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Slumping Paul Skenes not worried about velocity as Pirates face Marlins
Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes will try to get his season back on track Tuesday when his Pirates visit the Miami Marlins.,Skenes (9-10, 3.96 ERA) is already a three-time All-Star at age 24. He won the National League's Cy Young Award last year and was the NL Rookie of the Year in 2024. Over his first tw...
Cardinals adding WR Larry Fitzgerald to Ring of Honor
The honors keep coming for recently enshrined Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.,The Arizona Cardinals announced Monday they will retire his No. 11 jersey and induct him into the team's Ring of Honor on Oct. 25.,The ceremony will take place at halftime of the game against the ...
Ascending Tigers return home to face free-falling Guardians
Detroit Tigers general manager Scott Harris insisted after trading ace Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize that the franchise wasn't raising the white flag on this season.,The Tigers backed up those words with a stellar 7-2 road trip that put them in the thick of the American League Central and wild-card ra...
Lions expect RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) to be ready for opener
Detroit Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is dealing with a sprained MCL but is expected to be ready for Week 1, head coach Dan Campbell confirmed Monday.,Pacheco, 27, missed his third consecutive practice session on Sunday. It was not immediately clear when he sustained the injury, or to which knee....
Dodgers try to break out of slump against Royals
In the Dodgers' worst stretch of the season, at least one Los Angeles star insists there is no reason to panic as the team heads home to face the Kansas City Royals on Monday.,The last time the Dodgers were home, they were swept by the Boston Red Sox in a three-game series. They went to Chicago and ...
Reports: Royals adding veteran RHP Craig Kimbrel to bullpen
Right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel is signing with the Kansas City Royals, his third team this season and 12th in his 17-year career, MLB.com and the New York Post reported on Sunday.,Kimbrel, 38, is signing a major league contract and is expected to be activated in time for the Royals' game Monday...
LYON, Liquid roll to 3-0 records at LCS Summer Split
LYON and Team Liquid maintained their winning pace and became the first two teams to pick up their third wins of the League Championship Series Summer Split on Sunday.,LYON swept Dignitas 2-0 before Team Liquid did the same to FlyQuest, both winners improving to 3-0 after three weeks of competition....
Colson Montgomery's 3-run blast powers White Sox past Guardians
Colson Montgomery hit a three-run home run to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.,Brenton Doyle was 2-for-5 with a double, and Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk added an RBI double apiece in the rubber match for Chicago.,Jose Ramirez collec...
Jon Rahm lands 3rd straight LIV Golf individual title
What has seemed like a formality for much of the season became official on Sunday.,Three years with LIV Golf, three straight individual championships for Jon Rahm.,The Spaniard didn't have a stellar week on the course at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, but that didn't stop him from clinching th...
Hall of Fame coach, standout player Don Nelson dies at 86
Hall of Famer Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, died Sunday. He was 86.,Nelson's family announced the passing of the five-time champion as a player but didn't divulge a manner of death.,"On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson pe...
Backup QB Teddy Bridgewater to 'step away' from Lions
Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will step away from the team, head coach Dan Campbell announced Sunday, prompting the team to scramble to secure a backup behind starter Jared Goff.,Bridgewater, 33, had been in camp and set for his return to the Lions after serving as the team's backup du...
Larry Fitzgerald thanks all of Arizona: 'You gave me a home'
One day after being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, longtime Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald paid for a full-page ad in the Arizona Republic to thank everyone who made a Minnesota native feel welcome in the state he calls home.,After being selected by the Cardinals with...
Randy Dobnak aims to stay hot as Royals chase series win vs. Cubs
Right-hander Randy Dobnak remains a pleasant surprise amid this disappointing season for the Kansas City Royals.,Meanwhile, veteran Matthew Boyd has been stellar on the road for the Chicago Cubs this season.,Looking to continue his month-long success, Dobnak tries to help the Royals win a fifth stra...
White Sox RHP Davis Martin working on flaw ahead of start vs. Guardians
Right-hander Davis Martin will look to better disguise his pitches when the Chicago White Sox go for a series victory against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.,Martin (9-6, 4.13 ERA) is looking to rebound from a rough outing and potentially correct a pitch-tipping issue.,In a 14-...
Offense finally flowing for Pirates, who look for more vs. Mets
The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed Saturday's offensive outburst, which helped snap a four-game losing streak.,The Pirates will next try to string victories together for the first time in two weeks when they host the New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon...
Cloud9, Shopify Rebellion solidify positions at LCS Summer Split
With the two unbeaten teams through two weeks playing on Sunday, the first day of Week 3 was all about improving playoff positioning at the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday.,And nobody improved their position better than Cloud9. Entering the match at 1-1, Cloud9 topped Disguised 2...
Top QB prospect Christopher Vargas commits to Ohio State
Ohio State got a commitment Saturday from five-star prospect Christopher Vargas, ranked among the top quarterbacks in the Class of 2028.,Vargas, entering his junior season at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., selected the Buckeyes over Michigan, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Bost...
Jackson Jobe stellar in return as Tigers blank Giants
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Caitlin Clark avoids suspension as WNBA rescinds technical foul
Caitlin Clark won't be suspended for her eighth technical of the season, after all.,In the third quarter of Saturday's 90-86 win over the Sky in Chicago, the Indiana Fever star was assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official. That was her eighth technical of the season. By rule, an...