si Page 50 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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...

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...

Brewers’ Jackson Chourio, Jacob Misiorowski weeks away from IL return
The National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers will have to make do without young outfielder Jackson Chourio and flamethrowing rookie Jacob Misiorowski for a while longer.,Chourio is out for another 2-4 weeks due to his strained right hamstring, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday.,Chouri...

Lionel Messi (leg) out vs. Pumas as Miami monitors recovery
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will miss the team's Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM on Wednesday following a right leg injury he suffered over the weekend.,Messi's muscle injury has been described as "minor" and "slight" by team officials, and coach Javier Mascherano has reason to hope that Mess...

Phillies' Jose Alvarado sorry as he nears return from 80-game ban
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado apologized to his team and its fans Tuesday as he nears his return from an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.,Alvarado wrote on Instagram that he did not intend to take a banned substance and is "fully aware tha...

Reports: Rams RB Kyren Williams reaches 3-year, $33M extension
Pro Bowl running back Kyren Williams and the Los Angeles Rams agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension with $23 million guaranteed, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,The deal makes Williams the seventh highest-paid running back in the NFL based on new money per season. He was se...

Speedway Classic draws largest MLB crowd since 1954
It spanned two days and featured nearly as many hours of pregame rain delay (2 hours, 17 minutes) as game play (2:41), but the MLB Speedway Classic did not flounder in the stands.,Some 91,032 tickets were sold as the Atlanta Braves put away the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Sunday after the game was postpo...

Report: Vikings brace for 3-game ban for Jordan Addison
The Minnesota Vikings are bracing for a three-game suspension for wide receiver Jordan Addison over last year's DUI arrest, ESPN reported Monday.,Addison, 23, resolved his legal case last month by pleading no contest to a lesser charge. He was placed on 12 months of probation and ordered to pay a fi...

Team Falcons power past Al Quadsiah for Overwatch Midseason title
Team Falcons swept Al Qadsiah 4-0 to win the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship on Sunday at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The title in the $1 million tournament, which was part of the Esports World Cup, was worth $400,000 plus 1,000 EWC club points.,In the title match, Team Falcons prevaile...

Inter Miami calls Lionel Messi's leg injury 'minor'
A return date for Lionel Messi to the Inter Miami lineup is uncertain, but the Herons announced Sunday that the superstar's right leg injury isn't serious.,Messi came out of Miami's Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the 11th minute, shortly after getting hurt ...

Braves 3B Austin Riley exits game with lower abdominal pain
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley, not long removed from the injured list, exited Sunday's 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the MLB Speedway Classic with a lower abdominal injury.,On the first ball put in play of the resumed game that was postponed Saturday due to heavy rainfall, Riley ma...

Team Tidebound revel in 'joyful victory' at Clavision Masters
Team Tidebound highlighted their sterling performance on Sunday by posting a 3-2 victory over Tundra Esports in the grand final of the Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi in Zhangjiakou, China.,Team Tidebound recorded a 2-0 victory over Xtreme Gaming in the lower-bracket final of the Dota2 tournament ...

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski lands on IL ahead of Sunday start
The Milwaukee Brewers placed All-Star rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day injured list with a left tibia contusion prior to his scheduled start against the host Washington Nationals on Sunday.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Misiorowski (4-1, 2.70 ERA), who was hit in the shi...

Leagues Cup roundup: Lionel Messi injures hamstring as Inter Miami top Necaxa
Lionel Messi left with "hamstring discomfort" in the 11th minute but Inter Miami earned a 5-4 penalty shootout win against visiting Necaxa following a 2-2 draw in Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One play on Saturday night.,Miami (1-0-1, 5 points) converted all of their penalties, with Luis Suarez cl...

Lionel Messi's Leagues Cup injury confirmed as "hamstring discomfort"
Lionel Messi exited Saturday night's Leagues Cup match against visiting Necaxa in the 11th minute due to a right leg injury. After Inter Miami completed its 2-2 draw, manager Javier Mascherano declared Messi felt "hamstring discomfort.",The 38-year-old Messi's exit brings a halt to an exceptional ru...

Leagues Cup roundup: Lionel Messi injured as Inter Miami top Necaxa
Lionel Messi left injured in the 11th minute but Inter Miami earned a 5-4 penalty shootout win against visiting Necaxa following a 2-2 draw in Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One play on Saturday night.,Miami (1-0-1, 5 points) converted all of their penalties, with Luis Suarez clinching the extra po...

Lionel Messi exits Leagues Cup match with apparent leg injury
Lionel Messi exited Saturday night's Leagues Cup match against visiting Necaxa with an apparent leg injury in the 11th minute. Early signs suggest a potential hamstring strain.,The 38-year-old Messi's exit brings to a halt an exceptional run of clean health, the longest since he joined Miami in July...

Angels select OF Bryce Teodosio, release OF Lamonte Wade Jr.
The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of outfielder Bryce Teodosio on Saturday. In a corresponding move, they released outfielder/first baseman Lamonte Wade Jr.,Teodosio was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2021, but he has quickly worked his way through the minor league ranks. In 2024, h...

Broncos give DL Zach Allen 4-year, $102M extension
The Broncos and defensive lineman Zach Allen are in agreement on a four-year contract extension that keeps him in Denver through the 2029 season, the team announced Saturday.,The Broncos did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, but according to multiple reports, the extension is worth ...

Report: Luka Doncic signs 3-year, $165M extension with Lakers
Five-time All-NBA guard Luka Doncic signed a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The Lakers announced the extension but did not divulge terms of the deal, which comes six months to the day after Doncic was acquired by the Lakers from th...