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Angels activate Luis Rengifo; Mike Trout begins rehab stint
The Los Angeles Angels activated infielder Luis Rengifo from the 10-day injured list prior to their Tuesday road game against the Seattle Mariners.,Rengifo missed 15 games due to right wrist inflammation. He was hurt while swinging the bat on July 3 against the Oakland Athletics.,Rengifo is enjoying...
Cards hand Pirates' Paul Skenes first loss
Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday to give rookie sensation Paul Skenes his first career major league loss.,Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who evened a three-game ser...
Leafs re-sign F Connor Dewar to 1-year contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Connor Dewar to one-year contract valued at $1.18 million on Tuesday.,Dewar, 25, tallied one goal and four assists while averaging 12:54 of ice time in 17 games with Toronto last season after the Maple Leafs acquired him from Minnesota on March 8. He recorde...
Randy Vasquez, Padres shut out Nationals
Randy Vasquez and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Luis Arraez and Jackson Profar hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth, and Jackson Merrill had two hits and drove in two runs for the Padres, who h...
MLS All-Stars have opportunity to shine against Liga MX contingent
The 2024 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday night will point a national and potentially international spotlight on host club Columbus Crew, which is more than worthy after being one of the league's best teams in the last two decades.,The Crew are sometimes overshadowed by bigger markets -- and were once...
NHRA icon John Force out of hospital after crash
NHRA great John Force has been released from the hospital 30 days after a serious accident left him with a traumatic brain injury.,Force, 75, was hospitalized June 23 in Richmond, Va., after the fiery crash at Virginia Nationals. His NHRA funny car sustained a catastrophic engine failure at the fini...
76ers introduce Paul George, celebrate ‘patient’ Tyrese Maxey
The Philadelphia 76ers now have their Big Three, introducing forward Paul George on Tuesday as the star joins forces with guard Tyrese Maxey and center Joel Embiid.,The Sixers reeled in George with a four-year, $212 million max contract earlier this month. They were able to do so because Maxey waite...
Giants OT Evan Neal (ankle) to start camp on PUP list
The New York Giants placed offensive tackle Evan Neal on the active/physically unable to perform list on Tuesday ahead of the start of training camp.,Neal can be activated from the list once he passes his physical. If he's ultimately moved to the reserve/PUP list during the preseason, he will have t...
Ten NFL Players That Might Breakout in 2024
Every year, a handful of NFL players take the league by storm. Keep an eye on these 10 players who could break out in the 2024 season....
Team USA Basketball Might Have Too Many Alphas
Team USA struggled a bit during their exhibition games, and they might have too many alphas on their roster. Here's what can be tweaked to give this squad a chance at gold....
ATP roundup: Seeded players start to fall in Atlanta
No. 6 seed Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia and No. 7 seed Brandon Nakashima were shown the door in the first round of the Atlanta Open on Tuesday.,Australian lucky loser Adam Walton saved all three break points he faced and took down Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4. Mackenzie McDonald needed just 72 minutes to win ...
Mets place rookie RHP Christian Scott (UCL) on 15-day IL
The New York Mets placed rookie right-hander Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a sprained right ulnar collateral ligament.,In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled left-hander Alex Young from Triple-A Syracuse.,Scott, whose move was retroactive to Monday, last pitche...
ACC notebook: Cal, Stanford ready for cross-country trips
As the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destination: the Atlantic Coast Conference.,On Tuesday, the Golden Bears and Cardinal football programs received formal introductions to their cross-country c...
Bears safety to skip game to support wife -- Simone Biles -- at Paris Games
Bears safety Jonathan Owens received permission to skip the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 1 to take a trip to Paris. ,That's where his wife, four-time Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles, will be competing in the 2024 Olympics. The Bears are scheduled to play a preseason game on Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio...
Joe Burrow’s New Haircut Will either Be Best or Worst Thing He’s Ever Done
Joe Burrow reported to Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp with a new, bleached buzz cut. That could be the best or worst decision he's ever made in the NFL....
CF Montreal trade F Mason Toye to Timbers
The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025.,Montreal will also receive $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Portland if Toye reaches certain performance metrics or contractual obligations, per the c...
Tyreek Hill eyes extension, wants to stay with Dolphins
Reporting on the first day of Dolphins training camp, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill wants to be paid like his contemporaries but also expressed his desire to remain in Miami.,"Obviously, I let (agent) Drew (Rosenhaus) and the team handle that situation," said the 30-year-old Hill, who still has thr...
WNBA All-Star Game shatters ratings record
The WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix drew a record number of viewers on Saturday, crushing the old mark set 21 years ago.,In all, 3.44 million people watched the game on ABC, topping the previous record of 1.44 million viewers in 2003. That game featured an array of current and future Hall of Fame memb...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa at camp with contract in flux
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa reported to training camp with the Miami Dolphins and teammates expect him to practice, putting the business side of the game on the backburner for the moment. ,"He's very excited to be back in the building with the rest of the guys," Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill sai...
Bengals' Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase feature new looks
New season, new style.,Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow arrived at training camp in Cincinnati on Tuesday sporting a new bleached-blond buzz cut.,The Bengals posted a photo of their "new-look" quarterback to social media and added the caption of "guess who's back" -- a lyric from Eminem's 2002 hit "Wi...