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Elizabeth Szokol shoots 63, shares ShopRite LPGA Classic lead
Elizabeth Szokol birdied her first five holes and seven of her first nine en route to an 8-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead on Friday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.,Seeking her first solo title on the LPGA Tour, Szokol is joined atop the leaderboard by South Korea's Ilhee...
Athletics place C Shea Langeliers (oblique) on IL
The Athletics placed catcher Shea Langeliers on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left oblique strain.,Langeliers was injured during a sixth-inning at-bat in a 14-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. He grabbed his left side after fouling off a pitch.,Catcher Jhonny Pereda was recalled ...
Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes to have Tommy John surgery
Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John surgery, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo revealed Friday.,Burnes injured his right (throwing) elbow Sunday against the Washington Nationals and left during the fifth inning. He was placed on the injured list Tuesday with what was termed elbow inflamma...
Fever coach Stephanie White could miss game vs. Sky
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White missed practice for personal reasons on Friday and her status for Saturday's road game against the Chicago Sky is unclear.,White didn't travel with the team on Friday. It's feasible she could travel to Chicago on her own on Saturday.,Assistant coach Austin Kelly w...
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.,...
Texas Tech star NiJaree Canady to earn $1.2M in 2026
Texas Tech star softball pitcher NiJaree Canady will make $1.2 million in a name, image and likeness deal to play for the school in 2026 after leading the team to the Women's College World Series.,Canady is making $1 million this season in her first season with the Red Raiders. She will be on the mo...
One day after bullpen meltdown, Braves recall RHP Craig Kimbrel
Former Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is set to rejoin the club where it all began after the nine-time All-Star was recalled to the Atlanta Braves from Triple-A Gwinnett.,Kimbrel, 37, spent his first five major league seasons with the Braves, collecting 186 saves while leading the National Leag...
Avs F Logan O'Connor to miss 5-6 months after hip surgery
Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor underwent hip surgery Friday and is expected to miss 5 to 6 months that will potentially keep him out until December.,In 80 games during the 2024-25 season, O'Connor had 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) and finished 29th in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trop...
Tiger-Cats, Stampeders clash after last-place 2024 seasons
Bo Levi Mitchell takes aim at his 100th career regular-season victory when the quarterback's Hamilton Tiger-Cats face the host Calgary Stampeders in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.,Mitchell will be making his 141st career start and would be fastest to reach 100 with a victory. The curr...
Reds return 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand from IL
The Cincinnati Reds reinstated first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the injured list Friday, while catcher Austin Wynns was designated for assignment.,Encarnacion-Strand, 25, has been out with a back injury after batting .158 with two home runs and five RBIs in 15 games. In 107 games for ...
Dodgers recall LHP Justin Wrobleski amid staff injury crush
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski to start in Friday's series opener on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Landon Knack was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.,Wrobleski, 24, was 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA in two appearances (one sta...
Storm and Mercury tangle for third time this season
By now, Phoenix and Seattle should know each other well.,The Mercury and Storm will meet for the third time this season when they play in Phoenix on Saturday. They split the first two games.,The rivalry runs deep. The teams have met six times in the playoffs, and Phoenix (6-3) is off to its best sta...
White Sox promote top catching prospect Kyle Teel
The Chicago White Sox called up catcher Kyle Teel from Triple-A Charlotte before Friday's series opener against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Teel, 23, is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the White Sox system and No. 26 overall in baseball by MLB.com. He has yet to make his major league debut.,Tee...
Sky put modest win streak on line against Fever
Saturday's matchup between the host Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever could be without two of the top three picks from the 2024 WNBA Draft.,While Fever guard and No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark remains out with a quad injury, Sky center and No. 3 pick Kamilla Cardoso is dealing with shoulder soreness and recen...
Phil Mickelson: 'Likelihood' this will be final U.S. Open
Not wanting to close all doors, six-time U.S. Open runner-up Phil Mickelson admitted that next week probably will be his last chance at winning the event that has brought him so much heartache.,Mickelson has won six major championships, including the Masters three times, and showed in 2021 that he d...
New coaches test mettle as Elks visit BC Lions
Edmonton's Mark Kilam and BC's Buck Pierce will both make their CFL head-coaching debuts when the Elks visit the Lions for Saturday's season opener in Vancouver.,It also will be the CFL's first opening-week game since 1968 featuring two Canadian starting quarterbacks: Edmonton's Tre Ford and BC's Na...
Report: Knicks want to interview Mavs coach Jason Kidd
The New York Knicks plan to formally request permission to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd for their coaching vacancy, NBA insider Marc Stein reported Friday.,The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday despite reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25...
Improved Aces set for first visit to expansion Valkyries
After an up-and-down start to the season for the Las Vegas Aces, reigning MVP A'ja Wilson leads the two-time WNBA champions into San Francisco on Saturday afternoon to face the expansion Golden State Valkyries.,The Aces (4-2) opened the 2025 WNBA season with a double-digit defeat to the New York Lib...
F Alex Carpenter signs with expansion Seattle
PWHL Seattle signed forward Alex Carpenter to a one-year contract on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Carpenter, a silver medalist with the United States Olympic team in both 2014 and 2022.,Carpenter, 31, recorded 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists) -- including 18 (five goals...
Jackie Robinson mural in Miami defaced with hate speech
Miami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs this week.,The vandalism in the city's Overtown neighborhood was reported Monday to police, who told The Athletic on Friday that they are investigating the incident as a hate cr...