The Bills and O’Cyrus Torrence have agreed on a four-year, $78.4 million extension that keeps the right guard in Buffalo through 2030, ESPN reported Friday, citing Torrence’s agents. The deal reportedly includes $46 million in guaranteed money and makes him the league’s seventh-highest-paid guard, p
Aug 7 (Reuters) – Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields expects her long-discussed blockbuster showdown with Wales’ Lauren Price to be delayed until 2027. Price called for a fight with the American after beating Stephanie Pineiro in April to retain her welterweight world titles, with the
Despite a pair of score reductions, Fred Richard holds the men’s all-around lead at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the first half of the competition was held on Thursday in Phoenix. Richard, a 22-year-old from the University of Michigan, owns a score of 84.326 points through six routines. D
Under investigation into allegations of impermissible payments to skirt salary-cap rules, Kawhi Leonard also had an undisclosed multi-million-dollar deal with Daktronics, the company that designed the video board at the Los Angeles Clippers’ home arena, the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” reported o
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Maybe a team should’ve drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night. King, who was the Atlantic
By Aadi Nair Aug 7 (Reuters) – Football appeared to be headed for a prolonged standoff on Friday as allies of FIFA President Gianni Infantino rallied behind him while Norway demanded his resignation after several European associations withdrew their support. Confederations and national associations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams are still waiting on Aaron Donald’s comeback decision as they wrap up their training camp at Loyola Marymount University. After the Rams held their final practice of camp Thursday, McVay said Donald’s formal workout with the team went well at th
The Cincinnati Reds claimed right-handed pitchers Ron Marinaccio and Chase Selesky off waivers on Thursday. Solesky, a rookie recently designated for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays, was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. The Reds also transferred outfielder Blake Dunn (right elbow sprain) from the 1
Joey Bart suffered a left hand fracture in his third game with his new team, the Chicago White Sox. The catcher left Chicago’s game Thursday night at the Boston Red Sox after he was hit by a pitch on his hand in the seventh inning. Soon after, the White Sox said he’d been diagnosed with a fifth meta
Caleb Durbin’s RBI single up the middle in the 13th inning lifted Boston to a wild 12-11 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday, the Red Sox’s eighth consecutive victory. After Wilyer Abreu was intentionally walked with one out, Durbin (3-for-6) plated automatic runner Nick Sogard from
The other shoe dropped for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton on Thursday. The New York Liberty waived the former All-Star while giving Marine Fauthoux a multiyear contract. Laney-Hamilton, 32, was ejected from her last game for the Liberty on July 12. New York’s Jonquel Jones had a shoe come off in the fourth
Detroit makes Jahmyr Gibbs NFL’s newest highest-paid running back with 3-year deal ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL’s newest highest-paid running back. A
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL’s newest highest-paid running back. Athletes First announced the deal Thursday, hours after Gibbs took the field for the
Orlando City midfielder Braian Ojeda underwent right foot surgery, the club announced Thursday. Ojeda had the procedure to repair a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the foot. The surgery was performed in Orlando. Ojeda, 26, is expected to return later this season. Ojeda has one goal and thr
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston — the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion — had traded him and heaved his phone across the room. No, it wasn’t a prank call. Brown was indeed headed to the Philadelphia 76ers, wh
Aug 6 (Reuters) – Jaylen Brown said winning rather than individual scoring will guide his approach with the Philadelphia 76ers, as the former Boston Celtics star joins a roster loaded with offensive talent following his July trade. Brown, the 2024 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, was formally introd
Two days after throwing a football off the facemask of cornerback Greg Newsome II after a play, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart said it was just the competitive juices at work. The New York defense didn’t take kindly to Dart’s actions after he ran for a touchdown during a training camp worko
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is seeing things a bit differently with the New York Jets this time around. No, it’s not quite rose-colored glasses. But the veteran quarterback is wearing red contact lenses during training camp this summer in his return to the team that drafted him in 2013. Fas
Anthony Davis and the Washington Wizards are not rushing into contract talks as he became eligible for an extension on Thursday, according to reports. The Athletic reported no significant talks toward a new deal have taken place before the two sides. CBS Sports reported Thursday the conversations ar
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier was given a three-game suspension Thursday after hitting Detroit’s Gleyber Torres with a pitch in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s game. Speier is appealing the ban, according to the MLB Players Association. Additionally, Mariners manager Da
Denver Broncos offseason acquisition Jaylen Waddle is nursing a muscle strain in his leg and will sit out the next few days as a precaution, head coach Sean Payton said Thursday. Waddle, a wide receiver, did not participate in practice on Thursday and was seen limping while wearing a sleeve on his l
Seattle Mariners left-handed reliever Gabe Speier received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball on Thursday. Speier has elected to file an appeal, therefore his discipline will be held in abeyance. Also, Seattle manager Dan Wilson received a one-game ban and an
Former Giants pitcher Mike Krukow announced Thursday that he is retiring from the San Francisco broadcast booth at the end of the season following 37 years on the air He arrived in San Francisco following a December 1982 trade and never left. After the final season of his career in 1989, he joined t
The San Francisco 49ers signed offensive tackle Kion Smith to a one-year deal on Thursday. Wide receiver Colton Dowell was waived to create the roster spot for Smith, who spent the past four seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Smith, 27, originally signed with the Atlanta Falcons after going undrafted
Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht stressed Thursday that the team does not plan to trade Pro Bowl nose tackle Vita Vea and considers Baker Mayfield as a franchise quarterback. “I have no plans on trading Vita,” Licht said Thursday. .”.. We love Vita. We’ve been engaged with his agent
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Simmons did everything the Kansas City Chiefs expected of him when they drafted him in the first round last year. He won the starting job protecting the blind side of Patrick Mahomes in the offseason, and the former Ohio State standout held fast to it throughout training
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor got his wish. A little more than a week after reiterating he wanted to stay with Indy for the rest of his career, Taylor took a big step toward fulfilling that pledge by signing a two-year, $44 million contract extension, a person w
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene likely will miss the rest of his injury-plagued season with an elbow issue. Manager Terry Francona confirmed Thursday — Greene’s 27th birthday — that there’s “probably a slim chance” he will return from the 15-day injured list, where he landed a day earlier
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Elic Ayomanor exited Thursday’s practice with a left shoulder injury. Per Titans head coach Robert Saleh, Ayomanor sustained the injury after colliding with safety Kevin Winston Jr. during a red zone drill. “It feels stable, but we’ll get more info later,” Saleh said o
Coco Gauff agrees with mandatory gene-testing in the name of fairness, but she also has concern about unintended consequences the Women’s Tennis Association might be inviting around a polarizing, politicized topic. Mandatory testing for the DNA segment known as the SRY gene was approved as part of t
