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Miami Dolphins' Bayron Matos airlifted to hospital after training camp injury MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

(AP) Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos suffered an undisclosed injury at the end of Wednesdays practice and was flown to a hospital on a helicopter.

The injury happened in the final minutes of Day 1 of the Dolphins training camp.

The team said Matos was airlifted in stable condition.

It did not release information on the injury.

The 24-year-old Matos is in his second year in the NFL.

He went undrafted in 2024 but signed with the Dolphins as a free agent through the NFLs International Player Pathway Program.

He has only been playing football since 2022 when he walked on at South Florida.

Giants open camp with Jaxson Dart in the spotlight but Russell Wilson still starting quarterback EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

(AP) So much of the attention going into New York Giants training camp is on first-round pick and quarterback of the future Jaxson Dart.

But coach Brian Daboll made it clear the plan hasn't changed and that Russell Wilson is the starter.

Wilson took all of the first-team snaps in the first practice of camp, with Dart and journeyman Jameis Winston rotating second and third.

Daboll won't say whether the backup job to Wilson is up for grabs this preseason.

General manager Joe Schoen deferred to the coaching staff to determine when it might be time to turn to Dart.

Be like Mike? Jalen Hurts gets championship tip from Michael Jordan on how to win another Super Bowl PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jalen Hurts considers Michael Jordan a friend, and he values his advice.

Jordan, who won six NBA titles, shared wisdom with Hurts after the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl win.

On Wednesday, during the first day of training camp, Hurts said Jordan used every word but "repeat" when discussing the upcoming season.

The Eagles, including coach Nick Sirianni and offensive lineman Jordan Mailata, are focused on resetting for 2025.

Hurts, who won Super Bowl MVP, said the season is a blank canvas.

He hasn't been seen wearing his Super Bowl ring, emphasizing his focus on the future.

Bonmati leads Spain past Germany 1-0, sets up Euro 2025 final against England ZURICH (AP) Aitana Bonmati has scored in extra time to guide Spain to its first Womens European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany.

Spain now needs just one more victory to add the European title to its collection after winning the World Cup and Nations League in the past two years.

Montse Tomes team will face defending champion England in the Euro 2025 final on Sunday.

It'll be a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0.

England also needed extra time to beat Italy 2-1 in the first of the semifinals.

Shohei Ohtani homers in fifth consecutive game, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record LOS ANGELES (AP) Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record.

Ohtani, who leads the National League with 37 home runs, homered in the first inning off Minnesota Twins starter Chris Paddack.

He hit a slow curveball 441 feet to center.

He carried the bat midway down the first-base line and then did a bat flip.

This is the seventh time in Dodgers history that a player has homered in five consecutive games.

Ohtani joins Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Shawn Green and Roy Campanella in that club.

Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami to miss MLS All-Star Game in Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lionel Messi will miss the Major League Soccer All-Star Game against Liga MX on Wednesday night.

Messis teammate at Inter Miami, Jordi Alba, will also miss the game.

An MLS spokesperson said Inter Miami informed league officials that the two players will not appear in the match at Q2 Stadium.

Both could face a one-match suspension for missing the All-Star Game without a credible injury report.

The league will speak with Inter Miami officials before providing an update on possible suspensions.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber said before the match that no decision has been made about suspensions.

Messi missed the All-Star Game last year with an injury.

NIL promises made to recruits, now coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep them LAS VEGAS (AP) Next week, college football coaches can put the recruiting promises theyve made to high school seniors on paper.

Then, the question becomes whether they can keep them.

Uncertainty over interpretations of a key element of the lawsuit settlement thats reshaping college sports has placed recruiters on a tightrope.

They need clarity about whether the third-party collectives that ruled name, image, likeness payments over the first four years of NIL can be treated as a workaround of the $20.5 million cap on what schools can now pay players directly or whether theyll simply become a small cog in the new system.

New Jersey Little Leaguer suspended for bat flip, a celebration governing body promotes A 12-year-old Little Leaguer is distraught at the prospect of missing his teams first state tournament game because he was suspended for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run.

But his father says Little League Baseball promotes bat-flipping celebrations on its social media accounts that don't result in punishment.

Now, Marco Rocco's family has gone to court to seek an emergency temporary restraining order that will allow him to play in the New Jersey state tournament that starts on Thursday.

The Haddonfield, New Jersey player was suspended after flipping his bat after hitting as winning home run in a game on July 16.

Several ACC teams have turned to the transfer portal for high-level QBs in 2025 CHARLOTTE, N.C.

(AP) Eight of the top 25 quarterbacks in the transfer portal have landed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Carson Beck moved from Georgia to Miami, seeing himself as a fit for the Hurricanes' offensive scheme.

Miller Moss left USC for Louisville to work with coach Jeff Brohm.

Tommy Castellanos transferred from Boston College to Florida State, aiming to upend Alabama in the season opener.

Each quarterback has unique reasons for transferring, including NIL money and aspirations of NFL success.

The ACC also boasts talented returning quarterbacks like Clemson's Cade Klubnik.

The conference is shaping up to be highly competitive this season.

Verlander finds bottle of his favorite wine waiting at his locker after elusive 1st win with Giants ATLANTA (AP) Justin Verlander overcame the Atlanta Braves and the rain to end the longest winless streak in a season in Giants history.

The 42-year-old Verlander had been winless in his first 16 starts with San Francisco before allowing only one hit in five scoreless innings to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Wednesday.

His teammates helped the three-time Cy Young Award winner celebrate by leaving a bottle of wine at his locker.

The win was more than a personal drought-breaker for Verlander.

It gave the Giants the series win after Tuesday nights 9-0 victory ended a six-game losing streak..

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