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Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh after 2-3 start
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday following a 2-3 start to his fourth season.,Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season, according to a statement released by team owner Woody Johnson.,"This morning, I informed Robert Sa...
Novak Djokovic coasts into 4th round at Shanghai Masters
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over 28th-seeded Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday to breeze into the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters.,Seeking his 100th career ATP Tour-level title, Djokovic fired three aces and won 20 of 24 first-serve points to dispatch the 22-year-old Italian in...
Former USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter hired to lead Fire
The Chicago Fire announced the hiring of former U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter as the club's new director of football and head coach on Tuesday.,Berhalter, 51, becomes the MLS club's 10th full-time manager and will oversee all of the Fire's sporting operations, reporting directly to ...
Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant dies at 83
Boston Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League ERA leader, has died at age 83.,Multiple media outlets in Boston confirmed the right-hander's passing on Tuesday. ,Tiant won 229 games with six teams over 19 seasons in the majors (1964-82), striking out 2,4...
Reports: Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh after three-plus seasons, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday morning. ,Per reports, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be the interim head coach for the Jets.,New York dropped to 2-3 this season with its 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on...
Rocco Becht, No. 11 Iowa State ride hot streak into West Virginia
There are quarterbacks who have thrown for more yards than Iowa State's Rocco Becht, completed a higher percentage of their passes than Becht and tossed more touchdown passes than Becht.,However, Cyclones coach Matt Campbell, whose 11th-ranked team tries to extend its season-opening winning streak t...
No. 7 Alabama, facing South Carolina, looks to get past shock loss
Alabama attempts to move on from an embarrassing setback when it faces South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The then-No. 1 Crimson Tide lost 40-35 at lowly Vanderbilt last weekend, a result that sent tremors through the college football landscape.,The Commod...
Saints QB Derek Carr set for MRI on injured oblique
The New Orleans Saints suffered their third loss in a row on Monday, and that wasn't the team's only bad news.,Quarterback Derek Carr, who exited the Saints' 26-13 road defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs due to an oblique injury, is headed for an MRI exam to assess the extent of the ailment.,His respo...
Jaguars TE Evan Engram (hamstring) seeks Sunday return
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram could return from a hamstring injury to face the Chicago Bears on Sunday in London, coach Doug Pederson told reporters Monday.,Engram sustained the injury back in Week 1 during a 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He had one catch for 5 yards and hasn't play...
Familiar coaches meet in showdown between No. 14 BYU, Arizona
Arizona coach Brent Brennan and BYU counterpart Kalani Sitake will need no introduction on Saturday when the Wildcats and 14th-ranked Cougars collide in Provo, Utah. ,The two have a longstanding friendship, once serving on Oregon State's coaching staff together in 2015, Sitake's lone season with the...
No. 13 LSU touting balance ahead of SEC showdown vs. No. 9 Ole Miss
The SEC season is just getting started, but already all but three teams have at least one conference loss., ,That means the margin for error has shrunk for several contenders seeking a trip to the SEC championship game as a path to the college football playoff., ,Two potential CFP contenders meet wh...
No. 8 Vols aim to bounce back in series dominated by Florida
After staggering to its first loss and set to face a rival that holds a sizable advantage in the recent series, No. 8 Tennessee has its work cut out as it prepares to face Florida.,With the two teams trending in different directions, the Volunteers will oppose the Gators in a Southeastern Conference...
Salvador Perez, Royals use big 4th inning to tie ALDS vs. Yanks
NEW YORK -- Hours before becoming the hero in his 35th career postseason game, Salvador Perez discussed how undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2019 helped prolong his career.,"I think it happened for a reason," Perez said Monday afternoon. "At that moment I don't understand that, but after a few years...
Magic extend C Wendell Carter Jr.'s contract
Center Wendell Carter Jr. is committed to the Orlando Magic into the future after signing a contract extension on Monday.,The team confirmed the signing on social media but did not announce the terms. According to ESPN, Carter received a three-year, $59 million extension, with the last year a team o...
Patrick Mahomes throws for 331 yards as unbeaten Chiefs top Saints
Kareem Hunt and Xavier Worthy rushed for touchdowns, Harrison Butker kicked four field goals, Patrick Mahomes passed for 331 yards and the host Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-13 on Monday night.,JuJu Smith-Schuster caught seven passes for 130 yards and Travis Kelce made nine r...
Coach: No. 24 Michigan likely to use third different starting QB
Quarterback Jack Tuttle is expected to make his first start for No. 24 Michigan when the Wolverines return from a bye week to visit No. 22 Illinois on Oct. 19.,Michigan coach Sherrone Moore brought Tuttle in against Washington last week to replace starter Alex Orji. Tuttle, in his first action of th...
Royals use big 4th inning to tie ALDS with Yanks
NEW YORK -- Salvador Perez hit a long homer off Carlos Rodon to start a four-run fourth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece.,Game 3 of the best-of-five set is scheduled for Wednesday night in...
Auction of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball goes on despite ownership battle
The owner of the ball that Shohei Ohtani hit for his historic 50th homer of the year remains in dispute, but the souvenir will continue to be auctioned off while legal proceedings continue.,Goldin Auctions announced Monday that the lawyers for the fans who are arguing over the ball's rightful owner ...
Sexual assault suit against Browns QB Deshaun Watson resolved
Deshaun Watson and an anonymous woman reached a settlement in a case that accused the Cleveland Browns quarterback of sexual assault and battery.,"We have now resolved our client's claim with Deshaun Watson," attorney Tony Buzbee told multiple media outlets in a statement. "The settlement is confide...
Natus Vincere, FURIA Esports score big on first day of IEM Rio
Natus Vincere and FURIA Esports each scored a pair of victories to advance to the Group A upper-bracket final on the first day of the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 event on Monday in Rio de Janeiro.,After notching easy wins in their opening matches, Natus Vincere rallied past Team Liquid 2-1 in one...