Former MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. is set to make his season debut for the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. The Braves announced after Thursday night’s loss to Washington that Acuña will make his return from a left knee injury that has sidelined him for nearly one year when Atlanta opens a three-game series at home…
NASCAR’s iconic No. 8 will feature once again at the high banks as part of MLB’s marquee event of the season. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will reunite with an updated version of his red-and-white color scheme in support of the MLB Speedway Classic, set for Aug. 2 between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves at…
Arizona cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting was placed on the non-football injury list Thursday and will miss the entire 2025 season for the Cardinals. The move to put Murphy-Bunting on the reserve list, where he will not count against the 90-man roster, was released on the NFL’s daily transactions report. The Cardinals had not made any announcement…
Caitlin Clark says it’s a great time to be a basketball fan in Indiana. It’s enough to turn Clark, one of the state’s biggest stars, into a fan during the NBA playoffs. Clark said before the Indiana Fever’s WNBA game at the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night that she was so caught up in the…
The Houston Astros placed right-hander Ronel Blanco on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his right elbow. The move, which is retroactive to Tuesday, comes as the starter seeks a second opinion on his injury. “He wants to go and get a second opinion,” manager Joe Espada said. “So, once he gets that…
The Denver Nuggets have taken the interim tag off David Adelman, making him their head coach after he took over on the eve of the playoffs and led them into the second round. Nuggets boss Josh Kroenke said Thursday that he was proud of the work Adelman did and the way the team rallied around…
Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks took to social media Thursday to express his displeasure about death threats he says he received following Boston’s most recent loss to the New York Mets. In a post on Instagram, Hendriks said comments were directed at both him and his family. “Just as an FYI: Threats against me and…
Lionel Messi has revealed his favorite goal, and it wasn’t one of the hundreds he has scored with his legendary left foot. It was a header — one that sealed Barcelona’s 2009 Champions League final win over Manchester United. The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion for Argentina and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner made the…
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday. Mobley got 99 first-team votes from a global panel of 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the NBA and cast ballots to determine award winners. He was a second-team…
One year after the inaugural season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, another change in playoff format is taking place. Beginning next season, the four highest-ranked teams will receive the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff (CFP) and a first-round bye, ESPN reported on Thursday. This decision was made by the CFP management…
