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Rangers reinstate 1B Jake Burger, demote 3B Josh Jung
The Texas Rangers reinstated first baseman Jake Burger from the 10-day injured list before Wednesday night's series finale against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,Burger, 29, missed the Rangers' past 10 games with a left oblique strain. He is batting .220 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 65 games this ...

Red Sox rally past Reds to win resumed game
Wilyer Abreu and Trevor Story drove in runs in the eighth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in a suspended game that was completed on Wednesday afternoon.,The first three innings were completed on Tuesday night before heavy rain halted play.,In Boston's...

Expansion Boston Legacy make Annie Karich first signee
Midfielder Annie Karich is the first player signed by Boston Legacy FC, an expansion club set to join the National Women's Soccer League in 2026.,The team announced her signing on Wednesday.,Karich's contract will run through the end of the 2027 season with an option for 2028. She signed as a free a...

Bills No. 1 pick Maxwell Hairston named in lawsuit
Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in 2021 when he was an early enrollee at Kentucky.,Hairston, 21, was the Bills' first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft in April, taken No. 30 overall.,The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Co...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on the cusp of history vs. White Sox
The countdown to 3,000 will be at the forefront when Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player is three strikeouts away from becoming th...

Red Sox, Reds ready to resume suspended game in 4th inning
The Boston Red Sox and visiting Cincinnati Reds will complete their three-game interleague series with a full Wednesday of action, picking up their suspended game from Tuesday night before playing their regularly scheduled evening contest.,After scoring seven first-inning runs en route to a 13-6 win...

Shohei Ohtani slugs NL-leading 30th HR as Dodgers top White Sox
Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 30th home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a six-game homestand with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Andy Pages and Michael Conforto each drove in two runs as the Dodg...

Led by Natasha Howard, Fever top Lynx in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
MINNEAPOLIS -- Natasha Howard scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever held on for a 74-59 win over the Minnesota Lynx to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night.,The Fever played without Caitlin Clark, who remained out because of a groin injury. Clark watched the gam...

Red Sox and Reds suspended by rain after three innings
Continuing rain in the Boston area suspended Tuesday's game between the Boston Red Sox and visiting Cincinnati Reds in the top of the fourth inning. The Red Sox held a 2-1 lead on the strength of a pair of first-inning runs.,The game will resume at 2:30 p.m. ET Wednesday before the regularly schedul...

Hall of Famer, 3-time Cup winner Alex Delvecchio dies at 93
Alex Delvecchio, who won three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. He was 93.,A Red Wings spokesperson and a statement from the family said Delvecchio died peacefully at his home in Rochester, Mich. A cause of death was not reported.,De...

Fever's Sophie Cunningham throws shade at expansion cities
Indiana Fever star guard Sophie Cunningham took issue with two of the three expansion cities that will be joining the WNBA.,Cunningham's critical comments during her team's shootaround on Tuesday came one day after commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia would join...

Report: Raptors C Jakob Poeltl agrees to 4-year, $104M deal
The Toronto Raptors are keeping center Jakob Poeltl on a four-year contract worth $104 million, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Poeltl is picking up his 2026-27 player option worth $19.5 million, and the Raptors will add three years to bring him through the 2029-30 season, according to the report.,Poeltl, 29...

Caitlin Clark out as Fever meet mighty Lynx for Commissioner's Cup
MINNEAPOLIS -- Caitlin Clark was ruled out for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.,Clark said earlier this week she would push to play after the Fever listed her as day-to-day. Her availability going forward remains uncertain.,"Doing every...

Capitals D Martin Fehervary inks $7-year, $42M extension
Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary signed a seven-year, $42 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The extension begins with the 2026-27 season for Fehervary, who will make $2.675 million in the upcoming campaign to complete his existing three-year deal.,"Martin possesses all the core q...

Report: Rangers sign D Vladislav Gavrikov to 7-year extension
The New York Rangers signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a seven-year, $49 million contract, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,The reported acquisition of Gavrikov comes with the Rangers also in talks about trading fellow defenseman K'Andre Miller.,Gavrikov, 29, re...

Canes ink F Logan Stankoven to 8-year, $48M extension
Forward Logan Stankoven made a long-term commitment to the Carolina Hurricanes by signing an eight-year, $48 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Stankoven, 22, recorded 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists) and five game-winning goals in 78 games last season, including nine points (five goals, four as...

Report: Thunder sign SGA to record 4-year, $285M extension
The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a four-year, $285.4 million super maximum contract extension with league and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal runs through the 2030-31 season and at $71.35 million marks the highest annual salary in NBA history.,Philadelphia ...

Vegas D Alex Pietrangelo stepping away from ice for health reasons
Alex Pietrangelo has stepped away from the Vegas Golden Knights for health reasons and his return is uncertain.,Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon said the physical roadblocks facing the 35-year-old defenseman involve reconstructive surgery to address worsening hip issues.,Pietrangelo had 33 poin...

Caitlin Clark day-to-day as Fever meet mighty Lynx for Commissioner's Cup
MINNEAPOLIS -- Caitlin Clark stopped short of promising that she would be healthy enough to take part in Tuesday night's WNBA Commissioner's Cup final between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx.,However, Clark did not rule out returning from a groin injury.,"I'm going to be day-to-day," Clark said...

Red Sox look to ride momentum from Wilyer Abreu's big night vs. Reds
The Boston Red Sox have to like what they have seen from Wilyer Abreu at the plate lately., ,Abreu, who has hit three home runs in his past three games, will look to remain hot Tuesday when the Red Sox face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second contest of a three-game series., ,Abreu hit an ins...