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Argonauts out to avenge tough road loss to Stampeders
The Toronto Argonauts have no time to stew about last week's collapse as they prepare for Friday's rematch with the visiting Calgary Stampeders.,The Stampeders (4-4) scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter Sunday to complete a 27-23 comeback against the visiting Argonauts (4-4).,Jake Maier...

Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov beats local favorite for gold
PARIS -- Rio Olympics champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan claimed the men's flyweight boxing final after beating France's Billal Bennama at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while Cindy Ngamba made history by winning the refugee Olympic team's first-ever medal.,Dusmatov's win by unanimous decisio...

In first game since firing manager, White Sox take on Cubs
The Chicago White Sox will host the Chicago Cubs on Friday and resume their turbulent 2024 season with coach Grady Sizemore as interim manager.,The White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday amid a 28-89 start that included an American League record-tying 21-game losing streak. The White Sox s...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upsets Daniil Medvedev in Montreal
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hit 24 winners and recorded a huge upset when he took down third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open at Montreal.,It marks the first time Davidovich Fokina has defeated Medvedev in five meetings. It also is his th...

Red Sox take issue with pitching, while Astros seek more runs
There's nothing wrong with the Boston Red Sox offense, but the same can't be said about the team's pitching. The Red Sox enter Friday's game against the visiting Houston Astros starving for a strong effort on the mound.,Boston is averaging an MLB-best 6.5 runs per contest in 18 games since the All-S...

Gold medalist Novak Djokovic pulls out of Cincinnati Open
Gold medalist Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week's Cincinnati Open, tournament officials said Thursday.,Djokovic, the World No. 2, is the defending champion of the tournament in Mason, Ohio, and has won it three times. His other titles were in 2018 and 2020.,Djokovic won his first gold medal on ...

Guardians aim to stop slide in doubleheader against Twins
The Minnesota Twins will look to gain ground against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday when the American League Central rivals open a four-game series with a day-night doubleheader in Minneapolis.,First-place Cleveland holds a 3 1/2-game lead over Minnesota entering the weekend series. The Guardians...

Weekend Preview: Richmond Raceway
After a two-week summer break, the NASCAR Cup Series resumes its schedule in Sunday night's Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- the last short track race of the regular season on the famed three-quarter miler., ,Only four races remain to s...

Kathryn Plummer, US spike Brazil, will play Italy for gold
PARIS -- The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris Games on Thursday to move into a second straight Olympic women's volleyball final in what was a rematch of the gold medal contest from Tokyo three years ago.,Although the U.S. brushed Brazil aside 3-0 in Tokyo, the South ...

Jackson Chourio, Brewers hammer Braves for series sweep
Jackson Chourio hit a pair of two-run homers as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers struck a season-high six long balls and pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-7 on Thursday to complete a sweep of their three-game series.,The Brewers combined for 34 runs and 52 hits over the three games. They swept the Braves ...

Bengals sign former UFL DT Carlos Davis
The Cincinnati Bengals signed former UFL defensive tackle Carlos Davis, the team announced on Thursday.,Davis was a seventh-round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 2020 and played in 12 games for the Steelers from 2020-22, tallying 12 tackles and one sack.,He spent time on the Atlanta Falcons' practice sq...
Five Under the Radar NFL Players Who Could Breakout This Preseason
These five NFL players are currently under the radar, but could breakout into household names this preseason....

Report: Celtics retain multiple firms to facilitate sale
The Boston Celtics are working with multiple firms to assist with the sale of the NBA franchise, Sportico reported Thursday.,Per the report, JPMorgan Chase and BDT & MSD will work together on what, once the franchise is sold, will be a multi-billion-dollar transaction at the highest price ever paid ...

Kathryn Plummer, US spike Brazil to book return to volleyball final Sunday
PARIS -- The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris Games on Thursday to move into a second straight Olympic women's volleyball final in what was a rematch of the gold medal contest from Tokyo three years ago.,Although the U.S. brushed Brazil aside 3-0 in Tokyo, the South ...

Pirates place RHP Colin Holderman (wrist) on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed relief pitcher Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a sprain in the right wrist.,Holderman, 28, is 3-5 with a 3.21 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 44 appearances out of the bullpen this season.,He is 8-8 with a 3.63 ERA and two saves in 126 games (no star...

China's Xie Siyi returns from long layoff, defends 3M diving gold
PARIS -- China's Xie Siyi successfully defended his gold medal in three-meter springboard diving at the Paris Olympics on Thursday despite a two-year break from the sport since he claimed top honors in Tokyo.,Teammate Wang Zongyuan took silver while Mexico's Osmar Olvera got the bronze medal.,Xie, 2...

Chasing 60th straight win, U.S. women meet Australia in hoops semis
The pursuit of an eighth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball at the Summer Olympics will continue Friday for the United States when it faces Australia in the semifinals in Paris.,Team USA (4-0) is coming off a dominant 88-74 quarterfinals victory over Nigeria on Wednesday, which marked the ...

Bengals signing former UFL DT Carlos Davis
The Cincinnati Bengals are signing former UFL defensive tackle Carlos Davis, his agent confirmed Thursday with NFL Network.,Davis was a seventh-round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 2020 and played in 12 games for the Steelers from 2020-22, tallying 12 tackles and one sack.,He spent time on the Atlanta ...

Parker Meadows, Tigers aim to steal another win from M's
Parker Meadows has made a big impact for the Detroit Tigers since coming off the injured list.,The rookie center fielder produced his third straight two-hit game and robbed Seattle's Cal Raleigh of a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning Wednesday night during the visiting Tigers' 6-2 victory.,Detroit...

D-backs' task: Cool Phillies' sizzling Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Schwarber is heating up his power bat at a good time for the Philadelphia Phillies.,Schwarber has gone deep five times in the past four games, topped by the second three-homer game of his career, as the Phillies enter the opener of a four-game series on Thursday against the streaking Arizona Di...