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Lions LT Taylor Decker agrees to $60M extension
The Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension with left tackle Taylor Decker.,The deal includes $31.83 million guaranteed, agent Jonathan Feinsod confirmed Monday on social media.,Decker, who turns 30 next month, is the Lions' longest-tenured player as a 2016 first-round draft pick...
Diamondbacks, Nationals on the rebound from tough losses
After missing a chance to sweep their respective weekend series with late-inning losses on Sunday, the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series Monday night in Phoenix.,Washington rookie left-hander Mitchell Parker (5-6, 4.34 ERA) will make his first career appearance a...
Having ended own skid, Cardinals look to extend Rangers'
While the St. Louis Cardinals have shopped for starting pitching help ahead of the trade deadline, converted reliever Andre Pallante has made a strong push to stay in the rotation.,He is 4-3 with a 3.42 ERA in nine starts while filling in for injured starter Steven Matz.,Pallante, who is 4-4 with a ...
Phillies turn to Zack Wheeler in opener vs. Yankees
The Philadelphia Phillies still sit comfortably atop the National League East, but they're beginning to get uneasy with their recent results.,The Phillies have lost four consecutive series heading into their three-game matchup against the visiting New York Yankees beginning Monday night.,Philadelphi...
Desperate for win, White Sox host Royals
As if enduring its second 14-game losing streak of the season isn't tough enough, the Chicago White Sox host a three-game series starting Monday night against one of their worst tormentors, the Kansas City Royals.,Fourteen is the franchise record for consecutive losses.,The White Sox fell to 27-81 S...
Zach Eflin expected to make O's debut in twin bill vs. Jays
The Baltimore Orioles hope to find some sustained success when they begin a four-game series with Monday's doubleheader against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. ,If nothing else, Baltimore will be sporting a bit of a new look, as right-hander Zach Eflin will make his Orioles debut after being traded ...
Surfer Filipe Toledo advances in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Brazil's world champion Filipe Toledo survived a scare against New Zealander Billy Stairmand at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, scoring a near-perfect wave to win their second-round clash, while France's Johanne Defay overcame injury to advance.,Conditions at the venue of Teahupo'...
1win start second group stage strong at Elite League Season 2
1win cruised to a pair of 2-0 sweeps on Sunday to kick off the second group stage of Elite League Season 2 in Lima, Peru. ,The first group stage featured 16 teams, with the top eight moving on to compete in best-of-three matches that will determine playoff seeding. ,All eight remaining teams are in ...
Julio Cesar La Cruz's quest for third gold foiled
PARIS -- Cuba's two-time Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz fell short in his bid to win a third gold medal and was eliminated from the men's heavyweight competition on Sunday, while Jack Marley won to spare Ireland's blushes.,Cesar La Cruz, light heavyweight champion at the 2016 Rio Games and hea...
Chiefs star DT Chris Jones sidelined with groin injury
Kansas City Chiefs star defensive tackle Chris Jones missed practice on Sunday due to a groin strain, coach Andy Reid said. ,Jones, a two-time first-team All-Pro selection who has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs, is fresh off signing a five-year contract extension in March worth just shy of $1...
2024 NFL Preseason Power Rankings: Top Five NFL Teams Heading Into 2024 Preseason
NFL preseason kicks off this week, so we ranked the top 5 NFL teams heading into the 2024 season, headlined by the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs....
Team Liquid keep rolling at LCS Summer Split
Team Liquid blanked Immortals 2-0 on Sunday to remain undefeated in group-stage action at the League Championship Series Summer Split. ,Liquid won twice on blue -- in 24 minutes and in 29 minutes -- to improve to 5-0. They sit in second place in the standings, though, as Cloud9 hold a better individ...
Cowboys DE Sam Williams (torn ACL, MCL) out for season
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams will miss the 2024 season after tearing multiple ligaments in his left knee during Sunday's practice, the team's website reported.,Williams suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament while he was blocking during a special ...
Lauren Coughlin wins first LPGA title at CPKC Women's Open
Lauren Coughlin made clutch swings down the stretch and won her first LPGA title in her 103rd career start, capturing the CPKC Women's Open on Sunday in Calgary.,Coughlin made two crucial birdies in the final four holes at Earl Grey Golf Club, holing one at the par-5 15th before playing the par-3 17...
Crazy Raccoon takes Overwatch Esports World Cup final over Ultra
On the heels of a dominant semifinal victory, Crazy Raccoon dispatched the Toronto Ultra 4-1 Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Toronto, which had defeated ZETA DIVISION 4-3 earlier Sunday to advance to the final itself, dropped the fir...
Tigers send C Carson Kelly to Rangers
The Texas Rangers acquired Carson Kelly from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for fellow catcher Liam Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens on Sunday. ,Kelly was active for Detroit on Sunday, entering a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. He struck out in his lone at-b...
Team USA's Lee Kiefer wins second Olympic gold in foil
PARIS -- Lee Kiefer and Lauren Scruggs gave the United States gold and silver in the women's foil on Sunday as France had another night of frustration in their quest for a Paris Olympics fencing title, with Japan's Koki Kano winning the epee final.,Kiefer, who was the first American to win an Olympi...
Leon Marchand energizes France in pool; Torri Huske wins gold for U.S.
PARIS -- Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400-meter individual medley Sunday in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics.,Marchand's triumph seemed almost predestined in a stadium festooned with tricolor flags. But the magi...
Taylor Ward belts grand slam, Angels rally past A's
Taylor Ward's grand slam in the fourth inning capped a rally from a six-run deficit, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The victory allowed the Angels to avoid a four-game sweep to the A's.,Angels first baseman Nolan Sch...
Pirates 2B Nick Gonzales (groin) placed on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed second baseman Nick Gonzales on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to a groin injury.,Gonzales injured his left groin while running out an infield grounder during the sixth inning of Saturday night's 9-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.,Pirates general manager Ben C...