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Commanders bulk up offensive line with three additions
The Washington Commanders made three additions to their offensive line Saturday, announcing the signings of center Daniel Brunskill, tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere and guard Max Scharping.,The Commanders also released wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. and guard Timothy McKay, while defensive tackle D.J. D...
Raiders hold Kirk Cousins, Maxx Crosby out of practice for Friday fight
Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins and pass rusher Maxx Crosby were held out of Saturday's training camp practice for violating the team rules prohibiting fights when they went chest to chest during the Friday session. ,"We have very clear expectations on how we want to practice and how we want to go ...
Reports: Broncos DL Matt Henningsen tears Achilles again
Denver Broncos defensive lineman Matt Henningsen sustained a torn Achilles and was carted off the field during Friday's practice, multiple media outlets reported.,Henningsen, 27, will miss his second straight season after tearing his other Achilles exactly one year to the day of Friday's injury.,He ...
Griffin Jax, red-hot Rays strive to fluster Mariners
Perhaps the most frustrating thing for opponents of the Tampa Bay Rays is this: They can beat you at your own game.,The Seattle Mariners are built on starting pitching and the long ball.,Yet it was the Rays who got the better of the Mariners in both instances in the series opener on Friday night, wi...
Masyn Winn, Cardinals aspire to continue winning ways in clash vs. Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn suggested that his teammates zag after the front office zigged at the recent trade deadline.,Even though the Cardinals mostly sold for the future by dealing right-hander Dustin May and others at the deadline, Winn said the players who remain should go about t...
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper provides spark ahead of rematch vs. Brewers
Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper made an unforgettable big-league debut on Friday when he homered for his first hit.,One day later, Culpepper will try for a quality encore performance. ,The Twins will go for their third win in a row when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday evening...
Marlins intent on converting opportunities vs. Angels
Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara, who has lasted at least six innings in 20 of his 24 appearances this season, will start on Saturday afternoon when the Marlins host the Los Angeles Angels.,Alcantara (12-6, 3.68 ERA) is coming off his best month of the season, going 2-2 with a 2.57 ERA in July. Th...
Drew Rasmussen throws 7 scoreless innings as Rays nip Mariners
All-Star Drew Rasmussen pitched seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Friday.,Jonny DeLuca and Jonathan Aranda homered for the American League East-leading Rays, who have won 13 of their past 17 games.,The Mariners lost for the third time in four gam...
Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings
Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...
Cardinals do just enough to take down Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a solo home run, and right-hander Kyle Leahy pitched five effective innings Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies., ,St. Louis recorded just four hits, yet won for the fourth time in five games to get back to .500. They're h...
Indiana's Schedule Proves College Football Has a Real Playoff Problem
Indiana's decision to drop Notre Dame highlights a growing problem in college football: Teams may be rewarded for avoiding difficult non-conference games....
Josh Bell, Kaelen Culpepper power Twins to comeback win over Brewers
Josh Bell went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and the visiting Minnesota Twins outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers for an 8-6 win on Friday night.,Kaelen Culpepper hit a solo home run in his big-league debut for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series. Royce Lewis went 2-for-5 wi...
Nolan Schanuel hits go-ahead HR as Angels stave off Marlins
South Florida native Nolan Schanuel slugged a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Miami nearly tied the score in the ninth, but Los Angeles got the game's final out on left fielder Jose Siri's on...
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper homers in big-league debut
Minnesota Twins rookie shortstop Kaelen Culpepper needed just two plate appearances on Friday to blast his first major league home run.,Facing Milwaukee Brewers starter Shane Drohan in the fourth inning of his big-league debut, the Twins' No. 2 prospect skied a 390-foot shot over the left-center-fie...
Twins promote No. 2 prospect in search of offensive boost
Back in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins called up Kaelen Culpepper, their No. 2 prospect, in hopes he will provide increased offense at shortstop.,He made his major league debut on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, playing short and batting seventh in the lineup.,Culpepper, 23, appeared in...
Beau Hossler leads Wyndham by 1 as playoff picture starts to clear
Beau Hossler hung onto the Wyndham Championship lead after posting a second-round 67 on Friday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.,One day after leaping out to an early lead on the back of a 61, Hossler stands at 12-under-par 128, one stroke ahead of Ben James (67) and England's Jordan Sm...
Argentine football prez: Lionel Messi alone will decide when to retire
Especially after witnessing what Lionel Messi was still capable of at this summer's World Cup, the president of the Argentina Football Association is not rushing the all-time great out the door.,Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia said in an interview on Argentine TV that Messi is the only person making the deci...
Joaquin Niemann extends lead at LIV Golf New York
Joaquin Niemann fired a 6-under-par 65 and extended his lead to five shots halfway through LIV Golf New York on Friday in Bedminster, N.J.,After rounds of 64-65, the Chilean stands at 13-under 129, five strokes ahead of England's Lee Westwood and six better than Spain's Sergio Garcia. Westwood and G...
Maxx Crosby blasts Kirk Cousins, fight erupts at Raiders camp
Based on Kirk Cousins' reaction to a second heavy hit from pass rusher Maxx Crosby during training camp practice Friday, he did not, in fact, "like that.",Cousins was hit on the arm a second time during Friday's live 11-on-11 work and responded with shouting, a shove and grabbing Crosby's jersey in ...