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Patriots QB Drake Maye clashes with confident Panthers in game with hometown feel
The Carolina Panthers haven't been in this position much in recent years -- coming off a dominant winning performance.,So they'll face the New England Patriots with a new-found energy and enthusiasm on Sunday at Foxborough, Mass.,"There's a level of confidence to show the guys the work works," Carol...

Andrew Knizner's first triple leads Giants past Cardinals
Andrew Knizner lashed his first major league triple past a diving Victor Scott II in center field, scoring Christian Koss with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and allowing the San Francisco Giants to outlast the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday night.,The loss in the series finale...

Giants QB Jaxson Dart: 'I'm ready'
Rookie Jaxson Dart will be the New York Giants' starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, coach Brian Daboll confirmed on Wednesday.,Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson will serve as Dart's backup when the winless Giants (0-3) host the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) on Sunday in Ea...

DreamHack Atlanta to feature $6.6M prize pool across 10 tournaments
DreamHack Atlanta organizer ESL FACEIT Group announce that this year's festival will feature an increased total prize pool of $6.6 million across 10 tournaments.,The festival runs from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, and seven world champion crowns will be on ...

Giants coach on starting QB Jaxson Dart: 'It's my decision'
Rookie Jaxson Dart will be the New York Giants' starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, coach Brian Daboll confirmed on Wednesday.,Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson will serve as Dart's backup when the winless Giants (0-3) host the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) on Sunday in Ea...

San Francisco treat: Cards' Sonny Gray to make first career road start vs. Giants
Longtime Athletics ace Sonny Gray remarkably will make his first career start in San Francisco against the Giants on Wednesday night. ,The Cardinals (78-80) rallied from five runs down to overtake the Giants 9-8 on Tuesday night, eliminating San Francisco (77-81) from postseason contention.,St. Loui...

Brendan Donovan hits 4 doubles as Cardinals eliminate Giants
Brendan Donovan tied the score with his fourth double of the game in the ninth inning and Alec Burleson put St. Louis ahead with a run-scoring single as the visiting Cardinals rallied for two in the ninth inning to stun the San Francisco Giants 9-8 on Tuesday.,Ivan Herrera and Nolan Arenado hit home...

Jays place 1B Ty France on IL, activate OF Anthony Santander
The Toronto Blue Jays placed first baseman Ty France on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique inflammation and activated right fielder Anthony Santander from the 60-day IL on Tuesday.,France's move was retroactive to Monday. Toronto also designated right-hander Alek Manoah, who has not pitched...

Dream's Dan Padover WNBA's first 3-time winner as executive of year
The Atlanta Dream's franchise-record 30-win season has helped vault general manager Dan Padover to new heights as the league's first three-time winner of the WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year.,Padover also won the award, which the league announced on Tuesday, when he was with the Las Vegas Aces ...

Cavaliers G Darius Garland (toe) likely to miss start of season
The Cleveland Cavaliers won't have forward Max Strus for the first few months of the 2025-26 season, and All-Star guard Darius Garland will be limited to start training camp, as well.,The updates came from Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman in a press conference ahead of the team's training camp ...

Patrick Cantlay, other U.S. players plan to donate new stipends
Patrick Cantlay stuck to his story when the topic of Ryder Cup headgear arose on Tuesday.,Multiple outlets reported in 2023 that Cantlay chose not to wear his team-issued hat at the Ryder Cup in Rome as a form of protest for not being compensated to play. He was wearing a United States hat at his pr...

Thomas Bryant, Cavaliers agree to free-agent deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed free agent center Thomas Bryant to a one-year deal.,That's according to his agency, Priority Sports, which confirmed the move Tuesday on social media. Financial terms were not revealed.,Bryant, 28, is entering his ninth NBA season after being selected in the second rou...

Giants to add ex-Falcons K Younghoe Koo
The New York Giants are adding former Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo to their practice squad.,Giants kicker Graham Gano suffered a groin injury on Sunday in pregame warmups prior to their 22-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.,Gano made a 25-yard field goal against the Chiefs, but was pushing the...

Report: Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart to start vs. Chargers
The winless New York Giants are planning to hand the keys to rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on Sunday when the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers visit East Rutherford, N.J., ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Veteran Russell Wilson, 36, is expected to serve as the backup quarterback to the 22-year-old Dart, wh...

Cardinals, Giants still battling, but playoff hopes fading
Two prospects contributing to their teams in different ways will be in the spotlight again Tuesday night when Jose Fermin and the St. Louis Cardinals take on Drew Gilbert and the San Francisco Giants in the continuation of a three-game series.,Fermin had two hits, scored a run and drove in another a...

Four-run inning propels Cardinals to win over Giants
Ivan Herrera ignited a four-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, four St. Louis relievers combined for four innings of shutout ball and the visiting Cardinals kept their flickering playoff hopes alive with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,A second straight win by the Ca...

ACC will shift to 9-game schedule, joining rest of Power 4
The Atlantic Coast Conference is set to follow suit with the other power conferences and introduce a new scheduling model, which will include nine conference games for each school.,This shift was announced by the league Monday afternoon after all 17 member-school athletic directors voted to approve ...

Giants plot QB change? Brian Daboll 'evaluating everything'
Russell Wilson might be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants when the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers visit this week, but head coach Brian Daboll was still in the evaluation stage on Monday less than 24 hours after a 22-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. ,Daboll opened the door to questi...

Report: Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (shoulder) to miss time
New York Giants starting running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. may miss significant time after suffering a dislocated shoulder early in Sunday night's loss to Kansas City, ESPN reported Monday.,The play happened with 1:39 left in the first quarter as Tracy was running toward the sideline and got walloped be...

Pitt retiring Aaron Donald's No. 97 jersey next month
Pitt will retire three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald's No. 97 jersey during the Nov. 15 game against Notre Dame.,Athletic director Allen Greene announced the honor on Monday for Donald, an All-American defensive lineman who won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, O...