(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) The visiting Cincinnati Reds scored five runs in the fifth inning as they overcame a six-run deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7 on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game series. Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz stole third base in the fifth, his 60th theft of the season, hit his 22nd homer in the eighth and finished with three RBIs. He is the fifth player since 1
(Photo credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports) Michael Lorenzen tossed seven shutout innings and MJ Melendez homered as the Kansas City Royals blanked the visiting Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Wednesday evening. Lorenzen (7-6) labored early as Los Angeles put multiple runners on base in each of the first three innings. He stranded all five runners before retiring 12 straight batters until Jo Adell singled with one out in
(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports) Pinch hitter Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a go-ahead, three-run double to center, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-8 win over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Gurriel went 2-for-2 with four RBIs. The Diamondbacks trailed 6-3 before scoring four runs in the seventh, including three on Gurriel's two-strike, two-out double. Arizona swept the three-game series, and i
(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) Brandon Marsh's pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run and propelled the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 comeback win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Weston Wilson led off the eighth with a double off reliever Joe Jimenez (1-5) and went to third on a flyout. Wilson scored when Marsh hit a long fly to left field, producing only the
(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-handed reliever Blake Treinen from the injured list on Wednesday. Treinen, 36, last pitched on Aug. 4 and was placed on the 15-day IL the following day with left hip discomfort. He struck out all three batters he faced during a rehab assignment on Saturday at Double-A Tulsa. Treinen is 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA in 34 relief appearances this
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(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) Trevor Larnach and Edouard Julien each collected four hits Wednesday, while Matt Wallner capped a seven-run fourth inning with a three-run homer as the visiting Minnesota Twins routed the San Diego Padres 11-4 to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) was the beneficiary of an 18-hit attack, cruising through the first five innings to pick
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Allisha Gray had 21 points as the Atlanta Dream added to their recent roll, topping the visiting Phoenix Mercury 72-63 on Wednesday night in College Park, Ga. Rhyne Howard provided 19 points, connecting on four 3-pointers, and Tina Charles racked up 12 points and 17 rebounds. The Dream (10-17), who have gone 3-0 since the Olympic break, used a sizzling start and a big burst ear
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Aaron Judge hit two home runs, Juan Soto homered and drove in five runs and the host New York Yankees cruised to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Judge upped his major-league-leading homer total to 47 by hitting a two-run drive in the third off Cleveland rookie starter Joey Cantillo (0-3) and a solo shot in the seventh off Eli Morgan to
(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz made history when he stole third base in the fifth inning Wednesday in the Reds' road game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The theft was the 60th of the season for De La Cruz, who became the fifth player since 1901 to have at least 60 steals and 20 homers in a season. De La Cruz has 21 home runs. De La Cruz, 22, reached the milestone when
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Luis Garcia Jr. belted a three-run homer and Mitchell Parker allowed one run over seven innings, lifting the host Washington Nationals to a 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Parker (7-7) permitted five hits and one walk while striking out six before exiting after 83 pitches to atone for a disastrous outing last Thursday. In that contest, Parker yielded nine r
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) One day after Little League coach Bob Laterza criticized New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, the Yankees came to the defense of their superstar. Laterza, coach of the South Shore team from Staten Island that reached the Little League World Series, believed Judge didn't do enough to acknowledgehis players when the Yankees played the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night in the Little
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) After cruising to All-Star starter status after only 11 career starts, Paul Skenes has found his first choppy water as a major league pitcher. Once considered a threat to win National League Cy Young honors, the Pittsburgh Pirates' star rookie is suddenly not even the favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors at some sportsbooks. That includes FanDuel, where Skenes (100)
MADRID, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pavel Bittner (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race on Wednesday.
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(Photo credit: Kareem Elgazzar / USA TODAY NETWORK) Joey Votto, a six-time All-Star and former MVP during his 17 major league seasons as a first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, announced his retirement on Wednesday via Instagram. "I was myself in this sport," Votto wrote in part of his Instagram post. "I was able to be my best self. I played this sport with every last ounce of my body, heart, and mind." Votto, 40, had
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - It's Bo time.
Following Wednesday's practice, Head Coach Sean Payton named rookie Bo Nix as the Broncos' starting quarterback.
"Bo Nix is going to be our starting quarterback," Payton said. "I felt like - and I said this to [the media] two weeks ago - that room has been outstanding. [Jarrett] Stidham, certainly with his experience and then being able t
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) American McCartney Kessler rallied in front of a friendly crowd on Wednesday, pulling off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China in the second round of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. Kessler had never defeated a top-50 opponent in her career before taking down Wang, who coughed up a 2-0 lead in the second set. Kessler also put together a strong finish, winni
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Outside linebacker Markus Golden made his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons official on Wednesday with an announcement on his Instagram account. Golden, 33, had re-signed with Pittsburgh on Aug. 1, then the Steelers placed him on the reserve/retired list on Aug. 9. "Football has always been more than just a sport to me, I've officially retired from the NFL after
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Cooper Hastings provided four innings of scoreless relief as Texas held off Nevada for a 5-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon to reach the United States final at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Texas completed a successful run through the winners' bracket and will play Nevada, Florida or Hawaii in the U.S. championship game on Saturday. Florida and Hawaii were
(Photo credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports) Cleveland Browns running back Pierre Strong Jr. left practice in an ambulance Wednesday after suffering a rib contusion. Strong, 25, was injured running through hanging tackling dummies, according to reports. He walked off the field with trainers and got into the ambulance as a precaution while experiencing shortness of breath. He later was released from University Hospitals.
(Photo credit: Yannick Peterhans-USA TODAY Sports) The New England Patriots released veteran defensive tackle Mike Purcell on Wednesday after signing him on Aug. 1 for depth on the line. Purcell, 33, started 10 of his 16 games played with the Denver Broncos last season and recorded 25 tackles, five quarterback hits and one fumble recovery. In eight seasons for the San Francisco 49ers (2014-16) and Broncos, he has 208 tac
(Photo credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports) Korey Lee thrilled family and friends with a two-out, two-run single to break a ninth-inning tie and the visiting Chicago White Sox salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. After All-Star pitchers Garrett Crochet and Logan Webb had done their thing, the White Sox took advantage of two walks and an infield sin
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A grueling month of sweat and strain concluded ahead of a trip to Tampa tomorrow for a joint practice. The next time the Dolphins practice at home, roster cuts will be around the corner, and the structure will reflect a regular season feel.
Before any of that, we have the final camp notebook from Miami Gardens. Here are the highlights from the day's work:
Practice 17, August
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Wyatt Langford delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 1-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. Jonah Heim began the ninth with an infield single against Pittsburgh closer David Bednar (3-6), and Ezequiel Duran took over on first as
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) The Denver Broncos named rookie Bo Nix as their starting quarterback on Wednesday. The first-round draft pick will become the first rookie signal-caller to start a season opener for Denver since Hall of Famer John Elway in 1983. Head coach Sean Payton met with Nix and Jarrett Stidham on Wednesday morning before announcing his decision in a team meeting. Zach Wilson is also on