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Report: Astros finalizing deal with OF Jason Heyward
The Houston Astros are finalizing a deal to sign free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward, MLB.com reported Tuesday.,Heyward, a 15-year veteran, was designated for assignment last week by the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Astros, who enter play Tuesday with a 3 1/2-game lead on the Seattle Mariners in the Ame...

Rutgers has high hopes ahead of opener vs. Howard
Greg Schiano may have his most talented team in years, and between that and a softer schedule than usual, expectations in New Jersey are on the rise.,The veteran Rutgers coach will lead the Scarlet Knights into their season opener Thursday against FCS visitors Howard in Piscataway, N.J.,The Big Ten ...

Rutgers has high hopes as it prepares to host FCS foe Howard in opener
Greg Schiano may have his most talented team in years, and between that and a softer schedule than usual, expectations in New Jersey are on the rise.,The veteran Rutgers coach will lead the Scarlet Knights into their season opener Thursday against FCS visitors Howard in Piscataway, N.J.,The Big Ten ...
Three NBA Coaches Facing Most Pressure in 2024
As the 2024 NBA Preseason nears, these three coaches are under the most pressure, especially after Joe Mazzulla proved how easy it is to coach in the NBA....

Stewart Cink wins Ally to clinch first PGA Tour Champions title
Stewart Cink shot a 6-under-par 66 and ran away with the Ally Challenge for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions on Sunday in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The highlights of Cink's bogey-free round included a lengthy downhill birdie putt at No. 5 and three short birdie putts on the back nine (Nos. 11, 13 an...

EDward Gaming jolt Heretics, win Valorant Champions 2024 title
EDward Gaming recorded a 3-2 victory over Team Heretics on Sunday to win the Valorant Champions 2024 title and $1 million first-place prize.,Team Heretics claimed $400,000 as the runner-up in the tournament.,EDward Gaming's Yongkang "ZmjjKK" Zheng of China was named the MVP of the playoffs.,<blockqu...

Stewart Cink grabs 3-stroke lead at Ally Challenge in Michigan
Stewart Cink got his Saturday off to a rousing start with an eagle on the par-5 first, then put together a flawless rest of his round to shoot a 6-under-par 66 and grab the lead by three strokes at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The 51-year-old has four top-10 finishes this season but no c...

Dodgers designate outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment
The Los Angeles Dodgers designated 15-year veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment on Thursday.,The former All-Star, who turned 35 this month, is batting .208 with six homers and 28 RBIs in 63 games in 2024.,Heyward is a career .257 hitter with 180 homers and 709 RBIs in 1,766 games with the...

Aces star A'ja Wilson wins WNBA community award
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson received the WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award on Wednesday.,The two-time MVP and two-time champion was honored for her dedication and positive impact on the community.,Wilson, 28, played for Staley for four seasons at South Carolina before becoming the No...

Delaware State scrambles after missed flight to Hawaii
Delaware State football's long trip to face Hawaii in the team's season opener just got longer.,The Star-Advertiser in Honolulu reported Tuesday that the Hornets missed their scheduled 10.5-hour flight to the city because of what was termed "a bus snafu" as the team attempted to reach John F. Kenned...

Transfer Will Howard named starting QB at Ohio State
Transfer quarterback Will Howard has won the starting job at Ohio State.,"We're really excited about Will. He has really taken command of the offense," Buckeyes coach Ryan Day told reporters Thursday.,Howard beat out Devin Brown, a four-star quarterback in the 2022 class who last season lost the com...

Twins RHP Joe Ryan (shoulder) out 'weeks to months'
Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined "weeks to months" with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday.,An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday's start against the Chicago Cubs in the thir...

D-backs' task: Cool Phillies' sizzling Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Schwarber is heating up his power bat at a good time for the Philadelphia Phillies.,Schwarber has gone deep five times in the past four games, topped by the second three-homer game of his career, as the Phillies enter the opener of a four-game series on Thursday against the streaking Arizona Di...

Team USA trounces Puerto Rico, clinches No. 1 seed in quarters
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and the United States finished 3-0 in Group C pool play with a solid 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico on Saturday at Lille, France.,Joel Embiid added 15 points and Kevin Durant had 11 as the United States earned the No. 1 seed for the knockout rou...

Chiefs' Clyde Edwards-Helaire opens up about PTSD diagnosis
Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire revealed over social media that he has experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for over 5 1/2 years.,On Thursday, Edwards-Helaire shed light on the dark times he has experienced by going through PTSD -- such as flashbacks, nightmar...

Gordon Hayward, 34, retires after 14 NBA seasons
All-Star forward Gordon Hayward announced his retirement Thursday after 14 NBA seasons with four teams.,Hayward, 34, averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists over 835 games (649 starts) from 2010-24.,"It's been an incredible ride and I'm so grateful to everyone who helped me achieve more t...

Twins reliever Brock Stewart (shoulder) returns to IL
The Minnesota Twins placed right-handed reliever Brock Stewart on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right shoulder strain.,Stewart, 32, came off the 60-day IL (right shoulder tendinitis) on July 24. He has a 5.17 ERA with no decisions in 16 relief appearances this season.,He is 8-3 with a 4.9...

Alabama's Jalen Milroe, Georgia's Carson Beck on Maxwell Award Watch List
Quarterbacks Jalen Milroe of Alabama and Carson Beck of Georgia are among five returning semifinalists on the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List for outstanding player in college football.,The list of 80 players, released Monday by the Maxwell Football Club, includes three other 2023 semifinalists: Liber...

Belal Muhammad snatches welterweight title at UFC 304
Belal Muhammad stole the welterweight title from Leon Edwards on Saturday night, winning by unanimous decision in their main event bout at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. ,Muhammad (23-3-0) and Edwards (22-4-0) had met back on March 13, 2021, but that fight ended in a no contest because Edwards acci...

Twins reinstate RHP Brock Stewart from 60-day IL
The Minnesota Twins reinstated relief pitcher Brock Stewart from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 32-year-old right-hander has missed the Twins' past 70 games with tendinitis in his pitching shoulder.,Stewart posted a 0.68 ERA with no decisions and seven holds in 13 relief appearances befor...