The NFL filed an appeal of the six-game suspension recommended for Deshaun Watson, putting itself in position to ultimately decide the punishment the Cleveland Browns quarterback will receive over accusations of sexual misconduct. Former U.S. district Judge Sue L. Robinson, picked by the leagueand the NFLPA as an independent disciplinary officer, said Monday that Watson should be suspended six games without pay for viola
The Miami Marlins placed outfielder Avisail Garcia on the 10-day injured list and activated fellow first baseman/designated hitter Garrett Cooper on Wednesday. Garcia, 31, has a left hamstring strain. Cooper, 31, had been on the IL since July 26 with a right wrist contusion. Garcia is batting .232 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 88 games in his first season with Miami. The 2017 All-Star is a career .266 hitter with 134
Birmingham [UK], August 4 (ANI): India's Tejaswin Shankar clinched the bronze medal in the men's high jump final with the mark of 2.22m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday. The 23-year-old won the nation's first athletics medal in the men's high jump event. World championships indoor bronze medallist Hamish Kerr won the gold for clearing 2.25m and pipped the defending champion Brandon Starc f
Amed Rosario and Oscar Gonzalez both homered and combined for five RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday. Shane Bieber (6-6) won his second straight start, allowing two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and no walks over six innings. Cleveland has won 11 of its last 17 games. Alek Thomas homered among his two hits and had two RBIs
With training camp here, we're checking in with Chargers players ahead of the 2022 season:
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Eric Smith
The seventh practice of Chargers Training Camp is complete after a quick session at Jack Hammett Sports Complex.
Here are five observations from the seventh day of camp:
1. Staley opts for lighter practice
A day after the Bolts practiced for two-plus hours in full pads, Head Coach Brandon Staley opted for a lighter session Wednesday.
The Chargers wore just helm
Bob Labriola
LATROBE, Pa. - On Monday, Coach Mike Tomlin explained how life works on the training camp practice fields, and Tuesday's practice illustrated when he meant.
"Drills are football-like, but they're not football," said Tomlin following Monday's practice, which was the first in full pads. "What I mean is that someone has an advantage in a drill. I expect those who have an advantage to win quickly.
Teresa Varley
The Steelers hired David Morehouse as the team's Senior Advisor to the President. Morehouse will focus primarily on community and League-related initiatives in the newly created position.
"We are excited that David is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers," said Steelers President Art Rooney II. "He was very successful during his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, guiding them to a championship-c
Sandy Leon drove in two runs and Jorge Lopez collected a save in their Minnesota debuts and the Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis. Leon, who had two hits, was acquired from Cleveland on Tuesday. He didn't drive in a run while appearing in eight games with the Guardians this season. Lopez, acquired Tuesday from Baltimore to become Minnesota's closer, retired all three batters he
Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 innings in his debut for the Seattle Mariners, who slugged three homers in the first inning off Gerrit Cole and recorded a 7-3 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday afternoon. Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer and Carlos Santana hit a solo shot before Cole could record an out in the first, and Jarred Kelenic added a two-run shot after Cole got the first out. Jesse Winker adde
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed All-Star closer David Bednar on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his lower back. The 27-year-old right-hander is 3-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 17 saves in 40 relief appearances this season. He has struck out 63 batters and walked 14 in 46 2/3 innings. The Pirates also designated first baseman/designated hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo for assignment and recalled infielder Tucupita Mar
UConn women's basketball star guard Paige Bueckers sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and will miss the 2022-23 season, the school announced Wednesday. Bueckers sustained the injury during a pick-up basketball game on Monday. The 2021 Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy winner underwent an MRI later that night which confirmed the severity of the injury. Bueckers will undergo surgery on Friday at U
The New Orleans Saints kicked rookie offensive tackle Trevor Penning out of practice Wednesday for fighting. It was the third straight day the first-round draft pick (19th overall) got into a skirmish at training camp. Penning, 23, and defensive lineman Malcolm Roach were sent to the locker room after Wednesday's scuffle. "We don't have time for that," head coach Dennis Allen said. On Monday, the 6-foot-7, 321-pound P
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy credited Rs 395 crores to 3.95 lakh beneficiaries under Jagananna Thodu scheme here on Wednesday besides an interest component of Rs 15.96 crore. According to Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the scheme provides Rs 10,000 each to small traders, vendors and artisans and so far the state government has provided Rs 2,011 cror
by Darin Gantt & Augusta Stone
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Wednesday marked the hottest practice of camp so far, and the tempers flared as you might expect.
But if anything was clear after the third straight day of practice in pads, it's that the Panthers' defense appears to be ahead of their offensive counterparts.
Wednesday's practice saw a number of turnovers, lots of balls on the ground. From Frankie Luv
Darin Gantt
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The veteran coach always wanted all his players to go into multiple sports when they were in high school, because it makes them more well-rounded and better at what they're playing that season.
So when C.J. Saunders was excelling in baseball and basketball as a youth player in Dublin, Ohio, the baseball coach at Coffman High was happy to hear he was also going out for the so
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of criminal speeding. The arrest comes one day after Brown returned to the active roster after recovering from a hamstring injury. He had been on the non-football injury list since the start of training camp. "We are aware of the situation regarding Hollywood Brown and have reported it to the NFL office as required. We w
Nick Castellanos ended a month-long homerless streak with a two-run shot to highlight a three-run eighth-inning rally and help the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Wednesday and earn a split of their two-game series. The win evened the season series at 6-6 and ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak. Castellanos had not homered since June 30, but he teed off on reliever Collin McHugh with a
Recent acquisitions David Peralta and Jose Siri provided just enough offense to lift the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Peralta and Siri, a pair of outfielders acquired just before Tuesday's trade deadline, each came through with a single in the sixth inning. Siri led off the sixth inning with a single, stole second base and came around to score
Kevin Eck
Ravens Named Ideal Fit for Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. is the top wide receiver still available in free agency, and it's widely believed the Ravens will sign a veteran wide receiver before the start of the regular season.
Therefore, it's not surprising that the Ravens were named as the best fit for the three-time Pro Bowler by NFL.com's Marc Ross.
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Clifton Brown
Michael Pierce only played eight games with the Vikings last season but produced a career-high three sacks.
Something clicked with Pierce as a pass rusher, and he wants to display more of that during his second stint with the Ravens. At 29 years old, Pierce is still evolving as a player. He entered the NFL in 2016 as an undrafted free agent with the Ravens, but proved he belonged as a powerfu
A cadre of golfers including Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday. Eleven golfers now on the LIV Golf Series joined the lawsuit, which challenges their suspension from the PGA Tour. Three of the 11 - Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, Matt Jones - are seeking a temporary restraining order to be allowed to participate in the FedEx Cup playoffs, which begin next week
Turf wars are nothing new in the NFL, but joint practices between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers could get interesting next week. Especially for the quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa is the starter for the Dolphins, who were just docked a first-round draft pick in 2023 and a 2024 third-rounder for tampering. The subject of the team's against-the-rules attraction was Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. An investig
With the Detroit Tigers out of the playoff hunt for the eighth straight year, they're not taking any chances with the health of 39-year-old Miguel Cabrera and 25-year-old Tarik Skubal. Manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday that Cabrera is fighting a flare-up of a chronic right knee injury and is going to spend some more time out of the lineup. Skubal landed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his left (
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Multiple attackers were killed and one of them has been detained after heavy firing in the Karte Sakhi area ended in Kabul on Wednesday. Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran in a statement said that the clashes in the Karta-e-Sakhi area of Kabul have ended, reported Tolo News. According to Zadran, two force members were killed, including one female, and four others were wo