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Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (toe) will not pitch in playoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw will not pitch in the playoffs, manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday.,Kershaw has been sidelined since the end of August due to a bone spur in his left big toe. Roberts announced the news on Kershaw after the latter was left off the team's 26-...

Braedyn Locke passes Wisconsin to 18th straight win over Purdue
Braedyn Locke passed for three touchdowns and Tawee Walker ran for three more as the Wisconsin Badgers dominated visiting Purdue, 52-6, for their 18th consecutive victory over the Boilermakers in a Big Ten matchup Saturday.,Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) bounced back after lopsided losses to now top-r...

Local favorite Grant Enfinger earns Truck win at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Grant Enfinger, the home-crowd favorite, claimed the victory in Friday afternoon's Love's RV Stop 225 Playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway -- the Alabama native's second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at the big track and the most important.,The victory gives Enfinger an aut...

Shohei Ohtani primed for playoff debut in Dodgers-Padres NLDS
LOS ANGELES -- The last two teams left standing west of the Missouri River will hunker down along the Pacific Ocean over the next week amid anything but a serene setting.,The MLB-best Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres, the top team since the All-Star break, when a fiery National ...

Padres RHP Joe Musgrove to undergo Tommy John surgery
San Diego Padres right-handed starter Joe Musgrove was diagnosed with a UCL injury in his pitching elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery.,Padres general manager A.J. Preller announced the news Friday shortly after manager Mike Shildt said the team would not include Musgrove on their National Lea...

Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (elbow) ruled out of NLDS
The San Diego Padres will not include Joe Musgrove on their National League Division Series roster after the right-hander left his wild-card round start on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves with an elbow injury.,The Padres are set to begin their NLDS series on the road against the Los Angeles Dod...

Talladega looms as NASCAR's Round of 12 rolls on
After a Round of 12 opener at Kansas Speedway on Sunday that featured non-title contender Ross Chastain recording his first 2024 win, the dozen drivers left to compete for the championship could start thinking about the Big One that lies ahead:,Talladega Superspeedway.,The steep-banked, super-fast 2...

Twins part ways with general manager Thad Levine
The Minnesota Twins parted ways with Thad Levine on Friday after eight years as the club's senior vice president and general manager.,A team press release said Levine, 52, was leaving "to pursue new challenges and opportunities, both inside and outside of baseball.",Levine joined the Twins in Novemb...

Patrick Ewing rejoins Knicks as basketball ambassador
Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing has rejoined the New York Knicks as an ambassador to assist both basketball and business operations, the team announced Friday.,Ewing, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, will work directly with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and the team's front office.,"As I said...

Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson, James Harrison to fight in exhibition
Former NFL stars Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and James Harrison are scheduled to fight in an MMA exhibition bout in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl in February.,The duo confirmed the bout on X, formerly known as Twitter, though the length of the exhibition appears to be in question.,"I'm fighting J...

Dodgers flip starters, Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go Game 1 vs. Padres
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday switched their first two starters for the National League Division Series, deciding to start Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 1 on Saturday against the San Diego Padres and going with fellow right-hander Jack Flaherty in Game 2 on Sunday.,On Wednesday, the Dodgers said ...

Wisconsin RB Chez Mellusi 'stepping away from team' to heal from injuries
Wisconsin announced Thursday that running back Chez Mellusi is taking time away from the team to help his body recover from injuries.,Mellusi leads the Badgers (2-2) in rushing yards (232), carries (56) and touchdowns (three, tied with Tawee Walker). He used his medical redshirt last season, when he...

Padres pumped rivalry with Dodgers returns to postseason stage
More than six months since the San Diego Padres opened the season with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in South Korea, the National League West rivals are taking their rivalry back to the postseason. ,The Padres dispatched the Atlanta Braves 2-0 to advance from the NL wild-card round to the NL Di...

Falcons P Bradley Pinion (neck spasms) to play Thursday
Atlanta Falcons punter Bradley Pinion is expected to play on Thursday night despite experiencing neck spasms earlier in the day, the team announced.,Pinion does not carry an injury designation on the game report for the Falcons (2-2) as they host the NFC South rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1).,Pinio...

Coco Gauff advances to second straight semifinal in Beijing
Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff overcame a sluggish start to record a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in their quarterfinal match of the China Open on Thursday in Beijing.,Gauff won 78.6 percent of her first-serve points and saved 10 of 13 break points while ov...
Tyreek Hill Trade Not Happening: Imagine If It Did
Tyreek Hill will not be moved from the Miami Dolphins, but with the Kansas City Chiefs needing a receiver, potential trades are fun to think about....

Padres' Joe Musgrove exits start due to elbow injury
San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove departed the Padres' National League wild-card series game against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday with what the team called right elbow tightness.,He will undergo an MRI exam on Thursday.,San Diego held a 5-1 advantage when Musgrove exited after 3 2/3 in...

Padres ride 5-run inning to victory, eliminate Braves
Kyle Higashioka homered and Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill added two RBIs apiece during a five-run second inning to help the San Diego Padres clinch their National League wild-card series with a 5-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.,Fernando Tatis Jr. reached base four ...

Padres' Joe Musgrove exits start due to injury
San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove departed the Padres' National League wild-card series game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday with an apparent injury to his throwing arm.,ESPN reported that Musgrove left with elbow discomfort.,San Diego held a 5-1 advantage when Musgrove exited after 3 2/3 ...

Commanders open practice window for QB Marcus Mariota
The Washington Commanders opened the 21-day practice window for backup quarterback Marcus Mariota on Wednesday.,Mariota has missed the first four weeks of the season while nursing a pectoral injury. Rookie Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, has led the Commanders to a 3-1 ...