Jacob deGrom struck out the first two batters he faced Thursday night against the Washington Nationals, Daylen Lile swinging through a first-pitch slider, then Abimelec Ortiz chasing a 1-2 slider below the zone, and with those two pitches reached 2,000 career strikeouts in his 272nd game.
Kade Anderson is done waiting. The Seattle Mariners are calling up the 22-year-old left-hander, the consensus No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball, to start Saturday against the Chicago Cubs at T-Mobile Park, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Thursday.
Vita Vea's standoff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is over. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle agreed Wednesday to a one-year extension worth $30 million guaranteed, ending a months-long dispute that included a trade request, skipped spring workouts and a training camp hold-in in which Vea showed
Jayden Higgins is done for the year before it started. The Houston Texans' second-year wide receiver, the 34th overall pick in the 2025 draft out of Iowa State who had 41 catches, 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, tore his ACL during Tuesday's joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders when h
Peyton Watson's long restricted free agency standoff is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the 6-foot-8 wing from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team sign-and-trade Wednesday that also involved the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards, signing him to a four-year, $88 million guaranteed dea
Nick Kyrgios, the 31-year-old former Wimbledon finalist who for two years publicly and relentlessly criticized Jannik Sinner for escaping punishment after Sinner's own positive doping test, revealed Wednesday on Instagram that he tested positive for cocaine in June at an ATP 250 tournament in Mallor
The New Orleans Saints selected Jordyn Tyson eighth overall in April's draft knowing his injury history, the Arizona State receiver had missed 34 percent of his college games over four years including hamstring and shoulder issues.
O.J. Brigance died Monday August 17 at the age of 56. The Baltimore Ravens announced his passing. "We are devastated by the awful news that we have lost O.J. Brigance," owner Steve Bisciotti said. "O.J. was a beloved legend, mentor and man to everyone who was fortunate enough to know him."
New York Jets running back Breece Hall went down without contact during red zone drills at training camp Monday, catching a swing pass and then dropping to a knee a few yards short of the end zone, limping to the sideline and entering the medical tent.
Keenan Allen is not done. The 34-year-old six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.32 million with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, signing for his 14th NFL season and reuniting with head coach Shane Steichen, who served as the Los Angeles Chargers' offensive coordin
The Los Angeles Lakers ownership saga escalated dramatically Monday, just days after Bob Iger and Josh Kushner agreed to buy Mark Walter's majority stake at a $12.5 billion valuation, when five of the six Buss siblings voted to sell the family trust's remaining 17.8 percent stake to the same buyers
Ketel Marte did not show up. The Arizona Diamondbacks traveled to Boston for a series against the Red Sox and their three-time All-Star second baseman simply was not at Fenway Park when Monday night's game began.
Phil Lyne, the five-time world rodeo champion from Cotulla, Texas, widely called the Greatest Cowboy of All Time, died Thursday August 14 at the age of 79. His family announced the news Saturday. No cause of death was given.
