Eyeing a postseason run, the Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk in a Saturday night deal with the Diamondbacks, landing a veteran who was removed from Arizona manager Torey Lovullo’s lineup in Pittsburgh after the deal was formalized.
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Fernandez, Kalinskaya to play for DC Open title
Leylah Fernandez will be trying to win her first WTA title of the season, and Anna Kalinskaya will seek the first of her career when they meet each other in the final of the hard-court DC Open.
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Rehab start for Cubs P Assad set for Wednesday
Veteran right-hander Javier Assad, 27, is slated to make a rehabilitation start for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, as he continues his lengthy journey back to the Chicago Cubs after suffering a left oblique injury during spring training in Arizona.
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Angels CF Taylor breaks hand for second time
Chris Taylor is likely to be sidelined for at least the next six weeks after again breaking his left hand, while Jorge Soler also went on the IL on Saturday with lower back inflammation.
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AAC launches rebrand as ‘American Conference’
With the new mascot “Soar” the eagle, the 15-member AAC has officially rebranded as the “American Conference” and will introduce a modernized website on Thursday.
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ACC to report availability for conference games
To counter a push by gamblers for inside information, the ACC announced Tuesday it would start releasing availability reports for conference football, basketball and baseball games.
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Baker: NCAA tourney expansion call likely in fall
NCAA president Charlie Baker believes a decision on whether to expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be made “sometime this fall,” he said Thursday.
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White Sox OF Robert (adductor) on bench again
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. was out of the starting lineup on Saturday for the second straight day because of adductor soreness.
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Betts set to rejoin Dodgers after death in family
Dodgers star Mookie Betts is expected to return to the team sometime Saturday night after missing a game because of a death in the family, manager Dave Roberts said.
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Judge headed to IL, but ‘it could’ve been worse’
New York right fielder Aaron Judge will go on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, but, in a positive development for the Yankees and their superstar, a scan did not show damage in the two-time MVP’s ulnar collateral ligament.