Month: August 2022

4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays expanded their lead over Baltimore for the final AL wild card to 1½ games with a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Rasmussen allowed his first baserunner when Jorge
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3:03 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets were noncommittal on a timetable for injured quarterback Zach Wilson, saying it depends on the outcome of arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles. “We’re optimistic, but he’s not out of the woods until they get in there and make the decision [on how
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3:01 PM ET Rory MacDonald, one of the top welterweight mixed martial artists of the past decade, has announced his retirement at age 33. MacDonald, of British Columbia, made the announcement less than 24 hours after suffering a TKO loss to Dilano Taylor in a 2022 PFL semifinals matchup. After the loss, MacDonald removed his
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2:17 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay one day after being hit on his left hand by pitched ball. Manager Brandon Hyde said Mountcastle is day to day. Mountcastle was struck by a pitch from
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2:28 PM ET The past 24 hours have been quite fruitful for Billy Napier and Florida on the recruiting trail. Three ESPN 300 defensive players — including a pair on the defensive line in the 2023 class — have pledged to the Gators this weekend. Linebacker Myles Graham, No. 58 in the Junior 300, from
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9:07 AM ET Tyson Fury has vacated his Ring heavyweight title after he announced his retirement from boxing on Friday, Fury told The Ring Magazine. Fury, 34, tempted a comeback on Tuesday, saying he’d return from retirement to fight Derek Chisora. However, three days later, Fury announced in a social media post that he had
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12:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former champion Teofimo Lopez rebounded from his first pro defeat with a seventh-round TKO of Mexican journeyman Pedro Campa on Saturday in Las Vegas. Lopez, 25, floored Campa with an up jab in Round 7 before he pinned his foe on the ropes and unloaded with a flurry of overhand
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5:54 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland beat fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. Hurkacz will face Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, a 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 winner over Britain’s Daniel Evans in the night semifinal. The 6-foot-5 Hurkacz had
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