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Dolphins rave about pick No. 231, QB Quinn Ewers
Tua Tagovailoa tossed touchdown passes of 30 and 60 yards on Tuesday but the training camp performance of a position group peer is grabbing the quarterback's attention. ,Rookie Quinn Ewers, the 231st overall pick in the 2025 draft and a three-year starter at Texas, is putting on a show of his own in...

Browns CB Martin Emerson Jr. tears Achilles, out for season
Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will undergo surgery to repair a torn left Achilles and miss the 2025 season.,Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed the news Wednesday. Emerson suffered the non-contact injury in practice during a 7-on-7 drill on Tuesday and was carted off the field.,"Di...

Playoff push, desperation underscore drama of Wyndham Championship
The Wyndham Championship has a funny way of setting the table for the FedEx Cup playoffs. ,In 2023, Lucas Glover won the regular-season finale to jump from outside the top 110 in the points race into the playoffs. He capitalized by winning the very next week in the playoff opener in Memphis.,The yea...
MLB Best Bets July 30th: Wednesday's Top Baseball Betting Picks
Don’t let the hot bats fool you. With Berríos and Kremer on the mound, our MLB betting picks include the under in Blue Jays vs. Orioles and more for July 30....

Sprinter Fred Kerley pulls out of USATF Champs, to miss worlds
Sprinter Fred Kerley will not take part in the USA Track and Field Championships, set to begin Thursday in Eugene, Ore.,His withdrawal from the event makes the two-time Olympic medalist unable to participate in the World Championships in Tokyo.,A specialist in the 100-meter distance, Kerley, 30, ann...

Adam Scott has unfinished business at Wyndham Championship
Adam Scott has unfinished business at the Wyndham Championship this week as he continues a season filled with incomplete performances.,Scott, who lost in a record-tying six-man playoff at this event in 2021, returns to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., still looking for his first top-10 f...

Austin Hill suspended one race for Indy crash
NASCAR issued a one-race suspension to Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill for his role in a crash in Indianapolis last weekend.,Hill, the driver of the Richard Childress Racing No. 21 Chevrolet, will be replaced by Austin Dillon behind the wheel at Saturday's race at Iowa Speedway.,The crash in quest...

Jets D Dylan Samberg avoids arbitration, inks 3-year deal
Restricted free-agent defenseman Dylan Samberg avoided a salary arbitration hearing and signed a three-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.,While the team did not divulge the financial terms, multiple media outlets reported it was worth $17.25 million ($5.75 million average a...

CB Kader Kohou, Dolphins' starting nickel, out for season
Kader Kohou is out for the season with a knee injury, leaving the Miami Dolphins to fill yet another hole in the secondary. ,Kohou is their primary nickel cornerback and head coach Mike McDaniel said he was playing the best football of his career before he went down with the injury over the weekend....

Ravens TE Isaiah Likely has small fracture in foot
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely could be ready for Week 1 if he recovers as expected from a small fracture in his foot, according to reports.,Likely was injured in a non-contact play during position drills on Tuesday while going one-on-one against safety Sanoussi Kane. He was taken off the ...

Marlins' roster in flux ahead of series finale vs. Cards
The Miami Marlins have had to adjust their roster on the fly during their final series ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.,More trades could take place before, during or after Miami's finale of a three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.,The Cardinals recorded a 7-1 ...

Guardians' Kyle Manzardo seeks to continue hit parade vs. Rockies
Kyle Manzardo of the Cleveland Guardians is a man of few words, so he lets his bat speak for him.,Manzardo extended his hitting streak to a career-high eight games by hitting a pair of home runs Tuesday, helping the Guardians to a 10-4 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Bragging rights in t...
MLB’s Gambling Crisis Is an Existential Threat, and Rob Manfred Isn’t Taking It Seriously
MLB's gambling boom is now a threat to its future. Rob Manfred doesn’t seem to grasp how serious things have become....

Amid trade rumors, Twins chase series win over Red Sox
This is the time of the season when a hug can set off alarm bells.,The Minnesota Twins will try their best to avoid distractions when they face the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon in the teams' final game before the trade deadline.,On Tuesday night, Twins closer Jhoan Duran sparked a social-me...

Sandy Alcantara throws five innings as Marlins shut out Cards
Sandy Alcantara boosted his trade stock by pitching five strong innings as the visiting Miami Marlins blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Tuesday.,With speculation swirling around the right-hander ahead of the Thursday trade deadline, Alcantara (6-9) held the Cardinals to three hits. He walked th...

Trevor Story drives in three as Red Sox even series in Minnesota
Trevor Story went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox held on for an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jarren Duran also doubled and homered for Boston, which evened the series at one victory apiece. Ceddanne Rafaela tripled and drove...
Luis Ortiz, Emmanuel Clase, Shohei Ohtani and the Hypocrisy of the MLB
Shohei Ohtani plays on after $16M was stolen from him. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are suspended without proof. MLB’s double standard is hard to ignore....

Kyle Manzardo's homers lift Guardians over Rockies
Kyle Manzardo hit a pair of homers and Gabriel Arias and Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs apiece, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-4 rout over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.,Manzardo had three RBIs in his second career two-homer game, giving him 17 blasts in his first full se...

Mets option Huascar Brazoban, sign fellow RHP Chris Devenski
The New York Mets optioned relief pitcher Huascar Brazoban to Triple-A Syracuse and signed fellow right-hander Chris Devenski on Tuesday.,Brazoban, 35, is 5-2 with a 3.83 ERA in 44 relief appearances this season. He established himself as one of the Mets' best relievers early on, pitching to a stell...

Twins place All-Star Byron Buxton (ribcage) on IL
The Minnesota Twins placed All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday as he continues to deal with left ribcage inflammation.,The move came two days after Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters Buxton wouldn't require an IL stint.,Buxton, 31, left Saturday's 9-3 loss to...