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Mets clip Angels 6-3 for series sweep
Pete Alonso belted a three-run homer Wednesday and Sean Manaea worked five effective innings as the New York Mets stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 6-3 to polish off a three-game sweep.,Manaea (1-1) allowed just two hits and a run, walking two and fanning five in his third appearance (second s...
Bucs WR Chris Godwin no guarantee Week 1
Slot receiver Chris Godwin is on the physically unable to perform list and it's too early for Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles to declare his status for Week 1 of the regular season in September. ,Godwin, 29, is itching to get back on the field. He spent the past nine months working to be ready, re...
Texans taking S Jimmie Ward's status 'day by day'
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the team is letting the legal process play out while staying in communication with the league about the status of safety Jimmie Ward, who was arrested last month on a felony assault family violence charge.,Ward was in the building as the Texans report...
Bills GM throws support behind accused first-round pick Maxwell Hairston
Bills general manager Billy Beane is going to bat for first-round pick Maxwell Hairston Jr. ,The 30th overall pick in April, Hairston was sued by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Hairston at the University of Kentucky in 2021.,Beane made it a personal mission to meet Hairston's close...
Tickets sold out for 'Chapel Bill' Belichick's debut season at North Carolina
The debut season of coach Bill Belichick at North Carolina is a home sellout.,The university announced Wednesday that all season and single-game tickets at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill have been sold.,The school, instead, is directing fans seeking tickets to SeatGeek, the official resale marketplace...
Jannik Sinner rehires fitness coach who played role in doping ban
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner rehired Umberto Ferrara as his fitness coach just under a year after firing him for his role in his doping case.,Sinner, the reigning Wimbledon champion, parted ways with Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi following the investigation into his two positive tests for c...
Cardinals DFA veteran hurler Erick Fedde
The St. Louis Cardinals designated veteran right-hander Erick Fedde for assignment on Wednesday. ,The Cardinals recalled rookie right-hander Andre Granillo from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. ,Fedde, 32, is 3-10 with a 5.22 ERA in 20 starts this season, his second with the Cardinals. He's...
Twins place RHP David Festa (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher David Festa on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of right shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Twins recalled rookie right-hander Travis Adams from Triple-A St. Paul.,Festa, 25, last pitched on ...
NASCAR to hold street race at San Diego naval base
NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will hold events at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego next year, marking the circuit's first-ever racing events at an active military base. ,The street races will be held June 19-21, 2026, culminating with the Cup Series race. The races coincide with the 250th anniv...
LIV Golf players slam 'mockery' of world rankings system
Lee Westwood's tie for 34th at The Open Championship vaulted him 3,759 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking.,Now at No. 930, Westwood is now back ahead of his son, Sam, a mini-tour player who currently sits 2,759th. That served as Exhibit 1 for the Englishman's rant against the world rankings sy...
Vikings LT Christian Darrisaw (ACL, MCL) cleared for camp
Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw will not begin training camp on a restricted list, signaling his rapid recovery from torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and a positive omen as Minnesota introduces another new starting quarterback.,Darrisaw is already active in individual an...
DC Defenders promote Shannon Harris to head coach
The DC Defenders removed the interim tag on Wednesday and named Shannon Harris as the head coach of the UFL team.,Harris served as the interim head coach this past season and guided the Defenders to the 2025 UFL Championship. He was named the recipient of the 2025 UFL Buddy Teevens Coach of the Year...
Bengals to play QB Joe Burrow 'more than ever' in preseason
Training camp plans call for no limits on Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who has thrown a total of eight passes in preseason games the past four years.,But limiting Burrow in July and August in recent years might have been a factor in the troubling trend of slow starts, head coach Zac Taylor explai...
Charlie Woods out at U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
Charlie Woods did not qualify to move on to the match play rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in Dallas.,The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods shot rounds of 81 and 74 for a 14-over 155 during stroke play Monday and Tuesday. Match play began Wednesday morning.,The tournament began with 264 ...
Boston Fleet announce Kris Sparre as head coach
Kris Sparre is the new head coach of the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League.,He is the second coach in the club's young history. He replaces Courtney Kessel, who was hired in June to coach the Princeton women's hockey team. In the Fleet's first two seasons, they were 27-19-8 unde...
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba out of All-Star Game
Major League Soccer revealed its roster of the 29 players available for selection in the All-Star Game on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.,Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Jordi Alba are not on the list, however. Messi, the league's co-leading scorer and reigning MVP, and Alba initially we...
Tua Tagovailoa: Tyreek Hill rebuilding trust with QB, Dolphins
Before Tyreek Hill can run a nine route or post pattern, his quarterback and Miami Dolphins' teammates are eager to cover some other ground. ,Tua Tagovailoa said Hill is starting to rebuild relationships left somewhere between fractured and entirely flamed when the 31-year-old wide receiver removed ...
Texans place RB Joe Mixon (ankle) on non-football injury list
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list Wednesday.,A Pro Bowl selection during his first season in Houston, Mixon has yet to participate in practice during organized team activities and minicamp due to an ankle injury.,Mixon, who turns 29 on Thursday, rushed ...
Jaguars start Travis Hunter at WR, CB reps coming soon
On the first day of training camp, the answer to questions regarding whether Travis Hunter would play offense or defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars was unchanged. ,Both. ,Hunter was an early arrival on the practice field in a bright teal No. 12 jersey, the color signifying he'd play with the offen...
Dolphins OL Bayron Matos airlifted to hospital after injury in practice
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos sustained an undisclosed injury late in the team's first training camp practice and was transported to a local hospital via helicopter.,Matos, 24, is in stable condition, per the team.,Born in the Dominican Republic, Matos joined the NFL International Pl...