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Getty Images The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a trade involving right-handed starter Zach Eflin, the teams announced Friday. In return, the Rays will receive three prospects: outfielder Matthew Etzel, right-handed pitcher Jackson Baumeister, and utility player Mac Horvath. Eflin, 30, has amassed a 4.09 ERA (95 ERA+) and a 6.69 […]

The United States will begin its quest for a fifth straight men’s basketball gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Sunday. The Americans are the overwhelming favorite to win gold, but it’s far from a foregone conclusion. The top international teams are not afraid of a U.S. team that didn’t exactly blow away […]

Getty Images UFC is going all out for its debut at the Sphere in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced on Friday that the promotion’s PPV event will feature a pair of title fights atop the marquee. Bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley will defend his crown against top contender Merab Dvalishvili while women’s flyweight queen […]

Friday was a huge day for NFL quarterbacks looking for extensions. First, Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins inked a four-year, $212.4 million extension. Then Jordan Love came out and topped it. The Green Bay Packers are signing Love to a four-year extension worth $220 million, per CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. Love […]

Argentina need a win against Iraq on Saturday to get back on track in the Olympic men’s soccer after a controversial opening defeat to Morocco. Javier Mascherano blasted the 2-1 loss to the Atlas Lions as a “circus” with a win now required for the Albiceleste in Group B. Meanwhile, Iraq took maximum points against […]

The NCAA and plaintiffs filed on Friday a long-form agreement to settle a multi-billion dollar, class-action lawsuit that paves the way for a new revenue-sharing model and governance that introduces roster-size limits and NIL regulation in major college athletics. “NCAA college athletes have waited decades for this moment, and their right to receive the full […]

Getty Images Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout does not have a timetable for his return to the field after he exited the first game of his minor-league rehab assignment because of knee soreness this past Tuesday, he told reporters on Friday (via The Athletic). An MRI came back clean. Now they’re just waiting for the […]

Getty Images Russell Westbrook is signing a two-year, $6.8 million deal with the Denver Nuggets after being bought out by the Utah Jazz, per Shams Charania. Westbrook was originally dealt by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Jazz as part of a sign-and-trade deal that sent Kris Dunn to the Clippers. Dunn will officially head […]

The UFC returns to England on Saturday for UFC 304. The card is headlined by a pair of championship matches featuring some of the most talented men in the sport, including welterweight champion Leon Edwards defending his title against Belal Muhammad in the main event. Edwards, the hometown favorite, and Muhammad are meeting in a […]

Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, announced his retirement from the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL in March. After several months, the team has officially placed the future Hall of Famer on the reserve/retired list Friday. Donald was a Pro Bowler in each of his 10 NFL seasons, which were all spent […]