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NBA season-preview capsules: Atlantic Division
1. BOSTON CELTICS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 60-22,Last season: 64-18, 1st in Eastern Conference,Last time...,The Celtics came off a title run was the 2008-09 campaign. They went 62-20 but got bounced in the Eastern Conference semifinals.,FanDuel championship odds: +310,Roster roll call,Draft Picks:,...
Ex-Giant Saquon Barkley booed, but he, Eagles get last laugh
Saquon Barkley rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown against his former team and Jalen Hurts was responsible for three scores, lifting the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28-3 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.,Barkley, who received a chorus of boos from the crowd at MetLife...
Report: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to visit Saints
Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling will travel to New Orleans to visit the Saints on Monday, NFL Network reported.,Valdes-Scantling was released by Buffalo on Tuesday after the Bills acquired five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns.,The Saints could use some help ...
MLS playoffs: Montreal, Atlanta vie for right to face Miami
After clinching MLS playoff berths with regular-season-ending wins on Saturday, CF Montreal and Atlanta United will square off in the Eastern Conference's wild-card match on Tuesday.,The winner of the contest in Montreal draws a tough assignment in East's quarterfinals: a best-of-three series agains...
Gustav Forsling's OT goal lifts Panthers over Golden Knights
Gustav Forsling scored with 17 seconds left in overtime as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday night in Sunrise.,Sam Bennett had the primary assist as Forsling shot the puck into the open right side of the net.,This was a matchup between the NHL's two most-rec...
Atlanta United get needed victory at Orlando, make playoffs
Saba Lobjanidze and Jamal Thiare scored in the first 17 minutes as Atlanta United qualified for the postseason by wrapping up the regular season with a 2-1 road victory against Orlando City on Saturday night.,Atlanta United (10-14-10, 40 points) won back-to-back matches for the first time since Marc...
Falcons place OLB Lorenzo Carter (concussion) on injured reserve
Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter, already ruled out for Sunday's game at the Seattle Seahawks because of a concussion, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday.,In other moves, the Falcons signed cornerback Kevin King to the active roster and elevated cornerback Natrone Brooks and ...
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk nearing return
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers could have stars Aleksander Barkov (lower-body injury) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness) back in the lineup next week.,Barkov, 29, was expected to miss two to three weeks after being injured on Oct. 10, but he skated for the first time since the injury ...
Kevin Durant Is Crazy for Comparing Phoenix Suns to Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Durant is insanely good at basketball, but he's actually delusional for comparing the Phoenix Suns to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs....
With 'scary' concussion in past, Giants' Malik Nabers to face Eagles
New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers admitted Friday that he didn't remember the end of the play in which he sustained a concussion.,"I mean, it was scary when I couldn't remember what happened," Nabers said of the play late in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 26. ...
Knights look for elusive road victory vs. Panthers
In real estate, it's all about location, location, location.,In hockey, the Vegas Golden Knights can relate so far this season, winning all three of their home games and dropping both of their road tests.,On Saturday night, Vegas will visit the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at Sunri...
Playoff-bound Orlando City ready for attacking Atlanta United
There is plenty at stake for Atlanta United and Orlando City when they meet in Saturday night's regular-season finale at Orlando, Fla., ,Orlando City has clinched a playoff spot, but their seed in the Eastern Conference remains undetermined. Atlanta United must win and get other results to fall thei...
Giants WR Malik Nabers expected to face Eagles despite groin issue
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll expects wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Devin Singletary to play Sunday game against the Philadelphia Eagles despite being listed as limited participants in Friday's practice.,Nabers, missed the past two games, cleared concussion protocol on Thursd...
Giants sign OT Chris Hubbard off 49ers' practice squad
The New York Giants signed veteran offensive tackle Chris Hubbard off the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad on Friday.,Coach Brian Daboll announced the move two days after left tackle Andrew Thomas landed on injured reserve following season-ending foot surgery.,Hubbard, 33, has played in 94 games ...
Three Realistic NFL Trades That Need To Happen Before Trade Deadline
The NFL's trade deadline is quickly approaching, and we want to see these three realistic trades before the final buzzer on November 5th at 4 p.m....
J.T. Miller, Canucks sink Panthers in overtime
Vancouver's Quinn Hughes set up J.T. Miller for the game-winner 2:09 into overtime as the Canucks recorded their first win this season, edging the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Following a scoreless third period, Hughes slipped a pass back to Miller, who skated in from the right ...
Giants star WR Malik Nabers clears concussion protocol
New York Giants star rookie receiver Malik Nabers cleared concussion protocol after fully participating in Thursday's practice, the team announced.,Nabers was evaluated by an independent neurologist after practice and deemed healthy.,However, Nabers experienced groin tightness during practice and th...
Eagles DT Jalen Carter, CB Darius Slay miss practice
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter and cornerback Darius Slay missed Thursday's practice with injuries.,Carter was out with a shoulder injury one day after being healthy. Slay was limited with a knee injury Wednesday prior to missing Thursday's workout.,Tight end Dallas Goedert and of...
Giants' stout defense out to stifle Saquon Barkley, Eagles
The Giants' version of the "New York Sack Exchange" will take aim at Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J., ,The Giants (2-4) enter the NFC East divisional contest against the Eagles (3-2) with a league-leading 26 sacks, just eight fewer than they recorded in the...
Sam Reinhart leads Panthers' solid start vs. winless Canucks
The Florida Panthers, led by red-hot center Sam Reinhart, are set to return home for Thursday night's game in Sunrise against the Vancouver Canucks.,Florida was 2-2-0 on its four-game road trip, and the Panthers will enter Thursday looking for a third straight win.,Reinhart, who finished second in t...