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Reports: Oklahoma State QB Hauss Hejny out with broken foot
Oklahoma State starting quarterback Hauss Hejny broke a bone in his left foot during the Cowboys' season-opening victory over UT Martin and is expected to miss significant time, according to multiple media reports on Friday.,A redshirt freshman transfer from TCU making his debut for the Cowboys, Hej...
Cardinals placing OF Alec Burleson (wrist) on injured list
The St. Louis Cardinals are placing outfielder Alec Burleson on the 10-day injured list with a wrist issue, The Athletic reported Friday.,The team is also calling up catcher Jimmy Crooks and infielder Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis, per the report.,Burleson, 26, missed one game last week with a ...
Betting lines see movement after blockbuster Micah Parsons trade
Betting lines saw significant changes nearly immediately after the Dallas Cowboys traded All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday afternoon.,The Cowboys, already a seven-point underdog to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL's kickoff game next Thursday, saw that number r...
Micah Parsons Trade Vaults Green Bay Packers Into Super Bowl Conversation
The Packers’ blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons makes Green Bay instant Super Bowl contenders, reshaping the NFC North race and boosting Jordan Love’s title window....
Short-handed Wings sign G Christyn Williams
The short-handed Dallas Wings signed guard Christyn Williams to an extreme hardship contract on Friday.,Before the deal, which does not have a timeframe, Dallas did not have the minimum eight players available for Friday night's road game against the Atlanta Dream.,The last-place Wings (9-30) also s...
Austin FC, Earthquakes meet in match with playoff implications
In a match that could prove pivotal to both teams' MLS Cup Playoff hopes, host Austin FC and the San Jose Earthquakes face off Saturday night in a key contest between Western Conference foes.,Eighth-place San Jose (9-11-8, 35 points) and ninth-place Austin (9-9-8, 35 points) are level on points in t...
D.C. United looking to snap winless streak at NYCFC
Since taking over as coach of D.C. United, Rene Weiler has guided them to a pair of 1-1 draws. While the results might not sound impressive, they are a sign of progress for a team that hasn't won a match since May 31.,When D.C. United (4-15-9, 21 points) travel to New York City FC (13-8-5, 44 points...
Diamondbacks take aim at streaking Dodgers
Once expected to be a key National League West series in advance of the calendar shifting to September, the Los Angeles Dodgers' three-game set against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks has lost some bite.,While the first-place Dodgers enter Friday's opening contest coming off a three-game series sw...
Cubs face Rockies, try to gain ground in division race
With a month left in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs still have a chance to catch the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League Central crown, but they need to start piling up victories.,Now is the time to do it, with 18 consecutive games against teams with records under .500, starting Friday n...
Free-falling Angels brace for Christian Walker, Astros
The Los Angeles Angels will try to bounce back from a shellacking when they play the opener of a four-game series against the host Houston Astros on Friday night.,Los Angeles lost 20-3 to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday; the defeat was the Angels' ninth in the last 12 games.,Houston will try to keep ...
Yanks' Carlos Rodon takes on White Sox for first time at former home field
New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon has had a successful August, going 3-0 with a 3.49 ERA over five starts.,On Friday night, he'll try to help New York secure at least a split of a four-game road series against the Chicago White Sox from a familiar perch: the pitcher's mound at Rate Field.,Ro...
Red Sox's Payton Tolle reportedly set for debut vs. Pirates, Paul Skenes
The Boston Red Sox reportedly are calling up their top pitching prospect, Payton Tolle, to start on Friday against a young player whose early career they would like to see him emulate.,The 22-year-old left-hander will go up against Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes in the opener of a three-game ...
Tayven Jackson, UCF escape Jacksonville State's upset bid
Tayven Jackson threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns and led the game-winning drive in the final two minutes as UCF escaped Jacksonville State's upset bid Thursday to win the first game of Scott Frost's return to Orlando.,After the Knights got a fourth-down stop with 1:31 left in a tie game, Jackso...
Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas carry Mercury past Sky
Kahleah Copper scored 28 points on her 31st birthday, MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas became the first player in league history with 300 assists in three seasons, and the host Phoenix Mercury held off the Chicago Sky 83-79 on Thursday.,Natasha Mack had 10 points and 12 rebounds, her first career double-...
Nebraska holds off Cincinnati thanks to late interception
Malcolm Hartzog Jr. made an acrobatic one-hand interception in the end zone with 34 seconds remaining, sealing Nebraska's 20-17 win over Cincinnati on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.,The game was the season opener for both teams.,The Bearcats got the ball with 1:36 left at their own 9-yard line after a...
Oklahoma State overcomes sloppy offense to down UT-Martin
After starting the game with two consecutive scoring drives, the Oklahoma State Cowboys looked set for a blowout against the UT Martin Skyhawks of the FCS on Thursday night in Stillwater, Okla.,However, Oklahoma State lost its starting quarterback and needed a fourth-quarter defensive stop to slow t...
Beau Pribula's 4-TD effort sparks Mizzou's rout of Central Arkansas
Beau Pribula accounted for 348 total yards and four touchdowns Thursday night as Missouri waxed Central Arkansas 61-6 in each team's season opener in Columbia, Mo.,A Penn State transfer, Pribula completed 23 of 28 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 10 times for 65 yards and two sc...
Yankees again ride long ball to victory
Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Trent Grisham homered to lift the New York Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,New York stretched its winning streak to five games while earning its 10th victory in the past 13. The Yankees remained a half-game behind the Bost...
Report: Mets' Frankie Montas (elbow) could miss entire 2026 season
When Mets' manager Carlos Mendoza said last week that right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas was going to be out the rest of the 2025 season with a UCL injury, he acknowledged that Tommy John surgery was possibly going to be required.,It now sounds that's the route that Montas will be going, with the N...
Packers acquire Micah Parsons from Cowboys in blockbuster trade
One week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones labeled trade talk around his All-Pro pass-rusher "pure B.S.," Dallas shipped Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.,The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbus...