PARIS — Place de la Concorde, where Marie Antoinette lost her head during the French Revolution, has been an important Parisian landmark for 250 years. 

On Tuesday, Jimmer Fredette transported everyone watching the Team USA men’s 3×3 basketball team’s Olympic debut to 2011.

Fredette dribbled, stepped back, executed a crossover between his legs and nailed a two-pointer (a three in traditional basketball) to give the Americans a 3-2 lead in the first minute of the game against Serbia. 

He might as well have been wearing a No. 32 BYU jersey. 

But that was the lone time he fired from deep. Unfortunately for Fredette and the USA, the shot and Kareem Maddox’s dunk – off a pass from Fredette – were the highlights of the game for them in a 22-14 loss to the top-ranked Serbians in the first game of pool play at the Paris Olympics. 

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The Olympic rhythm was different from the other 3×3 tournaments he has played in, Fredette said. 

“It’s good to be able to see that, feel that crowd, feel that energy, what it’s going to be like,” Fredette told USA TODAY Sports following the loss. “(Serbia) just did a better job than us of executing their game plan.”

Fredette finished with four points, two on that first shot and a pair of layups. But he didn’t score over the final four minutes of the game that lasted less than the 10-minute time limit because Serbia reached 21 points first. 

The U.S. has five more games in the round-robin preliminary before the elimination rounds begin. The USA plays Poland on Wednesday. 

For the Americans’ first basket, Fredette found Canyon Barry – son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry – on a slick pass for a layup 13 seconds into the game. He finished with three assists and was 2-for-4 from one-point range, both of those makes being layups. The first came on a spin move to the baseline for a right-hand finish. The second was a drive through the paint for an easy score. 

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Serbia has won six of the eight men’s World Cups and finished as runners-up in 2014. The country’s team also won bronze at the Tokyo Games three years ago, while the U.S. men’s team failed to qualify for that Olympics.

The U.S. couldn’t hang with Serbia’s physicality and dealt with foul trouble, which is a death sentence in 3×3, Fredette said.

“We have a lot more to go,” he said.

Fredette attended the opening ceremony and said being surrounded by the best athletes in the world is “something you dream about as a kid.” 

“Obviously, it’s amazing to do that,” Fredette said, “and now hopefully we can play better and finish the job here.”

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The Bears clearly liked what they saw from wide receiver DJ Moore in his first season in Chicago.

Moore has agreed to the largest extension in team history, a four-year, $110 million deal that will keep him in the Windy City through the 2029 season, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Bears.

ESPN and NFL Network reported that Moore’s new contract features $82.6 million guaranteed.

After the Carolina Panthers traded him to the Bears in March 2023, Moore set career highs in receptions (96), receiving yards (1,364) and total touchdowns with nine (eight receiving, one rushing) during his first season with Chicago.

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Only three players have had more receiving yards in a single season for the Bears.

Chicago also got four draft picks in the trade for Moore, which gave Carolina the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. The Panthers went on to select quarterback Bryce Young out of Alabama.

Moore, 27, will be headlining a new and improved receiving corps that now features Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze. The Bears traded for Allen in March and selected Odunze out of Washington with the ninth overall pick in April’s draft.

In 97 career games (90 starts) with the Panthers (2018-22) and Bears (2023), Moore has hauled in 460 catches for 6,565 yards and 29 TDs.

Organizers cleared the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s and men’s triathlons to go ahead on Wednesday after the latest water tests on the Seine river showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris swim was viable after heavy rains.

The men’s triathlon had been scheduled to take place on Tuesday but was postponed until Wednesday after the river failed water quality tests.

News that the races would go ahead on Wednesday came as a relief for teams and athletes, as well as for Paris authorities who have promised residents a swimmable Seine as a long-term legacy of the Games, with the triathlon a very public test.

‘It is with great joy that we received this news,’ Benjamin Maze, technical director for France’s triathlon federation, told Reuters. ‘Now that we know we will race, we can mentally switch fully into competition mode.’

Fifty-five women representing 34 countries will kick off the contest at 8 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET) with France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain’s Beth Potter, two of the top contenders for gold, set to dive into the river side by side.

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The men’s event will take place at 10:45 a.m. (4:45 a.m. ET), immediately after the women’s race.

‘The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place,’ Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a statement.

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The San Diego Padres, perhaps the most aggressive of any contender, struck again Tuesday before the trade deadline by acquiring Miami Marlins left-handed closer Tanner Scott and right-handed pitcher Bryan Hoening.

The return was a doozy: The Marlins are receiving three of the Padres’ top six prospects according to Baseball American’s latest prospect rankings, and four overall.

The Marlins are receiving left-hander Robby Snelling (3), right-hander Adam Mazur (4), infielder Graham Pauley 6) and infielder Jay Beshears (29).

The Padres, who are 6 ½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West while clinging onto the last wild-card berth, are hoping their star-studded bullpen can overcome their thin starting rotation. They’ve been without their co-aces Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish. While Musgrove is expected to return in mid-August, it’s unknown whether Darvish will return this year from personal leave.

The Padres have one of the deepest and most talented bullpens in the game with Robert Suarez, Jeremiah Estrada, Adrian Morejon, and the acquisition of Jason Adam from the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

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Scott, the best reliever on the market, is 6-5 with a sizzling 1.18 ERA this year, striking out 53 batters in 45.2 innings.

Certainly, Preller isn’t letting prospects stand in the way of a playoff berth.

The Padres, who acquired starter Dylan Cease in March and batting champion Luis Arraez in May, have traded 12 of their top 15 prospects.

For Preller and the Padres, the future is now.

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PARIS – Party like it’s 2000, but only if you’re 23 or younger! 

The U.S. men’s U-23 soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics tournament Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Guinea. The victory guaranteed the Americans would make the knockout round for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It’s the squad’s first appearance at a Games in 16 years. 

A penalty shot from Djordje Mihailovic started the scoring in the team’s last game against New Zealand, a 4-1 U.S. victory. He began this contest similarly by drilling a free kick from about 20 yards out over the wall in front of him and past the keeper in the 14th minute. 

About 15 minutes later, the U.S. went out in transition and found the back of the net again. Paxten Aaronson supplied a classy through-ball to a streaking Kevin Paredes down the right side of the pitch to make it 2-0. 

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The U.S. opened the tournament on Wednesday last week, two days ahead of the opening ceremony. They lost 3- 0 — to France in that opener. They didn’t necessarily have to win the next two — they could have tied one of the matches against Guinea or New Zealand – but victories in both provided a more emphatic ascent into the quarters. 

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Still, the mass movement of players in teams’ last chances to deal with one another before hunkering down for the stretch drive and playoffs significantly recast several rosters, largely in areas like the bullpen.

The last big domino to fall could have a significant impact: The Dodgers acquired Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty shortly before the deadline, giving the NL West behemoths a crucial boost to a rotation decimated by injuries. 

Yet more often it was bulk buys. The wild-card hopeful New York Mets imported six players during deadline days, four of them relievers. The crosstown Yankees did their big maneuvers earlier, snagging dynamic Jazz Chisholm on Sunday before just beating the deadline by snagging a pair of relievers, notably Enyel De Los Santos from San Diego. 

And he was available because the Padres made the biggest bullpen splash of the day, sending four prospects – including three of their consensus top six – to Miami for lefty reliever Tanner Scott, who will pair with closer Robert Suarez and others to give the Padres a daunting late-inning look.

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Now, there’s nothing left to do but hunker down for the stretch drive. 

– Gabe Lacques

MLB trade deadline winners and losers

Now that the teams have turned over their cards, we’ve learned who’s serious about playing deep into October, who’s content going home in September, and who was bluffing all along.

Winners

San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Tampa Bay Rays

Losers

Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins

Read USA TODAY MLB insider Bob Nightengale’s full trade deadline analysis

Jack Flaherty trade adds to Dodgers rotation

For the second consecutive year, Jack Flaherty was dealt to a contending team at the trade deadline. This time around, he should have a far bigger impact on his new squad.

Flaherty was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers minutes before Monday’s 6 ET deadline, giving the National League powerhouse a crucial weapon for their tattered rotation.

Flaherty will join Tyler Glasnow at the front of their rotation, with hopes that, come playoff time, veterans Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw will be healthy and youngsters Gavin Stone and River Ryan will still be viable options. For now, though, the addition of Flaherty is a significant sign of relief for the Dodgers, who enter Tuesday’s play with a 6 ½-game lead in the National League West.

– Gabe Lacques

Huascar Brazoban trade bolsters Mets bullpen

The Mets are acquiring right-handed reliever Huascar Brazoban from the Marlins.

The 34-year-old Brazoban, who has made 20 appearances for the Marlins this season, has tallied a 2.93 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP and 34 strikeouts in 30⅔ innings. The Marlins signed him to a minor-league deal back in 2022, and he would be under team control through the 2028 season.

— Andrew Tredinnick, Bergen Record

Phillies get Tanner Scott, trade Gregory Soto to Orioles

The Philadelphia Phillies modified their bullpen by acquiring left-hander Tanner Banks from the Chicago White Sox and sending fellow lefty Gregory Soto to the Baltimore Orioles.

Banks, 32, is 2-2 with a 4.13 ERA across 41 appearances (one start) for the White Sox this season. He has converted two out of six save opportunities and tallied 55 strikeouts against 15 walks over 48 innings. The southpaw is especially effective against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .184 average and a .492 OPS this season.

– Field Level Media

Eloy Jiménez trade gives Orioles another bat

Baltimore got the right-handed bat it wanted, trading for Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez just ahead of the deadline.

A former top prospect, Jiménez hit 31 home runs as a rookie in 2019 and won a Silver Slugger in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, but injuries have limited him to 324 games over the past four seasons.

Tanner Scott trade makes Padres bullpen even scarier

The San Diego Padres, perhaps the most aggressive of any contender, struck again Tuesday before the trade deadline by acquiring Miami Marlins left-handed closer Tanner Scott and right-handed pitcher Bryan Hoening.

The return was a doozy: The Marlins are receiving three of the Padres’ top six prospects according to Baseball American’s latest prospect rankings, and four overall.

The Marlins are receiving Robby Snelling, Adam Mazur, Graham Pauley and Jay Beshears.

– Bob Nightengale

Paul Blackburn trade gives Mets another starter

Suddenly in serious pursuit of a playoff spot, the Mets made a move to beef up their rotation, acquiring starting pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics.

Blackburn, 30, has been limited to just nine starts this season after missing multiple months with a foot injury. In those appearances, he holds an ERA of 4.41 over 51 innings. In eight years in Oakland, Blackburn has a 4.83 career ERA.

– Bergen Record

Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Bryan De La Cruz to Pirates in separate deals

With an eye on a playoff push, the Pittsburgh Pirates added two new bats ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

The Pirates announced a deal acquiring utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for prospect Charles McAdoo. The club also landed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz from the Miami Marlins.

In Kiner-Falefa, the Pirates are getting a player who has appeared as a second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, outfielder and emergency pitcher this season alone. The 29-year-old is batting a career-best .292 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 82 games in his first season with Toronto. 

– Field Level Media

Shawn Armstrong to Cardinals for Dylan Carlson

The St. Louis Cardinals sent former top outfield prospect Dylan Carlson to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong, the teams announced Tuesday.

Carlson, 25, was a highly touted first-round draft pick by St. Louis in 2016, but his numbers have declined since he batted a career-best .266 with 18 home runs over 149 games in 2021. He has hit .225 with 13 homers and 80 RBIs in 263 games since.

After missing the start of the 2024 season with a shoulder injury, Carlson was batting just .198 with no home runs and 11 RBIs in 59 games.

– Field Level Media

Alex Cobb trade upgrades Guardians rotation

The San Francisco Giants’ rare starter surplus became the Cleveland Guardians’ gain. Now we’ll see if Alex Cobb is the final answer to Cleveland’s rotation shortfall.

The Giants traded Cobb to the Guardians on Tuesday in exchange for minor league pitcher Jacob Bresnahan and a player to be named. Cobb, 36, has not pitched this season after offseason hip surgery, though he has made six rehab starts. A blister problem has sidetracked his return, but he should be available to the Guardians in short order. 

With Logan Webb, Blake Snell, Robbie Ray, Kyle Harrison and Hayden Birdsong, the Giants had enough to fill a rotation that’s coming on strong. In Cobb the Guardians get a veteran right-hander who was an All-Star in 2023 and a steady veteran presence to fill out a rotation that counts Tanner Bibee and Ben Lively as its most reliable arms. 

– Gabe Lacques

Royals get Paul DeJong, Lucas Erceg in deadline deals

Rare buyers at the MLB trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals acquired shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

DeJong is switching dugouts Tuesday afternoon before the Royals’ game at Chicago. He’ll leave the club with the worst record in baseball to join an American League Central and wild-card contender.DeJong, who turns 31 on Friday, was in his first season with the White Sox, batting .228 with a team-high 18 home runs and 41 RBIs.

Erceg, 29, sports a 3.68 ERA with a 2-3 record and three saves through 38 appearances for Oakland in his second big-league season. Since debuting last year, he is 6-7 with a 4.32 ERA in 88 contests.

– Field Level Media

Andrew Chafin trade sends LHP to Rangers

The Tigers agreed to trade left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to the Rangers. Chafin has a 3.16 ERA with 16 walks and 50 strikeouts across 37 innings in 41 relief appearances in the 2024 season. He signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract last December with the Tigers, which included a $6.5 million club option for 2025.

The club option means the Rangers can keep Chafin for the 2025 season.

Chafin, an 11-year MLB veteran, has been the best pitcher in the Tigers’ bullpen in 2024. It was his second stint with the Tigers, the first happening in 2022. He has also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers.

– Detroit Free Press

Trevor Rogers to Orioles at steep cost

Dipping into their second tier of major league-ready prospects, the Baltimore Orioles traded for their second starting pitcher in five days, acquiring left-hander Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins. 

In exchange, the Marlins will receive Connor Norby – who started at second base for the Orioles on Monday – and lefty-hitting outfielder Kyle Stowers, who debuted in 2022 but has been blocked from the big league club with the emergence of Colton Cowser and Heston Kjerstad. 

But this is a deal for now, and the cost for a pitcher with a 2-9 record and a 4.53 ERA indicates how high the prices are. 

– Gabe Lacques

Caleb Ferguson trade: Yankees send reliever to Astros

The Yankees are trading relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson to the Houston Astros for a minor-league player and international player pool money. The move comes after New York acquired reliever Mark Leiter Jr. in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, as a player need to be moved to make room on the 40-man roster.

In 42 appearances with the Yankees this season, Ferguson, 28, 4.27 ERA over 33.1 innings. He posted 41 strikeouts on the year, and came over to New York in a trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason.

– Bergen Record

Lucas Sims to Red Sox in trade with Reds

For the second consecutive day, the Cincinnati Reds dealt an established veteran who’s in the final year of his contract.

The Reds traded setup reliever Lucas Sims to the Boston Red Sox leading up to Tuesday’s trade deadline. Sims, the only player on the Reds who had appeared in a playoff game with the organization, now joins a contender. In return, the Reds acquired Low-A pitcher Ovis Portes.  Sims, who was the longest-tenured Red, has a 3.57 ERA in 43 appearances this year. 

– Charlie Goldsmith, Cincinnati Enquirer

Mark Leiter traded to Yankees

The Yankees bolstered their bullpen Tuesday afternoon, trading for Cubs right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. The 33-year-old had a 4.21 ERA in 39 appearances with the Cubs after pitching 69 games with a 3.50 ERA in 2023. The Cubs will receive infielder Ben Cowles and right-hander Jack Neely in the deal.

Mets rumors: Better trade deadline vibes than 2023

After selling off last season, this year’s Mets have put themselves in a position to add some more intriguing pieces with a 56-50 record and currently holding a National League wild card spot.

‘I think for the most part I think everyone’s really excited because we’re playing winning baseball,’ Pete Alonso said. ‘We’ve put ourselves in a really good position. In order to feel comfortable at the deadline, you got to be in a winning position. We’ve earned that. We’ve put ourselves in that position and we’ve done a great job bouncing back.’

– Andrew Tredinnick, Bergen Record

Blake Snell rumors

The Giants are 53-55 and four games back in the NL wild-card race.

After early-season struggles, Snell has been dominant in July with a 0.75 ERA (2 ER) and 30 strikeouts in 24 innings across four starts.

Aroldis Chapman rumors: Pirates manager expects to keep reliever

Aroldis Chapman was traded last July, ultimately helping the Texas Rangers win their first World Series, but Pirates manager Derek Shelton thinks the left-handed reliever’s current team will hold on to him at the deadline.

“I expect Aroldis Chapman will be a Pirate tomorrow,’ Shelton told 93.7 FM the Fan in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Biggest holes for contenders to fill

That’s what Major League Baseball teams face Tuesday as the hours and then minutes tick down to the 6 p.m. ET trade deadline. The agita has only been compounded by a market heavily tilted toward sellers, as contenders are paying premium prospect price for a limited supply of reinforcements.

As the clock drags toward Tuesday evening, a look at the biggest unfilled needs from the top contenders as GMs get set to put their pencils down and see if they aced the test come dinnertime:

Cleveland Guardians: Starting pitcher
New York Yankees: Reliever
Baltimore Orioles: Starting pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers: Starting pitcher

– Gabe Lacques

Frankie Montas trade shows reality for Reds

The music was pulsing in the Cincinnati Reds’ clubhouse on Monday night after a win over the Chicago Cubs, and the lights were flashing. The Reds were supposed to be celebrating.

Instead, the reality set in that the Reds were a below .500 team that probably isn’t making the playoffs this year. The Reds traded Opening Day starter Frankie Montas to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Joey Wiemer and reliever Jakob Junis. 

“It’s tough, especially to (have him traded to) an in-division rival that’s winning (the division). I’ve been around a lot of trades,” Reds second baseman Jonathan India said. “This is a tough one. We’re going to face him next week now. That’s a part of it, I guess. It’s the trade deadline. That stuff happens. It’s not our call. We go with it and have to win tomorrow.”

– Charlie Goldsmith, Cincinnati Enquirer

World Series MVP Jorge Soler returns to Atlanta

Atlanta acquired outfielder Jorge Soler, their 2021 World Series MVP, along with veteran reliever Luke Jackson, for reliever Tyler Matzek and minor-league infielder Sabin Ceballos in a trade with the Giants.

The key to the deal? Cash.

Atlanta is picking up every penny of the contracts, paying in excess of $30 million. They will owe Soler $13 million in 2025 and $13 million in 2026, while Jackson has a $7 million club option or a $2 million buyout. They also owe Soler and Jackson about $5 million for the remainder of this season.

– Bob Nightengale

Dodgers, Cardinals upgrade in three-way deal with White Sox

The St. Louis Cardinals got their veteran starter and outfielder for their playoff run, the Los Angeles Dodgers got their utility infielder and veteran reliever for their World Series championship run, and the Chicago White Sox got an infielder and valued prospects for the future.

Just like that, a rare three-way trade was consummated Monday with the Dodgers still trying to make more moves before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline

The Cardinals, who have been seeking another veteran starter for months, landed Erick Fedde and White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham, who was originally drafted by St. Louis in 2006.

The Dodgers got Cardinals utilityman Tommy Edman, who has not played yet this season because of offseason wrist surgery and a sprained ankle, along with struggling reliever Michael Kopech. The White Sox received Dodgers infielder Miguel Vargas and Dodger prospects Alexander Albertus and Jeral Perez.

– Bob Nightengale

Brewers get Frankie Montas from NL Central rival

Scouring the market for an arm to solidify the rotation and pitch important innings, the Milwaukee Brewers swung a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for Frankie Montas on Monday night.

In return, the Brewers reportedly are sending outfielder Joey Wiemer and pitcher Jakob Junis to the Reds.

Montas, 31, has made 19 starts this year for the Reds while on a one-year, $16 million contract and owns a 5.01 earned run average with 78 strikeouts in 93 ⅓ innings.

– Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jack Flaherty scratched as trade rumors swirl

The Tigers scratched Jack Flaherty from Monday’s start against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park.

‘It’s not my decisions to make,’ Flaherty said before Monday’s game, sharing he hasn’t spoken to president of baseball operations Scott Harris. ‘I pitch when I’m told to pitch.’

The Tigers have discussed a Flaherty trade with several teams.

‘I’m not on the phone, so I don’t know what comes of it,’ manager A.J. Hinch said before Monday’s game. ‘I do know this time of year is pretty stressful, and putting him on the mound tonight felt like the wrong thing to do for him and for us.’

– Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press

Astros get Yusei Kikuchi

The Houston Astros acquired left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, adding a veteran pitcher to their rotation.

Toronto received right-hander Jake Bloss, outfielder Joey Loperfido and minor league infielder Will Wagner.

Bloss was scratched from his scheduled start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday before news of the trade broke. Fellow right-hander Tayler Scott got the nod instead.

Kikuchi, 33, went 4-9 with a 4.75 ERA across 22 starts with the Blue Jays this season.

Royals improve rotation with Michael Lorenzen trade

The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Michael Lorenzen from the Texas Rangers on Monday in exchange for left-hander Walter Pennington.

Lorenzen, 32, is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) in his first season with the Rangers.

An All-Star last season, Lorenzen threw a no-hitter for Philadelphia against Washington on Aug. 9, 2023. He signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with Texas on March 22.

– Field Level Media

Guardians trade for Lane Thomas

The Washington Nationals dealt outfielder Lane Thomas to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for three prospects on Monday.

Cleveland sent left-hander Alex Clemmey and infielders Rafael Ramirez Jr. and Jose Tena to Washington to acquire the sixth-year right fielder, who is under club control through next season.

Thomas, 28, is batting .253 with eight home runs, 40 RBIs and a career-high 28 stolen bases through 77 games for the Nationals this season.

– Field Level Media

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm already making impact after trade

On his second day as a Yankee, Jazz Chisholm collected another set of firsts.

Chisholm collected his first home run with his new team in Monday night’s second inning at Citizens Bank Park, where he was making his first career start at third base.

In the ninth, Chisholm added a second home run – this one coming against backup catcher Garrett Stubbs – in the Yankees’ 14-4 blowout win against the Phillies before 44,289 fans.

– Pete Caldera, Bergen Record

Mariners add Justin Turner

The Seattle Mariners acquired Justin Turner from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league outfielder RJ Schreck on Monday. Turner, 39, brings a veteran presence with vast postseason experience, including a World Series championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.

The two-time All-Star is batting .257 this season, including Monday when he singled in his lone at-bat against the host Baltimore Orioles and later was replaced in the batting order by Addison Barger.

Turner has six home runs and 31 RBIs in 90 games in his first season with Toronto, who signed him as a free agent to a one-year, $13 million deal.

Dodgers get Amed Rosario from Rays

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder/outfielder Amed Rosario from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday for minor league right-hander Michael Flynn.

Rosario finished the 2023 season with the Dodgers after being acquired from the Cleveland Guardians for right-hander Noah Syndergaard and cash. He batted .256 with three homers and 18 RBIs in 48 games for Los Angeles last year.

Rosario, 28, was batting .307 with two homers and 26 RBIs in 76 games with the Rays this season.

– Field Level Media

PARIS — Add another record to Simone Biles’ collection.

Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold in the team final on Monday night at the 2024 Paris Olympics, giving Biles more Olympic medals than any other American gymnast. She has eight Olympics medals in three Games, breaking the tie she had with Shannon Miller. Biles already held the record for most golds by an American gymnast, having won four at the Rio Olympics.

She also a silver and two bronzes from Rio and Tokyo.

Allyson Felix is the only non-swimmer American woman who has more Olympic medals than Biles (11). That record could fall in Paris, too, with Biles qualified for four individual event finals: all-around; vault, balance beam and floor exercise.

In women’s gymnastics, Biles is now tied for seventh for most Olympic medals won. Her five golds tie her with Nadia Comaneci and two other gymnasts for third-most at the Olympics.

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Larisa Latynina’s 18 Olympic medals are the most by any female athlete, as are her nine golds. The gymnast competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

Biles was already the most-decorated gymnast in history, male or female, with now 38 medals at the world championships and Olympics. She surpassed Vitaly Scherbo with her five medals at 2023 worlds, four of them gold.

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