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Falcons bring back starting CB Dee Alford
The Atlanta Falcons re-signed cornerback Dee Alford on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Alford, 27, posted a career-high 83 tackles with one sack and one forced fumble in 16 games (11 starts) in 2024.,In three seasons in Atlanta, he has 149 tackles, 24 passes defensed and one interception in 48 gam...

Panthers sign college basketball player to play TE
Colin Granger doesn't have any football experience, but the Carolina Panthers are taking a chance that the former Division I basketball player could play tight end in the NFL.,The Panthers announced the signing of the 6-foot-9, 235-pound Granger on Monday. ,With this move, Carolina is trying to stri...

Giants take 7-game win streak into Opening Day rematch vs. Reds
Two teams will get a chance to revisit Opening Day when the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants kick off a three-game series Monday night, this time in California.,One team would love a reset, while the other is perfectly content.,The Giants took two of three in their season-opening visit to Ci...

FaZe, Thieves pick up wins in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifiers
Week 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifiers concluded on Sunday, with one team winning its first match to be one of only three unbeaten teams in the standings and two more teams getting their first win of the event.,The Minnesota ROKKR kicked off the day with a tight 3-2 win over the ...

Red Wings extend Panthers' losing streak to five
Cam Talbot made 32 saves to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Sunday.,The Red Wings (36-33-7, 79 points) won for the third time in four games and stayed in the hunt for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.,Alex DeBrincat and J.T. ...

Giants walk off Mariners for seventh straight win
Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores drove in Luis Matos from second base with a two-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the San Francisco Giants to beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-4 to complete a three-game interleague sweep.,Flores' hit came on the first pi...

Playoff angles loom large in Panthers-Red Wings matchup
The Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings will have the playoffs on their minds when they meet Sunday in Detroit.,The Red Wings hope for one last surge to reach the postseason for the first time since 2016. Detroit (35-33-7, 77 points) is six points behind Montreal for the second and final wild-car...

Mariners ask Bryan Woo to tame hot Giants
Oakland native Bryan Woo will put his unbeaten homecoming record on the line when the Seattle Mariners seek to avoid a three-game road sweep by the San Francisco Giants in the interleague series finale Sunday afternoon.,Woo (1-0, 1.50 ERA) has pitched four games in the San Francisco Bay Area since m...

Robbie Ray beats former team as Giants defeat Mariners
Robbie Ray overcame five walks to hold the Seattle Mariners to just one run over six innings, Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman combined for four doubles and four runs, and the San Francisco Giants won their sixth in a row Saturday night with a 4-1 home win.,Pitching against the team that signed him to ...

Petar Musa's second-half goal helps FC Dallas salvage 1-1 draw with Atlanta United
Petar Musa scored an equalizing goal in the 60th minute as visiting FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Musa's third goal of the season tied Lucho Acosta's team lead as Dallas (3-2-2, 11 points) picked up at least a point for the third straight game, following one-s...

Roundup: Journalism rallies at Santa Anita to secure Kentucky Derby spot
Journalism secured his spot in the May 3 Kentucky Derby and perhaps also as the race's favorite on Saturday with a stirring victory in the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.,The Michael McCarthy-trained colt rallied from the back of the pack in the five-horse 1 1/8-mile race, w...

Anton Forsberg (40 saves), Senators blank Panthers
Anton Forsberg made 40 saves for his third shutout of the season and eighth of his career and the host Ottawa Senators defeated the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon., ,Defenseman Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist and Drake Batherson and Matthew Highmore also scored for the Senators (...

Admire Daytona qualifies for Kentucky Derby with win in Dubai
Admire Daytona earned a position in the Kentucky Derby as the Yukihiro Kato-trained colt held on to beat Heart of Honor by a nose in the UAE Derby in Dubai on Saturday.,This is the fourth consecutive year that a Japan-based horse has won the UAE Derby. Admire Daytona ran the 1 3/16-mile track at the...

Both bullpens worn down as Giants face Mariners
Robbie Ray hopes to display the form that got him a big free-agent contract from the Seattle Mariners when he faces his former team as a San Francisco Giant in the continuation of a three-game series Saturday night. ,Ray (1-0, 5.06 ERA) and Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller (0-1, 4.76) have the une...

Stallions build big lead, hold on to beat Panthers
Harrison Mevis made all three of his field-goal attempts, leading the Birmingham Stallions to a 21-12 win over the Michigan Panthers on Friday in Detroit.,The Stallions (1-1) held an 18-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Panthers (1-1) got back in the game on a 9-yard touchdown pass from ...

Giants outlast Mariners 10-9 in 11-inning tussle
Willy Adames lined a two-out, two-run, walk-off single in the 11th inning to rally the San Francisco Giants to a 10-9 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday afternoon.,The teams had been deadlocked at 8-8 since the sixth before automatic runner Luke Raley scored on a wild pitch by Spen...

Atlanta United hope to improve defense vs. surging Dallas FC
Atlanta United, searching for their first winning streak of the season, will welcome surging FC Dallas on Saturday night in interconference play.,Atlanta (2-2-2, 8 points) had its best offensive showing of the season last Saturday, rallying from a two-goal deficit to post a 4-3 home win over New Yor...

Brad Marchand still finding footing as Panthers visit Sens
Brad Marchand has only one assist in four games with Florida since being acquired from the Boston Bruins, but the Panthers insist they aren't concerned entering Saturday afternoon's game with the host Ottawa Senators.,Florida (44-27-4, 92 points) is more worried about making sure Marchand is ready ...

Atlanta United sign homegrown D Dominik Chong Qui
Atlanta United announced the signing Friday of homegrown defender Dominik Chong Qui through 2028 with an option for 2029.,Chong Qui made his first career MLS start last Sunday against New York City FC. At 17 years and 90 days, he became the second-youngest player in Atlanta history to start a match....

NBA fines Ja Morant $75K for 'finger gun' gestures
The NBA followed through on its warning and fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 on Friday for making "finger gun" gestures on two occasions.,"Morant was previously warned by the league office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light," read the memo from NBA head of baske...