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Tigers place All-Star outfielder Riley Greene on injured list with hamstring strain

Jul. 26, 2024 18:51 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed All-Star outfielder Riley Greene on the injured list Friday with a right hamstring strain. The 23-year-old Greene has been a bright spot for the struggling Tigers' offense. He is hitting .264 and leading Detroit in homers (17), runs (57) and...

Quarterback QB Deshaun Watson aiming to block out 'noise' after 2 turbulent seasons for Browns

Jul. 26, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Deshaun Watson has shifted into self-protection mode. Cleveland's contentious quarterback, who has played just 12 games the past two seasons due to an NFL suspension followed by a shoulder fracture that required major surgery, said Friday that...

Browns RB Chubb does post-practice sprints as he continues rapid recovery from gruesome knee injury

Jul. 26, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Nick Chubb may be defying the odds and medical science. Cleveland's star running back ran sprints following practice on Friday, another sign that he's ahead of schedule — and predictions — as he recovers from a season-ending knee injury that...

Aaron Rodgers showing the Jets that the red zone shouldn't be a danger zone for them this season

Jul. 26, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — With a few perfectly placed passes, Aaron Rodgers gave the New York Jets a glimpse of what they sorely missed last season with him on the sideline. The 40-year-old quarterback efficiently tossed the football around during the team's third practice of...

Falcons offensive line knows protecting Cousins is vital to team's hopes for a winning season

Jul. 26, 2024 13:45 PM EDT

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons left guard Matthew Bergeron doesn't have to be reminded that protecting the quarterback will be more important than ever with Kirk Cousins taking snaps. That's not just because Cousins is returning from a torn right Achilles tendon. ...

Lions lose K Michael Badgley to a season-ending injury, giving UFL star Jake Bates chance to win job

Jul. 26, 2024 12:47 PM EDT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley will miss the season with a significant injury, leaving United Football League sensation Jake Bates as the front-runner for the job, coach Dan Campbell said Friday. Badgley was injured before practice Thursday and will...

Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick suffers season-ending torn ACL

Jul. 25, 2024 23:09 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derion Kendrick will have season-ending surgery for a torn ACL that the cornerback suffered during the Los Angeles' Rams' first training camp practice, coach Sean McVay said Thursday. Kendrick injured his knee Wednesday during a full-team drill while tracking a...

Browns coach Stefanski holding onto calling plays; 2 defensive starters out injured as camp opens

Jul. 25, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns intend to follow the exact same steps that got them to the playoffs last season. After one day of training camp, it already feels like 2023 again. Moments after the team finished its first practice at...

Belgium Cats will play Paris Games without point guard Julie Allemand

Jul. 25, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Belgium will be without point guard Julie Allemand as the Cats try to get past the quarterfinals in the 2024 Paris Games. The Cats announced Thursday night on social media that Allemand will miss her second Olympics with what they called an...

Vikings DC Brian Flores still gets a pit in his stomach when thinking about Khyree Jackson

Jul. 25, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As the Minnesota Vikings progress through training camp and into the regular season, in those idle moments between tasks and events when a random reminder of Khryee Jackson might pop up, thoughts for those who spent the most time with the rookie cornerback will quickly become...