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Getty Images Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will begin a minor-league rehab stint on Saturday with Houston’s Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land, taking another step toward his return to the big-league rotation following a two-month absence. He last pitched on June 9 on account of neck stiffness.  Verlander, 41, compiled a 3.95 ERA (103 ERA+) and […]

The most important basketball games in Olympic history tend to have two things in common: they are Team USA losses, and the fallout surrounding those games boils down to what Team USA lacked. When Team USA lost to the Soviet Union in the semifinals in 1988, the rules were changed to allow NBA players to […]

NFL executives believe flag football is the “future” of the sport. That’ll soon be reality, with American football set to make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Summer Games in the form of a flag competition. Naturally, NFL players have already chimed in to tease participation, and the league is doing the same, suggesting current players […]

Happy Friday! The EFL Championship, Leauge One and League Two kick off this weekend and the United States Women’s national team can secure a Gold Medal at the Olympics as they take on Spain. I’m Chuck Booth and we’ve got a lot to get through as European soccer returns so let’s get to it: Footy […]

The men’s 200 meters did not go to expectation at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo running away from the field to win the gold medal in 19.46 seconds. Tebogo, 21, became the youngest man to win gold in the 200 meters since the United States’ Bobby Morrow in 1956, the first man […]

The last PGA Tour event of the regular season is in danger of not being played The post Tropical Storm Debby postpones start of 2024 Wyndham Championship as event aims to begin Round 1 action Friday first appeared on OKC Sports Radio.

The Chicago White Sox announced on Thursday that they had fired manager Pedro Grifol after just over one and a half seasons at the helm. In Grifol’s place, the White Sox elevated former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore to interim skipper, a position he’ll hold for the rest of the season — perhaps as part of […]

(LONDON) — Noah Lyles’ characteristically exuberant walkout for Thursday’s 200-meter final gave little indication that the American sprinter was among the dozens of athletes who have tested positive for COVID or other respiratory illnesses. But within minutes, the track star was being pushed from the stadium in a wheelchair, in visible discomfort following his bronze […]

Team USA’s biggest questions entering the 2024 Paris Olympics was which lineups would work best. The starters, the backups, everything in between. But they had to start with the starters, and Kevin Durant’s calf opened a second spot in the starting lineup alongside Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Joel Embiid. Jrue Holiday filled one, his […]

(LONDON) — Noah Lyles’ characteristically exuberant walkout for Thursday’s 200-meter final gave little indication that the American sprinter was among the dozens suffering from COVID-19. But within minutes, the track star was being pushed from the stadium in a wheelchair, in visible discomfort following his bronze medal-winning performance. “I believe this will be the end […]