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Contemporary Era committee elects Jeff Kent to Baseball Hall of Fame
Second baseman Jeff Kent was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee on Sunday. Seven other former Major League Baseball greats, including Kent's ex-teammate Barry Bonds, did not receive enough votes from the 16-member group.,"I've used all my cry rags already. I don't...
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen saves par on No. 18 to win Australian Open
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen sank a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole to win the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,It wasn't without a nervous moment, however. After making his putt to cap a round of 70 and finish at 15-under, Neergaard-Petersen had to wait for home-crown favorite Cam Smith to mi...
Giants INF Casey Schmitt (wrist) undergoes surgery
San Francisco Giants infielder Casey Schmitt underwent surgery on his left wrist on Tuesday and will be sidelined 8 to 10 weeks.,Schmitt had the carpal boss removed during the procedure that was performed in Los Angeles.,Schmitt injured the wrist when he was hit by a pitch from Calvin Faucher of the...
Reports: Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith, intends to hire Pat Fitzgerald
The Jonathan Smith era at Michigan State has ended; the Pat Fitzgerald era is about to begin.,The Spartans fired Smith on Sunday, according to ESPN. Not long after that news could be viewed across people's screens, Yahoo Sports reported that Michigan State intends to hire Fitzgerald as his successor...
Report: Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate to play vs. Michigan
Ohio State wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are expected to play against No. 15 Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich., ESPN reported.,Smith and Tate have been nursing undisclosed injuries. The former sat out last week's 42-9 victory over Rutgers after sustaining the injury...
Report: NCAA proposes trimming hoops transfer window to 15 days
The transfer portal chaos in college basketball could be squeezed into a smaller window through a proposal from the NCAA basketball oversight committee, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,The transfer portal window would be reduced to 15 days as soon as next April, if suggested changes are approved, a...
UConn's Skyler Bell joins big-name WRs as Biletnikoff finalist
Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State, Makai Lemon of Southern California and Skyler Bell of UConn are the 2025 Biletnikoff Award finalists, announced Tuesday.,The award is presented annually to the season's most outstanding FBS receiver at any position.,The surprise of the list is Bell, who had a breakout s...
Report: Chiefs G Trey Smith to miss time with ankle injuries
Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl right guard Trey Smith is nursing both high- and low-ankle sprains, NFL Network reported on Monday.,Smith sustained the injuries during Kansas City's 23-20 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,He is expected to miss time with the injuries for the Chiefs...
Eagles C Cam Jurgens to play vs. Cowboys
The Philadelphia Eagles removed the injury designation of center Cam Jurgens for Sunday's game against the host Dallas Cowboys.,Jurgens previously was listed as questionable to play on Sunday for the Eagles (8-2) due to a concussion.,Also Saturday, the Eagles said wide receiver DeVonta Smith is trav...
No. 1 Ohio State missing top two receivers vs. Rutgers
Ohio State won't have top receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate when the No. 1 Buckeyes play Rutgers in Columbus on Saturday.,The availability report released prior to the game listed both as "out" with undisclosed injuries. ,Tate will miss his third straight game for the Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big...
Expansion teams to make 2026 debuts in NFL stadiums
NWSL expansion teams Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC will enjoy their franchise's debuts in style.,The two newest NWSL teams will host their first outings at the homes of their NFL counterparts.,Boston and Denver will be the 15th and 16th members of the league, which has grown from just 10 clu...
Father-son Blue Jays fans walk away winners from World Series Game 7
John Bains has been a Blue Jays fan since their expansion season in 1977 and was at Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, hoping Toronto would prevail against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,It was two home runs by the Dodgers -- a Miguel Rojas 387-foot shot in the ninth inning to tie the game and Will S...
Predators F Cole Smith (upper body) out 3-6 weeks
The Nashville Predators announced Sunday that forward Cole Smith will miss three to six weeks with an upper-body injury and captain Roman Josi has been placed on injured reserve.,Josi is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury. He last played on Oct. 23.,Smith sustained his injury during N...
Vancouver signs three draft picks to one-year deals
Expansion club PWHL Vancouver announced the signings of three 2025 draft picks on Tuesday.,Defender Nina Jobst-Smith (third round), forward Brianna Brooks (fourth) and forward Madison Samoskevich (fifth) agreed to one-year contracts.,Vancouver opens its inaugural season on Nov. 21 against fellow lea...
Grigor Dimitrov returns to action with first-round victory in Paris
Grigor Dimitrov was triumphant in his first competitive match since his injury retirement at Wimbledon, as he defeated France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday.,Dimitrov never had his serve broken, gradually pulling away in the first-se...
Zane Smith signs multi-year deal with Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports announced a multi-year contract extension with driver Zane Smith on Thursday.,Smith, 26, has produced five top-10 finishes through 34 NASCAR Cup Series starts this season with FRM.,The team also announced that Ryan Bergenty will remain the crew chief for the No. 38 Ford.,"We've...
Pacers F Aaron Nesmith signs multi-year extension
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith signed a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported late Monday night that it was a two-year extension worth $40.4 million.,"Aaron Nesmith embodies our team's selfless, fast-...
5-star F Anthony Thompson commits to Ohio State
Ohio State landed a commitment Tuesday from Anthony Thompson, a five-star forward from a high school in the Cleveland suburbs.,He is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 small forward in the nation and the No. 8 player overall in the Class of 2026.,In July, he named his top seven schools u...
Reports: Pacers give F Aaron Nesmith 2-year, $40.4M extension
The Indiana Pacers signed forward Aaron Nesmith to a two-year contract extension worth $40.4 million, multiple media outlets reported late Monday.,A 2020 lottery pick by the Boston Celtics, Nesmith became a starter after he was traded to the Pacers in July 2022.,Though injuries limited Nesmith to 45...
Purdue PG Braden Smith leads AP preseason All-American team
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith was a unanimous choice for the Associated Press preseason All-American team, released Monday.,Smith, a senior, received all 57 votes in the balloting. He is the only returning first-team All-American in the country.,Texas Tech's JT Toppin (52 votes) was second, w...