Some mid-major coaches lean into pitching their programs as a development step. Others are reluctant.
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Severino activated by A’s, set to start Tuesday
Athletics right-hander Luis Severino had been out since Aug. 6 with a strained left oblique muscle.
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Gauff on Open loss: ‘Not going to let this crush me’
After losing in the fourth round of the US Open for the second year in a row, this time to Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff said, “I am not going to let this crush me.”
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Reds, after blowing lead, match Jays with 3 in 9th
Noelvi Marte hit a game-ending, two-run single after Cincinnati lost the tying run on a rare lodged ball call, and the Reds rallied to beat the Blue Jays.
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Soto hits grand slam, triple to spark Mets in win
Juan Soto tied his career high with six RBIs, hitting a grand slam and a tiebreaking, two-run triple to lead the Mets over the Tigers.
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Big 12 set to issue player availability reports
The Big 12 will release player availability reports for football and men’s and women’s basketball before all conference games, the conference announced Wednesday.
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Omaha forward Mayar dies in drowning incident
Omaha Mavericks forward Deng Mayar, who transferred from North Dakota this offseason, died Saturday in a drowning incident.
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Source: Kansas to hire Bland as assistant coach
Veteran assistant coach Tony Bland, who was one of four Black coaches implicated in a 2017 FBI inquiry into bribery and player influence, will be joining the Kansas Jayhawks staff, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel Tuesday.
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Fictitious ending? Story fly hits glove, pole for HR
Boston’s Trevor Story had a strange Fenway Park homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland when the ball went off an outfielder’s glove and then the Pesky Pole.
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Osaka ousts Gauff at US Open, returns to quarters
Naomi Osaka eliminated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open on Monday to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021.