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Avalanche F Joel Kiviranta (lower body) out indefinitely
Colorado Avalanche forward Joel Kiviranta will be sidelined indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Saturday.,Kiviranta signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract Aug. 8 on the heels on a career season. He recorded personal-best totals in goals (16), assists (seven), points (23) ...

Bucs coach: WR Emeka Egbuka game-time decision vs. Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka was limited in practice on Saturday and is considered a game-time decision to play in Monday's game against the host Detroit Lions, head coach Todd Bowles said.,Egbuka missed the previous two practices this week due to a hamstring injury he sust...

Bulls' Zach Collins out at least 4 weeks after wrist surgery
Chicago Bulls power forward Zach Collins will be evaluated in four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist, the team announced Saturday.,Collins had the surgery on Friday, one day after sustaining the injury during the second half of Chicago's 126-120 pres...

Holger Rune suffers probable Achilles injury at Nordic Open
Holger Rune of Denmark suffered a season-ending left leg injury Saturday while playing Ugo Humbert in the Nordic Open semifinals in Stockholm.,In a text message to members of the Danish media, Aneke Rune said she was told by medical staff that her son had an Achilles injury.,"They are completely sur...

Jaromir Jagr, 53, begins 38th professional season
Still competing in the Czech League at age 53, former NHL star Jaromir Jagr began his 38th season of professional hockey on Friday night.,The forward finished with 10:08 of ice time while playing on the fourth line in his season debut with his hometown Kladno Knights in a 3-1 defeat of Vitkovice.,Ja...

Alex Ovechkin nearing 900 club as Capitals host Canucks
Alex Ovechkin is two away from becoming the first player in NHL history with 900 goals as his Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday afternoon.,The 40-year-old forward scored the first goal of his 21st season -- No. 898 of his career -- in Friday's 5-1 home win over the Minnesota W...

Swiss Stage continues at $5M World Championships
FlyQuest, Gen.G Esports, G2 Esports and Hanwha Life won their Swiss Stage matches on Saturday at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Competing in best-of-one Round 3 Mid Matches between 1-1 teams, FlyQuest sank Secret Whales in 32 minutes on blue; Gen.G toppled T1 in...
The Los Angeles Dodgers Look Unstoppable: Can Anyone Stop Them Now?
Seattle or Toronto? Whoever wins the ALCS must face the dominant Dodgers, led by Shohei Ohtani and a record-setting rotation....
Why You Should Already Bet on the Los Angeles Dodgers To Win the World Series
Dodgers sweep Brewers to reach World Series. See why betting on Mookie Betts for MVP and Dodgers over Mariners offers strong value....

Buoyed by late eagle, Sei Young Kim stays atop BMW Ladies
Sei Young Kim carded a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to carry a four-stroke lead heading into the final round of the BMW Ladies Championship in Haenam, South Korea.,Kim benefited from an eagle on the 17th hole to highlight an eventful day in which she had five birdies against four bogeys at Pine Beach ...
Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers $250 Million Standoff Explained
The Tigers and Tarik Skubal are $250 million apart in contract talks. Could Detroit trade their Cy Young ace before free agency?...

Joel Quenneville makes first Chicago visit as Ducks' coach
The Anaheim Ducks are beginning a five-game road trip that will include some familiar stops for coach Joel Quenneville.,The first will be Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks, where Quenneville coached from 2008-19, winning three Stanley Cup titles along the way.,The final stop will be Oct. 28 in S...

Manchester United keen to extend Liverpool's losing streak
Liverpool will try to halt a three-match losing streak in all competitions on Sunday when they host a Manchester United side that finally might be growing in confidence under manager Ruben Amorim.,Liverpool (5-2-0, 15 points) lost their hold on the early Premier League lead after taking to a 2-1 def...

Lightning, Jackets attempt to remedy to early-season issues
It hasn't been the start to the season that either Columbus or Tampa Bay envisioned. Both are stuck on one win, a matter they will each aim to rectify when the Blue Jackets host the Lightning on Saturday.,Columbus is 1-3-0, with its lone victory coming on the road, 7-4 over the Minnesota Wild on Oct...

Cal hangs on to keep Bill Belichick, UNC winless in ACC
Brent Austin forced and recovered a late game-saving fumble in the end zone, and Cal kept North Carolina and beleaguered coach Bill Belichick winless in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 21-18 victory Friday night in Berkeley, Calif. ,In a three-point game, the Tar Heels' Nathan Leacock caught a...

Reign edge Royals on 2nd-half PK, clinch postseason berth
Sofia Huerta scored on a tiebreaking penalty kick midway through the second half and the Seattle Reign clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Utah Royals on Friday night.,Ainsley McCammon scored her first professional goal late in the first half for Seattle (10-7-8, 38 points),...

Manaka Matsukubo registers hat trick as Courage thrash Bay FC
A hat trick from Manaka Matsukubo kept North Carolina Courage's playoff hopes alive in a 4-1 win Friday night over Bay FC, in San Jose, CA.,The Courage (8-9-8, 32 points) survived two late potential match-tying moments in the 65th and 67th minutes before Shinomi Koyama and Matsukubo sealed the victo...

Brock Boeser shootout goal pushes Canucks past Blackhawks
Brock Boeser scored the shootout winning goal to give the visiting Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Jake DeBrusk and Max Sasson scored in regulation time for Vancouver, which has won the first two outings of a five-game road trip, and erased 2-0 deficit...

Nick Schmaltz records hat trick as Mammoth break away from Sharks
Nick Schmaltz recorded his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Salt Lake City on Friday night.,Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists and Liam O'Brien and Michael Carcone also scored for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka made...

Shohei Ohtani's 3-HR, 10-K gem caps Dodgers' NLCS sweep
LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Ohtani hit home runs in the fi...