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Report: Bears signing backup QB Tyson Bagent to extension
The Chicago Bears are signing backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year, $10 million contract extension with a maximum value of $16 million with incentives, his representatives told NFL Network on Wednesday.,The deal runs through the 2027 season for the undrafted Bagent, who has spent his NFL ca...
New CEO tees up Tiger to redefine PGA Tour competition
ATLANTA -- Brian Rolapp has a new job -- and now so does Tiger Woods.,Rolapp, the PGA Tour's new CEO 18 days into his tenure, announced the formation of the Future Competition Committee on Wednesday in advance of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Woods agreed to serve as chairman for the...
No head start, Scottie Scheffler still leading at East Lake
ATLANTA -- This year, Scottie Scheffler won't be getting any strokes on the field.,Not that the world's No. 1 golfer needs any.,The latest format to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs will be a welcome change for most of the 29 other golfers who also advanced to the Tour Championship, which begins Th...
Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...
Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...
Tiger Woods to lead PGA committee focused on 'significant' change
ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods was named the chair of the PGA Tour's new future competition committee by CEO Brian Rolapp, who is tasking the nine-person panel to bring "significant change" to the current model for Tournament golf competition.,Rolapp said Wednesday the goal is to optimize the game for playe...
Tiger Woods to lead PGA committee focused on 'significant' change
ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods was named the chair of the PGA Tour's new future competition committee by CEO Brian Rolapp, who is tasking the nine-person panel to bring "significant change" to the current model for Tournament golf competition.,Rolapp said Wednesday the goal is to optimize the game for playe...
Scottie Scheffler reflects on Tiger Woods' influence
As Scottie Scheffler prepares to put the finishing touches on another Tiger-like season, he reflected Wednesday on a critical lesson he learned from Tiger Woods.,"I've only played one round of tournament golf with Tiger Woods, and it completely changed the way I look at how I play tournaments," Sche...
Fire acquire D Joel Waterman from CF Montreal
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran defender Joel Waterman from CF Montreal on Wednesday, both clubs announced.,In exchange for the 29-year-old Canadian center back, Montreal receives up to $600,000 in general allocation money.,Waterman tallied five goals and seven assists in 158 appearances across al...
Harris English on making Ryder Cup team: 'I belong'
Making his second U.S. Ryder Cup team gives Georgia native Harris English a ton of confidence entering this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta.,With another strong finish at last weekend's BMW Championship, English secured one of captain Keegan Bradley's six automatic roster spots for next month's ...
Mets visit Nationals, seek to extend modest win streak
The New York Mets have reignited their offense, and in doing so they have three consecutive wins.,The Mets will look to continue to flex their muscles on Wednesday night when they vie to win their three-game series against the host Washington Nationals. ,Every game is key for the Mets, who have only...
Guardians' Parker Messick set for big-league debut vs. D-backs
Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick will make his major league debut in the heat of a playoff race.,The Guardians announced they will promote Messick, their second-round pick in the 2022 draft, to start the final game of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Ph...
Miracle caution gives Steven Wilson record 7th iRacing win
The first race of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs ended the same way nearly half the 14 regular-season races ended this season. With Steven Wilson taking the checkered flag.,Wilson, who tied an iRacing Series record with six wins in 14 races before the playoffs began, picked his record...
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Corbin Carroll lead D-backs past Guardians
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s two-run single broke a tie in the seventh, Corbin Carroll had his fourth two-triple game of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Jake McCarthy had two hits, including a hom...
Yunchaokete Bu KOs top seed Tsitsipas in Winston-Salem
Yunchaokete Bu played a steady ground game and emerged with a 6-3, 6-2 upset win over top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday in the second round of the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Open.,Bu, a 23-year-old China native who is ranked 76th in the world, managed just nine winners to 25 from his Greek opponent...
WTA roundup: Antonia Ruzic pulls off upset in Monterrey
Croatia's Antonia Ruzic saved the only break point she faced and dispatched No. 8 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the first round of the Monterrey Open on Tuesday in Mexico.,Pavlyuchenkova hit six aces but also helped Ruzic by committing eight double faults. Ruzic's second-ro...
Orioles cap sweep of Red Sox with 11-inning win
Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead groundout in the 11th inning as the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 to sweep a two-game series on Tuesday night.,The Orioles earned their sixth win in seven games despite being out-hit 8-6. Baltimore's Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser had a hit ...
David Peterson fans 10 as Mets blow out Nationals
David Peterson struck out a season-high 10 batters over eight innings and Mark Vientos belted a two-run homer to highlight a five-run third, fueling the New York Mets to an 8-1 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Peterson (8-5) permitted one run on four hits and one walk while imp...
Alejandro Kirk drives in three as Blue Jays defeat Pirates
Alejandro Kirk hit a home run and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,George Springer belted his 20th home run of the season, a two-run blast in the second inning off Pirates starter Mitch Keller (5...
After pitchers' duel, Tigers top Astros with bases-loaded walk in 10th
Gleyber Torres walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as the host Detroit Tigers edged the slumping Houston Astros 1-0 on Tuesday night.,With two outs, Torres took a 3-2 pitch from Kaleb Ort (2-2), who issued two other walks (one intentional) in the inning. Automatic runner Wenceel Perez sc...