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Oklahoma WR Jayden Gibson (knee) out for season
Oklahoma wide receiver Jayden Gibson will miss the season due to a knee injury, coach Brent Venables told reporters Tuesday.,Gibson went down during a practice last Tuesday and underwent an MRI that showed the extent of the injury.,"You hate that for anybody whose season comes to an end prematurely,...
Ashlyn Krueger cashes in on childhood dream at Cincinnati Open
The United States' Ashlyn Krueger rallied in front of a supportive crowd on Tuesday, pulling off a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset of No. 16 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Krueger and Vekic each had nine aces, with the former overcoming 14 double fault...
Hunter Greene guides Reds to tidy win over Cardinals
Hunter Greene allowed one run and four hits over seven innings to help the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the middle game of their three-game series on Tuesday night.,Greene (9-4) struck out eight and walked one in his seventh consecutive quality start.,Tony...
Reports: Valued at close to $2B, Lightning in talks to sell team
The Tampa Bay Lightning, valued at close to $2 billion, are in the process of being sold to Doug Ostrove, co-founder and CEO of investment firm Blue Owl Capital, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Per Sportsnet, which is credited with breaking the news, the deal has yet to be completed betw...
Christian Clark second Texas RB to suffer season-ending injury
Less than a week after running back CJ Baxter suffered a season-ending right knee injury, Texas lost another key member of its backfield as Christian Clark sustained a torn Achilles tendon on Monday and will miss the season.,Clark, a freshman, suffered the injury at practice and will undergo surgery...
Yankees INF Jazz Chisholm Jr. likely headed to injured list
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is likely headed to the injured list because of a UCL injury in his left elbow.,It is not known if Chisholm, who left the Yankees' 12-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday, will need surgery. The 26-year-old w...
Viktor Hovland on 'path to improvement' as Cup defense begins
Viktor Hovland can empathize with most amateur golfers in at least one easy-to-understand way.,He doesn't enjoy being on the golf course when he's playing poorly.,Of course, Hovland's standards are quite different than the average Sunday duffer. The young Norwegian star was coming off winning the Fe...
Xander Schauffele enters playoffs tapping into ‘dog’ mentality
It isn't like Xander Schauffele to fall apart down the stretch of a golf tournament. But that's exactly what happened earlier this month at the Olympics in Paris.,Schauffele, seeking his second straight gold medal after winning in Tokyo, was right in the mix that Sunday until the 12th hole, when he ...
Penguins acquire F Cody Glass, deal F Jordan Frasca to Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Jordan Frasca to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, acquiring forward Cody Glass, a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.,Glass, 25, posted 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 41 games with the Predators last season. The No. 6 over...
Young RBs drawing heavy NFL OPOY support
The past 11 NFL Most Valuable Player winners have been quarterbacks, but the Offensive Player of the Year award has gone to another skill position group in each of the past five years.,San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey took home the honor last season, and he's being offered at +75...
Timbers, F Nathan Fogaca part ways
The Portland Timbers and forward Nathan Fogaca mutually parted ways, the club said Tuesday.,The Timbers then traded an international roster slot to Nashville SC in exchange for $100,000 in 2025 general allocation money.,Fogaca spent parts of the last three seasons with Portland, getting into 43 matc...
NaVi, Vitality lead six teams headed to IEM Cologne playoffs
Natus Vincere and Team Vitality won their respective groups at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event on Tuesday in Germany, which lets them jump straight to the playoff semifinals.,Natus Vincere rallied to beat SAW 2-1 in the Group A upper-bracket final, and Vitality swept MOUZ 2-0 in the Group B ...
3 for 3: Big names clinging to NASCAR's playoff bubble
Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin may have lost the Cook Out 400 at Richmond in heartbreaking fashion, but they're not the only drivers who have a bone to pick with Austin Dillon after Sunday's chaotic final lap. ,Dillon's victory not only vaulted him from 32nd to 26th in the points standings, but it als...
Bengals QB Jake Browning sidelined by rib injury
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning has a rib injury and will miss some time, coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday.,Browning, the first backup to starter Joe Burrow, watched practice. Punter Brad Robbins left practice early in what he said was a hip flexor injury. ,Star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase...
Patrick Cantlay: PGA-PIF talks ‘always evolving’
Sometimes no news is good news. When it comes to the trickle of information about the PGA Tour's merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Patrick Cantlay would concur.,Cantlay, who sits on the PGA Tour policy board as a player director, was asked Tuesday if those PGA-PIF negotiations had a...
Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. gets good news after injury scare
New York Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. was carted off the field Tuesday, but NFL Network reported the diagnosis at the Hospital for Special Surgery brought significant relief before nightfall.,Tracy is likely to be listed as day-to-day with a low ankle sprain, NFL Network reported, cou...
Golf Glance: FedEx Cup playoffs tee off in Memphis
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai),THIS WEEK: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 15-18,Course: TPC Southwind (Par 70, 7,243 Yards),Purse: $20M ...
Jim Harbaugh focused on Chargers, won't be Michigan captain Aug. 31
Jim Harbaugh won't be returning to Michigan to serve as an honorary captain for the team's season opener, Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore said Tuesday.,"He called me and told me he didn't feel like he could leave his team," Moore said Tuesday of Harbaugh's explanation for not attending the Aug. 31 g...
Reports: WR Brandon Aiyuk has offers from Steelers, 49ers
Decision day might have finally arrived for Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers. ,According to multiple reports, Aiyuk holds contract offers from the 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers. He hasn't accepted the offer from the 49ers, and remains a non-participant in practice over his dissatisfaction w...
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to receive disputed bronze
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu will receive the bronze medal for her floor routine at the Paris Olympics on Friday in a ceremony in the capital city of Bucharest.,The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced Tuesday that Barbosu will have the disputed medal presented to her by Octavian Morariu,...