The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Zack Greinke on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday due to forearm tightness in his pitching arm. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Greinke lasted just four innings before leaving with a forearm cramp during Sunday's start against the Tampa Bay Rays. He gave up two runs and five hits before exiting. Greinke told the club he needed to let his arm rest for a few days. But on W
MADRID, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) won a nerve-wracking fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday as he was able to just cling onto a narrow lead over a thrilling last 10 kilometers.
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American Bernarda Pera cruised to an impressive 6-4, 6-1 straight-set victory against No. 1 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic on Wednesday in the round of 16 of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. Despite tallying just one ace, Pera won 20 of 28 first-serve points (71.4 percent) and 14 of 18 points on the second serve (77.8 percent) to pull of the upset. She also committing just two double faults compared to Kre
Danielle Kang returns to competition Thursday after an 11-week absence due to a tumor on her spine and said she has experienced "a tough few months." However, Kang declined to reveal specifics but is happy to be out of the house and back on a golf course when the CP Women's Open at Ottawa, Ontario, begins Thursday. The six-time LPGA winner began having back pain in early April and took time off after the U.S. Women's Op
A jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $16 million in damages on Wednesday among a $31 million judgment in the invasion of privacy lawsuit she and another brought against Los Angeles County. Fellow plaintiff Chris Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the January 2020 helicopter crash, was awarded $15 million. A group of nine jurors deliberated for roughly 3frac12; hours before reaching their decision. The lawsuit stemmed
The 2021-22 PGA Tour season comes to a conclusion with the Tour Championship, which begins Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings qualified for the season-ending event. Field Level Media's golf experts provide key tournament notes, odds and predictions. TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Location: Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 25-28 Course: East Lake Golf Club (Par 70, 7,346 yards) FedEx Cup Bonus
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup, recovering from a torn ACL sustained early this year, will not be placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list to open the season. Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday he expects Gallup to be on the 53-man roster, despite tearing his left ACL on Jan. 2. Further, Gallup had surgery in February. That means Gallup would be eligible to play in Week
Jose Ramirez hit two homers and Cal Quantrill blanked his former team for seven innings Wednesday afternoon as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the San Diego Padres 7-0 to complete a two-game interleague sweep. Quantrill (10-5) held the Padres to five hits and a walk with six strikeouts over seven innings. It was Quantrill's sixth straight win and the Guardians' ninth straight when Quantrill starts. Ramirez hom
Ildemaro Vargas hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-1 Wednesday afternoon. Vargas just cleared the fence in right-center field on a 1-2 pitch from right-hander Paul Sewald (3-4) as the Nationals earned a split of the two-game series. Keibert Ruiz, who drew a leadoff walk, also scored on the play. Nationals right-han
As college football season approaches, Northern Illinois features one of the most unique players in the country in linebacker Kyle Pugh. Pugh is an eighth-year senior and nearly 25 1/2 years old, a stunning combo. He has played in 34 games in a career ravaged by injuries. His 2017 campaign ended after four games due to a ruptured bicep tendon. In 2019, his season ended after two games because of a shoulder injury. Last
The Minnesota Twins put right-hander Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right elbow contusion. Sands, 25, sustained the injury Tuesday night in Houston after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel in the seventh inning. Sands left the game after two innings of relief. He was charged with one run on four hits. He struck out three. Sands is 0-3 with a 6.56 ERA in
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear the plea relating to the BCCI administration, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana directed the matter to be listed before a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud, observing that he was part of the bench which passed the earlier order in the issue. The court was hearing a petition related
Automatic runner David MacKinnon raced home from third on Skye Bolt's shallow sacrifice fly to right-center field in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday afternoon to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2, walk-off win over the visiting Miami Marlins. After A's reliever A.J. Puk (3-1) stranded two Marlins in the top of the 10th, MacKinnon, placed at second to start the bottom of the inning, advanced to third on a wild pitc
Nathaniel Lowe homered among his three hits and drove in five runs, Martin Perez struck out seven in six scoreless innings and the visiting Texas Rangers crushed the Colorado Rockies 16-4 in Denver on Wednesday. Charlie Culberson homered, Ezequiel Duran had three hits, and Marcus Semien, Corey Seager and Matt Mathias had two hits apiece. Adolis Garcia singled twice to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 21 games.
Jake Maier will replace Bo Levi Mitchell as the starting quarterback when the Calgary Stampeders visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night. Maier took over from Mitchell in the second half Saturday and was 14-for-18 passing for 156 yards in a 22-19 comeback victory over the host Toronto Argonauts. Maier was effective against Winnipeg last season, going 30-for-39 passing for 307 yards. The Blue Bombers (9-1) hav
Yamaha Motor India has seen outstanding growth in terms of sales over the past month. Domestic sales increased by 13.72 percent YoY to 54,666 units from 48,071 units sold in July 2021. MoM sales also improved by 4.93 percent from 52,099 units sold in June 2022. Exports on the other hand saw a 5.45 percent YoY growth to 27,734 units in July 2022, up from 26,300 units sold in July 20921. MoM exports were higher by 6.15 p