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Getty Images Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes recorded two career firsts on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals (box score): 1) he pitched into the ninth inning; and 2) he suffered an official loss. Skenes had previously compiled a 6-0 record while not tallying more than seven innings over the […]

A pair of long-argued rules in mixed martial arts are on their way to being adjusted. On Thursday, the association of boxing commissions and combat sports mixed martial arts committee made significant amendments to the 12-6 elbow and strikes to a grounded opponent rules. The ABC held its annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky with commission […]

USATSI Michael Gallup was placed on the reserve/retired list by the Las Vegas Raiders Tuesday, retiring from the NFL at the age of 28. Gallup, a free agent signing by the Raiders this offseason, spent his first six seasons with the Dallas Cowboys as injuries caught up to what was a promising start to his […]

Getty Images A 1992 Olympic gold medal from Clyde Drexler hit the auction block earlier this week. Drexler is the first player to have their medal hit the auction block and it will be auctioned off by Goldin. The bidding started at $250,000, but is expected to go a whole lot higher. In 2023, a […]

The Paris Olympic Games will get underway on Wednesday, July 24 as men’s soccer leads the way before the opening ceremony. For the first time since 2008, the United States men will be in the tournament but don’t expect to see stars like Christian Pulisic present. Led by Marko Mitrovic, the United States U-23’s will […]

Getty Images Promising Mets starting pitcher Christian Scott was placed on the 15-day injured list, the team announced Wednesday. The move is retroactive to Monday and lefty Alex Young was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse as a corresponding move.  The bad news here is Scott’s injury is a sprained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), according to the […]

LeBron James will soon add another achievement to his legendary career: Olympic flag bearer. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer was chosen by his fellow American athletes to carry the flag for the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month.  “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, […]

There will be a distinctive British flair to Saturday’s UFC 304 pay-per-view card, which emanates from Manchester, England, and features a cornucopia of top MMA talent from across the United Kingdom.  The pound-for-pound ranked skills of welterweight champion Leon Edwards will be on full display in the main event as he defends his 170-pound title […]

Getty Images Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens is being granted an excused absence from training camp so that he can travel to Paris and watch his wife, USA gymnast Simone Biles, compete in the Olympics. He will miss the practices from July 29 through August 3 and is expected back on August 4.  “Just because […]

Europe’s leading leagues and players union have announced they are taking legal action against FIFA, alleging that the governing body is abusing its dominant position in the sport’s international match calendar. The European Leagues — which include the Premier League, Serie A and the Bundesliga — and FIFPRO Europe said on Tuesday that they will […]