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Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone has been looking for a new contract, but he’ll have to settle for a revised one for now. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Lions have added $250,000 to Anzalone’s base salary for the 2025 season. That base salary, which was $6 million prior to the tweak, is also guaranteed for the coming season. Per …

MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Bregman was originally in the Red Sox’ batting order for Wednesday’s rubber match against the Twins. But a corrected lineup, sent out 27 minutes after the original, has the slugging third baseman sitting after all. Early Wednesday, Bregman texted Cora to let him know he could use a day. “He was in there last night. I told …

CINCINNATI — The Dodgers are dealing with more injuries to their lineup. As a result, one of their top prospects will get his first big-league opportunity this week. Alex Freeland, the top-ranked infielder in the Dodgers’ farm system, was called up on Tuesday after Hyeseong Kim was placed on the injured list with left shoulder bursitis. Freeland’s arrival also comes after Tommy …

BOSTON — The thousands of Dodgers fans at Fenway Park erupted in the first inning Saturday when superstar Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a 414-foot, 108.5 mph home run to center field against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet. “That was Dodger Stadium-like, to be honest with you,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “I’ve never seen so many …

After approaching the first few days of training camp practice with some caution, the Detroit Lions had a pretty full roster of healthy players on Saturday. Their sixth camp practice—and first in front of season-ticket holders—featured six players either returning from injury or making their first appearance in training camp. It’s a sign that the Lions are ramping up and …

UFC CEO Dana White broke some big news on Tuesday as summer nears a close. UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev will make his first title defense against the man he won the belt from, Alex Pereira, in the UFC 320 main event on October 4th in Las Vegas. UFC CEO Dana White announced the news during an Instagram live …

Several of the UFC’s biggest names have their next marching orders. UFC CEO Dana White on Tuesday announced a quartet of big-time bouts for the second half of the year, including a trio of matchups for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory …

Alex Anzalone spoke for the first time since it became clear he was hoping for a new contract, as he enters the final year of his three-year deal with the Detroit Lions. It was clear the 30-year-old linebacker is a bit frustrated and confused as to why he has not been able to get a new deal done with the …

Lions head coach Dan Campbell has said that Alex Anzalone is dealing with a hamstring injury. But the linebacker is also unhappy with his current contract and would like a raise to continue his career with Detroit. Speaking to reporters after not practicing on Tuesday, Anzalone noted he feels he’s in a weird situation, as he also feels he’s obviously …

Alex Pereira continues to put on weight, and now has fans thinking that a potential heavyweight move could be in the cards — which would certainly capture the interest of UFC heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall. As of now, Aspinall or Pereira, the former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight champion, are currently awaiting their next fight announcements. Speaking with former heavyweight …