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Tennessee S Edrees Farooq (knee) ruled out for season
Tennessee starting safety Edrees Farooq will miss the 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon on Friday.,A school spokesman confirmed the extent of Farooq's right knee injury to ESPN on Saturday.,"We stand with Edrees and support him as he begins the recovery process," the Tennessee foot...
A's eager for elusive home winning streak in rematch vs. Rangers
The Athletics haven't won consecutive home games in nearly two months, but they will take a swing at doing so when they face the struggling Texas Rangers on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics ended an eight-game home losing streak with Friday's 8-3 series-opening victory over Te...
Report: Steelers DT Keeanu Benton signs 4-year, $72M extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly signed defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to a four-year, $72 million extension.,ESPN reported Friday night that the deal would make Benton the highest-paid interior defensive lineman in franchise history at $18 million per season.,Benton, 25, started all 17 games last...
Road skid snapped, Royals seek series win against Angels
After grinding out a 7-6 victory in Friday night's series opener, the Kansas City Royals can exhale a little as they try for the series win Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Thanks to a career night from first baseman Jac Caglianone, the Royals snapped a seven-game r...
Red Sox fall on hard times after surge, try to right ship vs. Pirates
The Boston Red Sox have played most of their best baseball away from home this season, but that hasn't been the case on the team's current road trip., ,The visiting Red Sox will enter Saturday's night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-4 record on their seven-game road trip. That include...
Dodgers take aim at Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski in key clash
For all that Jacob Misiorowski has accomplished early in his major league career, earning a win at Dodger Stadium has not been one of them. ,Misiorowski (11-5, 1.76 ERA) will get another chance to tell his LA story in the third game of a four-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Satur...
D-backs' Eduardo Rodriguez strives to shut down Braves
The visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will see if their pitching can continue to slow the Atlanta Braves' bats on Saturday when the teams meet in the second contest of their three-game series.,Arizona recorded a 2-0 victory over Atlanta on Friday in the series opener.,It was the seventh shutout of the s...
Astros aim to stay on right path vs. reeling Mariners
The Houston Astros' opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners served as a microcosm of Houston's up-and-down season.,The Astros rallied from two different two-run deficits and also squandered a three-run lead before recording a 10-7 walk-off victory in 10 innings on Friday.,Houston ...
Reds' Brady Singer eager to regain form vs. Marlins
The Cincinnati Reds remain confident Brady Singer eventually will perform like the first-round pick they acquired two years ago.,Singer is scheduled to start for the Reds on Saturday in the second contest of the three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,He will try to pick up where fello...
Padres visit struggling Guardians in bid for seventh straight win
The San Diego Padres' offense struggled to rally after trailing in games earlier this season, but those days seem like a distant memory now.,The Padres will aim for their seventh straight win when they continue a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,San Diego fel...
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson shows Rays his value in lineup
Baltimore Orioles spark plug Gunnar Henderson demonstrated in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays that wherever he bats in the lineup, he is going to hit. ,After a 4-for-4 night Friday that started oddly when the batting order was announced, Henderson likely will move up from the No. 5 spot...
Mets and patchwork 'pen strive to continue success vs. Nationals
Left-hander Sean Manaea saved his rotation spot -- and maybe his roster spot -- by mounting an impressive midseason turnaround for the New York Mets.,But he's not even the most compelling story among the pitchers on the resurgent Mets.,Manaea and the Mets will look to continue building momentum on S...
Riding high, Rockies try to take down Logan Webb, Giants
The Colorado Rockies have a chance to move out of sole possession of last place in the National League West when they seek a second consecutive road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,A season-high-tying fourth straight win would move the Rockies into a tie with the Giants,...
With Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in protocol, Jays chase series win vs. Yankees
The Toronto Blue Jays aim to continue their drive for a wild-card spot on Saturday afternoon as they bid to clinch their three-game series with the visiting New York Yankees. ,The Blue Jays moved one game out in the congested race for the third wild-card spot in the American League with a 3-1 win in...
Cubs' Matthew Boyd, Cardinals' Michael McGreevy on different paths
The Chicago Cubs boast an 8-1 record in the last nine starts made by Matthew Boyd following the left-hander's return from a torn meniscus on June 25.,The lone blemish wasn't the fault of Boyd, either. He gave up four hits over seven scoreless innings in a game the Cubs lost to the St. Louis Cardinal...
White Sox ride power surge into clash vs. Troy Melton, Tigers
The Chicago White Sox made sure they'd stay in first place this weekend by defeating the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Chicago will look to extend its lead in the American League Central on Saturday afternoon in Detroit.,The White Sox used a power barrage -- four homers -- to secure a 9-5 victory ...
Athletics' Jacob Wilson listed as day-to-day with bruised hand
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, hit by a pitch on his left hand on Friday, is listed as day-to-day after X-rays were negative.,Wilson exited the game against the Texas Rangers in West Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with what the team termed as a contusion. After the Athleti...
Andrew Guiliani targets FIFA prez Gianni Infantino's critics: 'It's politics'
Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and executive director of the White House Task Force for the recently completed World Cup, voiced his support for embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday, calling Infantino's critics jealous.,Infantino has faced widespread c...
Jets QB Geno Smith day-to-day after missing start
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith was scratched from the team's preseason opener on Friday due to an injury, but the ailment isn't believed to be serious.,ESPN reported that Smith was dealing with an ankle injury, while NFL.com reported that the problem was a sore foot.,Following the team's 24-16...
Edwin Diaz struggles again, but Dodgers hold off Brewers
Andy Pages hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning, right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had nine strikeouts over six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 3-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Yamamoto (12-7) gave up one run on four hits with two walks as the Dodgers mo...