MLB notebook: Oberg replaces Davis as Rockies closer
Colorado Rockies reliever Wade Davis has been removed from his role as the team’s closer, manager Bud Black said Friday.
Golf: An’s ‘okay’ 65 earns him halfway lead at Wyndham Championship
Former teenage prodigy An Byeong-hun seized the sole halfway lead at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Friday as big guns Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth and Paul Casey focused their sights for a weekend shootout.
Soccer – MLS bans Torres for 10 matches over failed drug test
Major League Soccer on Friday said that it was suspending Panamanian Roman Torres for 10 games after the Seattle Sounders defender tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
NASCAR notebook: Rough start to weekend for Custer
After completing 11 laps in opening NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, Cole Custer rocketed down the hill into Turn 1 at Watkins Glen International.
Red Sox place Price on paternity leave list
The Boston Red Sox on Friday placed veteran left-handed starting pitcher David Price on the paternity leave list, announcing the move before their series opener against the Yankees in New York.
Philadelphia Phillies sue to keep their ‘beloved’ Phillie Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic, one of the most recognizable mascots in American sports, is the subject of a lawsuit by the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to stop the mascot’s creators from taking away the baseball team’s bright green, fat, furry, long-beaked cre…
Buhai extends lead at Women’s British Open
South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai remained alone atop the leaderboard Friday after the second round of the AIG Women’s British Open, the LPGA’s fifth and final major championship of 2019.
Reports: CB Claiborne facing four-game ban
Free agent cornerback Morris Claiborne remains unsigned, but a looming four-game suspension could be the reason why.
Reports: Lakers-Clippers on Christmas Day schedule
The inner-city rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers headlines the NBA’s five-game Christmas Day schedule, according to ESPN.
Riley: Not naming QB Hurts starter yet
Oklahoma produced Heisman Trophy winners at quarterback the past two seasons, and there will be a new man behind center when the Sooners open the 2019 season against Houston in a prime-time game Sept. 1.
