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Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel highlight first-team All-Rookie squad
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, the NBA Rookie of the Year and No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft, highlighted the Kia NBA All-Rookie first team, which was announced Wednesday night after voting from a panel of 100 global media members.,Flagg was joined by Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knu...
Dodgers activate SS Mookie Betts for series opener vs. Giants
Mookie Betts returns to the active roster on Monday, and getting him back after five weeks on the injured list brings all sorts of "good problems" for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.,Betts is slated to be the starting shortstop for the Dodgers in the series opener with the San Francisco Giants, his fi...
Dodgers to activate SS Mookie Betts for series opener vs. Giants
Mookie Betts returns to the active roster on Monday, and getting him back after five weeks on the injured list brings all sorts of "good problems" for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. ,Betts is slated to be the starting shortstop for the Dodgers in the series opener with the San Francisco Giants, his f...
Report: Eagles sign first-round WR Makai Lemon
Wide receiver Makai Lemon reportedly became the initial first-round pick of the 2026 NFL Draft class to sign his rookie contract.,NFL Network reported on Thursday that Lemon signed his four-year rookie deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.,Lemon, the 20th overall pick of the draft out of Southern Calif...
Mavs' Cooper Flagg narrowly wins ROY over Kon Knueppel
In the second-closest vote in the award's recent history, a 100-member global media panel selected Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg as the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday.,Flagg, who earned the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy along with the honor, outpaced his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel...
Dodgers put SS Mookie Betts (oblique) on injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers put Mookie Betts on the 10-day injured list on Sunday after an MRI verified an oblique strain.,Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Betts could be sidelined four to six weeks, but he anticipated time missed being on the lower side.,Betts exited in the middle of the first inn...
Dodgers SS Mookie Betts (back) slated to undergo MRI exam
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts exited in the middle of the first inning of Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals due to right lower back pain and was slated to undergo an MRI exam on Saturday night.,Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Betts won't play in Sunday's series fin...
Dodgers SS Mookie Betts (back) exits in first inning vs. Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts exited in the middle of the first inning of Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals due to right lower back pain, the club said.,Betts apparently was injured while the running the bases. He drew a walk and scored on Freddie Freeman's two-run d...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts out of lineup vs. Sox, could return Saturday
Mookie Betts did not travel with the Dodgers and will not play Friday night when Los Angeles faces the host Boston Red Sox as he deals with a personal matter, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday.,However, Betts is expected to arrive in Boston around the 7:15 p.m. ET start of Saturday's game. ...
Dodgers give Mookie Betts at least one game off amid slump
The Los Angeles Dodgers are giving shortstop Mookie Betts at least a game off, starting Saturday with the team's matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.,Manager Dave Roberts came to the decision after Betts went 0-for-4 on Friday.,"I don't know how long it's going to be. It could be one night, it cou...
Yankees RHP Luis Gil (lat) begins rehab assignment
New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Sunday.,Gil, 27, was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2024 but has been sidelined all season. During spring training, he reported tightness in his pitching shoulder and eventually was diagnosed w...
Giants sign first-round QB Jaxson Dart
New York Giants first-round draft pick Jaxson Dart signed his four-year, $17 million rookie contract on Friday.,Multiple media outlets reported that Dart's signing bonus was just shy of $9 million.,The Giants selected the Ole Miss quarterback with the 25th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft after sw...
Spurs G Stephon Castle unanimous pick for All-Rookie Team
Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs was unanimously voted to the 2024-25 NBA All-Rookie first team, the league announced Tuesday.,Castle, 20, averaged a rookie-best 14.7 points and also led with 74 steals while playing in 81 games (47 starts). The guard also averaged 4.1 assis...
Browns QB Shedeur Sanders signs 4-year, $4.6M rookie deal
After dropping to the fifth round of last month's NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders signed a four-year rookie contract worth $4.6 million on Monday.,The former Colorado star's deal includes a $446,553 signing bonus, according to Sportrac.,Sanders, who was the most-talked about ...
Colts ink first-round TE Tyler Warren to rookie contract
Indianapolis Colts first-round draft pick Tyler Warren signed his four-year rookie contract, the team announced Friday.,The deal is worth $20.96 million with an $11.884 million signing bonus and also includes the standard team option for a fifth season.,Warren, last season's Mackey Award winner as t...
Raiders sign RB Ashton Jeanty to reported $35.9M deal
Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft pick Ashton Jeanty signed his four-year rookie contract.,The team announced the signing on Thursday but not the terms. ,Multiple media outlets cited Jeanty's representation that his fully-guaranteed deal is worth $35,895,812 and includes a $22,746,044 signing bonu...
Stephon Castle named Rookie of the Year, second straight for Spurs
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was the runaway winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday.,Castle is the second straight San Antonio player to win top rookie honors. Victor Wembanyama was the unanimous winner last season.,Castle received 92 of the 100 first-place votes and totaled...
Cam Ward, Ashton Jeanty tabbed co-OROY favorites
With one round of the 2025 NFL Draft complete, sportsbooks are already projecting the NFL's rookie of the year races.,Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty enter the season neck and neck in the Offensive Rookie of the Year race, in the eyes of multipl...
Dodgers SS Mookie Betts still sick, with IL a possibility: 'Body eating itself'
The domestic season opener is in serious doubt for Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who has lost nearly 20 pounds since the onset of an illness earlier this month. ,Betts said he feels like his body is "kind of eating itself" and has consumed only smoothies and other liquid calories for n...
Paul Skenes' rookie card sells for $1.1M at auction
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes' rare rookie baseball card sold for a whopping $1.11 million at auction.,The 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB Debut Patch card, numbered 1-of-1 with an on-card autograph, was sold to an anonymous buyer early Friday morning through Fanatics Collect.,According t...