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Reports: Texans S Jalen Pitre gets $39M extension
The Houston Texans and safety Jalen Pitre agreed to terms on a three-year, $39 million contract extension, multiple outlets reported Friday.,A second-round pick in 2022, Pitre posted 65 tackles, eight passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble in 12 starts last season before sustaining ...
Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher rides momentum into Philadelphia
Zaccharie Risacher continues to prove the doubters wrong.,The 20-year-old Atlanta forward will look to build off a career-high scoring performance when the Hawks visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,As the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, Risacher faced plenty of skeptics, even while deliver...
Offense may be scarce when Red Sox visit White Sox
"Let's get some runs" is typically the domain of Chicago's North Side, where it's a common refrain at Wrigley Field should the Cubs be trailing at the seventh-inning stretch.,A weekend series between the host Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox could use an infusion of offense, though.,The White So...
Red Sox push across two runs in 10th to beat Blue Jays
Trevor Story's groundout to second in the 10th inning drove in David Hamilton with the game-winning run as the Boston Red Sox earned a 4-3 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.,George Springer's sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th scored Andres Gimenez to give the Blue Jays a 3-2...
NFL draft prospect Isaiah Bond surrenders on sexual assault warrant
Wide receiver Isaiah Bond, a prospect in this month's NFL draft, turned himself in to police in Frisco, Texas, on a sexual assault warrant on Thursday.,Bond posted bail and was released. He posted a statement to Instagram to deny that he committed the act.,"Regarding the accusation made against me, ...
Steven Kwan has 4 hits, 4 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox
Steven Kwan went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, Gavin Williams threw five quality innings and the Cleveland Guardians posted a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.,Williams (1-0) allowed one run on three hits, striking out seven and walking two, while Kyle M...
White Sox place C Korey Lee, OF Mike Tauchman on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed catcher Korey Lee and outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list Thursday.,Lee, 26, was helped off the field after rolling his left ankle in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 3-2 loss at Cleveland.,Lee is batting .333 with two doubles and one RBI in nine games thi...
Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt looks to extend misery for Red Sox
After being swept by the New York Mets last weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays will aim to finish a sweep of their own when they conclude a four-game road series against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon.,Toronto set up the opportunity for its second sweep in three series with a 2-1 Wednesday win...
Guardians eye sweep of skidding, ailing White Sox
It's been far from pretty, but the Cleveland Guardians are finding ways to win games -- albeit at the expense of the reeling Chicago White Sox.,Following a second straight one-run victory, the Guardians will look to sweep the three-game home set and hand the White Sox an eighth consecutive loss on T...
Blue Jays pitchers fan 14 in 11-inning win over Red Sox
Bo Bichette hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th before Nick Sandlin pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the frame, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.,After trading single first-inning runs, neither team scored until Toron...
Guardians strike early, withstand late rally to beat White Sox
Jhonkensy Noel delivered an RBI single for one of his two hits, Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Guardians cut down Chicago's Mike Tauchman, who pulled up with an injury before reaching home plate, for the final out of their 3-2 victory over the visiting White Sox.,Noel's two hits and Santan...
76ers G Tyrese Maxey (finger) to miss rest of season
Philadelphia star guard Tyrese Maxey will miss the remainder of the season after reinjuring his sprained right finger, causing pain and swelling, the 76ers announced Wednesday.,A recent MRI confirmed the extent of the injury that occurred as Maxey was ramping up an attempt to return to play before t...
Rangers down Cubs 6-2 behind Corey Seager’s 2 HRs
Corey Seager hit two home runs, Jonah Heim added a two-run blast and Tyler Mahle was sterling on the mound as the visiting Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the series finale.,Texas, which came into the three-game set carrying a five-game winning streak, salvaged ...
White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi (adductor strain) heads to IL
The slumping Chicago White Sox now will have to make do without one of their best hitters as outfielder Andrew Benintendi was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 7, Wednesday with a left adductor strain.,The 30-year-old Benintendi was removed from Sunday's game in the fifth innin...
JT Toppin spurns draft, announces return to Texas Tech
Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin announced Wednesday that he's returning to Texas Tech for his junior season. ,He made the announcement with two words on Instagram: "I'm Back.",<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin, the Big 12 Player ...
Rangers put OF Wyatt Langford (oblique) on injured list
The Texas Rangers will be without leading slugger Wyatt Langford for a while after placing the outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right oblique strain.,He exited Tuesday's 10-6 road loss to the Chicago Cubs after batting in the seventh inning. He finished 2-for-4 with a double ...
Woeful Wizards, 76ers hope to end season on positive notes
Give Lonnie Walker IV credit for repeatedly looking for a positive in an otherwise negative season for the Philadelphia 76ers.,With losses in 12 games in a row and in 27 of their past 30, the 76ers (23-56) will attempt to stop the skid on Wednesday night when they visit the Wizards (17-62) in Washin...
George Springer, Blue Jays bid to fluster Red Sox again
George Springer will be looking to remain hot at the plate when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in the third contest of a four-game series.,Springer collected two hits, including a solo home run against Boston starter Garrett Crochet, during Toronto's 6-1 victory over Bos...
White Sox turn to Sean Burke to halt skid vs. Guardians
The Chicago White Sox have been getting more than they bargained for from their young starting pitchers.,They'll see if Sean Burke can continue the trend when he takes the mound against the host Cleveland Guardians in the middle contest of their three-game series on Wednesday.,Fellow rookie right-ha...
Nigma Galaxy nosedive on Day 2 of ESL One Raleigh
After finishing as the only perfect team after the first day of group play at the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event, Nigma Galaxy dropped both of their games Tuesday on Day 2 and slid down to fourth place in Group A.,Nigma opened the day falling 2-0 to Team Spirit, though in a pair of lengthy battles -- ...