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Getty Images Oakland A’s catching prospect Shea Langeliers on Saturday won MVP honors for the 2022 Futures Game, MLB‘s annual showcase of the sport’s best prospective big leaguers. The American League Futures roster prevailed over the National League by a score of 6-4 at Dodger Stadium in the first major event of All-Star Weekend.  As […]

The final major of the 2022 golf season enters its third day as The Open Championship is holding its historic 150th tournament at St. Andrews. The beauty of summer surrounds Scotland as The Open returns to the Home of Golf for the first time since 2015. This week marks the 30th occasion in which the […]

Russian gamblers were duped by a fake version of Indian Premier League cricket, The Times of India reported. A group of farm workers pretending to be players reached the quarterfinal stage before authorities figured out the con and arrested the organizers.  The elaborate scheme took place in a Gujarat village. Per the report, lead organizer […]

USATSI Robinson Canó recorded a pair of hits on Monday night in his Atlanta Braves debut as part of a 4-1 loss (box score) against his former team, the New York Mets. He received the start at second base and batted ninth in the Atlanta order. Canó notched the Braves’ first hit of the evening […]

CHICAGO — In the middle of the second quarter during the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game, Minnesota Lynx legend Sylvia Fowles stole the ball from Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young and took off on a solo fastbreak. With the entire court in front of her, Fowles had the freedom to do whatever she wanted.  She […]

St. Andrews may have been built by the sea, but this next week — as the golf world converges on an historic little town — represents a crest that’s building for years. The 150th Open Championship at the Old Course. What a fitting way to end the 2022 major season. Certainly, historic Opens have been […]

Jacob deGrom is on a rehab assignment while Chris Sale is almost done with his. Jul 7, 2022 at 2:38 am ET • 2 min read Max Scherzer made his return in fine form Tuesday. Ditto Eloy Jimenez on Wednesday. Those are two players who will no longer be taking up valuable IL space on […]

UFC middleweight champion Adesanya also defended his performance against Jared Cannonier Jul 3, 2022 at 9:22 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Nate Diaz is still without a contracted UFC fight, but he did manage to do a little damage in Sin City over the weekend. Diaz was briefly interviewed […]

Getty Images Chicago’s Wrigley Field is baseball’s second-oldest ballpark and it has nearly unmatched charm and character. Count Boston Red Sox rookie righty Josh Winckowski among those not impressed with the Friendly Confines. He called the home of the Chicago Cubs a “little underwhelming” following his start Saturday afternoon (CHC 3, BOS 1). “A little […]

Getty Images LAS VEGAS — On Saturday night, Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone met on the UFC 276 prelims in a welterweight clash that would determine the UFC’s all-time wins leader. Miller was the man to achieve that record while also becoming the first fighter in UFC history to fight 40 times in the Octagon. […]