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Reports: NFL pushing Rashee Rice six-game ban beginning Week 1
Rashee Rice could be suspended six games effective immediately if the Chiefs wide receiver agrees to accept terms of the NFL ban, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Rice and the league are set for a disciplinary hearing Sept. 30 in New York, but could meet prior to that if the 25-year-old accepts the terms of...
Golf Glance: Elite LPGA field takes center stage at TPC Boston
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,LPGA TOUR ,LAST TOURNAMENT: CPKC Women's Open (Brooke Henderson),THIS WEEK: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 28-31,Course: TPC Boston (Par 72, 6,533 Yards),Purse: $4.1M (Winner: ...
Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson to return vs. Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins returned right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.,Woods Richardson was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 4 with an illness.,He allowed four runs (three earn...
Lisa Leslie advises Fever to shut down Caitlin Clark
Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie advised the Indiana Fever to resist the urge to play Caitlin Clark the rest of the 2025 season. ,Clark remains limited in practice and there is no timetable for her to be back in the Fever lineup. She has missed 16 games in a row since a right groin injury on July 15. Cl...
Dolphins GM: RB De'Von Achane to play in season opener
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane is expected to be ready for the season opener against the host Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 7, general manager Chris Grier announced Wednesday.,Achane, who has been battling a calf injury, was held out of the last two preseason contests. He also did not parti...
U.S captain Keegan Bradley resists pull of playing in Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley stuck with the job he was assigned, resisting the role he dreamed of, and will not be a playing captain at the Ryder Cup next month.,Bradley, 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking, announced Wednesday the six captain's picks for the Ryder Cup to complete his 12-man roster for the 20...
Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa among 6 Ryder Cup captain's picks
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley will not compete in the event next month, failing to include himself in the six captain's picks.,Instead, he announced Wednesday that Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns will join the six automatic qualifiers...
Bills to add familiar face, S Jordan Poyer, to practice squad
Safety Jordan Poyer is back with the Bills, signing a deal to join Buffalo's practice squad on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported. ,Poyer, 34, spent last season with the Miami Dolphins but was a key figure in the Buffalo secondary from 2017-23. ,Poyer was a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and a Pro Bo...
The NBA Is Boring Now, But One Warriors Move Could Ignite Chaos
Golden State could reshape the NBA with one move: dangling its 2028 pick swap. Here’s how Jonathan Kuminga and league egos make it possible....
Ex-NFL QB Jay Cutler gets jail time in DUI plea deal
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler is scheduled to report to jail in Tennessee on Sept. 29 after accepting a plea deal in a case involving DUI and gun charges.,Cutler, 42, entered a guilty plea to driving under the influence in court on Tuesday. He was arrested Oct. 17, 2024, after his Dodge Ram truc...
No. 15 Florida begins tough 2025 slate vs. Long Island
With a daunting Southeastern Conference road to travel awaiting him, Florida Gators coach Billy Napier knows his team's success this season in the powerhouse conference hinges on the development of quarterback DJ Lagway. ,Napier will lead the No. 15 Gators into their season opener Saturday night, be...
Vikings trade picks to reunite with Panthers WR Adam Thielen
Minnesota parted with two draft picks to reunite with Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen on Wednesday.,The Panthers will receive a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick in the deal, with the Vikings receiving a seventh-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-rounder in 2027.,The ...
Reports: Lions trade WR Tim Patrick to Jaguars
Wide receiver Tim Patrick was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who will send a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft to the Detroit Lions in a swap reported by multiple outlets on Wednesday. ,Patrick caught 33 passes and scored three TDs with the Lions last season after missing the previous two seas...
Coming off game with 'a good feel for it,' Giants host Cubs again
It might be too late for a playoff push, but San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin hopes his team can continue its impressive recent form when it goes for a second straight home win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.,On a day that started with bad news, the Giants enjoyed a game Melvin note...
High-flying A's look to sweep Tigers
This season got away from the Athletics when they lost 20 of 21 games to fall 17 games below .500 in early June.,But two-plus months later, the Athletics are one of the hotter teams in the majors, and the American League-leading Detroit Tigers are finding it out on an up-close basis.,The soaring A's...
Yordan Alvarez, Astros aim to pick up steam vs. Rockies
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez returned from a 100-game stint on the injured list Tuesday and finished 0-for-2 with a pair of walks in the Astros' 6-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies. ,The teams will play the second contest of their three-game interleague series on Wednesday night in Houston.,The Astr...
Dodgers look for Shohei Ohtani to improve vs. Reds
His two-way prowess already has been deemed legendary, although the Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping Shohei Ohtani can show signs of improvement when he takes the mound Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds., ,Ohtani (0-1, 4.61 ERA) had his worst start in ...
Angels' Jack Kochanowicz to return from minors to face Rangers
The Texas Rangers are hanging around in the race for a wild-card spot in the American League.,They will look to stay in that mode when they clash with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Angels will send right-hander Jack Kochanow...
D-backs' Ryne Nelson faces Brewers in quest of overdue victory
The visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will turn to right-hander Ryne Nelson against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night as Arizona tries to bounce back from tough losses in the first two games of the series. ,Nelson (6-3, 3.63 ERA) will oppose right-hander Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44), who has won h...
Pirates hope to keep rolling against Cardinals
After languishing as the lowest-scoring team in the majors this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally have picked up their offensive pace, scoring 32 runs during a five-game span.,The Pirates will try to extend that roll Wednesday as their four-game series with the Cardinals continues in St. Louis....