The NFL is banning the use of smelling salts and ammonia packets before and during all games, a ruling that has upset 49ers TE George Kittle.
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Arizona outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from San Diego’s Mason Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday night, the hardest-hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008.
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WR Keenan Allen is returning to the Chargers, with the sides agreeing to a one-year deal Tuesday.
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Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones is not confident Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons will be available for the Sept. 4 season opener against the Eagles. “No, absolutely not,” Jones said Tuesday. “A big part of that is his decision. How would I know that?”
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A sex toy landed near Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in Los Angeles while the Fever played the Sparks on Tuesday night, the latest such incident to interrupt a WNBA game in the past seven days.
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ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other NFL media assets, including the linear rights to the league’s popular RedZone channel, in a deal that will see the NFL get a 10% equity stake in the all-sports network, it was announced.
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The man arrested for allegedly throwing a sex toy onto the court during last week’s Valkyries-Dream game faces charges of disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass, according to law enforcement records.
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Guardians reliever Nic Enright recorded his first career save on Monday night, more than three years after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
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LeBron James congratulated Luka Doncic on his new three-year, $165 million contract extension via a video call Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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New Chicago Cubs starter Mike Soroka left his first game with his new team with right shoulder discomfort and will require a stint on the injured list.
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