5:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick opened up Wednesday afternoon about being uncomfortable with how he’s being used in the Miami Dolphins defense. This all came after Fitzpatrick’s mom tweeted about him being miscast as a strong safety in response to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter saying he wasn’t playing
5:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray left in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies with spasms in his lower back. Ray took the mound in the bottom of the third Wednesday before being visited by manager Torey Lovullo. After a brief meeting, Ray slowly walked toward the dugout
5:19 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Simona Halep wasn’t sure how her left foot would feel. After dropping her first set but feeling no pain, she dug in and advanced at the Western & Southern Open. The fourth-seeded Halep had no problems with her left Achilles as she rallied to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova
4:42 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made the move Wednesday, adding a player he drafted in the second round in 2013 while running Tampa Bay’s front
4:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This was supposed to be the breakout year for Ross Chastain, whose hard work caught the eye of a sponsor who promised to fund the eighth-generation watermelon farmer in the best ride of his career. Chastain was moving up to a competitive car in the Xfinity Series
3:00 AM ET Lancashire 160 for 2 (Davies 75*) beat Northamptonshire 157 for 7 by eight wickets After the rare taste of defeat against Birmingham Bears, normal service resumed as Lancashire Lightning eased home with nine balls to spare on a night on which one sensed they would not have broken into a sweat even
4:00 PM ET The UFC has parted ways with perennial women’s bantamweight contender Cat Zingano, ESPN confirmed with promotion officials on Wednesday. The release of the popular fighter comes as a surprise, since Zingano is not on a losing streak and is still a relevant name in both the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. ESPN has
3:54 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Thanasi Kokkinakis will play at the US Open after being granted a wild card by Tennis Australia. The 23-year-old Australian was the junior runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2013. His professional career has been sidetracked by a series of injuries and he is currently ranked 212th.
2:48 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Veteran NASCAR driver David Ragan plans to scale back his racing schedule starting next season. Ragan, 33, said Wednesday in a statement from Front Row Motorsports that he will race on a part-time basis in 2020 in NASCAR and other series. He cited his desire to spend
2:20 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — For the second straight week, Tiger Woods spent most of his pre-tournament pro-am round doing more chatting than playing, electing to not hit full shots on the back nine at Medinah Country Club. But unlike at Liberty National last week, where Woods did the same thing during the pro-am