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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras on Friday began serving a four-game suspension for his actions during the Aug. 25 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. Contreras was originally suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball, but the suspension was reduced to four games on appeal. As such, Contreras will miss the Cardinals’ entire three-game weekend home series against the Giants and also Monday’s series opener against the Mariners. During the incident, Contreras inadvertently struck hitting coach Brant Brown with his bat after being ejected from the Cardinals’ eventual 7-6 win over the Pirates…

A new class of honorees will be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame during Saturday’s ceremony, further cementing the legacy of some of the most iconic men’s and women’s basketball players. On the men’s side, the honorees feature Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, while the women’s side will induct a trio of legendary players in Maya Moore, Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles. Also getting inducted are NBA and former collegiate basketball coach Billy Donovan, the entire 2008 USA men’s national team and Miami Heat owner Micky Arison.Ahead of the ceremony, here’s a breakdown of the five players getting…

Conlan, fighting in Dublin for the first time as a professional, exhibited some of the silky switch-hitting skills early on which were a feature of his former amateur bouts in the city 10 years previous.Still, Bateson appeared to have settled in the hostile surroundings, not getting drawn in and using his feet to stay mostly out of danger and although he took a flush right, the Leeds man landed with one of his own.It was a cagey second with Conlan seeking to draw a mistake from Bateson, crouching and shooting downstairs, but the visitor was disciplined and was not taking…

September 5, 2025 08:15 PM Kyle Dvorchak dives into Amari Cooper’s shocking retirement, explaining how it will impact rookie Dont’e Thornton Jr., who will be “a starting, maybe full-time, wide receiver in Week 1” and is “a clear dynasty target.”

Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was knocked out of Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers due to a shoulder injury after being involved in a brutal collision with tight end Travis Kelce on the Chiefs’ opening drive. The incident occurred when the two were running crossing routes and inadvertently ran into each other.Worthy took the worst of the impact. He was knocked over and was slow to get up before going to the locker room with a towel over his head. The play ended with quarterback Patrick Mahomes throwing an incompletion on a pass intended for Hollywood…

Patricio Pitbull blasted his UFC Paris opponent for missing weight and causing their fight to be scrapped, but the Brazilian combatant quickly turned his attentions to another standout featherweight contender. The man known as Patricio Freire was initially given the assignment to welcome two-division Oktagon MMA champion Losene Keita to the UFC before Keita did not end up hitting the contracted weight, causing the contest to fall out for this Saturday. Pitbull was understandably upset about all of this and referred to ‘Black Panther’, which is Keita’s nickname, as ‘Fat Panther’ and derided Keita for not attempting the follow-up weigh-in…

Tyreek Hill’s 2025 campaign with the Dolphins will be his 10th season in the NFL. It is his fourth with Miami. Hill was acquired by the Dolphins via the Chiefs in the 2021 offseason.  Despite playing all 17 games in 2024, Tyreek Hill had a lingering wrist injury. The former five-time first-team All-Pro selection was not at his normal standard. Hill had wrist surgery this offseason and missed most of August with an oblique injury. Speaking with the media on Friday, head coach Mike McDaniel said that Tyreek Hill will “absolutely” play in Week 1 vs. the Colts. After missing…

Los Angeles Angels prospect Rio Foster is in critical condition after being involved in a single-car crash in Richland, Washington, early Friday morning. Foster is an outfielder for the Tri-City Dust Devils, the Angels’ High-A affiliate in Pascoe, Washington.The driver was going at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a roundabout during the incident, which occurred around 2 a.m. PT. The car hit a fence and a power pole.“The driver of the vehicle involved in this collision was recently released from the hospital and booked into the Benton County Jail,” said the Richmond Police Department in a…

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper underwent successful surgery Friday to repair a partial tear of the collateral ligament in his left thumb, league sources told The Athletic.The No. 2 pick in this year’s NBA Draft sustained the injury in a workout Wednesday in San Antonio and elected to have surgery, in hopes of returning for the team’s opening-night matchup against No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 22, the sources said.Harper, a 6-foot-5 guard out of Rutgers, joins an already robust backcourt led by guard De’Aaron Fox, who recently signed a four-year, $229 million max…

Tennis Scores & Schedule Skip to content Guadalajara Open Akron presented by Santander WTA Tour / Women’s Singles / Qualifying 1st Round Martyna Kubka Cadence Brace 17:00 Martyna Kubka of Poland is scheduled to play Cadence Brace of Canada, at 17:00. First server will be TBD Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva 17:00 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of Andorra is scheduled to play Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva of Mexico, at 17:00. First server will be TBD TBD Elena Pridankina 17:00 TBD is scheduled to play Elena Pridankina of Russian Federation, at 17:00. First server will be TBD Anastasia Kulikova Hina…