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Mystics visit Dream for high-stakes showdown
The Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics are two of three teams locked in a tight race for the final WNBA playoff spot. ,On Friday night in Atlanta, the Dream (12-24) and Mystics (12-24) meet for the first of two games in three days as both sides try to overtake the Chicago Sky (13-23) for the eight...
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals set sights on Pirates
Neither the Pittsburgh Pirates nor the Kansas City Royals have played much meaningful September baseball in recent seasons.,While the Pirates are again playing out the stretch this year, the Royals are in playoff mode when the teams meet Friday to open a three-game series in Pittsburgh.,Kansas City ...
Week 2 NFL Capsules
Buccaneers at Lions, 1 p.m. ET,Another playoff rematch awaits the Lions, who went to overtime to knock off the Rams at home in the regular-season opener (26-20). QB Jared Goff isn't fretting the matchup, especially if safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is out. Goff has at least 350 passing yards and multip...
Tigers activate OF Wenceel Perez from injured list
The Detroit Tigers activated rookie outfielder Wenceel Perez from the 10-day injured list on Thursday.,Perez, 24, landed on the list on Aug. 10 with a left oblique strain. He left the previous day's game against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning with side discomfort.,Perez is slashing .2...
Jaguars place CB Tyson Campbell (hamstring) on IR
The Jacksonville Jaguars placed cornerback Tyson Campbell on injured reserve Thursday with a left hamstring strain.,Campbell, 24, will miss a minimum of four games and is eligible to return on Oct. 13 against the Chicago Bears.,He left Sunday's loss to the Miami Dolphins in the fourth quarter after ...
Home of Hurricanes, N.C. State now named Lenovo Center
The Carolina Hurricanes and N.C. State men's basketball team will play their home games at the newly named Lenovo Center. ,The Centennial Authority, the appointed body responsible for overseeing the arena, approved the 10-year naming-rights contract for the Lenovo Center on Thursday. The agreement w...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta signs new 3-year deal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club announced Thursday.,ESPN reported that the 42-year-old Spaniard will receive a "significant" raise on his current $11.7 million salary.,"I feel extremely proud, very excited and am looking forward to what is comin...
Report: Dolphins RB De'Von Achane to test ankle pregame
Dolphins running back De'Von Achane will test out his ankle before Thursday night's game and there is optimism in Miami that he will play against the visiting Buffalo Bills, NFL Network reported.,The Dolphins (1-0) have ruled out fellow running back Raheem Mostert for the game against the AFC East r...
Red Sox LHP James Paxton to retire at end of season
Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton announced he will retire at the conclusion of this season. ,Paxton, 35, made three starts for the Red Sox following a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 26. The British Columbia native has been on the injured list since Aug. 12, one day after he sustai...
Boise State, three others joining Pac-12 for 2026-27
Mountain West representatives Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, the latter conference announced Thursday morning.,The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved the additions of the four schools to join Oregon State a...
Mike Yastrzemski, Giants chase series win vs. Brewers
Auditions for 2025 outfield positions for San Francisco will continue Thursday night when the host Giants seek to take a series win off the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. ,Outfielders Jerar Encarnacion and Mike Yastrzemski combined for four hits -- including two homers -- and sev...
Rangers' Kumar Rocker relishes challenge in debut vs. M's
Kumar Rocker hopes he can put off the first-game jitters for just a bit.,The right-hander is scheduled to make his major league debut for the Texas Rangers when they open a four-game series Thursday night against the host Seattle Mariners.,"It'll hit me maybe after the game," Rocker, 24, told report...
Red Sox, Yankees ride stirring wins into series opener
The Boston Red Sox and host New York Yankees will open a four-game series on Thursday night that has major implications on the playoff future for both teams. ,New York (84-62) takes a 1 1/2-game lead over the second-place Baltimore Orioles in the American League East into the series with just 16 gam...
Nationals seek to maintain dominance of Marlins
The Washington Nationals will look to continue their dominance over the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday evening when the teams open a four-game series.,The Nationals are 8-1 against the Marlins this year. Washington won the first eight meetings before losing to Miami for the first time 4-3 in 10 ...
Rolling Guardians head home to open series with Rays
The Cleveland Guardians are heating up down the stretch of the regular season.,However, they could face a stiff challenge from Tampa Bay's Ryan Pepiot on Thursday in the opener of a four-game home series against the Rays.,From Aug. 3-27, Cleveland (84-62) went 8-16 and lost its outright lead in the ...
Cards' Sonny Gray looks for first win against ex-team, Reds
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray has not enjoyed his reunions with the Cincinnati Reds this season.,Gray (12-9, 3.84 ERA), who pitched for the Reds from 2019-21, has lost both of his starts against his former team in 2023. He was tagged for 12 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits in 9 1/3 innings dur...
Astros, awaiting word on Jose Altuve, try to recover vs. A's
The Houston Astros finally had two games this week in which their starting lineup featured all four of their stalwarts -- Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker -- for the first time since early June.,It's unclear when the foursome might be together again after Altuve sustained an...
Tarik Skubal, Tigers seek to extend win streak vs. Rockies
The Detroit Tigers will have their ace on the mound when they go for their fifth straight victory on Thursday afternoon.,Colorado will have the unenviable task of facing left-hander Tarik Skubal. The Tigers (75-71) have already secured the first two games of the series against the visiting Rockies. ...
M80 wins eight-OT map, advances at ESL Pro League Season 20
M80 emerged with a 2-0 sweep of Fnatic on Wednesday at the ESL Pro League Season 20 in Saint Julian's, Malta, and the Group C upper-bracket semifinal qualified as one of the matches of the year.,M80 won the first map 37-34 on Anubis in a whopping eight overtimes. The second map also went to OT, with...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits HR, steals base in win
Shohei Ohtani led off with one of the Dodgers' four home runs in the first inning and Tommy Edman went deep twice in the game as host Los Angeles held off the Chicago Cubs for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday.,Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy belted home runs in the opening inning, all in succession again...