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Golf Glance: LPGA Tour takes center stage in Malaysia
With the LPGA the only major golf tour in action this week, all eyes will be focused on Malaysia, where the race is on for critical points to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.,LPGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: International Crown (Australia),THIS WEEK: Maybank Championship, Kuala L...
Kevin Denkey's late goal lifts Cincinnati past Crew in Round 1 opener
Kevin Denkey's goal in the 78th minute was enough for host FC Cincinnati to claim a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in the opener of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Monday.,Match 2 is Sunday in Columbus. A deciding match, if needed, will be Nov. 8 in Cincinnati.,No. 2 seed Cincin...
Playoffs set for FISSURE Playground 2 event
Team Liquid, HEROIC and MOUZ clinched the final three playoff spots of the FISSURE Playground 2 event with wins Monday in Belgrade, Serbia.,The three teams beat PARIVISION, Vici Gaming and Aurora Gaming, respectively, in matchups of the six teams with 2-2 records after the first four rounds of the g...
Syracuse's Kiyan Anthony, Carmelo son, to debut vs. Binghamton
Carmelo Anthony joined Syracuse in the fall of 2002, and by the end of the season, he was a national champion before embarking on a Hall of Fame NBA career.,Kiyan Anthony is following in his father's footsteps two decades later, and the freshman guard makes his Orange debut against visiting Binghamt...
Wake Forest turns to Juke Harris, others in opener vs. American
American has been where Wake Forest wants to go. That's the NCAA Tournament.,The teams embark on a new season when they meet on Nov. 3 in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest enters the sixth season under coach Steve Forbes, still without an NCAA Tournament berth under his watch.,If nothing else, the Dem...
Will Wade's transfer-heavy NC State era starts with NC Central
In his debut season at two of his four previous stops in his coaching career, Will Wade led his team to the NCAA Tournament.,In his first season at North Carolina State, Wade looks to do the same with a transformed Wolfpack squad that opens Monday night against a North Carolina Central team taking a...
Ravens ‘very confident’ Lamar Jackson will start Thursday
After Lamar Jackson missed his third straight game over the weekend, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team is planning for their star quarterback to return Thursday against the Miami Dolphins.,"I feel very confident," Harbaugh told reporters Monday. "I feel very confident about it. We e...
Grigor Dimitrov returns to action with first-round victory in Paris
Grigor Dimitrov was triumphant in his first competitive match since his injury retirement at Wimbledon, as he defeated France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday.,Dimitrov never had his serve broken, gradually pulling away in the first-se...
J.T. Miller returns to Vancouver with visiting Rangers
The banged-up Vancouver Canucks had a much-needed day off Monday before they wrap up a three-game homestand by hosting J.T. Miller and the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,The Canucks' roster depth will be tested against New York as they battle a string of early-season injuries, including the late...
Early-season plot twist: West-best Mammoth face struggling Oilers
The Western Conference's top team will be on the ice when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.,The curious part of the affair is who holds that perch. Instead of it being the Oilers, who have reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, it is the Mammoth, a...
Raiders reuniting WR Tyler Lockett with Pete Carroll
The Las Vegas Raiders have signed wide receiver Tyler Lockett, reuniting him with head coach Pete Carroll, the team announced Monday afternoon.,Lockett, 33, played for Carroll with the Seahawks from 2015-23. He also played with Raiders quarterback Geno Smith in Seattle from 2020-24.,The Titans grant...
Avalanche's next 10-game segment starts with NHL-best Devils
Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar dissects the season into 10-game segments, and his team completed the first segment near the top of the Western Conference.,The second one starts Tuesday night against the team that beat them in overtime Sunday -- the red-hot New Jersey Devils.,New Jersey has wo...
Knicks visit Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks in battle of East contenders
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the New York Knicks spent much of the offseason being linked together in trade talks.,On Tuesday night, each party will see how the other is faring when Antetokounmpo and the Bucks host the Knicks in the first meeting of the season between a pair of Eastern Conference conte...
Ducks bring improved offense to Florida to face Panthers
The Anaheim Ducks, who have not made the playoffs since 2018, are off to a much better start, especially offensively.,Anaheim, which visits the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in Sunrise, finished 30th in goals per game last season. That's the Ducks' third straight year finishing that poorly or wo...
Vikings QB Carson Wentz (shoulder) placed on IR
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz has been placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury, the team announced Monday.,Wentz, who replaced J.J. McCarthy after he sustained a high-ankle sprain in Week 2, started the last five games for Minnesota. He appeared to be in obvious pain during T...
Falcons coach understands angry fans: 'Our job to make them like us'
It's fair to say that Atlanta Falcons fans have little faith in the current direction of the franchise.,After the team split its first six games, Atlanta limped to a 34-10 loss to the previously one-win Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A day after the sparse home crowd booed the Falcons off the field, Atla...
Blue Jackets visit Sabres in chase for more road success
The Columbus Blue Jackets bid to win their fourth straight road game on Tuesday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The Blue Jackets continued to feel at home on the road with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. They are 3-1-0 away from Columbus this season after posting...
Vols reset: No. 18 Tennessee determined to contend again
In an ultra-competitive Southeastern Conference, coach Rick Barnes' squad set a high bar last season for the current crop of Volunteers to match.,A 30-win season ended in the Elite Eight in March and the Volunteers finished No. 5 in the final AP Top 25 poll, which remarkably had four SEC programs in...
Banged-up Hurricanes return home against Golden Knights
The Carolina Hurricanes will play their first home game in more than two weeks when the Vegas Golden Knights visit Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,But the Hurricanes might not look all that recognizable to their fans.,"It's a huge concern with the injuries we have," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour sai...
New faces debut as Clemson opens with New Hampshire
Three consecutive NCAA Tournament trips is the goal for Clemson, and the journey begins Monday with the first game of the regular season against visiting New Hampshire., ,The goal is a repeat for the Tigers, but coach Brad Brownell is loading 10 new faces on the Clemson bus this season. ,He has six ...