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Red Sox acquire reliever Lucas Sims from Reds
The Boston Red Sox acquired reliever Lucas Sims from the Cincinnati Reds ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.,The Red Sox sent minor league right-hander Ovis Portes to the Reds in exchange.,Sims, 30, is 1-4 with a 3.57 ERA and one save in 43 appearances out of the Cincinnati bullpen this season. The r...
Atlanta United sign designated player Alexey Miranchuk
Atlanta United announced the signing Tuesday of Russian midfielder Alexey Miranchuk as a designated player.,He arrives from Italian Serie A side Atalanta and is under contract through 2027 with an option for 2028.,Miranchuk, 28, can help the United replace Thiago Almada, who was recently transferred...
Sixers sign 'playoff-tested' veteran Reggie Jackson
The Philadelphia 76ers signed 13-year veteran guard Reggie Jackson on Tuesday. ,Terms were not disclosed but The Philadelphia Inquirer reported it was a one-year deal for $3.3 million.,"Reggie is a playoff-tested veteran who brings leadership and experience to our backcourt," Sixers president of bas...
Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. aims to stay hot vs. reeling White Sox
The skidding Chicago White Sox traded closer Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday as part of a three-team deal that also sent right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham to the St. Louis Cardinals.,The White Sox unquestionably are sellers. They are long out of postseason conten...
Rangers bid to pick up steam in encounter vs. Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers are overhauling their roster with multiple moves as Tuesday's trade deadline nears.,Meanwhile, they are playing a three-game series that continues Tuesday, with the host Cardinals starting Lance Lynn (5-4, 4.17 ERA) and the Rangers countering with fellow rig...
James Paxton faces M's to start second Red Sox stint
It's probably safe to assume the Boston Red Sox liked what they saw in left-hander James Paxton while losing to him and the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 21 because five days later they traded for him.,Paxton, who spent last year with Boston, will make his first start for the Red Sox this season on Tu...
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals hand White Sox 15th straight loss
Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 and drilled a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning as the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the White Sox 8-5 on Monday, sending Chicago to a single-season franchise-record 15th straight loss.,Kansas City erupted for six runs in the eighth, sending nine batters to ...
Red Sox use big third inning to speed past Mariners 14-7
Masataka Yoshida hit a two-run home run to highlight a seven-run third inning that carried the Boston Red Sox to a 14-7 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Yoshida's home run, his fifth of the season, was one of eight hits in the inning, f...
Cards acquire RHP Erick Fedde in 3-team deal
The St. Louis Cardinals are acquiring Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham in a three-team deal that includes Tommy Edman going to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Dodgers are also getting right-hander Michael Kopech from the White Sox and minor league right-hander Oliver...
Hawks swap PF E.J. Liddell for Suns PF David Roddy
The Atlanta Hawks traded recently acquired E.J. Liddell to the Phoenix Suns for fellow power forward David Roddy on Monday.,Liddell was part of the package of players and draft picks that the New Orleans Pelicans shipped to Atlanta on July 6 for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray.,Roddy, 23, was the 23r...
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...
Red Sox trade for Pirates RHP Quinn Priester
The Boston Red Sox added another pitcher to their major league staff, acquiring Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Quinn Priester in exchange for minor league infielder Nick Yorke on Monday.,Priester, 23, is 2-6 with a 5.04 ERA over 44 2/3 innings in 10 games (six starts) this season, with 31 strikeout...
Reports: Cards acquire RHP Erick Fedde in 3-team deal
The St. Louis Cardinals are acquiring Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde in a three-team deal that includes Tommy Edman going to the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple outlets reported Monday. ,The Dodgers are also getting RHP Michael Kopech from the White Sox in the deal, and outfielder Tommy Ph...
Texans DE Denico Autry suspended 6 games for PEDs
Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy against the use of performance enhancing drugs.,Autry, 34, who signed a two-year deal worth $20 million with the Texans in March, released a statement asserting that he took a medication that, unbek...
Lions LT Taylor Decker agrees to $60M extension
The Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension with left tackle Taylor Decker.,The deal includes $31.83 million guaranteed, agent Jonathan Feinsod confirmed Monday on social media.,Decker, who turns 30 next month, is the Lions' longest-tenured player as a 2016 first-round draft pick...
After weekend sweep, Mariners face struggling Red Sox
Back in a tie atop the American League West standings following a weekend sweep of the White Sox in Chicago, the Seattle Mariners look to continue their road success on Monday when they open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox.,The Mariners arrive in Boston after Cal Raleigh homered for t...
Desperate for win, White Sox host Royals
As if enduring its second 14-game losing streak of the season isn't tough enough, the Chicago White Sox host a three-game series starting Monday night against one of their worst tormentors, the Kansas City Royals.,Fourteen is the franchise record for consecutive losses.,The White Sox fell to 27-81 S...
Julio Cesar La Cruz's quest for third gold foiled
PARIS -- Cuba's two-time Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz fell short in his bid to win a third gold medal and was eliminated from the men's heavyweight competition on Sunday, while Jack Marley won to spare Ireland's blushes.,Cesar La Cruz, light heavyweight champion at the 2016 Rio Games and hea...
Yankees contain Red Sox, take 3-game series
Alex Verdugo and Austin Wells each had two hits while Gleyber Torres drove in two runs as the New York Yankees beat the host Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Sunday night to take the rubber match of a three-game series. ,The Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning for the second consecutive night ...
2024 NFL Preseason Power Rankings: Top Five NFL Teams Heading Into 2024 Preseason
NFL preseason kicks off this week, so we ranked the top 5 NFL teams heading into the 2024 season, headlined by the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs....