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Diamondbacks add slugger Josh Bell, reliever Dylan Floro to fortify roster for stretch run
MLB

Diamondbacks add slugger Josh Bell, reliever Dylan Floro to fortify roster for stretch run

  • By DAVID BRANDT - AP Baseball Writer
  • Updated

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired slugger Josh Bell and reliever Dylan Floro at Tuesday’s trade deadline, fortifying their lineup and bullpen for the stretch run in a crowded National League playoff race. The 31-year-old Bell is hitting .239 with 14 homers for the Marlins this season. Miami will receive a player to be named or cash in return. Bell is in the second season of a $33 million, two-year deal he signed with Cleveland, which traded him to Miami at the 2023 deadline. The 33-year-old Floro had a 2.06 ERA over 51 appearances this season for the Washington Nationals.

NFL

Cowboys activate cornerback Trevon Diggs off PUP list

  • AP
  • Updated

The Dallas Cowboys have activated cornerback Trevon Diggs off the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday, the latest step in his return from a torn ACL. Diggs sustained the injury in practice in September 2023, depriving the Cowboys of their top defensive back for all but two games last season. He has 18 interceptions in 47 games, including a league-leading 11 picks in 2021, after being selected in the second round of the 2020 draft out of Alabama.

Patrick Willis' short but impactful career leads him to Hall of Fame
NFL

Patrick Willis' short but impactful career leads him to Hall of Fame

  • By JOSH DUBOW - AP Pro Football Writer

From the day he stepped into the NFL until a foot injury forced him into retirement after eight brilliant seasons as a do-everything linebacker, Patrick Willis succeeded at the highest level. He won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2007, was a five first-team All-Pro, a seven-time Pro Bowler and a member of the All-Decade team for the 2010s. None of those lofty honors will match the one coming to Willis on Saturday night when he will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Detroit Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky carted off field with right knee injury
NFL

Detroit Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky carted off field with right knee injury

  • AP
  • Updated

Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky was carted off the field with a right knee injury on Tuesday, when the team had its second padded practice. Cominsky started all three of Detroit’s playoff games after starting 11 of 16 games in the regular season. He was credited with two quarterback hurries in the postseason, helping the NFC North champion Lions win two playoff games in the same postseason for the first time since 1957. He two sacks in the regular season. Cominsky had career highs with four sacks and 32 tackles in his first season with the Lions in 2022.

Lions Camp Football
NFL

Lions Camp Football

  • Abbie Parr - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Updated

FILE - Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky (79) stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, in Minneapolis. Cominsky was carted off the field with a right knee injury on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, when the team had its second padded practice. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

American gymnast Shilese Jones pointing toward 2028 Olympics following knee injury at US trials
Olympics

American gymnast Shilese Jones pointing toward 2028 Olympics following knee injury at US trials

  • By The Associated Press

American gymnast Shilese Jones is aiming for the 2028 Olympics after a left knee injury ended her shot at reaching Paris. The 22-year-old Jones announced on social media that she tore the ACL and meniscus in the knee while warming up on vault on the first night of the U.S. Olympic trials in June. Jones was considered a leading contender to join Simone Biles at the 2024 Games before the injury. Jones says the pain is temporary and that she is not going to let the setback stop her from taking another shot at the Olympics.