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Eagles place LT Jordan Mailata on injured reserve
The Philadelphia Eagles placed left tackle Jordan Mailata on injured reserve Friday.,Mailata, who will miss the team's next four games, joined tight end Dallas Goedert and defensive tackle Byron Young as ruled out for the Eagles' contest against the New York Giants on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J....

Union's long shot playoff hopes require win over FC Cincinnati
The Philadelphia Union's playoff fate will be determined on Decision Day when they play host to FC Cincinnati on Saturday in Chester, Pa.,A win for the Union (9-14-10, 37 points) is only part of the club's long shot scenarios. They would also need losses from CF Montreal against New York City FC and...

Colts' Anthony Richardson to start vs. Dolphins; Jonathan Taylor out
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will return from a two-game absence to start Sunday's game against the visiting Miami Dolphins, head coach Shane Steichen said Friday.,Richardson has been sidelined since sustaining an oblique injury in Indianapolis' 24-27 victory over the Pittsburgh...

Ducks place F Frank Vatrano on non-roster list
The Anaheim Ducks recalled center Jansen Harkins from the San Diego Gulls of the AHL and placed left wing Frank Vatrano on the non-roster list in advance of the birth of his child.,The Ducks also revealed that center Isac Lundestrom is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.,Harkins, 27, appeared in 4...

Wings part ways with head coach Latricia Trammell
The Dallas Wings parted ways with head coach Latricia Trammell on Friday following a 9-31 campaign.,The 11th-place finish in the 12-team league represented a major step backward from her first year in 2023.,The Wings were 22-18 and reached the WNBA semifinals in 2023 before being swept by the eventu...

Red Wings, Predators feeling urgency after slow starts
Expect a sense of urgency in the building when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon.,While it's just the fifth game of the season for both teams, they don't want to risk falling too far in the standings at such an early stage.,Detroit's lone victory came at the P...

Unbeaten Lightning open road trip against Senators
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to extend their win streak to four games when they open a three-game road trip in Ottawa against the Senators on Saturday afternoon.,The Lightning opened the season with a 4-1 win at Carolina and picked up a 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Tuesday.,On Thursday, Tampa ...

Allen Greene hired as AD at Pitt
Pitt is hiring Allen Greene as its next athletic director. ,"Pitt Athletics is the front porch of the University of Pittsburgh, serving as a crucial access point for so many across our campus, our region, our nation and the world," chancellor Joan Gabel said in a statement Friday. ,"In Allen Greene,...
Top Three Picks To Win 2024-25 NBA Most Valuable Player
Keep an eye on Jayson Tatum and these other top picks to win the 2024-25 NBA MVP this season....

Connor McDavid scores as Oilers drop Predators to 0-4
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and Brett Kulak scored twice, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night., ,Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who won back-to-back games after dropping their first three. Calvin Pickard made 2...

Devils stay hot, nearly shut out Senators
Eric Haula and Nathan Bastian scored their first goals of the season to push the New Jersey Devils past the host Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Thursday., ,Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots, allowing only Brady Tkachuk's power-play goal with 65 seconds left. Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson ass...

ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe gets past Daniel Evans in Almaty
No. 1 seed Frances Tiafoe smashed 21 aces without a double fault to defeat British qualifier Daniel Evans 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes in the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan on Thursday.,The American charged back from a 4-1 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker and ...

Stampeders, Tiger-Cats playing out season with no playoffs ahead
The Calgary Stampeders take an eight-game winless streak into Hamilton on Friday night for their first meeting with the Tiger-Cats since the season opener. ,It's the penultimate game of the season for the Stampeders (4-11-1) and Tiger-Cats (6-10), who both will miss the playoffs as the last-place te...

Bucs owners double hurricane-relief donation to $2M
The owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have increased their donation to nonprofit agencies that are leading hurricane-relief efforts to $2 million.,The club announced Thursday that the Glazer family added another $1 million donation in the wake of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Oct. 9 alon...

No. 1 Iga Swiatek hires veteran coach Wim Fissette
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek confirmed the hiring of Wim Fissette as her new tennis coach on Thursday.,Swiatek parted ways with long-term coach Tomasz Wiktorowski two weeks ago.,Fissette coached former top-ranked players Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber to a combined six Grand Slam titles ...
Three Things We Learned During 2024 NBA Preseason
It's hard to have too many takeaways from the NBA preseason, where starters only play a few quarters of basketball. But these three things can come with us into the regular season....

Pair of 1-5 teams seek better fate as Pats, Jags meet in London
The Jacksonville Jaguars are desperate for a victory, while the New England Patriots are looking to end a losing streak while overseeing the continued development of their rookie quarterback.,Each team will look to further those goals in their matchup Sunday in London, England, at Wembley Stadium.,T...

QB Sam Leavitt hurt, Jeff Sims to start for Arizona State vs. Cincinnati
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss Saturday's road game against Cincinnati due to injured ribs, coach Kenny Dillingham said Wednesday.,Jeff Sims will start for Arizona State against the Bearcats.,Leavitt injured his ribs in the second quarter of last Friday's 27-19 victory over Utah but...

Angel City D Merritt Mathias retires after 12-year run in NWSL
Angel City defender Merritt Mathias, who was one of 11 active players to have played in the National Women's Soccer League for its entire 12-year history, announced her retirement this week.,Mathias, 34, is a three-time winner of both the NWSL championship and the Supporters' Shield.,She spent the p...

Busy Devils right back at it, face Senators on the road
The New Jersey Devils have played more games than any other NHL team this season, but they're still learning about themselves.,The Devils will try to get back to their winning ways when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in their seventh game in 14 days since opening the season Oct. 4 in Pra...