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No. 1 2025 LB Jonah Williams commits to Texas
Five-star linebacker Jonah Williams, the No. 1 player at his position in the 2025 class, announced a commitment to the University of Texas on Saturday night.,Williams chose the Longhorns over other finalists LSU, Oregon, Texas A&M and Southern California. He cited the coaches, led by head coach Stev...
Zac Gallen befuddles Red Sox hitters as Diamondbacks win
Zac Gallen tossed six scoreless innings to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Gallen (10-6) limited Boston to two hits, struck out nine and walked four. Boston's only hits against Gallen were singles by Connor Wong and Rafael Devers.,The Diam...
Lynx to retire jersey of Hall of Famer Maya Moore
The Minnesota Lynx will retire the jersey number of former great Maya Moore during Saturday night's home game against the Indiana Fever.,Moore's No. 23 jersey will be raised to the rafters of the Target Center, honoring one of the greats in franchise as well as WNBA history.,"I am so excited to be a...
NFL roundup: Jack Plummer, Panthers outlast Bills
Jack Plummer completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers held off the Buffalo Bills for a 31-26 victory in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams., ,Plummer gave Carolina (1-2) a 31-19 lead when he found Jalen Coker for a ...
Nationals place CF Alex Call (foot) on injured list
The Washington Nationals placed center fielder Alex Call on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a foot injury, while catcher Drew Millas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester.,Call, 29, was diagnosed with a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot.,In 30 games this season, Call was batti...
No. 1 2025 LB Jonah Williams to announce commitment
Five-star linebacker Jonah Williams, the No. 1 player at his position in the 2025 class, intends to announce his college commitment Saturday night.,Fan bases of his finalists -- Texas, LSU, Oregon, Texas A&M and Southern California -- are awaiting the decision.,The 6-foot-3, 203-pound Williams is fr...
Rested Fever look to keep Napheesa Collier, Lynx at bay
The Indiana Fever began the season on a blistering streak of nine games in 17 days. ,Indiana's 26 games were more than any other team before the month-long Olympic break. Since returning, the Fever (13-15) played two games in three days before getting a six-day rest that ends Saturday against the Mi...
Tigers, Tarik Skubal seek to continue season spell on White Sox
An old saying goes that momentum in baseball is the next day's starting pitcher. ,Could the Detroit Tigers' defense have the team adding a new wrinkle when they visit the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night? ,Yes, clutch hitting propelled the Tigers to a 5-2 victory in Friday's series opener, as Det...
High-octane Diamondbacks chase series win vs. Red Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to extend their winning streak to five games Saturday afternoon when they face the host Boston Red Sox in the middle contest of a three-game series., ,Arizona entered the series having scored the most runs in the majors and showed why during a 12-2 triumph on Fr...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx down Aces for second straight game
Napheesa Collier outdueled A'ja Wilson in a battle of Most Valuable Player candidates as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Collier extended her red-hot return from the Olympic break by scoring 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the floor and colle...
Tigers stay hot, slip by woeful White Sox
Matt Vierling had two hits and two RBIs, including a go-ahead, run-scoring single in the seventh inning, to lift the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Detroit won for the eighth time in 11 games. Riley Greene added a pair of hits while four pitchers combined ...
Eugenio Suarez grand slam highlights Diamondbacks' rout of Red Sox
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the...
Galaxy could introduce Marco Reus vs. Atlanta United
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to maintain their place atop the Western Conference standings when they host an Atlanta United side fighting for its playoff lives on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (14-5-7, 49 points) are coming off a break of more than two weeks following their round of...
Double play: Danny Jansen to catch for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox
Danny Jansen started a June 26 game in Boston at catcher for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Two months later, he'll resume it on the side of history.,Jansen, now with the Red Sox, will be the first baseball player ever to appear for both teams in the same game when Boston and Toronto continue their...
Red Sox prospect suspended 56 games for PED violation
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Anthony Felix received a 56-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a banned substance, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The 20-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.,Feli...
Tigers look to keep playoff hopes alive vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander Keider Montero has faced all but one of the club's American League Central rivals.,That's set to change Friday as the Tigers visit the Chicago White Sox, who are trying to win consecutive games for the first time since late June.,Montero (4-5, 5.28 ERA) will aim to...
Rangers eager to spoil Guardians' playoff hopes
A year ago, the Texas Rangers were making their playoff push that ultimately led to a World Series triumph.,Now, the underachieving Rangers look to finish strong and damage the Cleveland Guardians' slim lead in the American League Central. ,After their first series victory in nearly a month, the vis...
Falcons, Complexity, Virtus.pro advance at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown
Team Falcons, Complexity Gaming and Virtus.pro earned 2-0 sweeps in their first matches of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown on Thursday.,Team Falcons got by M80, Complexity eliminated Metizport and Virtus.pro did the same to Zero Tenacity to advance to the quarterfinals.,The $135,000 Counter-Strike:...
Lynx look to get better of Aces once again this season
Does the WNBA have a new favorite on the rise in the West?, ,The Las Vegas Aces may be the two-time defending champions, but the Minnesota Lynx have gotten the better of them in each of their past two meetings. Now the Aces have been dealt double-digit losses in two of their past three games while t...
Broncos QB Bo Nix continues climb up OROY favorites
It took Bo Nix only two preseason games to convince head coach Sean Payton to entrust the rookie quarterback with the keys to the Denver Broncos offense to begin the regular season.,With Payton's announcement that Nix will start at Seattle on Sept. 8, the odds of the former Oregon signal-caller winn...