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Panthers place LB Nic Scourton (knee) on season-ending IR
Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Scourton's season is over before it began.,The Panthers placed Scourton on injured reserve on Friday, one day after he injured his right knee on a wet field during the team's first practice of training camp.,Multiple media outlets reported Scourton sustained a torn A...
Reports: Duke-Michigan game canceled over broadcast dispute
A blockbuster nonconference game between national champion Michigan and Duke, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been canceled, multiple outlets reported Friday. ,The game was set to be played at Madison Square Garden and streamed on Prime Video as part of a three-game agreement with the Blue Devils. Instea...
Reds get first look at Cardinals RHP Dustin May
With both sides attempting to gain ground in the National League wild-card race, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Cardinals have dropped five of seven games since the All-Star break and sit 1 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamo...
Twins ride momentum into homestand opener against Athletics
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.,Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host...
Guardians seek clutch hits in series opener vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to put one of their more frustrating losses of the season behind them when they begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays have the best record in the American League and own a two-game lead over the New York Yank...
Stumbling Padres hope set with skidding Marlins can spark turnaround
The San Diego Padres continue to invest heavily in their roster, but they still haven't seen many dividends.,After dropping five of seven coming out of the All-Star break to match their low mark on the season at three games under .500, the Padres will try to turn things around when they continue the...
Historic streak snapped, Red Sox attempt to bounce back vs. Blue Jays
All good things must come to an end.,For the Boston Red Sox, that meant the end of a franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak.,The quest for a new streak begins on Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays enter for the start of a three-game weekend series.,"All of us knew that it was going to end ...
Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles
The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season.,They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.,"A stretch of 17 straight (days with games) when you're trying to protect yo...
D-backs, Nats open set with eyes on wild-card race, trade deadline
The National League wild-card race takes center stage when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Though the calendar still reads July, both teams are in the wild-card mix and trying to determine whether to be buyers or sellers ahead o...
Royals aim to extend record of success vs. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Fresh off his best performance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal will try to keep his team on a roll against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday evening.,The Tigers won the opener of the four-game series 4-3 on Thur...
Reports: USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter leaving Vancouver for Middlesbrough
Sebastian Berhalter, who has made his stripes in North America, both as a member of the United States men's national soccer team in international play and as a seven-year MLS veteran, is set to head across the pond,Multiple reports on Thursday revealed that the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder is in t...
World Cup helps propel Peacock to record subscribers
Peacock, a Comcast streaming service under the NBC umbrella, gained record numbers of subscribers thanks in part to its airing of the World Cup, Comcast reported on Thursday.,The streaming service this summer aired live Telemundo's Spanish-language coverage of the World Cup. The event being hosted i...
Unlucky Stampeders aim to end Blue Bombers' 3-game win streak
The hard-luck Calgary Stampeders will try to snap the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers' three-game winning streak on Friday night.,Calgary (2-4) has the CFL's highest-scoring offense at 37.7 points per game yet is two games behind West division rival Winnipeg (4-2), which is averaging nearly two touchdown...
Dodgers visit White House, give World Series ring to President Trump
For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a World Series championship with a visit to the White House on Thursday in Washington.,"I'm thrilled to say welcome back to the White House," President Donald Trump said in a Rose Garden gathering, adding, "and maybe I'll see you again...
Rangers, Mariners set to battle for AL West lead
First place in the American League West will be on the line when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers open a four-game series Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers hold a half-game lead over the defending division champion Mariners, who are two games behind streaking Boston in the chase for the ...
Mark Cuban group buys minority stake in A’s
Mark Cuban's private-equity firm has purchased a minority stake in the Athletics, culminating Cuban's longstanding desire to obtain an ownership stake in a baseball club while giving the Athletics a long-sought-after minority owner.,Harbinger Sports Partners, led by Cuban and Atlanta Falcons minorit...
Fire transfer high-scoring Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey
The Chicago Fire sent star striker Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey of Liga MX for a multimillion-dollar transfer fee, the MLS club announced Thursday.,Cuypers, 29, departed for a $7.5 million transfer fee plus $500,000 in add-ons, according to The Athletic. The Belgian's exit opens a designated player ...
Report: WNBA union increases All-Star prize money
WNBA players earned a financial windfall thanks to their new collective bargaining agreement with the league, and a select few individuals are set to earn even more extra dough this weekend.,The WNBAPA is set to provide an additional $170,000 in prize money to the standouts at this weekend's 3-point...
LIV Golf captain says team championship 'highly unlikely' to take place
Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer said it is "highly unlikely" that next month's team championship will take place amid LIV Golf's pursuit of investors to keep the league going in 2027.,The league returned Thursday for the opening round of LIV Golf United Kingdom following a hiatus since early J...
Dodgers have held up their end, Mets haven't in build up to their series
The New York Mets return home for the first time since the All-Star break, starting a three-game series Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.,What many expected to be a possible playoff preview will be anything but that between the two largest payrolls in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers roll into ...