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Timbers inching toward playoff berth with Dallas on deck
The Portland Timbers look to clinch a spot in the playoffs and spark a move up the standings when they host FC Dallas on Sunday evening in the teams' penultimate match of the regular season.,The Timbers (12-11-9, 45 points) begin the weekend in ninth place and are all but assured of a berth in at le...

Trail Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe undergoes abdomen surgery
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe underwent successful surgery Friday for a core muscle injury and will be re-evaluated in six weeks.,Sharpe, 20, hasn't played since Jan. 11, when he sustained a lower abdominal strain during a 139-77 loss against the host Oklahoma City Thunder. After a lac...

Patriots rule out S Jabrill Peppers vs. Dolphins
The New England Patriots downgraded safety Jabrill Peppers from questionable to out on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins because of a shoulder injury.,Peppers did not practice on Wednesday and was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday.,New England (1-3) also could be thin at the position agai...

Cowboys place WR Brandin Cooks (knee) on IR
The Dallas Cowboys placed wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve Saturday due to a knee issue.,The infection followed a medical procedure Cooks had on the knee while remaining in New York after the Cowboys' 20-15 victory over the Giants on Sept. 26.,The move will sideline Cooks for the next ...

Greg Landry, former Lions QB and assistant coach, dies at 77
Former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at age 77, the team announced.,"We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry," the Lions posted Friday on social media.,His cause of death was not given.,A New Hampshire nati...

NHL season-preview capsules: Metropolitan Division
CAROLINA HURRICANES,Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour (seventh season),Last season: 52-23-7, 111 points, second place in Metropolitan Division,This season: A perennial top-tier club, the Hurricanes swung for the fences last season and were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round for the ...

Beau Hossler takes narrow lead at Sanderson Farms Championship
Beau Hossler drained a long eagle putt down the stretch on his way to an 8-under-par 64 Friday, earning himself a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss.,Hossler is 15-under 129 through two rounds at the Country Club of Jackson, with Daniel Berger on hi...

Must-win situation for Revs against D.C. United
Two sides looking to keep their playoff hopes alive square off when D.C. United visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,With two matches remaining, D.C. (9-13-10, 37 points) sits two spots below the Eastern Conference playoff line in 11th place, albeit tied with Toronto FC ...
2024 ALDS Predictions: Get Ready For Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees ALCS
The 2024 ALDS gets started on Saturday, and these are our full predictions for Tigers vs. Guardians and Royals vs. Yankees as only two teams will remain in the American League....

Orlando City picking up steam heading into Cincinnati clash
Orlando City will try to keep building momentum toward the postseason on Saturday night when they visit FC Cincinnati.,Orlando (14-11-7, 49 points) has won nine of its last 12 to storm up the Eastern Conference standings into its current fourth-place position. And the Lions are finally getting more ...

Commanders RB Austin Ekeler clears concussion protocol, to play vs. Browns
Washington running back Austin Ekeler has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Sunday's home game against the Cleveland Browns, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said Friday.,Quinn also said starting running back Brian Robinson (knee) is trending in the right direction but will be a game-time decis...

Patriots placing OL David Andrews (shoulder), Caedan Wallace (ankle) on IR
The New England Patriots are placing veteran center David Andrews and rookie right tackle Caedan Wallace on injured reserve, coach Jerod Mayo said Friday.,The news for Andrews was expected after Mayo announced Wednesday that Andrews will have shoulder surgery and go on the IR. Wallace is dealing wit...
How the Detroit Tigers Can Upset Cleveland Guardians in ALDS
The Detroit Tigers are shockingly one of the hottest teams in baseball. Here's how they can defeat the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS....

Angel City penalized 3 standings points for salary cap infraction
The National Women's Soccer League handed down a $200,000 fine to Angel City FC and docked the club three points in the 2024 regular-season standings Thursday following an investigation into violations of salary cap rules.,The league also suspended Angel City president and CEO Julie Uhrman and gener...

David Skinns fires 60 to lead Sanderson Farms Championship
David Skinns of England missed a 9-foot putt for 59 but was thrilled to shoot a career-best and tournament-record 60 to take the lead after one round of the Sanderson Farms Championship on Thursday in Jackson, Miss.,Skinns teed off on the back nine at the Country Club of Jackson and rolled in six bi...

Report: Viktor Hovland done for '24 due to injury
Viktor Hovland will not play again in 2024 as the world No. 8-ranked golfer recovers from an undisclosed injury, according to Bunkered.co.uk.,Hovland, 27, withdrew from the BMW PGA Championship last month and will not play in the final stretch of events on the DP World Tour. Despite Hovland having p...

Julius Randle feels fortunate to be 'wanted' by Wolves
Once he got over the initial shock of being traded from the New York Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves last weekend, Julius Randle was excited to join another NBA title contender. ,"You want to be somewhere where you feel wanted. I feel wanted here," Randle said Thursday. "At this point in my car...

Browns RB Nick Chubb: Practice return 'felt like a dream'
Browns running back Nick Chubb returned to practice on Wednesday and plans to be on the field on gameday when he's ready.,In his one-step-a-time progression following reconstructive knee surgery, Chubb required a helmet on Wednesday for the first time in 12 months. He checks off another step Thursda...

Facundo Torres makes club history in Orlando City win
Facundo Torres broke a scoreless deadlock -- setting a club record for all-time goals in the process -- and Duncan McGuire added an insurance goal as Orlando City won its second straight match, beating the Philadelphia Union 2-1 Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla.,Luis Muriel assisted on both goals as ...

Commanders' Jayden Daniels out to continue historic start vs. Browns
Robert Griffin III captivated the nation's capital with a stellar rookie season in 2012.,But Griffin, who was named Offensive Rookie of the Year and led Washington to the playoffs that season, didn't deliver as much early success compared to the franchise's current Heisman Trophy-winning rookie quar...