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Report: Rays traded pricey talent after failed sale bid
The Tampa Bay Rays' decision to offload some of their top talent before Tuesday's trade deadline partially stemmed from a deal to buy the team that never came to be, the New York Post reported Wednesday. ,Rays owner Stuart Sternberg was looking to sell the team to a group of local investors for $1.6...

Olympic Men's Golf Competition: Preview, Best Bets
The favorites to win gold in the Olympic Men's Golf Competition will have a distinct advantage when the competition begins Thursday at Le Golf National about 25 minutes outside of Paris.,The course also played host to the 2018 Ryder Cup, where Team Europe led by Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm beat an Ame...

Orioles All-Star 3B Jordan Westburg fractures hand
Baltimore Orioles All-Star third baseman Jordan Westburg sustained a fractured right hand when hit by a pitch in Wednesday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Westburg was plunked by a fastball from Toronto's Yerry Rodriguez in the fifth inning.,Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is hopeful Wes...

Ravens OLB Malik Hamm (ACL) out for season
Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Malik Hamm will miss the 2024 season after tearing an ACL at practice, coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday.,The Ravens had placed Hamm, a 23-year-old Baltimore native, on injured reserve on Tuesday.,Hamm made the 2023 roster as an undrafted free agent out of Lafaye...

Tommy Pham helps Cardinals rout Rangers, 10-1
Tommy Pham continued his happy homecoming by driving in two runs and scoring twice as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 10-1 Wednesday afternoon.,Pham, who spent parts of five seasons with the Cardinals to start his career, hit a grand slam Tuesday on his first game since arriving i...

Royals wallop White Sox 10-3 to complete sweep
Freddy Fermin smacked a two-run home run among his four hits and Salvador Perez had three hits and two RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals routed the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Wednesday to cap a series sweep.,Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to earn the win for the Royals. ,Chicago stum...

Cavaliers signing Jarrett Allen to 3-year max extension
The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing center Jarrett Allen to a three-year max extension worth $91 million, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,Allen, 26, averaged a career-high 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in 77 starts for the Cavs last season. He made the All-Star team with Cleveland in 2021-22. ,He averages...

Trinity Rodman, Korbin Albert kick US past Australia
Trinity Rodman poked a rebound into the back of the net in the 43rd minute, Korbin Albert added her first United States Women's National Team goal and the Americans defeated Australia 2-1 on Wednesday to sweep Group B at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. ,A corner lofted to the front of a crowded box...

Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday hits grand slam after call up
Called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday morning, Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday began his second stint in the majors in grand fashion later in the day.,Holliday, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft, hit his first career home run -- a grand slam -- in the fifth inning o...

Jackson Holliday, Orioles overpower Blue Jays
Top prospect Jackson Holliday hit a fifth-inning grand slam for his first career home run in his first game back in the major leagues as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Holliday, who had only two hits in 34 at-bats in a spring promotion, ret...

DJ LeMahieu’s grand slam powers Yankees' sweep of Phillies
DJ LeMahieu hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to help the visiting New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and scored a run for New York, which has won five in a row overall...

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

Trail Blazers sign veteran G Devonte' Graham
The Portland Trail Blazers announced the signing of free agent guard Devonte' Graham on Wednesday.,Terms of the deal with the 29-year-old veteran were not disclosed.,Graham averaged 5.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 23 games (zero starts) with San Antonio last season.,He has career average...

Bills add more safety depth, sign Terrell Burgess
The Buffalo Bills added more safety depth Wednesday with the signing of free agent Terrell Burgess.,The team signed fellow veteran safety Kareem Jackson earlier this week after training camp injuries to Mike Edwards (hamstring) and rookie Cole Bishop (undisclosed).,Burgess, 25, tallied 25 tackles in...

Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney, LB Nick Bolton injured
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney and linebacker Nick Bolton both left Wednesday's training camp practice with injuries.,Tight end Izaiah Gathings and offensive tackles Chukwuebuka Godrick and McKade Mettauer also left the field at Missouri Western State University on carts.,Head coach...

Report: Two U.S. swimmers test positive for COVID
Two members of the U.S. Olympic men's swimming team have tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris, according to multiple reports.,David Johnston and Luke Whitlock are in isolation at a hotel outside the Olympic Village, SwimSwam.com reported. ,A USA Swimming spokesperson declined to confirm the positiv...

Simone Biles claps back at ex-teammate in escalating feud
PARIS -- Simone Biles crafted a gold medal-worthy caption after the U.S. women dominated the Olympic gymnastics team final in an apparent slam against her former teammate following harsh remarks weeks earlier.,"Lack of talent, lazy Olympic champions," Biles posted on Instagram after the win alongsid...

Real Salt Lake claim ex-Whitecaps D Javain Brown
Real Salt Lake claimed defender Javain Brown off waivers from the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.,Brown, 25, recorded two goals and nine assists in 93 MLS matches (73 starts) with Vancouver from 2021-24.,"I've always felt that RSL is a top club, in which I see a team and staff who have a great col...

Crew acquire D DeJuan Jones from Revs for D Will Sands
The Columbus Crew acquired DeJuan Jones from the New England Revolution on Wednesday in exchange for fellow defender Will Sands and $600,000 in guaranteed general allocation money.,The GAM will be split across the 2024 and 2025 seasons, however the Crew will recoup up to $100,000 in conditional GAM ...

Broncos T Quinn Bailey leaves with air cast on leg
Denver Broncos tackle Quinn Bailey left practice in an ambulance Wednesday with an air cast on his right leg.,Trainers ran out and helped to load the 28-year-old veteran onto a cart after observers said his leg got rolled up on.,Bailey joined the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and appear...