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Jo Adell's new approach paying off as Angels battle Rockies
The calendar turns to August on Thursday when the Los Angeles Angels oppse the Colorado Rockies in the decisive game of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif., but for Angels right fielder Jo Adell, it's never too late to try something new.,In spring training, Adell tinkered with eliminating a leg k...

Braves' Jorge Soler returning to Atlanta to face Marlins
Former World Series MVP Jorge Soler returns to Atlanta for the first time since rejoining the Braves when they begin a four-game series against the new-look Miami Marlins on Thursday.,Soler is still remembered for hitting a ball out of Houston's Minute Maid Park in 2021 when he helped the Braves win...

Buyers at deadline, Royals face Tigers, who dealt key pieces
Kansas City and Detroit took vastly different approaches heading leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline.,Making a playoff push, the Royals added three relievers and a utility infielder. The Tigers were sellers, subtracting four veterans and acquiring seven minor leaguers.,The fortified Royals -- who...

Jets' Aaron Rodgers, Garrett Wilson downplay apparent argument
Calling it "appearance versus reality," New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers referred to an animated discussion he had with receiver Garrett Wilson the day before a matter of teammates ironing out the fine points of a given play.,A widely viewed video clip online showed the 40-year-old Rodgers, a...

Kyle Freeland, Rockies edge Angels 2-1 on late HR
Brenton Doyle's eighth-inning home run snapped a tie and lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Doyle's homer off Angels reliever Hans Crouse (4-2) was his 18th of the season and the 11th in July, during which the center fielder...

Logan Webb goes distance as Giants blank A's 1-0
Logan Webb won a 1-hour, 55-minute pitchers' duel over Ross Stripling with his second career shutout as the host San Francisco Giants salvaged a split of their two-game series against the rival Oakland Athletics with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night.,Facing a team that ranked second in the majors in ru...

Orioles must fill hole in lineup to open series vs. Guardians
After a bittersweet day, the Baltimore Orioles have an adjustment to make when they hit the road to begin a 10-game road trip with the opener of a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.,First, the positives: The American League East-leading Orioles cruised to their fourth win ...

Wave president Jill Ellis sues ex-employee for defamation
San Diego Wave FC President Jill Ellis filed a defamation suit on Monday against a former team employee who accused Ellis on social media of creating a harsh work environment.,Brittany Alvarado, previously a video and creative manager for the Wave, wrote in a July 3 social media post that the treatm...

Team Liquid in upper bracket of Elite League Season 2 playoffs
Team Liquid edged nouns 2-1 on Wednesday to hold on to a top-four seed as the Elite League Season 2 round-robin stage came to a close in Lima, Peru. ,With the victory, Team Liquid are headed to the upper bracket of the playoffs along with OG, 1win and nouns. Liquid will take on OG in the upper-brack...

Jessica Fox wins another canoe gold; USA's Evy Leibfarth earns bronze
PARIS -- Australia's Jessica Fox pulled off another sensational descent at the Vaires-sur-Marnes Nautical Stadium to win her second gold of the Paris Games on Wednesday, adding the women's canoe single title to the kayak single gold she secured on Sunday.,Still, Fox stole the show with an incredible...

Judge denies preliminary $335M UFC settlement
The UFC decried a judge's ruling that rejected the terms of a $335 million settlement reached between the mixed martial arts promotion and current and former fighters that would have resolved an antitrust case.,U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware, serving the District of Nevada, announced Tuesday t...
San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays Took Divergent MLB Trade Deadline Paths
Like many MLB Trade Deadlines, this one was dominated by buyers and sellers. The San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays took divergent paths this deadline....

Double despair for American 3x3 basketball squads
PARIS -- The United States, the reigning champion, suffered a stunning second loss in the women's 3x3 basketball pool stage at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, downed 20-17 by an Azerbaijan side featuring former WNBA guard Tiffany Hayes.,After losing to Germany in the opening game of the tournament ...

Surfing competition postponed in Tahiti as weather forces nail-biting wait
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Competition was canceled at the Olympic surfing venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti on Wednesday after an initial call to run, with conditions still super challenging after a storm swept through the region, forcing organizers to put the event on hold.,Tahiti's Teahupo'o delivered some ...

Natus Vincere, Team Liquid land in upper-bracket final at BLAST Fall Groups
Natus Vincere and Team Liquid completed sweeps in their respective Group D matches on Wednesday to land in the upper-bracket final at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Natus Vincere cruised past BIG while Team Liquid blanked Virtus.pro to avoid dropping into the lower...

Keon Hatcher returns as Lions take on Blue Bombers
The BC Lions' top-ranked passing game is clicking on all cylinders, but there is certainly room for Keon Hatcher to rejoin the group.,Hatcher will be on the field Thursday night for the first time since rupturing an Achilles tendon last November when BC visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,Ironically, ...

D-backs hang on to edge Nats
The Arizona Diamondbacks erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and held on for their seventh win in eight games, a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon.,The Nationals, who lost their fourth game in a row, scored one run in the eighth on Luis Garcia Jr.'s RB...

Marlins end Taj Bradley’s scoreless streak in 6-2 win over Rays
Jake Burger blasted a two-run homer during a three-run third inning as the Miami Marlins earned a split of a two-game series with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Marlins rocked red-hot right-hander Taj Bradley (6-5) for four runs on four hits in h...

Reports: Rams OG Jonah Jackson (shoulder) out about 6 weeks
Los Angeles Rams starting left guard Jonah Jackson bruised his shoulder in practice and is expected to miss about six weeks, according to multiple media reports Wednesday.,Jackson, 27, injured his scapula on Tuesday and was seen Wednesday wearing a sling on his left arm during practice. The team sai...

France's Leon Marchand lives Olympic dream with double gold in 200
PARIS -- France's Paris Games poster boy Leon Marchand achieved a swimming first, winning the 200-meter breaststroke and 200 butterfly gold on the same night in Olympic record times at his home Olympics on Wednesday.,The breaststroke gold was his third at the La Defense Arena but the 22-year-old has...