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Struggling Daniil Medvedev parts with longtime coach
Daniil Medvedev has split with longtime coach Gilles Cervara after another disappointing first-round exit at a Grand Slam tournament.,He made the announcement on Instagram.,"Thank you Gilles," the 29-year-old Russian wrote in his Sunday post. "Amazing 8-10 years together, 20 titles, world number 1 b...
Mets C Francisco Alvarez plans to play through pinky fracture
Despite yet another injury, this time a small fracture on the pinky finger of his left hand, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez still intends on playing in the major leagues down the stretch.,Alvarez was on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch and forc...
Astros reinstate slugger Yordan Alvarez from 60-day IL
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies after being sidelined nearly four months due to a fractured right hand.,Alvarez is batting fourth and playing left field on Tuesday.,Alvarez last played on May ...
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...
Braves reinstate 3B Austin Riley from injured list
The Atlanta Braves reinstated third baseman Austin Riley from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,The two-time All-Star landed on the IL on July 12 with a right abdominal strain.,Riley, 28, is batting .274 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 93 games this season. He leads the team in hits (104) and is s...
Mets recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
The New York Mets recalled catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse among several moves on Monday. ,The move comes exactly one month after the Mets sent down Alvarez, 23. At the time of his demotion, he was batting just .236 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 35 games. In 21 games with Syra...
Report: Mets intend to recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
A month after he was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, former top prospect Francisco Alvarez is set to return to the New York Mets, The Athletic reported Sunday.,The Mets intend to recall the 23-year-old catcher from Triple-A ahead of their Monday matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Alvare...
Rockies reinstate SS Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) from IL
The Colorado Rockies reinstated shortstop Ezequiel Tovar from the injured list Friday, while second baseman Thairo Estrada was placed on the IL with a sprained left thumb.,The Rockies announced Friday that Estrada's IL move was officially made on Monday and was retroactive to last Friday.,Tovar, 23,...
Charlotte FC transfer D Joao Pedro, F Iuri Tavares
Charlotte FC announced the transfers of defender Joao Pedro and forward Iuri Tavares on Wednesday.,Pedro, 22, went to Polish top-flight side Radomiak Radom, with Charlotte retaining a 40 percent sell-on clause.,Tavares, 24, headed to Croatian top-flight club NK Varazdin with a 20 percent sell-on cla...
Astros encouraged by exam on slugger Yordan Alvarez (hand)
The right hand pain that Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is currently experiencing is not related to the fracture from earlier this season, the team said Thursday.,Alvarez visited a hand specialist on Wednesday and received two injections in a bid to lessen the inflammation.,"There's no pain d...
Astros concerned after Yordan Alvarez (hand) has setback
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez experienced a setback with his fractured right hand and will see a specialist, general manager Dana Brown told reporters prior to Tuesday's road game against the Colorado Rockies.,Brown said Alvarez will see the specialist on Wednesday.,Alvarez has missed two mo...
Capitals D Martin Fehervary inks $7-year, $42M extension
Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary signed a seven-year, $42 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The extension begins with the 2026-27 season for Fehervary, who will make $2.675 million in the upcoming campaign to complete his existing three-year deal.,"Martin possesses all the core q...
John Tavares signs 4-year extension with Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares signed a four-year contract extension worth $17.52 million on Friday.,Tavares recorded 74 points (38 goals, 36 assists) in 75 games last season with Toronto while playing in the final campaign of a seven-year, $77 million contract.,The 34-year-old Ontario nat...
Mets option slumping C Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A
Once a highly touted prospect, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday in the wake of his offensive struggles this season.,Alvarez, 23, baseball's No. 1 prospect in 2022 who hit 25 home runs as a rookie in 2023, is hitting just .236 with three homers and ...
Carson Hocevar fined $50K for derogatory comments about Mexico City
Driver Carson Hocevar has been fined $50,000 by his race team, Spire Motorsports, and will be required to undergo sensitivity training after he made derogatory comments about Mexico City.,NASCAR's first Cup Series points race outside the United States since 1958 apparently didn't sit well with Hocev...
Orioles minor-leaguer dies at 19 in jet-ski crash
Luis Guevara, a 19-year-old infielder in the Baltimore Orioles' organization, died Sunday in a jet-ski collision in Sarasota, Fla.,The team issued a statement on Tuesday confirming Guevara's death without mentioning the cause.,According to multiple reports, two watercraft, each with two people aboar...
Star promoters confirm Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford fight in September
A long-rumored fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.,Financial terms were not released, nor was the venue.,The promoters of the fight are of equal name value.,Teaming up will be Riyadh Season, th...
Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...
Carson Hocevar shooting for first Cup Series win in native Michigan
Chevrolet driver Carson Hocevar is on the verge of doing something enormous in the NASCAR Cup Series, and he would love to do it this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in the Firekeepers Casino 400 in Brooklyn, Mich.,Hocevar's aim: Winning his first race in NASCAR's most prestigious series.,...
Astros DH Yordan Alvarez dealing with fracture in hand
Houston Astros designated Yordan Alvarez has a "very small fracture" in his right hand that is 60 percent healed, general manager Dana Brown announced on Saturday.,Brown said the fracture wasn't discovered in initial imaging on May 6 because there was too much inflammation and fluid.,"The immediate ...