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Fire hunt first playoff win in 16 years at Orlando City's expense
After ending one of the longest playoff droughts in MLS, the Chicago Fire will look to halt another when they host Orlando City in the Eastern Conference wild-card game on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Ill.,Chicago finished eighth in the East to end a league-worst run of seven years without a posts...
Sliding Portland, rising Salt Lake converge in wild-card round
For the second consecutive season, the Portland Timbers host the Western Conference wild-card game when Real Salt Lake visits on Wednesday night.,But the hope that greeted manager Phil Neville's first playoff appearance in 2024 has been replaced with frustration that the Timbers couldn't finish high...
Diego Pavia, No. 10 Vanderbilt to have hands full vs. No. 15 Missouri
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea texted a request to Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz earlier this season.,His ask: Could the Tigers stop scoring so much?,On Saturday, Lea and his players will have a direct say on the matter as the 10th-ranked Commodores host the No. 15 Tigers in a Southeastern Conferen...
Brandon Graham ends retirement, rejoins Eagles
Brandon Graham ended his retirement to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles at the risk of spoiling a Hollywood ending to his 15-year NFL career.,Graham walked off the field in New Orleans in February with a second Lombardi Trophy already having planned for the final game of the 2024 season being his last...
Reports: Eagles DE Brandon Graham coming out of retirement
Former Philadelphia defensive end Brandon Graham is finalizing a deal to come out of retirement and rejoin the Eagles, according to multiple media reports Monday.,Graham, 37, announced before the 2024 season that it would be his last. He finished his NFL career at the time with his second Super Bowl...
Former Bruins captain Brad Marchand expects 'weird' Boston return with Panthers
A moment that many Boston Bruins fans could never imagine is about to become a reality.,Former captain Brad Marchand will skate at TD Garden for the first time as an NHL opponent when the Florida Panthers visit their Atlantic Division rival on Tuesday night. Both teams are 3-4-0, having lost four st...
Islanders await frustrated Sharks, who hope enemy ice is the cure
Macklin Celebrini, the first pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, has a unique understanding of what Matthew Schaefer, the top selection in this year's draft, is experiencing this season.,On Tuesday night, Celebrini and his San Jose Sharks teammates would like to experience what Schaefer and every other NHL ...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels avoided long-term injury, questionable for Chiefs game
Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn's Monday update on starting quarterback Jayden Daniels' status was a good news and bad news situation.,The good news, Quinn said, is that an MRI exam showed the hamstring injury Daniels sustained in the third quarter of Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys ...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels set for MRI exam after injuring hamstring
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will undergo an MRI exam on Monday after leaving in the third quarter of Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, with a hamstring injury.,On first-and-10 at the Dallas 39, Daniels dropped back and was sacked by Shemar James, fum...
Cowboys roll past Commanders, who lose Jayden Daniels
Dak Prescott passed for 264 yards and three touchdowns and the Dallas Cowboys routed the visiting Washington Commanders 44-22 on Sunday.,Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels left the game on the opening drive in the third quarter with an apparent right hamstring injury after a strip-sack-fumble.,Ce...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels injures hamstring, ruled out vs. Cowboys
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels sustained a right hamstring injury early in the third quarter and was ruled out early in the fourth quarter Sunday against the host Dallas Cowboys.,On first-and-10 at the Dallas 39, Daniels dropped back and was sacked by Shemar James, fumbling the bal...
Olivia Moultrie scores twice, Portland beats Angel City to earn postseason bid
Olivia Moultrie scored in each half and the visiting Portland Thorns clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 victory over Angel City Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.,Portland (10-8-7, 37 points) clinched a playoff spot for the ninth straight season thanks to Moultrie's second career two-goal game and he...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (hamstring) questionable to return vs. Cowboys
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is questionable to return with a right hamstring injury he sustained early in the third quarter Sunday against the host Dallas Cowboys.,On first-and-10 at the Dallas 39, Daniels dropped back and was sacked by Shemar James, fumbling the ball while bein...
Max Verstappen cruises at F1 U.S. Grand Prix, moves up standings
Four-time defending World Drivers' champion Max Verstappen dominated the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, with a wire-to-wire victory that reestablished his presence in the championship race with less than two months remaining in the seaso...
Quinshon Judkins (3 TDs), Browns demolish Dolphins
Rookie Quinshon Judkins rushed for a career-high three touchdowns, Tyson Campbell had a pick-six in his Cleveland home debut and the Browns hammered the slumping Miami Dolphins 31-6 on a rainy Sunday afternoon., ,Cleveland (2-5) built a 17-6 halftime lead and broke its three-game losing streak by sc...
Drake Maye shines as Patriots defeat Titans
Drake Maye completed 21 of 23 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns to help the visiting New England Patriots stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the Tennessee Titans 31-13 Sunday.,Maye, who also ran for 62 yards on eight attempts, completed 16 consecutive passes at one point dur...
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt enter top 10 in AP Top 25; Ohio State remains No. 1
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 of this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, while Ohio State retained the top spot on Sunday.,Ohio State's steady season was represented by the fact that the Buckeyes (7-0) were the only team whose spot was unchanged in the latest poll. The program...
Panthers' Brad Marchand fined $5K for unsportsmanlike conduct
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand was fined $5,000 by the NHL for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday's game against the Buffalo Sabres.,Sunday's fine is the maximum allowable amount under the league's collective bargaining agreement.,Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin checked Marchand from be...
Brandon Graham mulls ending retirement, rejoining Eagles
Brandon Graham is considering coming out of retirement to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN reported Sunday.,The report comes six days after defensive end Za'Darius Smith announced his retirement.,A two-time Super Bowl champion, Graham called it a career on March 18 after a franchise-record 206 r...
San Diego FC clinches top Western Conference seed with rout of Portland
Anders Dreyer scored two goals and added an assist to complete a sensational campaign and lift visiting San Diego FC to a Western Conference-sealing 4-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in both teams' regular-season finale.,Dreyer finishes with 19 goals and 19 assists in his maiden MLS regular seas...