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Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards (hamstring) exits vs. Pacers
Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards exited Sunday night's game against the Indiana Pacers just three minutes, 8 seconds into the contest due to right hamstring tightness.,Edwards was ruled out by the Timberwolves later in the first half.,Edwards converted a layup in traffic just 3:07 g...

Union win playoff opener over Fire on penalty kicks
Jesus Bueno scored in a penalty-kick shootout to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-2 victory over the Chicago Fire in the opening match of their Eastern Conference Round One playoff series on Sunday in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia outscored Chicago 4-2 in the penalty-kick session, also getting tallies fr...
2025 College Football Title Tiers: Best Bets, Long Shots, and Contenders
Breaking down the top 10 college football teams by title odds, including Ohio State, Indiana, and this year’s best betting value picks....

Nikita Kucherov's quick OT goal lifts Lightning past Golden Knights
Nikita Kucherov scored 32 seconds into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the second straight day on home ice, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday.,After a turnover by Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore in three-on-three play, Kucherov sent a pass during a two-on-one rush to Brandon ...

Bo Nix, RJ Harvey lead Broncos to 5th straight win in rout of Cowboys
Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Denver Broncos cruised to a 44-24 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.,RJ Harvey had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown for Denver (6-2), which won its fifth game in a r...

Michael Brennan, 23, wins Bank of Utah title to gain tour card
Michael Brennan wrapped up an unforgettable week with a 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to seal his runaway win at the Bank of Utah Championship in Ivins, Utah.,Brennan, 23, received a sponsor's exemption this week to make his third PGA Tour start, and his first since turning pro. The win guarantees him a ...

Lando Norris dominates in Mexico City, seizes F1 Championship lead
Not only did Great Britain's Lando Norris crush the field on Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, he squeezed past Australia's Oscar Piastri to take the lead in the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship race.,Norris took advantage of pole position to lead from start to finish as he whipped through the 71...

Colts rout Titans to improve to NFL-best 7-1
Daniel Jones threw for three touchdowns Sunday and Jonathan Taylor ran for two as the Indianapolis Colts improved their NFL-best record to 7-1 with a 38-14 rout of the visiting Tennessee Titans.,Jones completed 21 of 29 passes for 272 yards as Indianapolis scored more than 30 points for the sixth ti...

Buccaneers' defense leads the way against lowly Saints
Anthony Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown, the Tampa Bay defense forced three more turnovers, Chase McLaughlin made three field goals of 50-plus yards and the visiting Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints 23-3 on Sunday., ,Nelson intercepted a Spencer Rattler pass and returned th...

Rockets trying to unleash Kevin Durant; Nets loving their "fight"
There was little reason to expect the Houston Rockets' offseason addition of Kevin Durant to their lineup would yield a seamless transition, even given Durant's reputation as one of the premier scorers in NBA history and the Rockets' standing as one of the top teams in the Western Conference.,Relate...

Pistons overcome 17-point deficit, beat Celtics in home opener
Cade Cunningham had 25 points and eight assists as Detroit won its home opener, downing the Boston Celtics 119-113 on Sunday afternoon.,Jalen Duren supplied 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Pistons (2-1). Duren had been ejected from Detroit's previous game at Houston for throwing a flagrant elbow. ...

Capitals fire assistant coach after investigation into conduct
The Washington Capitals fired assistant coach Mitch Love on Sunday after the NHL investigated allegations about his personal conduct.,"Mitch Love has been relieved of his duties as an assistant coach, effective immediately," the Capitals said in a statement. "This decision follows the findings of an...

Olivia Moultrie nets brace as USWNT tops Portugal
Olivia Moultrie scored a brace to help lead the United States women's national team to a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a friendly in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday afternoon.,Moultrie, a midfielder with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League, scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the...

William Byron wins at Martinsville, joins Championship 4 with Kyle Larson
William Byron beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend's championship race after Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va.,With Blaney leading and the pair charging...

Steven Alker goes wire to wire at Simmons Bank, seizes Schwab Cup lead
Steven Alker of New Zealand posted a 3-under-par 69 as he cruised to a seven-shot victory at the Simmons Bank Championship on Sunday in Little Rock, Ark.,At the penultimate event of the PGA Tour Champions season, Alker vaulted from fourth to first place in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup standing...

Victor Wembanyama keys final push as Spurs defeat Nets
Victor Wembanyama totaled 31 points and 14 rebounds and keyed a late run as the host San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-107 on Sunday afternoon to stay undefeated.,San Antonio has captured its first three games in a season for the first time since 2019-20 while the Nets remain winless in t...

C.J. Stroud shines with 318 yards, 2 TDs in Texans’ win over 49ers
C.J. Stroud threw for season-high 318 yards and two touchdowns as the host Houston Texans never trailed and turned in their best offensive showing of the season in a 26-15 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon.,Stroud completed 30 of 39 passes to nine different players for his nin...

Jets get first win in wild fashion, shock Bengals
Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and also tossed the go-ahead 4-yard scoring pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left to lift the New York Jets to their first win of the season, 39-38, over the shocked Cincinnati Bengals Sunday in Cincinnati.,The Jets (1-7) ran up 502 yards of total of...

Bills roll past Panthers to win for first time in October
James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills won for the first time in nearly a month as they rolled past the Carolina Panthers 40-9 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.,Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0...

Derrick Henry, Tyler Huntley end Ravens' slump with win over Bears
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list and the Baltimore Ravens snapped a four-game slide with a 30-16 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon.,Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown and added 53 rush...