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Guardians welcome Tigers for wild-card series after late-season surge
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight postseason, the American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians will take on the Detroit Tigers.,The Guardians (88-74) finished one game ahead of the Tigers (87-75) in the division, giving them the right to host the entire best-of-three AL wild-card series. ...
Rex Ryan Calls Out Browns QB Shedeur Sanders in Fiery Rant
Rex Ryan slams Browns QB Shedeur Sanders, saying he should be embarrassed for not starting. What’s next for Cleveland’s young quarterback?...

Browns WRs Cedric Tillman, DeAndre Carter out for Week 5
Cleveland Browns wide receivers Cedric Tillman and DeAndre Carter both could miss multiple weeks with injuries, head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday.,Tillman, who has started all four games at wide receiver this season, is dealing with a hamstring injury, while Carter, the team's primary return ma...
Why Joe Flacco and the Browns’ Offense Are Holding Cleveland Back
The Cleveland Browns’ offense collapsed again in a loss to the Detroit Lions, raising questions about Joe Flacco, the offensive line, special teams, and the team’s long-term future around Myles Garrett....

Alex Freeman’s stoppage-time goal earns Orlando City SC draw at FC Cincinnati
Alex Freeman's goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time provided visiting Orlando City SC with a critical standings point as they drew with FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sunday night.,The draw keeps Cincinnati (18-9-5, 59 points) unbeaten in its third straight overall and second in a row at home.,More importan...

Michael Penix, Bijan Robinson power Falcons past Commanders
ATLANTA -- Michael Penix Jr. completed 20 of 26 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on Sunday, as the Atlanta Falcons posted a 34-27 victory over the visiting Washington Commanders.,Bijan Robinson had four catches for 106 yards, while rushing for 75 yards and a score as the Falc...

Viktor Hovland out of Ryder Cup singles with neck injury
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Viktor Hovland withdrew from Sunday singles at the Ryder Cup, one day after aggravating a neck injury.,The Norwegian is at Bethpage Black to support Team Europe but will not be able to compete. European captain Luke Donald said Saturday night that Hovland would have an MRI.,The ...

FC Dallas able to earn draw vs. aggressive Portland attack
Anderson Julio's 85th-minute equalizer gave visiting FC Dallas a 2-2 draw against the Portland Timbers on Saturday.,Just four minutes after Cristhian Paredes put Portland ahead, Julio responded. The Timbers couldn't clear the ball out of their end and Julio capitalized with a shot that deflected off...

Stellar debut for Dor Turgeman as Revs shut out Atlanta United
New England scored twice in three minutes of the second half to defeat Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.,Dor Turgeman, making his MLS debut, opened the scoring and set up Leo Campana as the Revolution (9-15-8, 35 points) snapped a four-match winless stretch and earned their f...

Brandon Jones wins at Kansas to advance in NASCAR Xfinity playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- With a flawlessly executed race from start to finish, Brandon Jones preserved his bragging rights at Kansas Speedway, winning Saturday's Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff race.,The only driver in the field to have won a previous Xfinity race at the 1.5-mile interm...

No. 18 Vanderbilt cruises past Utah State behind Diego Pavia’s career day
Diego Pavia threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 18 Vanderbilt continued its best start to a season in 17 years by defeating visiting Utah State 55-35 on Saturday at Nashville, Tenn.,Pavia completed 26 for 34 passes for 321 yards and also ran for a game-high 79 yards on nine carries....

Viktor Hovland (neck) replaced by Tyrrell Hatton in Ryder Cup fourball
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Englishman Tyrrell Hatton stepped onto the first tee instead of Norwegian star Viktor Hovland for the final fourball match of the Ryder Cup Saturday afternoon.,Minutes before the 1:13 p.m. ET tee time, multiple reports emerged saying that Hovland suffered a neck injury, which wa...

Giants' Justin Verlander draws start vs. Rockies with next season on his mind
Justin Verlander hopes his final impression on his new fans is better than his first when he looks to end what could be a one-year relationship with the San Francisco Giants on a positive note in a matchup with the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon.,The Giants have won nine of 11 again...

With Orlando City on deck, FC Cincinnati trending in right direction
After a bleak August (three losses), FC Cincinnati has bounced back with wins against Nashville SC and the Los Angeles Galaxy to put themselves back in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield race.,Cincinnati (18-9-4, 58 points) is in second place in the Eastern ...

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (knee) likely to miss regular season
A day after he had to be helped off the ice during the Florida Panthers' first training camp practice, captain Aleksander Barkov underwent successful right knee surgery on Friday and will likely miss the regular season and possibly the postseason as well.,The Panthers announced the timetable for rec...

Grizzlies' Brandon Clarke set for knee procedure
Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Brandon Clarke will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address knee synovitis and is expected to be re-evaluated in six weeks, ESPN reported on Friday.,The Grizzlies announced Friday that Clarke was completely healed from a high-grade right PCL sprain that was sust...

Blazers G Scoot Henderson (hamstring) out 4-8 weeks
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is expected to be sidelined four-to-eight weeks after tearing his left hamstring during an offseason workout this week, the team announced Friday.,The higher end of the timeline would result in Henderson missing as much as a month of regular season action...

Patriots DC Terrell Williams diagnosed with prostate cancer
New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed Friday.,Vrabel said Williams, 51, has begun treatment and has been meeting with specialists.,"You know how much Terrell means to me personally and to the people on th...

Dan Quinn, Marcus Mariota visit old stomping grounds as Commanders face Falcons
Sunday will serve as a homecoming for a few members of the visiting Washington Commanders against the Atlanta Falcons.,Washington (2-1) head coach Dan Quinn went 43-42 across six seasons at the helm in Atlanta before his firing in 2020. After finding new life in the nation's capital, Quinn can enact...

Commanders to face Falcons without Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin
Quarterback Jayden Daniels was ruled out for the second consecutive week with a knee injury, pushing former Atlanta starter Marcus Mariota into the lineup for the Washington Commanders against the Falcons on Sunday. ,Mariota and head coach Dan Quinn are former Falcons riding into Atlanta with confid...