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On an afternoon the Mets ascended into playoff position, their best bit of news surfaced following the 7-0 win over the Nationals at Citi Field. Reed Garrett, a bullpen revelation this season, should be OK. There was serious concern within the club after the valuable righty reported elbow/forearm discomfort — he said his hand cramped … Read more

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is said to remain steadfast in his interest in signing Juan Soto long term — though the Yankees do seem to be convinced now it isn’t happening in-season. Steinbrenner is the one who saved the Aaron Judge negotiations by stepping out to match the Giants’ $360 million, nine-year bid (turns out … Read more

LAS VEGAS — LAS VEGAS — The Nets have always liked Keon Johnson, even before he became a first-round draft pick. Now it’s Johnson’s mission to make them love him. Enough to keep him. After being with Brooklyn on a two-way contract last season, Johnson now is an unrestricted free agent. 3Keon Johnson is now … Read more

English Premier League club Liverpool is planning to hold “urgent talks” with striker Darwin Núñez and the Uruguayan Football Federation (UFF) following an ugly scene after Uruguay’s Copa America semifinals loss to Colombia on Wednesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Núñez was among the Uruguayan players who entered the stands following the match and exchanged … Read more

With the 2024 Olympics set to begin later this month, the status of one of Team USA’s biggest star women’s basketball players may be in jeopardy. A leg injury has sidelined six-time Olympian Diana Taurasi from the last three of the Phoenix Mercury’s last four games, and she will miss Friday’s clash against Caitlin Clark … Read more

Winners Kollin VonAhn, J.C. Yeahquo enjoy ‘big day’ to capture bronze statues in rodeo event Oregon-based team roper Calgary Smith poses for a photo during the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Brent Calver/PostmediaPhoto by Brent Calver/Postmedia /Brent Calver/Postmedia Calgary Smith didn’t get the result he dreamed about at the rodeo that bears his … Read more

Monte Kiffin, USC defensive coordinator, claps during a team practice in October 2011. Kiffin served as the Trojans defensive coordinator under his son and head coach Lane Kiffin from 2010-12. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Former USC defensive coordinator and longtime NFL assistant coach Monte Kiffin, whose Tampa Bay Buccaneers defenses routinely ranked … Read more

Dodgers pitcher Anthony Banda delivers during the first inning of a 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. (Matt Slocum / Associated Press) 1 PHILADELPHIA — For the better part of almost two months, the Dodgers have been a .500 team. And the biggest problem in that time — a lack of reliable starting … Read more

Longtime football coach and innovative defensive mind Monte Kiffin died on Thursday, the University of Mississippi announced.  He was 84. Kiffin, the father of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, died peacefully in Oxford surrounded by family, per a statement from the school.  “As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down … Read more

Three days removed from announcing her return to LSU, Olivia “Livvy” Dunne was in Hollywood for Thursday night’s ESPYs and revealed on social media the gold dress she was wearing to the annual ESPN awards show.  Dunne posted videos of her in the dress in Instagram stories, one of which included the caption “ESPYS” with … Read more