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INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa activated ahead of Pirates debut
Recently acquired infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa came off the 10-day injured list Saturday and was in the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting lineup against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates optioned shortstop Alika Williams to Triple-A Indianapolis.,Kiner-Falefa, 29, st...
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...
France's Teddy Riner wins fifth gold medal in judo
PARIS -- Teddy Riner won the decisive bout against Japan's Tatsuru Saito in a moment of great drama to give France the judo mixed team title at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning him a national record-tying fifth Olympic gold medal.,Three years after leading France to victory over Japan at the Bud...
Surf's not up, Olympic competition delayed in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympics was called off for another day on Saturday, with small waves at the venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti preventing the running of the last few heats to find the gold medalists.,With waves forecast to be more or less the same on Sunday -- head-high or ...
Cardinals use late rally to roar past Cubs 5-4
Lars Nootbaar lofted a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, who overcame a three-run deficit to edge the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,The Cardinals, who dropped the first two games of the four-game series, improved to 7-8 since the All-Star ...
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...
Katie Ledecky wins gold in 800 free for record 4th time
PARIS -- Katie Ledecky won a record-tying ninth career gold medal Saturday at the Paris Olympics, claiming an unprecedented fourth women's 800 meters freestyle title.,The American great touched the wall in 8:11.04 at La Defense Arena, 1.25 seconds ahead of Australian silver medalist Ariarne Titmus.,...
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 ...
Zheng Qinwen captures China's first Olympic gold in singles tennis
PARIS -- Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 in a tense final at Roland Garros on Saturday.,The 21-year-old sixth seed was given raucous support by a sizeable Chinese contingent inside Court Philippe Ch...
Top women pull out of Montreal event post-Olympics
The National Bank Open will be missing some big names as tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova, Jasmine Paolini and others have withdrawn from the upcoming event in Montreal, Tennis Canada announced Friday. ,In withdrawing, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Swiatek...
Trinity Rodman boots USWNT past Japan, into semifinals
Trinity Rodman scored just before the midpoint of extra time to lead the U.S. women's national team to 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday in Paris to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.,The U.S. plays either Germany or Canada on Tuesday in Lyon, France.,More than 105 minutes into th...
American Vincent Hancock wins 4th Olympic skeet gold
CHATEAUROUX, France -- American great Vincent Hancock won his fourth Olympic gold in men's skeet, while South Korea's Yang Ji-in won the women's 25 meters pistol event at the Paris Games after a shoot-off with France's Camille Jedrzejewski on Saturday.,Defending champion Hancock edged out compatriot...
Stitching Together Chicago White Sox's Decision To Not Trade Garrett Crochet
Why did the Chicago White Sox keep Garrett Crochet at the MLB Trade Deadline? Let's take a deep dive into that interesting decision by the worst team in baseball....
U.S. beach volleyball duo, coach split mid-Olympics
In the midst of the Paris Olympics, U.S. beach volleyball teammates Andy Benesh and Miles Partain elected to part ways with their coach, Mike Placek. ,The split occurred at some point between the pair's 2-0 defeat of Morocco in preliminary Pool D play on Tuesday and Thursday's 2-1 win over Brazil. T...
Report: Cardinals LB BJ Ojulari tears ACL, out for season
Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker BJ Ojulari suffered a torn ACL and will miss the upcoming season, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,Ojulari, 22, reportedly sustained the injury to his left knee during Friday's practice.,In 17 games this past season, Ojulari had 40 total tackles (23 solo) and fo...
Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins (knee) out 'several weeks'
Tennessee Titans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is expected to miss "several weeks" but will not need surgery for a left knee injury sustained in practice, head coach Brian Callahan said Saturday.,"It's not a surgical issue, so the timeline could vary on those injuries," Callahan said. "So it wi...
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...
Braves rookie Grant Holmes faces Marlins, seeks first career win
The Atlanta Braves hope Grant Holmes can add to his feel-good story on Saturday night when they send the 28-year-old rookie to the mound against the visiting Miami Marlins in the third game of the teams' four-game series.,The Braves have won the first two games of the series and improved to 7-1 agai...
Royce Lewis, Twins aim to extend White Sox's misery
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was not surprised to hear the statistics showing just how good Royce Lewis is at home.,Baldelli offered an additional point. Lewis is good everywhere, the manager said, and by that he truly meant everywhere.,"I think you'd see him putting up pretty good numbers...
Liquid, 1win just one win from Elite League Season 2 final
After their first maps on Friday, Team Liquid and 1win appeared headed to the lower bracket to face elimination games. Instead, they are both one victory away from the grand final at the Elite League Season 2 playoffs in Lima, Peru.,On the first day of the playoffs, the top four seeds from pool play...