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WNBA standings toppers face off as Lynx host Aces
The top two teams in the WNBA will square off on Saturday afternoon.,The Minnesota Lynx (25-7) aim to increase their 2 1/2-game lead over the second-place Las Vegas Aces (22-9) when the teams meet in Minneapolis.,Both squads have shined this season, but they will enter the game in different moods. L...
Maxx Crosby blasts Kirk Cousins, fight erupts at Raiders camp
Based on Kirk Cousins' reaction to a second heavy hit from pass rusher Maxx Crosby during training camp practice Friday, he did not, in fact, "like that.",Cousins was hit on the arm a second time during Friday's live 11-on-11 work and responded with shouting, a shove and grabbing Crosby's jersey in ...
Texans activate WR Jaylin Noel from non-football injury list
The Houston Texans reinstated second-year wide receiver and return man Jaylin Noel from the non-football injury list on Friday.,Noel, 23, caught 26 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (three starts) last season after being picked in the third round (No. 79 overall) of the 2025 NFL Dr...
Rory McIlroy commits to FedExCup Playoffs opener in Memphis
Rory McIlroy committed to participate in the FedExCup Playoffs opener at next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the PGA Tour announced Friday.,McIlroy opted against competing at the playoff opener at TPC Southwind last year.,The six-time major champion will make just his 12th start of t...
White Sox place C Joey Bart, LHP Chris Murphy on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed catcher Joey Bart and left-hander Chris Murphy on the injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The White Sox entered the weekend in first place in the American League Central, three games ahead of the Guardians and Minnesota ...
OL Cole Hutson returns to Texas after NFL tryouts
After attempting to land an NFL contract, versatile offensive lineman Cole Hutson is rejoining Texas on a newly gained fifth year of eligibility.,The university announced on Friday that the 6-foot-5, 308-pound Hutson is back in Austin for the 2026 season.,Hutson, who has played in 48 games with 23 s...
Fresh off rally, 'exhausted' Red Sox put 8-game win streak on line vs. A's
There is no rest for the weary in the middle of a major league season.,After refusing to lose an incredible 13-inning game en route to a sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox will be back at it on Friday night, hosting the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series. ,On Thursday, Ca...
Guardians, White Sox limp into crucial AL Central series
The first series after the trade deadline did not go the way either the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians would have liked.,The White Sox and Guardians each will look to bounce back from discouraging sweeps Friday night, when Chicago hosts Cleveland in the opener of a pivotal three-game serie...
White Sox C Joey Bart sustains hand fracture on HBP
Joey Bart sustained a left hand fracture in his third game with his new team, the Chicago White Sox.,The catcher left Chicago's Thursday road game against the Boston Red Sox after he was hit by a 97.7 mph pitch from Erik Miller on the hand in the seventh inning. Soon after, the White Sox announced B...
Red Sox rally 5 times, emerge with 13-inning win over White Sox
Caleb Durbin's RBI single up the middle in the 13th inning lifted Boston to a wild 12-11 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday, the Red Sox's eighth consecutive victory.,After Wilyer Abreu was intentionally walked with one out, Durbin (3-for-6) plated automatic runner Nick Sogard from ...
With fourth-quarter rally, Sparks snap Lynx's 10-game win streak
Dearica Hamby scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks rallied for an 89-82 win, snapping the Minnesota Lynx's 10-game winning streak on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Nneka Ogwumike added 16 points, seven rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot for Los Angeles (12-18). ...
White Sox C Joey Bart suffers hand fracture on HBP
Joey Bart suffered a left hand fracture in his third game with his new team, the Chicago White Sox.,The catcher left Chicago's game Thursday night at the Boston Red Sox after he was hit by a pitch on his hand in the seventh inning. Soon after, the White Sox said he'd been diagnosed with a fifth meta...
Liberty waive former All-Star Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
The other shoe dropped for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton on Thursday.,The New York Liberty waived the former All-Star while giving Marine Fauthoux a multiyear contract.,Laney-Hamilton, 32, was ejected from her last game for the Liberty on July 12. New York's Jonquel Jones had a shoe come off in the fourth...
Report: Texans, LB Henry To'oTo'o agree to extension
The Houston Texans and linebacker Henry To'oTo'o are in agreement on a two-year, $16 million contract extension, NFL Network reported Thursday.,A fifth-round draft pick out of Alabama in 2023, To'oTo'o is entering the final season of his four-year, $4.08 million rookie deal.,The extension also inclu...
Red Sox 1B Triston Casas undergoes surgery on left wrist
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas is recovering from arthroscopic surgery Thursday on his left wrist.,The procedure was performed by Dr. Matthew Leibman at Newton-Wellesley Surgery Center in Wellesley, Mass.,Casas, 26, started the season the injured list while recovering from a ruptured pat...
Reports: Galaxy acquiring Hirving Lozano from San Diego FC
The Los Angeles Galaxy are finalizing a deal to acquire Mexican winger Hirving "Chucky" Lozano on loan from MLS rival San Diego FC, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The Athletic reported that Lozano will join the Galaxy as a designated player and that San Diego will be on the hook for a portion o...
Raiders sign former Texans RB Dare Ogunbowale
The Las Vegas Raiders announced the signing of veteran running back Dare Ogunbowale on Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.,Ogunbowale, 32, played the past four seasons with the Houston Texans, mostly on third downs and special teams.,He has rushed for 594 yards and five touchdowns and has 109 catche...
Rookie Olivia Miles, streaking Lynx look to douse Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx have reeled off 10 wins in a row, and they don't want a letdown now that their winning streak has reached double digits.,Minnesota (25-6) will try to continue its good fortune on Thursday when it tips off against the Los Angeles Sparks (11-18) in Minneapolis. ,The Lynx are coming ...
White Sox ask newcomer Luis Castillo to stop the unstoppable Red Sox
Luis Castillo takes the mound for the first time since his pre-deadline trade to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in the series finale against the surging Red Sox in Boston.,Castillo (3-9, 5.06 ERA) joined the White Sox in a Saturday trade with the Seattle Mariners, where the three-time All-Star ha...
Sonny Gray, Red Sox blank White Sox, extend surge to 30-5
Wilyer Abreu highlighted a 2-for-3 night with three runs and his 20th home run of the season, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-0 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Sonny Gray (14-2) fired six scoreless innings as Boston won its seventh consecutive game. The right-hander allowed j...