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Lakers unveil statue of Kobe, Gianna Bryant
On the symbolic date of 8/2/24, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the second of three statues commissioned to honor Kobe Bryant near Crypto.com Arena.,The new statue depicts Bryant alongside his daughter Gianna. The two were among seven people who died in a Southern California helicopter crash on Jan....
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka reaches DC semis
Winning an all-Belarus matchup, top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka got past sixth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington.,Sabalenka had an 8-1 edge in aces and she picked on Azarenka's second serve, winning 18 of 22 points (81.8 percent).,...
Rockies extend season's dominance over Padres
Brendan Rodgers homered and Austin Gomber worked seven strong innings as the visiting Colorado Rockies stopped the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Friday night.,Gomber (3-7) beat the Padres for the second time this year, permitting five hits and two runs with one walk and six strikeouts. Tyler Kinley pitche...
Blue Jays hammer Marcus Stroman in beating Yankees
Ernie Clement drove in three runs and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays knocked off the New York Yankees 8-5 on Friday night.,The start of the game was delayed by rain for 86 minutes, and then the Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major-league-leading 40t...
D-backs bash five homers, outslug Pirates 9-8
Geraldo Perdomo ripped a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, helping the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks overcome squandering an early five-run lead in a 9-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Ketel Marte and former Pirate Josh Bell each homered twice, including joining Joc Pederson as p...
There’s No Universe Where Tyreek Hill Is the NFL's Best Player
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was voted the No. 1 player in the NFL by his peers, but there's no universe where he's a better football player than Patrick Mahomes....
Joris Daudet leads French sweep of BMX podium
PARIS -- Joris Daudet led a French clean sweep of the podium in men's BMX racing on Friday, finally bringing French riders the Olympic medals that had so long eluded them.,His compatriots Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu took silver and bronze in front of an ecstatic home crowd in the Saint-Quentin-e...
Brilliant Cheptegei completes set with 10,000m gold
PARIS -- World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 meters title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games' first track gold.,The 27-year-old Ugandan, who took silver in Tokyo and gold over 5,000m, produced a devasta...
Giannis giant as Greece stays alive for Olympics quarterfinals
LILLE, France - Australia reached the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals despite losing 77-71 to Greece, while Canada and Germany finished group play 3-0 Friday.,Greece remained alive in Group A after Spain suffered a heartbreaking 88-85 defeat to Canada. Spain is out of contention for the knock...
Croatia celebrates, Irish dominate, Brits find redemption at Olympic regatta
PARIS -- Croatia's Valent Sinkovic celebrated his 36th birthday with another gold medal in the men's pair and Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secured a dominant victory as the curtain came down on the Olympic lightweight sculls era at the Paris Games on Friday.,Sinkovic and his brother ...
Winless Elks turn to Tre Ford at QB vs. Roughriders
The winless Edmonton Elks will hand the keys to quarterback Tre Ford when they visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday in Regina.,If the Elks making a midseason QB change to Ford sounds all too familiar, well, you're right. Ford assumed the starting duties for a then 0-8 club last season and ...
D-backs put Bryce Jarvis on IL, activate Josh Bell
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Bryce Jarvis on the 15-day injured list Friday with a sprained elbow (retroactive to Wednesday).,Newly acquired first baseman Josh Bell reported to the team and was in Friday night's lineup, batting fourth against the host Pittsburgh Pirates -- his origin...
Kentucky given 2 years' probation over football infractions
Kentucky's athletic department agreed to a two-year probation period Friday following sanctions in the school's football and swimming programs.,Kentucky football will also vacate wins from its 2021 campaign, when the Wildcats went 10-3 and won the Citrus Bowl against Iowa.,The football program's vio...
Reds activate C Luke Maile from injured list
The Cincinnati Reds activated catcher Luke Maile from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Maile, 33, has not played for Cincinnati since July 4 due to a herniated disc in his back.,He batted .176 with two homers and eight RBIs in 39 games before the injury.,Maile is a career .209 hitter with 21 homer...
Group grand finals set at BLAST Fall Groups
Complexity Gaming, Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Natus Vincere won the lower-bracket finals in their respective groups on Friday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Complexity swept HEROIC in Group A, winning 13-5 on Anubis and 13-11 on Ancient, and will face Team ...
Steve Kerr credits 'adaptable' Team USA, locks in on No. 1 seed
PARIS -- Team USA head coach Steve Kerr openly appreciates the adaptable stars on his roster and might make more plug-and-play decisions in the Group C finale against Puerto Rico on Saturday.,Juggling lineups and mixing starters has been part of the plan for Team USA, which is 7-0 since reporting to...
Giannis comes up giant, Greece stays alive for Olympics quarterfinals
PARIS -- Greece edged Australia 77-71 in Group A to remain in contention at the Olympic men's basketball competition on Friday as Brazil beat Japan 102-84 to secure third place in Group B in their bid to reach the quarterfinals in the final round of games.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounm...
Yankees add RHP Enyel De Los Santos to active roster
The New York Yankees added recently acquired right-handed pitcher Enyel De Los Santos to the active roster Friday as they prepare to open a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,De Los Santos was shipped to the Yankees on Tuesday in a trade-deadline deal with the San Diego Padres...
Ex-Michigan State coach Mel Tucker files wrongful termination suit
Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university, claiming wrongful termination and racial discrimination.,Tucker is seeking unspecified monetary damages in the federal lawsuit. The university fired him last September following an investigation into sexual harassment allegatio...
Best 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Acquisitions
The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline was determined by buyers and sellers, but these acquisitions grade out as the best moves that were made this week....