The Padres will not be full strength when they walk into Dodger Stadium this weekend to defend their one-game lead in the NL West. Right-hander Michael King was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left knee inflammation. The Padres are replacing him on the roster with right-hander Randy Vásquez, although the team appears to be considering its options …
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Ratledge said he’s getting really comfortable playing next to the All-Pro Sewell, who he said makes his job much easier. “You watch him in protection, some of the ways that he was able to pass to anticipate was pretty good for a young guy,” Campbell said of Ratledge. “I just thought he and Penei (Sewell) were working at a high …
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Browns may not know QB starter, but No. 1 RB job is becoming clear originally appeared on The Sporting News It may be a couple weeks until the Cleveland Browns make anything official about their starting quarterback job. Advertisement But at running back, actions are speaking louder than words. The Browns are holding joint practices this week with the defending …
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FOXBORO — Less than 48 hours after strapping on their pads for a preseason game, the Patriots hit the field again for a two-hour practice. The wear showed. The Pats had a somewhat sluggish day under 90-degree heat, practicing right up until Stefon Diggs’ end-zone drop on a play run at less than full speed that capped Drake Maye’s 1-minute …
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The Jaguars released their first depth chart of the 2025 season on Monday and it shows where first-round pick Travis Hunter is situated on both sides of the ball. Hunter is listed as first-team wide receiver along with Brian Thomas and Dyami Brown, but he is part of the second string on defense. Hunter is one of three cornerbacks behind …
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The 2023 comeback player of the year is back. The Browns have listed 40-year-old Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback on the first depth chart of the 2025 season, via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Flacco went from the couch to the huddle for the Browns in 2023, lifting the team to the postseason — and upending Damar Hamlin’s clone for …
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BOSTON — Red Sox starter Tanner Houck will undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Alex Cora announced Saturday. Boston initially placed the 29-year-old righty on the 15-day injured list May 14 with a right flexor pronator strain. On Thursday, the Sox transferred him to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for trade addition Dustin May. “We …
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A day after the trade deadline, the Red Sox announced their revised rotation for this weekend’s series against the Astros, including when newcomer Dustin May will make his club debut. Right-hander Cooper Criswell will start Friday night’s game opposite All-Star righty Hunter Brown, then Walker Buehler will pitch Saturday afternoon with lefty Colton Gordon going for Houston. In Sunday’s series …
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The top of the starting pitching market didn’t kick into gear until a little over a half an hour before the 5 p.m. CT deadline, with the Rangers acquiring right-hander Merrill Kelly from the Diamondbacks. Then deals fell into place in rapid succession. And the Cubs dropped out of the race for a frontline starter, which has been their most …
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The Red Sox will slot Dustin May into their starting rotation after acquiring the 27-year-old righty from the Dodgers right before Thursday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. Boston plans to use 34-year-old lefty Steven Matz, who they acquired from the Cardinals on Wednesday night, as a late-inning reliever. “In Dustin, feel like we’ve got a tried and true and battle tested …
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