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Who’s Kyson Witherspoon, the 20-year-old righty who the Red Sox drafted 15th overall Sunday? The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder posted a 10-4 record with a 2.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts and 23 walks in 16 starts (95 innings) at Oklahoma this college baseball season. “With Kyson, it’s big velocity,” director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said. “And he’s held it over …

ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big …

After spending Saturday night in jail, Browns running back Quinshon Judkins has been released from custody. Via CBS News Miami, a judge set Judkins’s bond at $2,500 on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. His release comes with a requirement to have no contact with the alleged victim. He also is prohibited from having access to firearms. The case will …

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ATLANTA — The name was a surprise, but the pick should not have been. The bromide about teams picking the best available player rather than drafting for need does not apply to the Angels, at least not in the Perry Minasian era. The Angels’ front office must try to win now, with an ownership that does not believe in rebuilding, and without …

Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …

Cole Palmer said that Enzo Maresca is building something special after Chelsea produced a stunning performance to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the first final of Fifa’s expanded Club World Cup. Palmer was in astonishing form at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, scoring two brilliant goals and setting up João Pedro to make it 3-0 by half‑time. Chelsea were underdogs going …

Gage Wood, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Arkansas, is the Phillies’ selection at 26th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old only has a combined 13 starts in college over the past two years, going 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched this past season.  But he brings some good velocity with a mid-high-90s …

Topline President Donald Trump was booed by some spectators at the FIFA Club World Cup Final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, as English soccer club Chelsea capped off the controversy-plagued tournament with a dominant 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. President of the United States Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino present medals to … More …

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte took a break from mother-daughter dressing at Wimbledon. On July 13, the Princess of Wales attended the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the second day in a row, this time joined by her husband, Prince William, as well as her two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. While Kate, Will, and George were all dressed …