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Cruiserweight Jake Paul to fight lightweight Gervonta Davis on Nov. 14
The great disparity in weight is at the forefront of the announcement Wednesday that cruiserweight Jake Paul will fight Gervonta "Tank" Davis, a world champion lightweight, on Nov. 14 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.,A contracted weight and number of rounds were not announced, nor whether the bout, t...
Netflix Is Serving Us Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Tank Davis, Whether Boxing Likes It or Not
Jake Paul will face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition bout November 15 in Atlanta, streamed on Netflix. Here’s what the matchup really means....

New CEO tees up Tiger to redefine PGA Tour competition
ATLANTA -- Brian Rolapp has a new job -- and now so does Tiger Woods.,Rolapp, the PGA Tour's new CEO 18 days into his tenure, announced the formation of the Future Competition Committee on Wednesday in advance of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Woods agreed to serve as chairman for the...

No head start, Scottie Scheffler still leading at East Lake
ATLANTA -- This year, Scottie Scheffler won't be getting any strokes on the field.,Not that the world's No. 1 golfer needs any.,The latest format to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs will be a welcome change for most of the 29 other golfers who also advanced to the Tour Championship, which begins Th...

Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...

Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...

Rockies to get double dose of Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers have made it clear they will not overextend two-way star Shohei Ohtani on the mound in his comeback from elbow surgery.,Instead, they are slowly stretching his starts, from an inning in his season debut on June 16 to 4 1/3 innings on Aug. 13. Against the Colorado Rockies in D...

Yankees aim to ride home-run barrage into rematch vs. Rays
The New York Yankees will look to complete a sweep of their five-game road trip Wednesday night when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of their two-game series.,Even a weather delay of almost two hours was not enough to slow the Yankees, who matched a team record with nine homes in Tuesday...

Guardians' Parker Messick set for big-league debut vs. D-backs
Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick will make his major league debut in the heat of a playoff race.,The Guardians announced they will promote Messick, their second-round pick in the 2022 draft, to start the final game of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Ph...

Mercury erupt for 30 points in 4th to claim win over Valkyries
Kahleah Copper poured in a game-high 25 points, four teammates also scored in double figures and the Phoenix Mercury's depth wore down the short-handed Golden State Valkyries in the fourth quarter en route to a 98-91 triumph Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Satou Sabally chipped in with 17 points, Na...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Corbin Carroll lead D-backs past Guardians
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s two-run single broke a tie in the seventh, Corbin Carroll had his fourth two-triple game of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Jake McCarthy had two hits, including a hom...

Yankees bash team-record-tying 9 homers, rout Rays
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the host Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs on Tuesday.,New York matched the club record established earlier this year in a 20-9 ...

Alex Call, Shohei Ohtani lead Dodgers past Rockies
Alex Call and Shohei Ohtani homered, Emmet Sheehan tossed six solid innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Call tied a career high with four hits, including a double and two singles to along with the home run. Will Smith had three hits and Fred...

Three homers send Royals past Rangers for 5th straight win
Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed his 100th career homer, Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight game, beating the visiting Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday.,Pasquantino and Yastrzemski each homered in a second consecutive contest for the Royals,...

Angel Reese returns, but Storm outscore Sky
Skylar Diggins scored a game-high 24 points and Nneka Ogwumike added 21 to lift the visiting Seattle Storm to a 94-88 victory against the Chicago Sky on Tuesday.,Playing the opener of a five-game road trip, the Storm led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter. Chicago drew within seven with 2...

David Peterson fans 10 as Mets blow out Nationals
David Peterson struck out a season-high 10 batters over eight innings and Mark Vientos belted a two-run homer to highlight a five-run third, fueling the New York Mets to an 8-1 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Peterson (8-5) permitted one run on four hits and one walk while imp...

Sparks look to continue 2025 mastery of hapless Wings
To move closer to playoff contention, the Los Angeles Sparks need to pick up the pace on defense when they host the flagging Dallas Wings on Wednesday.,The teams have played twice this season with the Sparks winning both, including a 97-96 victory over the Wings on Friday in the Dallas-Fort Worth Me...

LLBWS roundup: South Dakota, South Carolina stay alive
Left-hander Maxen Snoozy struck out 10 straight batters from the first to the fourth and gave up just three hits on Tuesday night as South Dakota stayed alive in the Little League World Series with a deceptive 9-0 victory over Washington in South Williamsport, Pa.,Sioux Falls, S.D., representing the...

Owen Caissie homers as Cubs beat Brewers in DH opener
Rookie Owen Caissie hit his first major league home run and drove in three runs in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, helping the Chicago Cubs post a 6-4 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,With Milwaukee trailing by two runs in the ninth, Sal Frelick worked a one-out walk befor...

Aaron Boone walks back warning on Aaron Judge’s arm
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to partially retract comments he made earlier Tuesday on the state of Aaron Judge's arm.,The Yankees' captain and two-time American League MVP returned Aug. 5 from a brief stint on the injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow. He has yet to...