De Vries is the No. 3 prospect in all of Major League Baseball and is the only 18-year-old that will be playing at the Double-A level. His short stint with Lansing ends after 15 games. De Vries was traded from the Padres to the Athletics’ organization on July 31 and slashed .268/.338/.518 with the Lugnuts.

The Athletics released Urshela on Sunday. Urshela will be able to pursue his options on the open market after he cleared waivers upon being designated for assignment Friday. The 33-year-old is regarded as a solid defender at the corner-infield spots,

The Athletics designated third baseman Gio Urshela for assignment, while recalling infielder Brett Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Mondo Duplantis, who on Tuesday broke the men’s pole vault world record for a 13th time, has been named World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Star ahead of next year’s first World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

With the passage of the House v. NCAA settlement in June, the NCAA is preparing to dramatically change its structure. In a wide-ranging conversation with CBS Sports, NCAA president Charlie Baker opened up on the numerous changes, and where the organization fits into the landscape long term.

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Female Canadian athletes have been told that gene tests they recently underwent do not comply with World Athletics' requirements, leaving them scrambling to complete new tests before the September 1 deadline for the world championships.