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Cardinals acquire RHP Erick Fedde and OF Tommy Pham as part of a 3-team trade

The St. Louis Cardinals acquired right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also moved hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dod...

Jul 29, 2024

Carolina Hurricanes reach a 2-year deal with talented offensive forward Martin Necas

The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with forward Martin Necas, keeping one of its most skilled offensive players through the 2025-26 season. The team announced the deal...

Jul 29, 2024

Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams fights through training camp's early ups and downs

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has experienced some ups and downs during his first eight days of training camp. Despite his occasional struggles, the first pi...

Jul 29, 2024

Arsenal buys Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna

LONDON (AP) - Arsenal signed Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna on Monday. The English Premier League club did not confirm the fee for 22-year-old Calafiori or the length of contract, but ...

Jul 29, 2024

Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker gets 3-year extension

DETROIT (AP) - Taylor Decker endured a lot of losing early in his career with the Detroit Lions and the team plans to have the veteran offensive tackle around to potentially experience some success, k...

Jul 29, 2024

Wild sign NHL rookie of the year runner-up Brock Faber to 8-year, $68 million contract extension

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin saw more than enough potential in Brock Faber's rookie season to sign the defenseman to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension ...

Jul 29, 2024

Bears great Steve McMichael gets his Hall of Fame moment as he battles ALS

CHICAGO (AP) - Steve McMichael always had that big and boisterous persona and a willingness to say whatever was on his mind, so it's no stretch to think the Chicago Bears great's Pro Football Hall of ...

Jul 29, 2024

Longtime Canadian hockey executive Murray Costello dead at age 90

CALGARY - Longtime hockey executive Murray Costello has died. He was 90. Hockey Canada said in a statement Costello, who led both that organization and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for two ...

Jul 29, 2024

Judo champ Christa Deguchi claims Canada's first gold of Paris Games

PARIS - It was a golden day for Canada on the judo mat. Christa Deguchi captured the country's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea's Huh Mimi in the under-57 kilogra...

Jul 29, 2024

Hall of Famer Julius Peppers drew motivation from working hot summers in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina's Nash County and dealing with the ...

Jul 29, 2024