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Domantas Sabonis (hamstring) to be reevaluated in one week
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain and will be reevaluated in one week, per multiple media reports.,As a result, the star big man is expected to miss the team's opener Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. In his absence, veteran posts Drew Euba...

Reports: Cardinals rolling with Jacoby Brissett again as Kyler Murray is out
The Arizona Cardinals are planning to turn to backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett for another week as Kyler Murray sits out with his foot injury again, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Murray, 28, has been dealing with a high-foot sprain since he sustained an injury during the Cardinals' Week 5 22-21 l...

Bulls' Zach Collins out at least 4 weeks after wrist surgery
Chicago Bulls power forward Zach Collins will be evaluated in four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist, the team announced Saturday.,Collins had the surgery on Friday, one day after sustaining the injury during the second half of Chicago's 126-120 pres...

Joel Quenneville makes first Chicago visit as Ducks' coach
The Anaheim Ducks are beginning a five-game road trip that will include some familiar stops for coach Joel Quenneville.,The first will be Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks, where Quenneville coached from 2008-19, winning three Stanley Cup titles along the way.,The final stop will be Oct. 28 in S...

Lightning, Jackets attempt to remedy to early-season issues
It hasn't been the start to the season that either Columbus or Tampa Bay envisioned. Both are stuck on one win, a matter they will each aim to rectify when the Blue Jackets host the Lightning on Saturday.,Columbus is 1-3-0, with its lone victory coming on the road, 7-4 over the Minnesota Wild on Oct...

Brock Boeser shootout goal pushes Canucks past Blackhawks
Brock Boeser scored the shootout winning goal to give the visiting Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Jake DeBrusk and Max Sasson scored in regulation time for Vancouver, which has won the first two outings of a five-game road trip, and erased 2-0 deficit...

49ers’ Mac Jones to start again as Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall ruled out vs. Falcons
The San Francisco 49ers will again turn to backup quarterback Mac Jones with starter Brock Purdy out for Sunday's matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday.,Purdy continues to recover from a lingering toe injury that he aggravated in Week 4. Jones, who has gone 2-2 as a ...

Davis Alexander aims to stay perfect as Montreal seeks 11th straight win over Ottawa
Davis Alexander looks to extend a pair of gaudy win streaks on Saturday afternoon when the Montreal Alouettes complete a home-and-home set against the host Ottawa Redblacks.,Alexander improved to 10-0 to start his young CFL career after throwing for 240 yards and a touchdown in Montreal's 30-10 vict...

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out Sunday after accident at home
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs sustained a concussion in an "accident at his home" on Thursday and has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the visiting Washington Commanders, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said.,Schottenheimer told reporters Friday that the team is gathering additional ...

2025-26 NBA Preview: Central Division capsules
1. Cleveland Cavaliers,2024-25 record: 64-18, first in the Central,Head coach: Kenny Atkinson, second season with the Cavaliers (64-18 record),Coming and going: Lonzo Ball jumped from the division cellar to the penthouse, arriving in a trade from Chicago, but won't suit up for back-to-backs amid a r...

Clemson extends AD Graham Neff's contract
Clemson athletic director Graham Neff received a six-year, $9 million contract extension Friday from the school's board of trustees.,The new deal runs through 2031 and includes an annual base salary of $1 million, increasing $100,000 each year. There are also bonuses up to $250,000 each year and a r...

Rams WR Puka Nacua ruled out in London vs. Jaguars
Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was ruled out on Friday for a matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in London.,Head coach Sean McVay delivered the expected verdict on the status of Nacua on Friday.,Nacua sustained a sprained left ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's 17-3 victory over the ...

2025-26 NBA Preview: Pacific Division capsules
1. Golden State Warriors,2024-25 record: 48-34, third in the Pacific,Head coach: Steve Kerr, 12th season with the Warriors (567-308 record),Coming and going: The no-cost addition of Al Horford is a godsend for the Warriors, who in recent years have been forced to send Draymond Green to battle out of...

Canucks, Blackhawks coming off impressive road wins
After several seasons near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, the Chicago Blackhawks are on a quest to take a step forward.,The young, talented Blackhawks showed better days are coming in their last outing, and will look to continue the momentum when they play host to the Vancouver Canu...
Mike Tomlin Was Scared of Joe Flacco and Still Got Punked
Mike Tomlin blasted the Browns for trading Joe Flacco to a rival. Then Flacco led the Bengals to a stunning win over the Steelers on Thursday night....

Brewers' Jackson Chourio downplays leg cramp
LOS ANGELES -- Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio expects to be back in action for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Friday after leaving Game 3 due to a right leg cramp.,In the seventh inning on Thursday, Chourio fouled off a pitch into the stands against Dodgers rig...

Avalanche score four straight to silence Blue Jackets
Goals by Cale Makar and Brock Nelson 72 seconds apart sparked the visiting Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 comeback victory over the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.,Valeri Nichushkin scored twice for the Avalanche, who posted four unanswered goals to remain unbeaten in regulation (4-0-1). ...

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk out 6-8 weeks due to thumb surgery
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing right thumb surgery, the team announced Thursday.,Tkachuk, 26, suffered the injury during the first period of Monday's 4-1 defeat to the Nashville Predators when he banged his thumb into the back boards after being k...

Brewers RF Jackson Chourio (leg) exits Game 3
LOS ANGELES -- Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio left Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday in the seventh inning with a right leg injury., ,Chourio fouled off a pitch into the stands against Dodgers right-hander Blake Treinen and...

Veteran Jan-Lennard Struff stuns Karen Khachanov in Almaty
German veteran Jan-Lennard Struff outlasted top-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the Almaty Open in Almaty, Kazakhstan.,Struff, the 98th-ranked player in the world, was broken in the first game and made little headway on Khachanov's service games...