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The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday placed left-hander Alex Young on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his left hamstring and activated right-hander Ben Lively from the same list.Read more...

The Charlotte Hornets and forward P.J. Washington have agreed on a three-year contract worth up to $48 million, according to multiple media reports on Saturday.Read more...

Star running back Josh Jacobs is ending his holdout after agreeing to a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $12 million with the Las Vegas Raiders.Read more...

Cleveland Browns wide receiver/returner Jakeem Grant was carted off the field with a knee injury following the opening kickoff of Saturday's preseason game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.Read more...

Bianca Andreescu withdrew from the upcoming U.S. Open in New York on Saturday as she continues to deal with a small stress fracture in her back.Read more...

Team USA got off to a sluggish start before pulling away from New Zealand for a 99-72 victory in their opening game of the FIBA World Cup on Saturday in Manila, Philippines.Read more...

The Los Angeles Sparks will look to strengthen their playoff positioning on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.Read more...

Hawaiian featherweight Max Holloway used a brutal right punch to the jaw to record a third-round knockout of Chan Sung Jung in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Singapore.Read more...

Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list and will start Saturday's game against the visiting Texas Rangers in Minneapolis.Read more...

When Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest about a month ago, the conspiracy theories were treated with so much legitimacy that some pundits used the opportunity to enter new tin-foil hat theories into the conversation. The story became not Is Bronny OK?" but rather Did the COVID vaccine have something to do with...Read more...

FIFA suspended Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales for at least 90 days after he refused to step down following his unsolicited kiss of player Jenni Hermoso after the Women's World Cup final.Read more...

David Stone, a five-star defensive lineman, is scheduled to announce his college choice on Saturday, taking one of the top prospects in the nation off the board.Read more...

The Big Ten Conference will require its members schools to submit a player availability report no later than two hours before each football game this season.Read more...

Police in Chicago are investigating a shooting that left two women with non-life-threatening injuries Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field as the White Sox lost to the Oakland Athletics.Read more...

The Texas Rangers are mired in a season-worst, eight-game losing streak heading into Saturday night's game with the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.Read more...

Just when you think the Dallas Cowboys have found their rhythm - Mike McCarthy, Dak Prescott, 10-7, first-round playoff exit - Jerry Jones finds a way to disrupt it. Seemingly unsatisfied by his Sam Williams comments not getting the proper attention, the Dallas owner made sure he was in the news cycle Friday, trading...Read more...

The Philadelphia Phillies will look to continue their power surge on Saturday night when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the second contest of a three-game series.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates finally found a way to stop the visiting Chicago Cubs, but it's likely not a formula they can repeat.Read more...

A deep look at the season numbers shows why the Milwaukee Brewers have built a four-game lead in the National League Central and the San Diego Padres sit in fourth place in the West, 6 1/2 games out of the final wild card despite their enormous $250 million payroll.Read more...

Oakland Athletics starter Ken Waldichuk pitches once every five days.Read more...

The idea of taking things on a day-by-day basis is the oldest cliche in sports.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles certainly would like to win Saturday night's game against the visiting Colorado Rockies.Read more...

Hunter Brown was born in Detroit and attended Wayne State University in that city.Read more...

In the absence of one of their biggest stars - Wander Franco, who is on administrative leave - the Tampa Bay Rays are still performing well due in large part to Yandy Diaz.Read more...

The revival of the Washington Nationals continues.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to continue their hot August when they play the middle contest of a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried hopes to have more success against the San Francisco Giants than he had six days ago when he gets a rematch on Saturday afternoon in California.Read more...

The visiting Cleveland Guardians have a chance to clinch their season series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Rookie Parker Meadows blasted a three-run home run - the first of his career - with two outs in the ninth to give the host Detroit Tigers a stunning 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.Read more...

The Tennessee Titans' defense allowed just 79 total yards in a 23-7 victory over the New England Patriots on Friday in Nashville.Read more...

J.P. Crawford homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning and the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday to pull into a tie for first place in the American League West.Read more...

Chargers running back Joshua Kelley raced for a 75-yard touchdown and Los Angeles pulled away for a 23-12 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Friday in Santa Clara, Calif.Read more...

Brandon Pfaadt recorded his first career victory, Jace Peterson tripled twice and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to six games with a 10-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in Phoenix.Read more...

Michael Harris II homered, singled twice, scored three times and drove in two runs, Spencer Strider threw seven sharp innings and the Atlanta Braves opened a three-game road series with a 5-1 triumph over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.Read more...

Baltimore All-Star closer Felix Bautista, one strike away from earning a save, exited the Orioles' game against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday due to discomfort in his pitching arm.Read more...

The Detroit Lions used a 20-point second quarter to topple the Carolina Panthers 26-17 Friday night in their preseason finale in Charlotte, NC.Read more...

The Tennessee Titans' defense allowed just 79 total yards in a 23-7 victory over the New England Patriots on Friday in Nashville.Read more...

Rowdy Tellez capped a five-run third with a three-run homer - his first home run since May 22 - leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.Read more...

Carlos Correa, Edouard Julien and Max Kepler homered and Sonny Gray allowed one run over seven innings to pick up his seventh win as the Minnesota Twins handed the Texas Rangers their eighth consecutive loss, 12-2, on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

Patrick Sandoval tossed six solid innings and earned the win Friday night as the visiting Los Angeles Angels edged the New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series.Read more...

Sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina worked 3 hours, 19 minutes to upset top-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) on Friday and advance to the final of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.Read more...

Freddie Freeman went 4-for-5 with a go-ahead RBI double and three runs scored to lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a come-from-behind, 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Friday night's series opener.Read more...

Nneka Ogwumike scored 29 points and took 12 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks roared from behind to beat the Atlanta Dream 83-78 on Friday in key late-season game in College Park, Ga.Read more...

Nick Allen went 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs to back Zach Neal's first major league victory in seven years as the visiting Oakland Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 12-4 on Friday night.Read more...

Bronny James, the son of LeBron James who experienced a cardiac arrest last month, plans to return to action for his freshman season at the University of Southern California despite being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.Read more...

Ramon Laureano hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Friday night.Read more...

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies in a 5-4 victory Friday night to open a three-game series.Read more...

Alec Bohm homered to lead off the sixth inning and Kyle Schwarber did the same in the seventh, lifting the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.Read more...

Joan Adon pitched 5 2/3 no-hit innings, Joey Meneses had three RBIs and Carter Kieboom slugged a two-run homer to lead the Washington Nationals to a 7-4 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.Read more...

Rookie Parker Meadows blasted a three-run home run - the first of his career - with two outs in the ninth to give the host Detroit Tigers a stunning 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.Read more...