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Padres OF Ramon Laureano (hip surgery) likely out for season
San Diego Padres outfielder Ramon Laureano was placed on the 60-day injured list Friday, with the expectation being that he'll miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a torn labrum in his right hip.,It's a further blow for a San Diego team which ranked last in the majors in bat...
Drew Rasmussen dominant in Rays' 2-hit shutout of Marlins
Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen was nearly unhittable over seven outstanding innings, allowing just one hit as the American League East-leading Rays opened a three-game road series with a 6-0 blanking of the Miami Marlins on Friday night. ,Coming off a rough 14-3 home loss Saturday against the Los ...
Amid rough week, Rays’ Chandler Simpson (thumb) leaves vs. Marlins
Chandler Simpson left in the third inning of the Tampa Bay Rays' road game against the Miami Marlins on Friday with what the team called left thumb discomfort.,It was the second time this week Simpson was forced out of a game early. On Monday against the Detroit Tigers, as he went to slide headfirst...
Report: NBA interviews Kawhi Leonard for Aspiration investigation
Kawhi Leonard has been interviewed as the NBA continues its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' alleged circumvention of the salary cap circumvention to pay its star player, ESPN reported Friday.,Leonard's uncle and business adviser Dennis Robertson, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, other team...
BetBoom move on to BLAST Slam VII upper-bracket final
BetBoom Team advanced to the upper-bracket final while Aurora Gaming and LGD Gaming stayed alive in the lower bracket Friday at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The dud of the day was Team Falcons, who were swept by BetBoom 2-0 in the upper-bracket semifinals, then lost 2-1 to Aur...
England manager frets over Raymond James pitch prior to World Cup friendly
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay is renowned as the NFL field that has its sod replaced more frequently than any other.,But after its most recent resodding, the field's surface looks more like stitched-together slabs than a seamless lawn - and that does not thrill England manager Thomas Tuchel as ...
German prodigy Lennart Karl sidelined for World Cup with torn muscle
One of the World Cup's potential breakout stars will not play at all as 18-year-old Germany midfielder Lennart Karl tore a muscle in his left thigh during a team training session on Friday in Chicago.,According to reports, Karl underwent an MRI that confirmed the injury. ,Germany, which opens Group ...
Hockey Hall of Fame GM Cliff Fletcher dies at 90
Hockey Hall of Famer Cliff Fletcher, who built the Calgary Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup championship team, died at age 90, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Friday.,Fletcher had a long association with the Maple Leafs, beginning in 1991, and ranks sixth all-time among general managers with 953 all-ti...
J.T. Poston solves difficult Memorial greens to take 36-hole lead
J.T. Poston's early birdie binge helped separate him from the pack as he took the 36-hole lead at the Memorial Tournament on Friday in Dublin, Ohio.,Poston shot a 7-under-par 65, while no one else in the 72-man field scored better than a 69 during the second round at Muirfield Village Golf Club.,Tha...
Freddie Jacobson, Soren Kjeldsen post 59 to begin Champions' team event
Freddie Jacobson of Sweden and Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark teamed up for a 12-under-par 59 to set the pace at the American Family Insurance Championship, the PGA Tour Champions' only team event, on Friday in Madison, Wis.,Jacobson and Kjeldsen lead by a single stroke over two teams, Brian Gay and Slov...
Four ex-Alabama St. players paid to fix game in 2024
Four players on the 2024-25 Alabama State men's basketball team committed sports betting integrity violations, the NCAA announced on Friday.,Amarr Knox, Shawn Fulcher, Corey Hines and Tony Madlock engaged in game manipulation on Dec. 5, 2024, when Southern Miss, a six-point favorite, pulled away in ...
Redblacks feature new-look offense as season kicks off vs. Elks
The Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Elks have reason for optimism as they kick off their respective CFL regular seasons in Canada's capital on Saturday.,Sure, the Redblacks (4-14 in 2025) and Elks (7-11) finished in the basement of their respective divisions a year ago. That said, Ottawa desires to ge...
Mystics in search of consecutive wins with visit to Dream
Amid an inconsistent start to the season, the Washington Mystics and head coach Sydney Johnson can sense that improvements are being made. The next challenge for Washington will be to post its first set of consecutive victories as it travels to College Park, Ga. to face the Atlanta Dream on Saturday...
Lynx to put six-game win streak up against Storm
For the Minnesota Lynx, life without superstar Napheesa Collier has gone surprisingly well, due in part to star rookie Olivia Miles.,Miles has helped Minnesota to a six-game winning streak that will be on the line at home against the struggling Seattle Storm on Saturday.,Minnesota (8-2) has been wit...
Dramatic Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final draws big audience
Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final drew its largest audience in seven years.,An average of 4.8 million viewers on ABC watched the opening contest of the best-of-seven series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,That represents a 98% increase from Gam...
Bears ownership votes to prioritize move to Indiana
Chairman George McCaskey and members of the board of directors for the Chicago Bears voted Thursday to move forward with plans to cross the state border to Hammond, Ind., for the team's new stadium. ,McCaskey and team president and CEO Kevin Warren said the "exact site" in the undeveloped area less ...
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield sets deadline for contract talks
Baker Mayfield said contract talks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are "not anywhere close" to what he is looking for and set a deadline of the start of training camp to either reach an agreement or pause negotiations.,"The contract stuff, it's happening, it's starting -- talks and whatnot," Mayfield ...
Brazil's Neymar to have MRI on nagging calf injury
Brazil forward Neymar will undergo an MRI on his right calf to help determine his fitness for the World Cup.,Coach Carlo Ancelotti provided the update about Brazil's all-time leading scorer at a press conference on Friday.,The MRI will be on Monday. Brazil plays its Group C opener against Morocco on...
Carlos Sainz says 'priority' is to stay with Williams long-term
Carlos Sainz acknowledged that he needs to make a decision about his Formula 1 future this year, but said that his priority is to continue the "project" of helping Williams move up the grid.,Sainz joined Williams for the 2025 season on a multi-year contract. The exact terms were not revealed, but th...
Bears sign 1st-round pick S Dillon Thieneman, 2nd-rounder Logan Jones
The Chicago Bears signed first-round safety Dillon Thieneman and second-round center Logan Jones on Friday.,Thieneman, 21, was selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft out of Oregon.,The total contract value for his draft slot is $19.5 million for four years, and he is eligible for ...