Closing Ceremony Marks End Of Olympics  —  After 16 days of Olympic competition, the flame has been extinguished in Tokyo, and we've said goodbye to the host nation Japan.  The Japanese celebrated their music and culture with several beautiful Closing Ceremony performances …

Chris Sale to return to Red Sox this week, but Kyle Schwarber suffers setback in rehab  —  It was a good news/bad news kind of Sunday for the Red Sox.  —  Manager Alex Cora announced that starter Chris Sale would make his long-awaited return to the Red Sox rotation Saturday at Fenway Park against the Orioles.

Dixie Fire mushrooms into second-largest wildfire in California history  —  The Dixie Fire that has forced thousands from their homes in Northern California and destroyed a historic town grew into the second-largest blaze in state history on Sunday, officials said, as the wildfire mushroomed to more than 463,000 acres.

Markie Post Dies: Actress Known For ‘Night Court’, ‘The Fall Guy’ & More Was 70  —  Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer.  She was 70.

MLB, Barstool Sports in significant talks to broadcast games  —  Major League Baseball and Barstool Sports have had significant negotiations about having national midweek games on the site's platforms, The Post has learned.  —  The discussions are what Barstool founder Dave Portnoy was referring …

Allyson Felix Wins Final Gold with US Women's 4x400m Relay Team at Tokyo Olympics  —  The U.S. cruised to victory, giving Felix a record-breaking 11th Olympic medal  —  Some get a gold watch when retiring.  Allyson Felix got one final gold medal.  —  In what was the final race …

Source: Orioles promoting Rutschman to Triple-A Norfolk  —  Catcher Adley Rutschman's work at Double-A is done.  —  The Orioles are promoting Rutschman to Triple-A Norfolk, according to a source.  His final game with the Bowie Baysox unfolded earlier today when he started behind the plate …

Detroit Lions to play starters about one quarter in preseason opener against Bills  —  ALLEN PARK — After two full weeks of practice, including one in pads, the Detroit Lions are beginning to turn their focus toward the preseason opener on Friday night against the Buffalo Bills.

Coach Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss football program has reached 100% vaccination rate  —  As Ole Miss begins preseason football practice on Sunday, coach Lane Kiffin is heartened by the commitment he's seen from the Rebels' players and coaches on the vaccination front.

KC Royals' Brady Singer set to join 6-man pitching rotation |  The Kansas City Star  —  Former top draft pick Brady Singer will make his return to the Kansas City Royals' starting pitching rotation on Wednesday against the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium.

Cleveland Indians' Terry Francona recovering from hip replacement surgery  —  Manager Terry Francona is recuperating at his Cleveland apartment after hip replacement surgery Monday.  —  “He's doing at-home physical therapy,” Chris Antonetti, Cleveland's president of baseball operations, said Sunday.

'We're going to hug if we get this done' - How the White Sox pulled off a crosstown trade for Craig Kimbrel  —  CHICAGO - The moment led to two colleagues hugging for the first time in nearly two decades of working together.  It also created a raucous atmosphere in the White Sox clubhouse …

Madison Bumgarner remains sharp in Diamondbacks' loss to Padres  —  In the third inning on Sunday, Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner had two strikes on the San Diego Padres' Tommy Pham when he fired a cutter on the outside corner.  Pham fouled it back.