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Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. The deal is worth £130million ($176m) to Newcastle due to solidarity payments and will cost Liverpool £125m. It will surpass the Premier League transfer record set by Liverpool’s purchase of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for £116m earlier this summer. Isak will undergo a medical on Monday before …

Well, here’s a bit of a surprise: Carlos Santana is 39 and in his 16th MLB season. He has batted .225/.316/.333 (1.3 bWAR) with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Guardians this year. Santana is only a first baseman and/or designated hitter. This move likely means that Owen Caissie gets optioned back to Triple-A Iowa. That would only …

Avery Johnson helped K-State avoid disaster, but Wildcats ‘have to get better’  Wichita Eagle North Dakota’s upset bid at No. 17/20 Kansas State falls short, 38-35  University of North Dakota Athletics Sunday Slate: What was that?  Bring On The Cats K-State narrowly avoids crushing upset loss to North Dakota  WIBW 5 things you might’ve missed in Kansas State’s 38-35 win over UND  Grand Forks Herald …

Lando Norris was left to come to terms with a pivotal retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix, claiming it was “out of my control” as he now trails McLaren team mate and title rival Oscar Piastri by a substantial margin. Having quickly moved back ahead of Max Verstappen after losing second position on the opening lap, Norris shadowed Piastri for …

Jeremy Lin is ready to let the final buzzer sound on a remarkable 15-year basketball career that captured headlines across the globe and for a few weeks in 2012 made New York City the epicenter of the basketball universe. The NBA icon announced his retirement in an Instagram post Saturday, writing that although he knew the end would come, it …

Notre Dame vs Miami Prediction, Odds, Time, Picks — 8/31  Action Network College football betting: Go with the experienced Irish or wild-card Canes?  ESPN Live Updates: No. 10 Miami Hurricanes vs No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish  Miami Herald What channel is Notre Dame vs Miami on today? Time, TV channel, how to watch  USA Today Live Stream: Miami pregame warmups vs. Notre Dame  247Sports …

Piotr Szczerek The US Open has always attracted drama around it, but this time the drama was not on the court, rather in the stands. After Polish tennis pro Kamil Majchrzak secured the best victory in his life as he beat ninth-seeded Karen Khachanov in five thrilling sets, the player walked towards the stands to spread love. He autographed, waved, …

Looking to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her singles career, Taylor Townsend fell just short. The 29-year-old American lost her way in a 6-1, 6-7 (13), 3-6 loss to Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday evening, blowing a one-set lead and eight match points inside a jam-packed Louis Armstrong Stadium. Krejcikova will face another …

Isiah Kiner-Falefa headed back to Blue Jays after Pirates placed him on waivers  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jays claim Kiner-Falefa off waivers for playoff push  ESPN Blue Jays claim infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa off waivers from Pirates  Sportsnet.ca Blue Jays Claim Isiah Kiner-Falefa  MLB Trade Rumors Blue Jays bringing back familiar face in IKF for stretch run  MLB.com Source link

“Yea, I was,” Prescott said when asked if he was surprised by the team’s decision to trade Parsons. “I can’t say I was completely surprised, but I definitely didn’t think he was going to get traded, I’ll say that. But just with that their negotiations went down, obviously to some extent… it seemed like it got personal on their ends, …