Source: Scherzer agrees to return to Blue Jays for 19th season - ESPN
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has agreed to return to the Toronto Blue Jays, a source confirmed to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez on Wednesday.
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Jeff Galloway, Olympian and pioneer of run-walk method, dies at 80 - ESPN
Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wednesday at age 80.
UConn rolls by 32 in Pitino's biggest loss at St. John's - ESPN
HARTFORD, Conn. — Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks, and No. 6 UConn held 15th-ranked St. John's to 20% shooting in a 72-40 blowout Wednesday night that snapped the Red Storm's 13-game winning streak.
Yankees to retire CC Sabathia's No. 52 jersey on Sept. 26 - ESPN
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia's No. 52 will be retired on Sept. 26 by the New York Yankees, who will dedicate a plaque in honor of the Hall of Famer at Monument Park before that day's game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Devils honor Jack Hughes for golden Olympic goal - ESPN
NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the New Jersey Devils before their game Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres as NHL play resumed following a three-week break.
Pirates' Paul Skenes had golden motivation for Team USA at WBC - ESPN
National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes has all the motivation he needs heading into the World Baseball Classic, courtesy of Team USA's success at the Winter Olympics.
Porter, banned from the NBA, signs with USBL's Superhawks - ESPN
Jontay Porter, banned for life by the NBA for gambling in 2024 and currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a related federal charge, is planning to play for an upstart pro basketball league.
Which NHL players were in the 2026 Winter Olympics? - ESPN
The NHL, NHL Players' Association, International Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee reached an agreement in 1995 that paved the way for NHL players to compete in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics. Since then, the league's players participated in five straight Winter Games, beginning with the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and ending in 2014 in Sochi, Russia.