The Connecticut Sun acquired forward Aaliyah Edwards from the Washington Mystics for guard Jacy Sheldon ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline. The Mystics are also getting swap rights for the first-round pick Connecticut got from the New York Liberty. Should Washington exercise that option, the Sun would receive the Minnesota Lynx’s first-rounder. For now, that would mean the Mystics …
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BOSTON — Six days after he was acquired in a deadline trade — and 10 days after he last pitched, coincidentally also at Fenway Park — Dustin May made his Red Sox debut Wednesday night against the Royals. It was one to forget. May faced constant traffic and watched his pitch count soar fast as he lasted just 3 ⅔ …
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MLB has turned the page on a memorable trade deadline that ramped up exponentially in activity over its final 24 hours. It featured extreme buying, such as the Padres’ dizzying, prospect-exporting pursuit of championship upgrades, and selling, thanks to the Twins’ stunning teardown. And somewhere in between, multiple clubs managed to make needle-moving trades as they geared up for the …
Read More »Trump Live Updates: U.S. Envoy to Russia Meets Putin as Sanctions Deadline Looms The New York Times Witkoff meets with Putin as Trump’s sanctions threat looms CNN Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin as ceasefire deadline looms BBC Trump’s special envoy meets Putin as Russia-Ukraine peace deadline nears WLOS Talks between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff ‘useful and constructive’, Kremlin says – Europe live The …
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The Trade deadline has come and gone, and with it, new players are getting more opportunities with their new clubs. In some players’ cases, they’re seeing fewer opportunities on the field with their new or current club, because of who has been added or the roles they’ve been slotted into. Who are five players for dynasty leagues to be watchful …
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US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin, as Donald Trump’s deadline for Moscow to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine looms. The talks lasted three hours, Russian media report, after Witkoff landed in Russia early on Wednesday. The US president has said Russia could face hefty sanctions or see secondary sanctions imposed against all those …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil. The Kremlin didn’t immediately provide more details of the meeting. Earlier, Witkoff …
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The trade deadline has come and gone. While trade season was slow to get started this year, when all was said and done, there were several dozen trades made in a flurry of movement over the final few days before the deadline arrived. The full impact of these trades won’t be known for years to come, but that doesn’t meant …
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By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. It is Aug. 5. Finally, we can stop talking about the trade deadline. Well … after this. We have a little bit more …
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While Jhoan Duran is now pumping 103 mph past opponents in Philadelphia, the Yankees’ remade bullpen is trying to weather some early speed bumps after a disastrous weekend on the mound in Miami. As we get accustomed to seeing familiar faces in new places, here are the latest power rankings, which include analysis on how teams have changed after the …
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