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Pac-12 bowl game agreements to remain through 2025
Former members of the dissolved Pac-12 now playing in the Big 12 will keep their previous bowl game affiliations for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, organizers announced Friday.,As an example, the Valero Alamo Bowl previously pitted Big 12 teams against Pac-12 squads. Now, all 12 teams f...
Winners and Losers of 2024 NHL Free Agency
With the dust mostly settled from a frenetic NHL free agency period, let's break down the winners and losers of hockey’s offseason to date....
Diamondbacks look to go over .500 vs. Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks hope to move above .500 for the first time since April 3 when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks are in that position after winning eight of their past 12 games, including a 1-0 victory over the v...
Jake McCarthy's HR robbery preserves Arizona win over Atlanta
Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight night and Brandon Pfaadt tossed six strong innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy robbed Matt Olson of a tying homer in the ninth as Arizona earned a split of the f...
Biniam Girmay sprints to glory in Stage 12 of Tour de France
Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory over the final straight on Thursday to complete Stage 12 of the Tour de France in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.,Girmay of Eritrea outlasted Wout van Aert of Belgium and Arnaud Demare of France to finish in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 15 seconds and capture his third stage of the Tou...
Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves
Eugenio Suarez's bat was missing in action for the first three-plus months of the season but it is heating up in July.,Suarez was a sub-.200 hitter when the month began but he has rediscovered his stroke. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman will look to keep up the torrid hitting when his club cl...
Diamondbacks rally to finally get a win over Braves
Eugenio Suarez homered and had three RBIs, and Geraldo Perdomo added three hits, two runs and one RBI to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Christian Walker forced in the tiebreaking run by walking with the bases loaded in the eighth...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shut out Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shutout Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
Spirit sign F Rosemonde Kouassi to 4-year deal
The Washington Spirit have signed Ivory Coast forward Rosemonde Kouassi to a four-year contract.,The club announced her transfer Wednesday from France's FC Fleury 91 Coeur d'Essonne. The transfer fee was not disclosed.,Kouassi, 22, is eligible to join the Spirit next Monday and her deal runs through...
Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...
Chris Sale gets win No. 12 as Braves down D-backs
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the...
Pirates activate RHP Quinn Priester from IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed starting pitcher Quinn Priester from the 15-day injured list Tuesday amid a flurry of roster moves.,The Pirates also optioned outfielder Edward Olivares to Triple-A Indianapolis, while left-hander Justin Bruihl accepted an outright assignment to Indianap...
Braves, D-backs face off in prime-time pitching matchup
The Atlanta Braves pushed back the start of All-Star left-hander Chris Sale by one day, setting up a stellar pitching matchup against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen when the teams meet Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Sale (11-3, 2.71 ERA) is tied for the major league lead in victories. Galle...
Braves peak late, sink D-backs in 11th
Sean Murphy hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Marcell Ozuna lined a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to center in the 11th as the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in Phoenix.,Arizona was two strikes away from winning in the ninth wh...
Stars leave DSG/Bally Sports umbrella, turn to streaming
The Dallas Stars are taking their games to the world of streaming.,After parting ways with Diamond Sports Group, the owners of the Bally Sports Network, the Stars announced a seven-year contract with A Parent Media Co. to launch a streaming platform.,Under the terms of the partnership, all Stars gam...
Braves scratch Chris Sale, recall Bryce Elder to start vs. D-backs
The Atlanta Braves scratched All-Star left-hander Chris Sale from his Monday night start against the Arizona Diamondbacks and recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to start the contest.,The Braves announced the promotion of Elder four-plus hours before first pitch. No reason was i...
Braves send All-Star Chris Sale to take on Diamondbacks
Chris Sale signed with the Atlanta Braves in the offseason intending to get his career back on track.,The left-hander surely wasn't expecting to be headed to the All-Star Game as one of the National League's top pitchers.,One day after earning his eighth All-Star selection -- and first since 2018 --...
LAFC-Dynamo match postponed due to storms
Sunday's match between Los Angeles FC and the host Houston Dynamo was postponed due to inclement weather.,No makeup date was announced.,The match was initially scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time, but with storms in the forecast, kickoff was moved up by two hours.,That wasn't enough to avoid ...
Eugenio Suarez's potent bat powers Diamondbacks over Padres
Eugenio Suarez snapped a tie with a two-run homer Sunday and Ryne Nelson fired 6 2/3 solid innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 9-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Suarez drilled his seventh homer with two outs in the top of the seventh and Geraldo Perdomo aboard after a walk. He lin...