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Reports: Red Sox acquire LHP Garrett Crochet from White Sox
The Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for four highly touted minor league prospects, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The Red Sox are sending catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hand...
Bigger Dance? NCAA Tournament expansion gaining support
President Charlie Baker set a timeline of early April to determine whether the NCAA Tournament would expand in 2026. ,Speaking at a sports business conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Baker described growing support to increase the number of teams in the NCAA Tournament from 68 by up to eight. ,He...
Reports: Alabama QB Dylan Lonergan to enter transfer portal
Alabama quarterback Dylan Lonergan plans to enter the transfer portal, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The redshirt freshman completed 5 of 6 passes for 23 yards and rushed once for 16 yards in two games this season.,Lonergan was buried on the Crimson Tide depth chart behind starter Jalen Milro...
Rockets owner up for Trump appointment; eyeing NFL's Saints
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta reportedly is in line to become the next U.S. ambassador to Italy.,President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint the 67-year-old billionaire businessman to the post, according to a CBS News report on Tuesday.,If he is nominated by Trump and confirmed by th...
Winter meetings: Scott Boras feeling positive about clients
DALLAS -- Agent Scott Boras negotiated another record-breaking contract as one of his star clients, Juan Soto, reached an agreement with the New York Mets on a 15-year, $765 million deal.,Boras declined to comment Wednesday on the historic deal involving Soto, who is undergoing his physical before i...
Commanders WR Noah Brown sustained internal injuries
Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown could miss the rest of the season with an internal injury, coach Dan Quinn confirmed Wednesday.,Initial reports said Brown had sustained a rib injury in Washington's 42-19 win against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 1.,Quinn updated Brown's status as the C...
Giants QB Tommy DeVito in line to start vs. Ravens
New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito is expected to start Sunday's game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens should Drew Lock be unable to play, head coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday.,Per Daboll, DeVito will take first-team reps in practice on Wednesday with Lock in a walking boot due to ...
Ohio lawmaker wants to make flag-planting a felony
An Ohio lawmaker has introduced legislation that would make it a felony offense for an opponent to plant its flag in the center of Ohio Stadium.,The O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act introduced Tuesday by Republican state Rep. Josh Williams comes in response to a midfield brawl that broke out in Columbus o...
Report: Al Michaels, 80, expected to return to Amazon in '25
Broadcaster Al Michaels will return for another season in Amazon Prime Video's NFL booth, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Michaels, 80, currently is in the final season of a three-year deal that reportedly pays him about $15 million per season.,Prime Video hosts the NFL's Thursday night games, in a...
Falcons, PARIVISION set for playoffs in ESL One Bangkok
Team Falcons, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION each recorded a win on Wednesday to punch their tickets to the upper-bracket semifinals in the ESL One Bangkok group stage in Thailand. ,Falcons dispatched Natus Vincere in a Group A match while BetBoom Team swept Gaozu and PARIVISION brushed aside Nigma Gal...
Berlin to host its first NFL game in 2025
The NFL will play its first-ever regular season game in Berlin in 2025, when the league debuts in the German capital.,The game will take place at the historic 75,000-seat Olympic Stadium as part of a "multiyear commitment.",The NFL has held games in Munich and Frankfurt since 2022.,"Germany has a ri...
Carlos Sainz patient, motivated to return Williams to legendary roots
Carlos Sainz knows the process of moving Williams up the Formula 1 grid will take some time, but the 30-year-old Spaniard said his motivation to do so is "unbelievable.",Sainz jumped in his Williams car for end-of-season testing on Tuesday, and posted the second-fastest time behind Charles Leclerc a...
Why Was Olivia Ponton at Joe Burrow’s House During Monday Night Burglary?
Model and influencer Olivia Ponton was the individual who reported a burglary at Joe Burrow's mansion while he was playing on Monday Night Football. But why was she there?...
AJ Dybantsa to BYU Shows NIL Is Out of Control in College Sports
Projected 2026 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa signed with the BYU Cougars on First Take, proving that NIL is out of control in the landscape of college sports....
Awards, Not Cups, Only Motivation for NBA Stars
NBA superstars care about winning awards, such as MVP, much more than they care about winning the Emirates NBA Cup banner for their team....
NBA Best Bets Today: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinal December 11, 2024
The NBA Cup quarterfinals are back in action, so these are December 11th's top betting picks and predictions with a bonus college basketball bet....
Rundown 49ers host recharged Rams in NFC West battle
The San Francisco 49ers can't seem to catch a break.,Injuries have plagued San Francisco all season, and the Niners will have to deal with even more adversity on that front as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night in Santa Clara, Calif.,Just 10 months removed from a Super Bowl ...
South Alabama, WMU kick off bowl season in Montgomery
South Alabama and Western Michigan will face each other in football for the first time when they meet Saturday night in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,However, the men leading both programs do have some familiarity with one another: Both were on Nick Saban's first staff at Alab...
INF Spencer Horwitz dealt twice, ends up with Pirates
Infielder Spencer Horwitz began Tuesday as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and ended it as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, after a brief stopover with the Cleveland Guardians.,First, the Blue Jays acquired three-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman Andres Gimenez and right-hander Nick Sandli...
Flames erase three deficits, down skidding Predators
Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney each collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.,Nazem Kadri and Brayden Pachal also scored for the Flames, who went into the clash with one win in seven games (1-4-2) and snapp...