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A's reinstate All-Star closer Mason Miller from injured list
The Oakland Athletics reinstated All-Star closer Mason Miller from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 25-year-old right-hander has not pitched since July 22 due to a fractured left pinky finger.,Miller is 1-1 with 15 saves and a 2.21 ERA in 34 appearances out of the Oakland bullpen this seaso...
Wednesday August 7 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Games on 8/7/2024
It's a packed MLB slate on Wednesday due to several rainouts on Tuesday night. We locked in our best betting predictions for August 7th's MLB slate of games....

Jazz F Lauri Markkanen signs 5-year, $238M extension
The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement Wednesday.,His agent confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension includes $220 million in new money.,Markkanen, 27, had one year and $18 million left on his contract. The new deal raises h...

Steelers QB Justin Fields to start preseason opener
Justin Fields will start for the Steelers in their preseason opener on Friday, but that doesn't mean he's overtaken Russell Wilson in the race to earn the job as Pittsburgh's starting quarterback.,The Steelers issued their first depth chart of training camp on Tuesday, with Wilson penciled in at No....

Paul Blackburn looks to guide Mets past Rockies
Paul Blackburn didn't steal the headlines when the New York Mets acquired him from the Oakland A's before the trade deadline last month.,But he might have been a steal for the National League wild-card contenders. ,Blackburn enjoyed a solid Mets debut Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., when he held th...
New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr. is All That in Pinstripes
The New York Yankees needed a big spark, so they acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins at the MLB Trade Deadline, and he's all that and more in pinstripes....

Fresh off no-hitter, Giants' Blake Snell aims to jolt Nationals
What does Blake Snell have in store for an encore?,Last Friday in Cincinnati, Snell threw his first career complete game in a no-hitter against the Reds. The San Francisco Giants left-hander struck out 11 and allowed three walks to pick up his first victory of the season as the Giants won 3-0.,Snell...

Aaron Judge, Yankees walk into Angels series looking to stay hot
On Sunday, Aaron Judge had three plate appearances in which he didn't see a pitch from the Toronto Blue Jays.,After getting intentionally walked three times for the first time in his career, Judge and his New York Yankees will find out Wednesday whether the Los Angeles Angels will handle him the sam...

Diamondbacks look to continue surge in DH with Guardians
Following a competitive opener, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians will wait to conclude an already entertaining series.,After rain washed away the middle game of the set on Tuesday, the visiting Diamondbacks will look to continue their surge in a traditional doubleheader against the G...

Duane Thomas, part of Cowboys' first Super Bowl winner, dies at 77
Duane Thomas, a former running back who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl, has died, the team confirmed to numerous outlets on Tuesday. He was 77.,No cause of death was immediately reported.,Playing in 11 games, 10 as a starter, in the 1971 season, Thomas rushed for 793 yards and ...

Rockies end losing streak by beating Mets
Jake Cave hit a two-run homer, Elias Diaz also drove in a pair of runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-3 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Kris Bryant, Brendan Rodgers and Diaz had two hits apiece, and Victor Vodnik picked up his sixth save for Colorado, which snapped a two-game skid. B...
NFL Preseason Week 1 Top Betting Picks & Predictions
The first full week of preseason football is almost among us, and these are our top NFL betting picks and predictions for week one of the preseason....

Rams WR Puka Nacua in line to play Week 1
All signs are pointing toward Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua being good to go for the team's regular-season opener against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 8. ,Nacua has been ruled week-to-week after sustaining a knee injury during Los Angeles' joint practice with the Chargers on Sunday, but Ra...

Report: Seahawks agree to 1-year deal with OL Connor Williams
Offensive lineman Connor Williams agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks worth up to $6 million, ESPN reported Tuesday night.,The contract includes $3 million guaranteed, per the report.,Williams, 27, appeared in nine games (all starts) for the Miami Dolphins last season.,In six NFL sea...

Diamondbacks-Guardians rained out; twin bill Wednesday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was rained out Tuesday, setting up an afternoon doubleheader for Wednesday.,The start of Tuesday's game was delayed by rain in the Cleveland area, and ongoing inclement weather led officials to call the game off roughly 90 minutes a...

Japan’s Kei Nishikori scores long-awaited win in Montreal
Japan's Kei Nishikori ended a three-year drought by defeating American teen Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Omnium Banque National in Montreal.,Nishikori, 34, had not won at the ATP Masters 1000 level since 2021 at Indian Wells.,"It's been a long time," Nishikori sa...

USA, France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Devin Booker scored 18 points and LeBron James flirted with a double-double as the United States defeated Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics., ,Team USA will face Serbia in the semifinals after the latter beat Aus...

Australian Arisa Trew, 14, takes Olympic gold in women’s park
PARIS -- Arisa Trew delivered a technical masterpiece in her final run at the Paris Games on Tuesday to grab gold in women's park as the 14-year-old became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic skateboarding medal.,Trew saved her best for last, delivering a gutsy and precise performance on he...

Angels-Yankees postponed; doubleheader set for Wednesday
Tuesday's game between the visiting Los Angeles and New York Yankees was postponed due to a forecast of heavy rain and thunderstorms.,The teams will attempt to open their three-game series by playing a traditional doubleheader Wednesday afternoon beginning at 4:05 p.m.,The postponement was announced...

Diamondbacks place C Gabriel Moreno (adductor) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list with a strained left adductor and selected the contract of catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.,Moreno, 24, was injured while running out a ground-ball single during the second inning o...