MLB suspends Red Sox’s Jarren Duran for 2 games after he used anti-gay slur towards fan

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has been suspended for two games without pay by Major League Baseball after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during the team’s 10-2 loss Sunday to the Houston Astros. ESPN’s
Scottie Scheffler earns Comcast Business Tour $8M bonus for excellence on PGA Tour

Scottie Scheffler has earned an $8 million bonus for finishing No. 1 on the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 for the 2024 PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season, marking the second No. 1 finish in three years for
U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles stripped of bronze medal, awarded to Romania’s Ana Barbosu

The International Olympic Committee said on Sunday that U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles has been stripped of her bronze medal on floor exercise and must return the hardware, upholding findings that a coach’s appeal that got her on the
U.S. women’s basketball capture eighth consecutive gold medal

The U.S. women’s basketball team won its straight eighth Olympic gold medal, defeating defeating France by 1 point to win 67-66 at Bercy Arena, in a match that came down to the last shot. The Americans were
Chicago White Sox fire manager Pedro Grifol, name Grady Sizemore interim manager

The Chicago White Sox announced Thursday that they have fired manager Pedro Grifol and named former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore as his interim replacement. The White Sox also fired bench coach Charlie Montoyo, third base coach Eddie Rodriguez
U.S. women’s volleyball beats Brazil in semifinal to advance to gold medal match

The U.S women’s volleyball team is one step closer to repeating as gold medalists after defeating Brazil in Thursday’s Paris Olympics semifinals. Team USA women’s volleyball will now go on to defend its Olympic gold medal after
Texas running back CJ Baxter suffers season-ending knee injury

Sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Texas running back CJ Baxter suffered a knee injury in practice Tuesday that will require season-ending surgery. FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman confirmed Wednesday that the school revealed that an MRI showed
Utah Jazz signs Lauri Markkanen to 5-year, $238M extension

The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday. Lelchitski confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension
USA’s Cole Hocker breaks Olympic record in Men’s 1500-Meter final to win gold

Team USA’s Cole Hocker upset world champion Josh Kerr just before the finish line in a last-minute surge to win the gold medal with an Olympic-record time in the men’s 1,500-meter final on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, France.
U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany, will play for Olympic gold medal

The U.S. women’s soccer team defeated fourth-ranked Germany 1-0 in a semifinal rematch in Lyon on Tuesday. Sophia Smith scored in extra time to help Team USA earn a spot in the gold medal match at the