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Slumping Mercury visit Sparks with Kelsey Plum unavailable to face old team
Kelsey Plum won't be able to compete against her former teammates when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.,The Mercury (12-22) acquired Plum on Aug. 2 in exchange for second-year guard Monique Akoa Makani as well as draft picks in 2027 and 2028. The five-time All-Star scored...
Jays win pitchers' duel, hand Red Sox third straight loss
Charles McAdoo, recalled from Triple-A Buffalo before Monday's game, hit a solo home run and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the visiting Boston Red Sox 2-1.,Andres Gimenez added an RBI single in the opener of a four-game series. The Red Sox, who had been the hottest team in the majors, have lost thr...
Daniel Berger out of FedExCup playoff opener due to injury
Daniel Berger won't compete in the FedEx Cup playoffs despite qualifying for the second straight year.,Berger did not commit to play in this week's playoff opener in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The PGA Tour told Golfweek that Berger's decision was due to injury.,Berger, 33, missed the ...
Reports: DT Quinnen Williams inks $105.9M extension with Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has signed a three-year contract extension that will make him the second-highest paid at his position, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Williams, who came to Dallas in a trade deadline deal with the New York Jets last season, will earn $105.9 ...
Rangers place RHP Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) on injured list
The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list on Monday due to right posterior elbow inflammation.,Eovaldi, 36, fared well in his last outing as he allowed four hits and one run over 5 1/3 innings on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. His move to the IL was backd...
Chad Tracy Should Be a Lock for AL Manager of the Year
Chad Tracy deserves AL Manager of the Year after leading the Boston Red Sox through one of the most remarkable turnarounds in MLB history....
Kelsey Plum returns to LA as Mercury face Sparks
A little more than a week removed from her trade to the Phoenix Mercury, Kelsey Plum will compete against her former teammates with a visit to the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.,The Mercury (12-22) acquired Plum on Aug. 2 in exchange for second-year guard Monique Akoa Makani as well as draft picks i...
SS Tim Anderson announces retirement after 10 seasons
Former two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson announced his retirement on Monday after 10 major league seasons, including eight with the Chicago White Sox.,The American League batting champion in 2019 when he hit .335, Anderson also earned a Silver Slugger honor in 2020. He was named an AL All-Sta...
White Sox back on track with home series vs. Reds ahead
The Chicago White Sox are trending in the right direction once again following a season-high four-game losing skid.,The White Sox will look to win their third in a row on Tuesday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Chicago bolstered its lead atop the American Lea...
Three Players to Watch as the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs Begin
The FedEx Cup playoffs are here. Here are three players beyond Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy who could make a run at the PGA Tour's biggest prize....
Report: Texas Southern hiring Corey Lowery as head coach
Texas Southern reportedly is set to hire Seton Hall assistant Corey Lowery as its new men's basketball coach.,The deal is pending approval from the school's board of regents, CBS Sports reported.,Lowery joined Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway's staff at Seton Hall in 2022 after two seasons as the h...
Rangers look to take advantage of schedule, starting with Angels
After winning back-to-back home series against San Francisco and Baltimore, the Texas Rangers continue their playoff push with a seven-game California road trip against two of the three worst teams in the majors.,The Rangers, who hold a one-game lead over the Detroit Tigers for the final American Le...
Red Sox facing rare adversity of late entering 4-game set at Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays could be catching the visiting Boston Red Sox at the right time Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.,The Red Sox, who have been the hottest team in the majors for more than a month, are coming off two consecutive home losses to the lowly Athletics over the weekend....
FedEx Cup field: Streaks end as Jackson Koivun cements final playoff spot
Jackson Koivun just completed his fifth PGA Tour start since turning pro, and he's already a playoff contender.,Koivun, 21, held onto the 70th and final spot in the FedEx Cup playoff field after he tied for 29th Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour's regular-season finale in Greensboro, ...
Colson Montgomery's 3-run blast powers White Sox past Guardians
Colson Montgomery hit a three-run home run to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.,Brenton Doyle was 2-for-5 with a double, and Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk added an RBI double apiece in the rubber match for Chicago.,Jose Ramirez collec...
Kayla McBride buries WNBA record 10 treys as Lynx race past Wings
Kayla McBride made 10 3-pointers to set a WNBA record, and the Minnesota Lynx held on for a 103-90 win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,McBride finished with 43 points for Minnesota (27-7), which won for the 12th time in the past 13 games. She made 16 of 21 shots from the fi...
Athletics rally to beat Red Sox, gain series win
Max Muncy drove in pinch-runner Donovan Walton with a two-out double in the top of the ninth inning to help the visiting Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Alika Williams started the rally by hitting a two-out single against Boston closer Aroldi...
Rays place Griffin Jax (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Grifin Jax on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort and recalled right-hander Michael Grove from Triple-A Durham.,Griffin, whose IL move is retroactive to Thursday, had been scratched from his start Saturday against the Seattle Mariners.,In 29 app...
After rare loss, Red Sox add RHP Seth Martinez to bullpen
One day after their nine-game winning streak came to an end, the Boston Red Sox made an adjustment to their bullpen, selecting the contract of right-hander Seth Martinez from Triple-A Worcester.,In a corresponding move, the Red Sox optioned left-hander Raymond Burgos to Triple-A.,Martinez, 31, is se...
Olivia Miles, Napheesa Collier look to lead Lynx to sweep of Wings
The two scoring leaders for the Minnesota Lynx had much different plans heading into Sunday's quick turnaround game against the Dallas Wings in Minneapolis.,Rookie point guard Olivia Miles said she would relax, watch film and get to sleep on time.,Veteran forward Napheesa Collier prepared to chase h...