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Galaxy could introduce Marco Reus vs. Atlanta United
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to maintain their place atop the Western Conference standings when they host an Atlanta United side fighting for its playoff lives on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (14-5-7, 49 points) are coming off a break of more than two weeks following their round of...
Timbers try to avenge Leagues Cup loss as they host St. Louis
St. Louis City are hoping a run to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup could give them a boost when they resume Major League Soccer play Saturday night at the Portland Timbers.,St. Louis (4-10-11, 23 points), which finished first in the Western Conference as an expansion team last season, sits 13th...
Florida State-Georgia Tech: Preview, Props, Trends
For 229 days, the college football world has awaited the return of the ever-changing sport.,No team is more eager to get back to the proving grounds than No. 10 Florida State.,Georgia Tech and Florida State kick off the 2024 season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. Saturday marks the ninth college foo...
Tennessee’s Tony Vitello becomes highest-paid NCAA baseball coach
Tennessee awarded head baseball coach Tony Vitello a five-year contract extension worth $3 million per year Friday, making him the highest-paid coach in the sport.,Vitello was rewarded after leading the Volunteers to their first national championship in baseball this past June. The program has reach...
Real Salt Lake resumes 1st place chase vs. lowly Earthquakes
It's the home stretch of the MLS regular season, and Real Salt Lake will look to close in on top spot in the Western Conference, aided by some new faces, when it hosts the last-place San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.,With nine matches remaining, Real Salt Lake (12-5-8, 44 points) sits third in the W...
Time running out for SKC as Orlando City pay a visit
Desperate Sporting Kansas City, with their slim playoff hopes, will host surging Orlando City SC Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (6-14-6, 24 points) are nine points below the playoff line in the Western Conference with eight matches left in the regular season. Orlando City (9-9-7, 34...
Diamond Sports Group reaches NBA, NHL broadcast deals
Diamond Sports Group will continue to carry local game broadcasts for 20 NBA and NHL teams in the 2024-25 season.,Diamond reached agreements with the NBA and NHL that were disclosed Friday in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.,The subsidiary of Sinclair Broadc...
Nashville SC, Austin FC search for winning formula
Nashville SC host Austin FC on Saturday in a matchup of teams running out of time and desperate to find a winning formula in their return to MLS play after the Leagues Cup.,Nashville (6-11-8, 26 points) opens play for the final nine matches of the regular season in 12th place in the Eastern Conferen...
Double play: Danny Jansen to catch for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox
Danny Jansen started a June 26 game in Boston at catcher for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Two months later, he'll resume it on the side of history.,Jansen, now with the Red Sox, will be the first baseball player ever to appear for both teams in the same game when Boston and Toronto continue their...
Adam Scott shoots scorching 63 to take BMW lead
Adam Scott fired off a 9-under-par 63 Friday and leapt into the lead after two rounds at the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colo.,The 44-year-old Australian, who hasn't won on tour since February 2020, is an unlikely leader of the FedEx Cup playoffs' second leg. Scott made the field by ranking 41s...
K.J. Choi alone on top at Ally Challenge
K.J. Choi posted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 66 to earn the first-round lead at the Ally Challenge on Friday in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The South Korea native made four of his six birdies on the back nine at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, enough to take a one-shot lead over a four-way tie for second.,B...
Rams OT Alaric Jackson (conduct) suspended 2 games
Los Angeles Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson received a two-game suspension without pay Friday for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the team announced.,Jackson will sit out the Rams' season opener at the Detroit Lions and the team's Week 2 game at the Arizona Cardinals. He can re...
Cardinals WR Zay Jones suspended 5 games for conduct
The NFL suspended Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Zay Jones for five games on Friday for violating the league's personal conduct policy.,Jones, 29, will have to sit out the season's first five games without pay and will be eligible to return for a Week 6 game at Green Bay on Oct. 13.,Jones was arres...
FC Dallas, D.C. United prepared for final playoff push
Two clubs looking for a late postseason push meet on Saturday when FC Dallas visit D.C. United in Washington.,Dallas (8-11-6, 30 points) and D.C. (6-11-8, 26 points) are each below the playoff line in their respective conferences as the MLS regular season resumes after the Leagues Cup break. Prior t...
Phillies reinstate OF Austin Hays from injured list
The Philadelphia Phillies reinstated outfielder Austin Hays from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Hays, 29, acquired in a trade with Baltimore on July 26, landed on the shelf on Aug. 9 with a left hamstring strain.,Hays is batting .256 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 73 games with the Orioles and ...
Charlotte FC hope to return strong vs. Red Bulls
Charlotte FC will try to reignite the momentum they built ahead of Major League Soccer's month-long pause when they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,Charlotte (10-8-7, 37 points) went 1-0-2 in three road matches leading up to the Leagues Cup break, which began on July 26.,The unbeaten ...
Red Sox prospect suspended 56 games for PED violation
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Anthony Felix received a 56-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a banned substance, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The 20-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.,Feli...
Mariners legend Edgar Martinez takes over as hitting coach
Hall of Fame designated hitter Edgar Martinez will serve as the Seattle Mariners' hitting coach for the rest of the 2024 season.,New Seattle skipper Dan Wilson announced the hire on Friday, one day after Scott Servais was fired as the manager.,Martinez, 61, played his entire 18-year career in Seattl...
Rockies call up trade acquisition LHP Luis Peralta
The Colorado Rockies selected the contract of left-hander Luis Peralta from Triple-A Albuquerque, and the recent trade acquisition is set to make his major league debut.,The Rockies optioned right-hander Tanner Gordon to Triple-A to make room on the active roster and transferred right-hander German ...
Reports: Colts TE Jelani Woods (turf toe) out 4 months after surgery
Indianapolis Colts tight end Jelani Woods had surgery Friday for a turf toe injury and will be sidelined for about four months, multiple outlets reported.,Woods, 25, was a third-round pick in 2022 but missed the entire 2023 season due to hamstring injuries. ,He sustained the latest injury in a prese...