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Canadiens D Kaiden Guhle (appendix) out for a week
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will be re-evaluated in seven days after having his appendix removed Wednesday, the team said Thursday.,Guhle, 22, posted 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 70 games -- all career highs -- during his second NHL campaign in 2023-24.,He has collected 40 poi...
Adrian Wojnarowski Changed Breaking Sports News Forever
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski decided to retire from sports journalism, but he changed the way breaking sports news is done forever....
Dylan Cease dominant as Padres hit 4 HRs, blank Astros
Dylan Cease allowed just two hits in 8 1/3 innings on Wednesday and Manny Machado homered twice as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Houston Astros 4-0 to win a tight, well-played interleague series between playoff contenders.,Cease (14-11) mowed down the first 15 hitters he faced before Jas...
Surprising Saints hunting 3-0 start vs. Eagles
Arguably no team has been a bigger surprise during the first two weeks of the NFL season than the New Orleans Saints., ,The Saints (2-0) are one of nine undefeated teams as they prepare to host the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) on Sunday afternoon., ,Expectations for New Orleans (9-8 last season), which...
Corbin Carroll, Eduardo Rodriguez lead Diamondbacks past Rockies
Corbin Carroll homered twice, Randal Grichuk also went deep, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in Denver on Wednesday.,Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3) had a season-high 11 strikeouts with five hits, two runs and one walk allowed in 6 1/3 innings for Arizona. The Diamondb...
Baylor's No. 1 pass defense to test Colorado's Shedeur Sanders
Baylor's top-ranked passing defense will try to slow down a potent Colorado aerial attack in Saturday's Big 12 Conference opener for both teams in Boulder, Colo.,Baylor coach Dave Aranda assumed defensive play calls this season and the Bears (2-1) have allowed just 75.7 passing yards per game.,Color...
Coco Gauff, coach Brad Gilbert part ways
Coach Brad Gilbert and 2023 U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff have split.,"Thanks to @CocoGauff and the entire team for an absolutely amazing summer run in 2023 and for 14 months of incredible team effort. Coco, at just 20 years young, your future is incredibly bright, and I wish you nothing but continued...
Astros, Padres wrap up series, edge closer to postseason
Josh Hader's return to San Diego on Tuesday included a blown save that thrilled the sellout crowd, followed by a win for him and the Houston Astros in 10 innings over the Padres.,Hader and his current club will try for a series win over his former team in the rubber match of a three-game set drippin...
Kyle Tucker, Astros edge Padres in 10 innings
Kyle Tucker's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night lifted the visiting Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,The hit scored Grae Kessinger, the automatic runner placed at second to start the inning. Yordan Alvarez's groundout moved Kessinger to third before Tucker ...
Phillies deny Brewers chance to clinch NL Central title
Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each homered and Zack Wheeler allowed one run over seven innings to pace the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 victory over Milwaukee on Tuesday night, denying the Brewers a chance to clinch the National League Central., ,Milwaukee (87-64) entered with a 10-ga...
Veteran D Chris Wideman announces retirement
Veteran defenseman Chris Wideman announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday after six seasons.,Wideman, 34, sat out last season due to a back injury. The unrestricted free agent last played with the Montreal Canadiens in 2022-23, recording six assists and a career-high 81 penalty minutes in 46...
Tar Heels sorting out QB conundrum ahead of clash vs. James Madison
North Carolina will wrap up nonconference play with Saturday afternoon's clash with visiting James Madison at Chapel Hill, N.C.,It's the final chance for the Tar Heels (3-0) to continue to work out kinks.,This assignment against James Madison (2-0) might mark the most difficult task among the three ...
Padres ride hot streak into middle game vs. Astros
The San Diego Padres sit 21 games over .500 for the first time in 14 years.,They will try to improve on that figure Tuesday night when bring a four-game winning streak into the middle contest of a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros.,San Diego started the series between playoff con...
Yu Darvish, Padres clip Astros
Yu Darvish fired six scoreless innings while Jurickson Profar and Jackson Merrill homered as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. ,Darvish (6-3) gave up three hits and two walks, striking out three while throwing 53 of his 79 pitches for strikes in his best per...
Report: Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke (knee) out for year
Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke suffered a right knee injury Saturday that will keep him out for the rest of the season, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Monday.,Van Dyke, a fifth-year senior who transferred from Miami, was hurt on a third-down scramble on the seventh play of the game durin...
Padres remain 'on a mission' ahead of opener vs. Astros
Good teams show the ability to win games in different ways.,The Houston Astros and San Diego Padres are doing that as they collide to start a three-game series Monday night in San Diego.,Both are coming off weekend series sweeps of losing teams that moved them closer to securing postseason berths. ,...
WTA roundup: Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player converted 5...
Padres edge Giants in 10th inning to complete sweep
David Peralta singled in a run and scored the eventual game-winner in a two-run 10th inning and the visiting San Diego Padres rode their pitching to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 and complete a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon.,The Padres (85-65) remain atop the National League wild-card race w...
Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
Great British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player conve...
Davis Cup: Spain, Italy, Canada clinch their respective groups
Spain needed a victory in doubles to take down Australia and clinch first place in Group B at the Davis Cup Finals group stage on Sunday in Valencia, Spain.,In a battle of unbeatens, it was Spain who took the top spot when Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers rallied past Matthew Ebden and Max Purce...