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A's place defensive whiz Denzel Clarke (adductor) on 10-day IL
The Athletics placed highlight-reel center fielder Denzel Clarke on the 10-day injured Tuesday due to a right adductor strain.,Clarke underwent an MRI exam on Monday to determine the severity. The move is retroactive to Monday.,The Athletics also placed infielder Max Muncy (fractured right hand) on ...

ACC Kickoff: Bill Belichick and the top storylines this week in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE -- Talking season in college football continues this week with ACC Kickoff, and anticipation has never been higher because of a certain coach arriving in Chapel Hill.,Every head coach and marquee players representing all 17 ACC football programs descend on Charlotte on Tuesday to discuss t...

Florida State lands five-star CB Chauncey Kennon
Chauncey Kennon, one of the top cornerbacks in the Class of 2026, committed to play for Florida State.,Kennon attends Booker High School in Sarasota, Fla., and grew up rooting for the Seminoles' football program. He called Florida State his dream school.,"It was a place that truly felt like home to ...

Dodgers 3B Max Muncy (knee) set to undergo MRI
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy will undergo an MRI on his left knee Thursday after he was injured during Wednesday's win against the Chicago White Sox.,Muncy departed iafter a collision while tagging out Chicago's Michael A. Taylor on a stolen-base attempt in the sixth inning. The play ...

Report: Heat's Duncan Robinson declines option, hits free agency
Miami Heat guard/forward Duncan Robinson declined his $19.9-million early termination option in order to become a free agent, but remains open to a new deal to remain with the team, ESPN reported Sunday.,Robinson, 31, averaged 11.0 points with 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 74 games (37 starts) for...

Blue Jackets bring back F Brendan Gaunce in trade with Wild
Columbus acquired former Blue Jackets forward Brendan Gaunce from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in exchange for minor league forward Cameron Butler.,Gaunce, 31, collected one assist, four penalty minutes, seven blocked shots and 18 hits in 12 games last season, his lone campaign with the Wild.,For ...

Dodgers' Max Muncy looks to ride power surge vs. Mets
With his early-season power outage all but a memory, Max Muncy will be out to continue his hot stretch as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets on Wednesday night in the third contest of a four-game series.,Muncy hit two home runs Tuesday, including the game-tying homer in the ninth inning,...

Gregg Popovich speaks, no longer coach but 'El Jefe' with Spurs
Gregg Popovich brought the house down in his first public comments since retiring as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.,Flanked by former players who've become rehabilitation assistants since Popovich suffered a stroke and stepped away from the team early in the just-completed regular se...

Mao Saigo emerges from 5-woman playoff to win Chevron Championship
Mao Saigo of Japan rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt to win a historic and chaotic five-woman playoff at the Chevron Championship, capturing her first major title on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Saigo, who began the day tied for the lead with South Korea's Haeran Ryu, carded a 2-over-par 74 at The C...

Albatross keeps Yan Liu in front at Chevron Championship
China's Yan Liu recorded a rare albatross -- a 3-under-par score on a hole -- and emerged with the lead after the second round of the Chevron Championship on Friday in The Woodlands, Texas.,On the par-5 eighth hole at The Club at Carlton Woods, Liu's second shot, a 7-iron from 170 yards out, found t...

Blazers coach Chauncey Billups agrees to multi-year extension
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday morning.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed for Billups, who is concluding the final guaranteed year of his contract.,The move comes six days after the Trail Blazer...

PGA Tour members voting for PAC co-chairmen
PGA Tour members are voting now through April 14 to elect two co-chairmen for the Player Advisory Council.,Rickie Fowler, Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell were announced as candidates Tuesday, selected by the player directors.,The two top vote-getters will replace current player directors Peter M...
