Breaking News

Uncategorized

MLB wants more drama with trades, free agent signings

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to those in the NFL and NBA. The plan offered to the players' association Thursday is contingent on adoption of the salary cap system MLB proposed in May, which the union has vowed never to accept. "A cap-and-floor system would unlock additional opportunities to improve the game for players and fans, creating more ...

Ohio team on the cusp of LLWS final

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ohio's Walker Osborne and Japan's Shinnosuke Ijima tossed complete games in the Little League Baseball World Series quarterfinals on Thursday to lift their teams into Saturday's United States and international championships, respectively. Osborne, who hadn't pitched ...

ACC also blocks professionals from coming back

The Atlantic Coast Conference has joined its power conference peers in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The ACC's ban approved Thursday also covers professional athletes returning to college to play men's or women's college basketball. It comes a day after the Big 12's ruling and followed moves by the SEC and Big Ten earlier this week. "The ACC Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution directing the Commissioner to enforce certain eligibility requirements when an athlete seeks to return to collegiate participation after ...

Bills nick Steelers by a point to end preseason

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers' last chance to pull ahead ended with Drew Allar's pass sailing behind tight end Lake McRee on fourth-and-7 with 44 seconds remaining. It was a disappointing finish for Allar in an outing the rookie was attempting to separate himself from Will Howard in the competition for the Steelers' third-string ...

Gabriel, Green battle for third QB spot

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw three touchdown passes — two to Luke Floriea — and Taylen Green directed a 98-yard touchdown drive to help the Cleveland Browns beat the New England Patriots 37-13 on Thursday night in the final preseason game for both teams. Gabriel and Green got extended looks as they vie for the Browns' third quarterback spot. Gabriel got the start and played the first half while Green saw the second-half snaps. Gabriel, in his second year after being a third-round pick in the 2025 draft, completed 12 of 15 passes for 186 yards and a 157.9 passer rating ...

ACROSS THE NATION

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president ...