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Philadelphia’s right-hander Andrew Painter has been sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, a roster-management step that comes with a corresponding transaction expected the next day.
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The UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, says Justin Gaethje’s win over Ilia Topuria showed a path to victory, but he still believes Topuria will return with a sharper plan after suffering his first professional loss.
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In Part IV of Las Vegas’ Mendoza Mania, the Raiders’ future at quarterback is broken down through his first Big Ten game, with an emphasis on efficiency, decision-making, and NFL-caliber processing.
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The Seminoles have entered the 2027 recruiting calendar with a new scholarship offer for Cairo High School edge defender Stevan Thornton III, a Georgia pipeline target as Florida State keeps pressing for more front-seven talent.
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The veteran catcher, most recently with the Atlanta Braves, has exercised his right to reject a minor-league-style outrighting and instead hit the open market.
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Hundreds of players have been invited to the 2026 MLB Draft Combine, shifting attention from final high school regular-season games to the metrics and measurements teams will use when the draft approaches.
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New York’s championship run, led by Jalen Brunson, has become appointment viewing again, with the Finals matching the widest attention since the Michael Jordan era ended in Chicago.
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New York, which will pick No. 24, No. 31 and No. 55, is using Barclays Center week to evaluate prospects as it pursues sustained title contention.
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As the league’s free-agency period opens at 6 p.m. Eastern on June 30, one theme will define the offseason: major roster shifts increasingly happen through trades rather than pure sign-and-deals.
