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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...
Diamondbacks to place C Gabriel Moreno (groin) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to place Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the injured list with a groin strain, manager Torey Lovullo said on MLB Network, while the club will select the contract of catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno.,Moreno, 24, was injured while running out a groun...
Charles Barkley reverses course, will not retire from TV
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Tuesday he no longer plans to retire as a television analyst after the upcoming season and instead intends to stay with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract.,Barkley, who works on TNT's "Inside the NBA" studio show, announced in mid-June that...
Europe's new Ryder Cup system still excludes LIV events
As the European Ryder Cup team moves to streamline its qualification process for 2025 roster spots, LIV Golf tournaments continue to be excluded as a method for earning points in order to make the squad.,The DP World Tour revealed details Tuesday of the qualifying process for the European team, with...
College Football Preseason Power Rankings: Top 12 Teams in the Nation
As college football grows closer to kicking off at the end of August, these are Deadspin's top 12 ranked teams heading into the 2024 campaign....
France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympics men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in 13 as the World Cup winners improved...
Report: Jazz, F Lauri Markkanen near long-term deal
The Utah Jazz and All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen are expected to reach a long-term deal that will take him off the trade market and keep him from becoming a free agent after the upcoming season, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Rumors of a reported Markkanen trade never materialized this season, and...
Broncos sign LB Alec Mock
The Denver Broncos signed rookie inside linebacker Alec Mock on Tuesday. ,Mock appeared in 38 games (35 starts) in four seasons for the Air Force Academy. He totaled 224 tackles (112 solo), five sacks, one interception (18 yards, 1 TD), four passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble reco...
Panthers QB Bryce Young to sit out preseason opener
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young won't play in Thursday's preseason opener against the host New England Patriots, head coach Dave Canales announced.,Canales previously has voiced his intention of keeping Young healthy heading into the latter's second NFL season.,"Bryce will not play (on Thu...
Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympics men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in 13 as the World Cup winners improved...
Packers QB Jordan Love to start preseason opener vs. Browns
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will start the team's preseason opener against the host Cleveland Browns on Saturday, coach Matt LaFleur announced.,"I think there's a lot of value in going through and getting your mind right to play a football game," LaFleur said Tuesday. He added that the...
Tuesday August 6 Best Sports Betting Picks for Olympics Men's Basketball & MLB Predictions
These are our top sports betting picks for August 6, 2024 including predictions for Team USA men's basketball and Tuesday's MLB slate of games....
Knicks name Jalen Brunson team captain
Jalen Brunson will serve as captain of the New York Knicks in the 2024-25 season.,The team announced the appointment, making the guard the 36th captain in franchise history, on Tuesday. He is the first captain for the Knicks since Lance Thomas (2018-19).,"The New York Knicks have a deep and storied ...
Canada revokes track coach Rana Reider's Olympic credential amid new allegations
The Canadian Olympic Committee revoked the Olympic accreditation of personal track coach Rana Reider on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual and emotional abuse.,Reider was in Paris as coach of Canada's Andre de Grasse, Italian Olympian Marcell Jacobs and American Trayvon Bromell. Jacobs won two gold ...
Germany knocks off Greece to reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece, 76-63, on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in with 13 as the World Cup winners im...
D-backs get Eduardo Rodriguez back for meeting with Guardians
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to make his season debut on Tuesday night when the surging Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-game series with the host Cleveland Guardians. ,Now in his ninth major league season, Rodriguez landed on the injured list back on March 28 due to a shoulder st...
United States' Caroline Marks wins surfing gold in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Caroline Marks of the United States won the women's surfing gold medal on Monday, moving the United States into a tie with China for the gold-medal lead.,Marks logged a close win over Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb in the championship match, prevailing 10.50-10.33. France's Johann...
Diamondbacks rally twice to beat Guardians 7-6 in 10 innings
Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, then after Arizona blew its lead in the ninth, Eugenio Suarez's 10th-inning sacrifice fly sent the surging Diamondbacks to a 7-6 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. ,With Arizona down 5-4 and a man on, ...
Busy Mets return west to face Kyle Freeland, Rockies
Instead of having an off day to prepare for their next series, the New York Mets flew over Colorado to make up a game in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.,New York beat the Cardinals 6-0, and now it is headed to Denver to start a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. ,The Mets will...
Athletics to sell their share of Oakland Coliseum
The Oakland Athletics on Monday reached an agreement to sell their 50 percent ownership stake in the Oakland Coliseum to the African American Sports & Entertainment Group for $125 million.,The AASEG, a private, Black-owned development group, previously landed a deal to buy the other 50 percent of th...