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MLB-YANKEES-STANTON
Yankees get Stanton back on cusp of clinching AL East
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton has returned to the Yankees lineup with New York on the cusp of clinching a division title. Stanton is batting fifth and playing left field against the Los Angeles Angels. He has been out since June 25 after straining the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The slugger has played just nine games this season due to various injuries and is returning with 12 days remaining in the regular season.
MLB-SCHEDULE-RESULTS
A look around the majors today
UNDATED (P) _ Adam Wainwright put on another sharp performance while outpitching Max Scherzer, right fielder Dexter Fowler made a sensational catch and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1. Wainwright has won all four of his starts this month, allowing just one earned run in 27 innings. Trailing by four, the Nationals put two on in the eighth. Asdrúbal Cabrera (ahs-DROO'-buhl kah-BREHR'-uh) hit a drive that had the distance to leave the park, but Fowler reached far over the wall to make the grab.
NFL-NEWS
Brees having surgery on right hand
UNDATED (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says quarterback Drew Brees (breez) was set to undergo surgery on his injured right thumb Wednesday afternoon.
Payton said he has no timetable for Brees' return, but said he has no immediate plans to put Brees on injured reserve. He declined to name a starter for the Saints game at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Teddy Bridgewater entered last Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams after Brees injured a ligament near the thumb on his throwing hand while attempting a pass. Brees was unable to grip a football without pain on the sideline after the play.
In other NFL news:
— The New York Jets have placed quarterback Trevor Siemian (SIHM'-ee-ihn) on injured reserve and signed quarterback David Fales. Siemian injured ligaments in his left ankle during the second quarter of the Jets' 23-3 loss to Cleveland on Monday night. He'll need surgery and is out for the season. Siemian was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who is sidelined at least another game while recovering from mononucleosis. Luke Falk will start for New York at New England on Sunday. Fales was signed Wednesday to back up Falk.
— Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher is headed to Philadelphia to have surgery on his injured groin, leaving the Kansas City Chiefs without their blindside protector for Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ') for the foreseeable future. Fisher hurt his groin in practice Friday but tried to play Sunday in Oakland. He only lasted a few plays before Cam Erving replaced him. Chiefs coach Andy Reid says Fisher will have surgery Thursday. In other injury news, LeSean McCoy was limited in practice with a sprained ankle. Fellow running back Damien Williams did not work out with a bruised knee.
— Eagles coach Doug Pederson canceled practice Wednesday and the injury-plagued team will instead have a walkthrough. Wide receivers DeSean Jackson and Alshon Jeffery, tight end Dallas Goedert, running back Corey Clement and defensive tackle Tim Jernigan were hurt in a 24-20 loss at Atlanta. None of them would've been available for a full practice. Quarterback Carson Wentz took a hard shot to the chest and was later checked for a concussion but Pederson said he's fine.
— The Dallas Cowboys have waived defensive end Taco Charlton, who didn't live up to his billing as a 2017 first-round pick but should get a second chance with another team. The Cowboys made the move Wednesday to clear a roster spot for defensive end Robert Quinn, who was suspended the first two games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers. Quinn is set for his Dallas debut Sunday at home against Miami.
— Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no timetable for concluding the probe. One of the people also confirmed that the district attorney's office and police in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, have reached out to Brown's lawyer about the allegations Britney Taylor made against the Patriots wide receiver in a civil lawsuit.
_ The Atlanta Falcons have a new backup plan if punter Matt Bosher hasn't recovered from a groin injury by Sunday's game at Indianapolis. Matt Wile worked on punts and kickoffs after he was signed to the practice squad. Wile was Minnesota's punter last season.
NBA-NEWS
Wizards' Isaiah Thomas out 6-8 weeks after thumb surgery
UNDATED (AP) — Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas underwent thumb surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
The team says Thomas ruptured the radial collateral ligament in his left thumb during routine workouts Monday and had surgery Wednesday. General manager Tommy Sheppard says it is "an unfortunate setback" for Thomas but expects the 30-year-old to make a full recovery.
This injury is another blow to the Wizards, who are expected to be without guard John Wall for at least the first half of the season and perhaps all of it because of a ruptured Achilles tendon.
In other NBA news:
— The Brooklyn Nets have a new owner and a new CEO. Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai (tsy) completed his purchase of the team and Barclays Center, then announced that he had hired former Turner Sports President David Levy to oversee both. Tsai's purchase of the Nets was unanimously approved by the NBA's board of governors. He spent nearly $3.5 billion for the team and the arena, a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise.
LOUISVILLE-PITINO-SETTLEMENT
Louisville, Pitino settle breach of contract lawsuit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville (LOO'-ih-vihl) Athletic Association and Rick Pitino (pih-TEE'-noh) have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit, with the former Cardinals men's basketball coach's changing his termination to a resignation.
Pitino sued the ULAA for more than $38.7 million in November 2017, accusing it of breaching its contract by firing him for cause the previous month in the wake of a federal bribery investigation of college basketball. Louisville countersued, seeking monetary damages from vacated games and bonuses. The agreement comes a week after representatives for the association and Pitino held settlement talks at the federal courthouse that included the coach.
The settlement unanimously approved Wednesday by the ULAA states that Pitino has received compensation and the school agrees not to pursue further legal action. It changes his departure to a resignation effective Oct. 3, 2017 — 13 days before the ULAA fired him after 16 seasons as coach.
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