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Its Thursday, August 28 and the Pirates (59-75) are in St. Louis looking to take a third game in their four-game series against the Cardinals (65-69). Braxton Ashcraft is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Miles Mikolas for St. Louis.The Bucs were held to three hits last night but squeaked two runs across the plate and that was enough for a 2-1 win. Rookie Bubba Chandler won his first career game allowing just one hit in four scoreless innings. Sonny Gray was the hard-luck loser allowing just the two runs – one earned run – over seven innings.Lets…

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 💰 Good morning to all but especially to … KYLE HAMILTON AND THE BALTIMORE RAVENS There’s a new highest-paid safety in NFL history, and it’s hard to think of anyone more deserving. Kyle Hamilton signed a four-year, $100.4 million extension with the Ravens that includes a safety record $82 million guaranteed. The previous record was $45 million guaranteed. Hamilton, 24, was a first-team All Pro in 2023…

Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins has questioned Oleksandr Usyk’s injury amid a stand-off in fight negotiations.Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, has requested an extension to the deadline for talks for a WBO mandatory title fight against Parker due to an injury. But footage has recently emerged on social media of the Ukrainian dancing at a music concert.Parker’s promoter Higgins told Sky Sports: “I haven’t actually seen the medical evidence but you would think that a serious injury would prevent that sort of activity.”Usyk and Parker are yet to open talks for the fight, which was initially ordered on July…

Twelve months ago, quarterback Cameron Ward was No. 24 on my top 50 big board. By late April, he was the first-overall pick. It was the seventh time in the last eight drafts (and nine of the last 11) that a quarterback has been selected No. 1. The lesson: there’s a lot we don’t know as the college football season gets underway, and much will change between now and the 2026 NFL Draft. Ward, for example, was considered an early Day 3 prospect during his 2023 season. He then transferred from Washington State to Miami, had a fantastic 2024 campaign and…

Alden GonzalezAug 28, 2025, 01:59 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s 87th pitch on Wednesday, a slider, induced a harmless groundout that also triggered a milestone. With it, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar completed five innings for the first time since coming back from a second repair of an ulnar collateral ligament, a sign that his prolonged pitching rehab had finally reached its conclusion.Ohtani, though, had no time to appreciate the moment; it was his turn to…

Uhhh, is this thing on?The NBA world is quiet, mired in the deep summer with most of the league’s big news already settled. But we have thoughts.Three of The Athletic’s NBA reporters — Sam Amick, Marcus Thompson II and Fred Katz — got together to discuss the latest on Jonathan Kuminga, the league’s ongoing restricted free-agency saga, which rosters they are most excited to see in the upcoming season and which ones have them most confused.Here is their conversation:Katz: With the start of training camp a month away, the NBA is home to two types of news: news that’s already…

In a bizarre twist that only boxing’s computerized rankings could produce, Mike Tyson is still officially ranked inside the U.S. Top 100 heavyweights despite losing his comeback fight to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and holding no victories in 22-plus years. According to BoxRec, Tyson sits at #74 among American heavyweights, sandwiched between journeyman Tyrrell Herndon, fresh from his loss to Deontay Wilder, at #73, and unbeaten novice Darius East at #75. The all-time great is also listed as the 338th-ranked heavyweight worldwide and an astonishing 7,000-plus pound-for-pound fighter, underlining how ridiculous the rating of his standing has become. Why is Mike…

Last season saw the Lions, Vikings and Packers combine for 40 wins during the regular season (even if they combined for zero wins in the playoffs). In the wake of that, the Lions lost two coordinators, the Vikings are changing quarterbacks for a second straight season, and the Packers are hoping to coax an MVP-caliber season out of theirs.Our other division previews: AFC East | AFC North (coming Friday) | AFC South | AFC West | NFC East | NFC South | NFC West (coming Friday)Based on the average of predicted win totals submitted by each of The Athletic’s beat…

A quiet Missouri Gaming Commission meeting means the state is still on track for a Dec. 1 sports betting launch. At least nine sportsbooks are set to go live. Aug 27, 2025 • 15:17 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Ryan Butler. Missouri gaming officials didn’t address changes to the pending sports betting launch during a meeting Wednesday, an expected development that reaffirms the state’s push for a Dec. 1 launch. Missouri sports betting launch remains on track for Dec. 1 despite earlier delays. Nine sportsbooks, including DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, and ESPN BET, are positioned to go live.…

Some rumors were floating around about Charles Oliveira potentially retiring in his next fight at UFC Rio but his coach has dispelled these rumors and given ‘Do Bronx’ fans something to be excited about. During an exclusive interview with Sherdog, Diego Lima touched on Oliveira’s next fight set to transpire in his home country and when touching on what the fighting future of his charge looks like, Lima said [via Sherdog], “Charles already has his next three fights pre-negotiated. Charles is still 35 years old and motivated for another run at the belt.” Some out there also felt that Oliveira…