital
The 3-year-old son of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was discharged from the hospital Sunday after being diagnosed with a severe case of Guillain-Barre syndrome.,Freddie and Chelsea Freeman made a joint Instagram post to share the news about their son, Maximus, including photos an...
Five NFL Players Under the Most Pressure in 2024
The NFL preseason is officially underway. As the regular season grows closer, these five NFL stars have the most pressure to perform at a high level in 2024....
Zack Wheeler twirls gem vs. M's, ends Phillies' skid
Zack Wheeler pitched eight scoreless innings and was backed by four home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game skid with a 6-0 interleague victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Bryce Harper, mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, went 3-for-4 with a h...
Randy Arozarena, Mariners aim to light up foundering Phillies
Randy Arozarena has re-energized the Seattle Mariners' offense.,The Mariners have scored six or more runs in seven of eight games since it was announced they were acquiring the left fielder from the Tampa Bay Rays.,Arozarena had two doubles and scored twice Saturday, including the winning run on a b...
Mariners recover from five-run deficit to beat struggling Phillies
Mitch Haniger drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 Saturday night.,Haniger hit a solo homer in the fifth inning to spark the comeback. It was the sixth victory ...
Tyreek Hill, Dolphins agree to restructured $90M deal
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins agreed to a restructured contract worth $90 million over the next three years with $65 million guaranteed, his agent confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday.,Hill, however, did not add any years to his contract. His four-year total of guara...
Marlins claim OF Derek Hill off waivers from Giants
The Miami Marlins added a piece for their outfield Saturday, claiming speedy center fielder Derek Hill from the San Francisco Giants.,Hill, 28, was placed on waivers Friday after he went 3-for-12 during a brief stint in San Francisco, who claimed him July 23. In 21 games with the Texas Rangers and G...
Reports: Tyreek Hill, Dolphins agree to restructured $90M deal
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins reached agreement on a restructured contract worth $90 million over the next three years that includes $65 million guaranteed, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,Hill, however, did not add any years to his contract. His four-year total ...
Justin Turner seeks encore as Mariners face flustered Phillies
Justin Turner and Randy Arozarena made strong first impressions in Seattle.,Playing in front of the home fans for the first time since being acquired in trades in the past week, Turner went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, and Arozarena reached base three times and scored twice Friday night as the Mariner...
Justin Turner's grand intro lifts Seattle past Philadelphia
Justin Turner hit a grand slam in his home debut as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series between division leaders.,Victor Robles, Luke Raley and Mitch Haniger also went deep and Bryan Woo (5-1) pitched seven scorel...
There’s No Universe Where Tyreek Hill Is the NFL's Best Player
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was voted the No. 1 player in the NFL by his peers, but there's no universe where he's a better football player than Patrick Mahomes....
Best 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Acquisitions
The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline was determined by buyers and sellers, but these acquisitions grade out as the best moves that were made this week....
Phillies rookie Tyler Phillips hopes to keep rolling vs. M's
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips is enjoying a storybook start to his career.,The native of south New Jersey and longtime Phillies fan has won three of his first four appearances for Philadelphia, getting better with each game and going the distance to shut out the visiting Clevelan...
Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee expected to miss next start
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee will not make his scheduled start Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles because of a sore right shoulder, manager Stephen Vogt said Thursday.,Rookie left-hander Joey Cantillo is expected to start in Bibee's place for the Guardians, in first place in the...