2:12 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot, who hasn’t played since injuring his right knee June 20, was activated from the 60-day injured list Saturday. He was in the starting lineup for the game against the Kansas City Royals, playing right field and batting third. The 27-year-old Margot, who suffered the injury while
2:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed starter Keegan Thompson on the 15-day IL Saturday with low back tightness and recalled righty Anderson Espinoza from Triple-A Iowa. The 27-year-old Thompson leads the Cubs in wins with a 9-5 record and 3.97 ERA in 25 games. He has made 17 starts
12:11 PM ET New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker has been scratched from Sunday’s start because of a bulging disk, manager Buck Showalter said Saturday. The Mets have not yet named a replacement for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. Walker (10-3, 3.36 ERA) lasted only two-plus innings in Tuesday’s loss to Atlanta, leaving with back spasms.
2:01 PM ET Will Zalatoris withdrew during the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday because of a back injury. Zalatoris shot a 3-under-par 139 over the first two rounds to enter play on Saturday five shots behind leader Adam Scott of Australia. He was four shots back when he appeared to suffer his
12:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk defends his three heavyweight world titles in a rematch against former champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (DAZN, 1 p.m. ET, with main event expected to start at 5:30 p.m. ET). Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), 35, of Ukraine, overcame a cut
11:43 AM ET Werder Bremen scored three times in the final minutes to come from two goals down and snatch a stunning 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, ending the hosts’ winning start to the season. Dortmund, who were lacklustre throughout, thought they had done enough to win the game after being 2-0 up
1:33 PM ET Sixteen-year-old Finn Smith has been confirmed as the youngest scorer in the history of the English FA Cup after netting for Newport IW FC in an extra preliminary round win against Fleet Town earlier this month. The Isle of Wight teenager, making his debut one day after signing for the club on
7:55 AM ET Raheem Sterling has said he was “fuming” and “raging” at the way his Manchester City career came to an end this summer. The forward ended his seven-year spell at the Etihad Stadium after sealing a transfer to Premier League rivals Chelsea in a deal worth up to £50 million. Sterling previously said
7:21 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said Sergino Dest “knows what the situation is” as Barcelona put pressure on the United States defender to leave the club before the transfer window closes. Barca need to raise funds and reduce their wage bill to be able to register €55 million summer signing Jules
9:25 AM ET Harry Kane was Tottenham Hotspur‘s hero once again as his header helped the team to a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Following his last-gasp equaliser at Chelsea last week, the England captain found the back of the net after 64 minutes to score his 250th goal for Spurs. – Notebook: