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The Cincinnati Reds activated closer Aroldis Chapman from the 15-day disabled list before Saturday’s game against Colorado. Manager Bryan Price indicated he wouldn’t waste any time using Chapman in a save situation. “I’m not hesitant,” Price said. “He doesn’t need a soft landing.”

Tom Brady once had a wonderful mop atop his head that was a hot topic of discussion for celebrity gossip magazines, but he eventually went to a more clean-cut look. Now, Brady is back with some spectacular hair that had social media buzzing — a blonde fauxhawk.

A 6-foot-9 Army officer with three deployments to Afghanistan, a Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and a Ranger tab has signed a free-agent contract to join the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive lineman.

American sprinter Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year for using a banned substance. The United States Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that the 31-year-old tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid and/or its metabolites in July 2012.

V. Stiviano, the woman whom Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks, is “very saddened” by his lifetime NBA ban, and she didn’t release the recording of their conversation, her lawyer said Tuesday. Stiviano “never wanted any harm to Donald,” Siamak Nehoray of Calabasas told the Los Angeles Times.

Former NFL player Hugh Douglas is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for allegedly assaulting and choking her last September. Last year, Douglas was charged with assaulting Hope Davila after an incident at the Marriott Hotel in Hartford. The former Jets, Eagles and Jaguars player ended up pleading no contest to a misdemeanor breach of peace charge related to the incident.

Many celebrities are invited to proms every spring. Some accept. Few end up actually going. ESPN’s Michelle Beadle deserves credit. The SportsNation host was invited to prom by Jack Jablonski, a former Minnesota high school hockey player who was paralyzed from the chest down after suffering a hit during a game, last month. Today, she and Jack are off to …

Several former Buffalo Jills cheerleaders are headed to court, fighting for pay and fair treatment as members of the cheerleading squad. One of the groups they are suing, the Buffalo Bills. “Our dream as being a Buffalo Jills cheerleader was taken advantage of,” former Jill and plantiff Maria said. Five former Buffalo Jills are now bringing a lawsuit against the …

There’s a fine line between the time to think and the time to go for Miesha Tate. With her UFC Fight Night co-main event bout with Liz Carmouche on the line, the third round proved to be “go time.” Tate scored with her first takedowns of the match in the opening minute of the final round and controlled Carmouche’s back, …

Smush Parker, a former NBA point guard who was once the whipping boy of Kobe Bryant*, recently punched a 16-year old high school basketball player during a pick-up game in New York City, according to a report.

A minor league baseball player is nursing a big bruise after he was hit in the face with a 90 mph fastball. Delino DeShields Jr. tweeted out some photos showing himself giving a thumbs up next to his severely swollen cheek. According to MBL.com, DeShields suffered a broken cheekbone.