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VISION, Nigma Galaxy, Liquid advance to TI26 playoffs
Undefeated TEAM VISION advanced to the playoffs along with Nigma Galaxy and Team Liquid as the group stage concluded Saturday at The International 2026 in Shanghai.,Sixteen teams began the 15th annual Dota 2 tournament on Thursday. The crowd-funded prize pool has a base of $1.6 million and a current...

Cards RB Jeremiyah Love (ankle) out at least one week
Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be out at least one week with an ankle injury, head coach Mike LaFleur said on Saturday.,Per LaFleur, Love was a "little more sore" than expected after Arizona's 27-14 preseason victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday. The coach initia...

Sky looking to snap lengthy road skid against Storm
The Chicago Sky opened their three-game West Coast trip with a loss at Seattle on Monday. They will look to end the trip with a better result in Sunday's rematch with the host Storm.,Chicago (12-22) had built momentum by winning three of four before losing 90-86 to Indiana at home on Aug. 8. ,Two da...

Start of season in doubt for Panthers F Brad Marchand
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is recovering from offseason surgery and could miss the start of the 2026-27 season, Florida Hockey Now reported Saturday.,Marchand, 38, has been dealing with hip and sports hernia injuries and could be sidelined two or more months, according to the report.,The...

Bengals veteran DT B.J. Hill cleared to start practicing
Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle B.J. Hill passed a physical exam and was cleared to return to practice Saturday.,The 31-year-old veteran was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list on July 25 following offseason ankle surgery.,Hill, who is entering his sixth season with the Bengal...

Report: Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon lands $132M extension
The Seattle Seahawks are in agreement with Devon Witherspoon on a four-year, $132 million extension that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, ESPN reported Saturday.,The deal reportedly includes more than $101 million in guaranteed money for Witherspoon, a Pro Bowl selection in each...

Seahawks DE DeMarcus Lawrence: 'This will be my last year'
Seattle Seahawks defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence plans to retire following the 2026 season, his 13th in the NFL.,The five-time Pro Bowl selection told a Yahoo Sports reporter on Friday that "this will be my last year.",Lawrence, 34, won the Super Bowl with Seattle last season following 11 campaigns ...

Ohio State football to hold Senior Day before season opener
Ohio State football has moved its 2026 Senior Day from the end of the season to the beginning.,The Buckeyes will honor their seniors before the Week 1 home opener against Ball State on Sept. 5 in Columbus.,Former head coach Jim Tressel, who won the BCS National Championship with the Buckeyes in 2002...

Cardinals promote slugger Josh Baez to debut at Wrigley
The St. Louis Cardinals promoted slugger Joshua Baez to make his major league debut on Saturday against the rival Cubs in Chicago.,The 23-year-old outfielder leads all Triple-A batters with 34 home runs and 90 RBIs through 103 games this season at Memphis. No one else in Triple-A had more than 27 ho...

Tennessee S Edrees Farooq (knee) ruled out for season
Tennessee starting safety Edrees Farooq will miss the 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon on Friday.,A school spokesman confirmed the extent of Farooq's right knee injury to ESPN on Saturday.,"We stand with Edrees and support him as he begins the recovery process," the Tennessee foot...

A's eager for elusive home winning streak in rematch vs. Rangers
The Athletics haven't won consecutive home games in nearly two months, but they will take a swing at doing so when they face the struggling Texas Rangers on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics ended an eight-game home losing streak with Friday's 8-3 series-opening victory over Te...

Report: Steelers DT Keeanu Benton signs 4-year, $72M extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly signed defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to a four-year, $72 million extension.,ESPN reported Friday night that the deal would make Benton the highest-paid interior defensive lineman in franchise history at $18 million per season.,Benton, 25, started all 17 games last...

Road skid snapped, Royals seek series win against Angels
After grinding out a 7-6 victory in Friday night's series opener, the Kansas City Royals can exhale a little as they try for the series win Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Thanks to a career night from first baseman Jac Caglianone, the Royals snapped a seven-game r...

Red Sox fall on hard times after surge, try to right ship vs. Pirates
The Boston Red Sox have played most of their best baseball away from home this season, but that hasn't been the case on the team's current road trip., ,The visiting Red Sox will enter Saturday's night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-4 record on their seven-game road trip. That include...

Dodgers take aim at Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski in key clash
For all that Jacob Misiorowski has accomplished early in his major league career, earning a win at Dodger Stadium has not been one of them. ,Misiorowski (11-5, 1.76 ERA) will get another chance to tell his LA story in the third game of a four-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Satur...

D-backs' Eduardo Rodriguez strives to shut down Braves
The visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will see if their pitching can continue to slow the Atlanta Braves' bats on Saturday when the teams meet in the second contest of their three-game series.,Arizona recorded a 2-0 victory over Atlanta on Friday in the series opener.,It was the seventh shutout of the s...

Astros aim to stay on right path vs. reeling Mariners
The Houston Astros' opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners served as a microcosm of Houston's up-and-down season.,The Astros rallied from two different two-run deficits and also squandered a three-run lead before recording a 10-7 walk-off victory in 10 innings on Friday.,Houston ...

Reds' Brady Singer eager to regain form vs. Marlins
The Cincinnati Reds remain confident Brady Singer eventually will perform like the first-round pick they acquired two years ago.,Singer is scheduled to start for the Reds on Saturday in the second contest of the three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,He will try to pick up where fello...

Padres visit struggling Guardians in bid for seventh straight win
The San Diego Padres' offense struggled to rally after trailing in games earlier this season, but those days seem like a distant memory now.,The Padres will aim for their seventh straight win when they continue a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,San Diego fel...

Orioles' Gunnar Henderson shows Rays his value in lineup
Baltimore Orioles spark plug Gunnar Henderson demonstrated in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays that wherever he bats in the lineup, he is going to hit. ,After a 4-for-4 night Friday that started oddly when the batting order was announced, Henderson likely will move up from the No. 5 spot...