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Team Liquid sweeps paiN Gaming at Worlds
Team Liquid and GAM Esports prevailed on Monday in their Round 3 Low Matches at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage in Berlin.,Team Liquid swept paiN Gaming 2-0 with a 37-minute win on green and a 29-minute triumph on red at the $2.225 million championship event.,GAM Esports re...

Browns TE David Njoku, CB Denzel Ward to have MRIs
Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku, who returned Sunday after missing three games with an ankle sprain, will have an MRI after injuring his knee in the loss to the Washington Commanders.,Njoku, 28, had one catch for 14 yards before suffering the injury. The Browns' 2017 first-round pick (29th ov...

Guardians add OF Angel Martinez as injury substitute
The Cleveland Guardians successfully added outfielder Angel Martinez to the postseason roster as an injury substitute.,Major League Baseball approved the replacement for injured outfielder Tyler Freeman prior to Monday's Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the visiting Detroit Tige...

Reds introduce Terry Francona as new manager
The Cincinnati Reds introduced Terry Francona as their new manager on Monday, an opportunity the two-time World Series champion said "just felt right.",The Reds were able to lure Francona out of retirement, signing him on Friday to a three-year deal with a club option for the 2028 season.,Francona, ...

Jets: QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle) ‘fine’ for Week 6
New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Monday that quarterback Aaron Rodgers is dealing with a low ankle sprain but that all indications are he should be "fine" for next week's game.,Rodgers sustained the injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London. The ...

Patriots' Jabrill Peppers arraigned on strangulation, drug charges
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday on drug possession and assault charges that include strangulation, police in Braintree, Mass., announced Monday.,Peppers was arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dange...
Monday Night Football Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 5 of the NFL season wraps up with the Saints vs. Chiefs on Monday Night Football, these are our top sports betting picks and predictions for that matchup....
New York Jets Might Be Too Flawed for Davante Adams to Save Them
The New York Jets lost again, proving that their roster might be too flawed for a Davante Adams trade to magically save the season....
Karl-Anthony Towns Will Help New York Knicks in Regular Season, Not NBA Playoffs
The New York Knicks got better on paper by trading for Karl-Anthony Towns, but history tells us he might not matter much come playoff time....

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2 HRs as Padres crush Dodgers to even NLDS
LOS ANGELES -- Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs as the San Diego Padres went deep six times and evened the National League Division Series with a 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday.,Tatis hit home runs in the first and ninth innings, while former Dodger David Peralta h...

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2 homers as Padres crush Dodgers to even series
LOS ANGELES -- Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs as the visiting San Diego Padres went deep six times and evened the National League Division Series with a 10-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday., ,Tatis hit home runs in the first and ninth innings, while former Dodger Davi...

Marta scores as unbeaten Pride shut out Spirit, clinch league's best record
Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to break a scoreless tie and the Orlando Pride remained undefeated by winning 2-0 in a showdown Sunday night with the visiting Washington Spirit and clinching the best record in the NWSL.,An own goal accounted for the other tally. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moor...

Panthers cancel public championship ring ceremony as hurricane approaches
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers canceled their scheduled public ring ceremony, which was to be held Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., because of an approaching hurricane, the team announced Sunday.,The Champions Ring Ceremony will not be held out of caution due...

Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman (ankle) exits Game 2 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman departed Sunday's National League Division Series game against the San Diego Padres after five innings due to right ankle discomfort.,Freeman started in each of the first two games of the series despite rolling his ankle in a Sept. 26 game, also a...

Red Wings waive veteran D Justin Holl
The Detroit Red Wings placed veteran defenseman Justin Holl on waivers Sunday, according to media reports.,Holl, 32, played in only 38 games last season after signing a three-year contract with an annual average value of $3.4 million in July 2023 after spending his first six seasons with the Toronto...

NFL roundup: Ravens need OT to outlast Bengals in shootout
Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and led a comeback from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday as the visiting Baltimore Ravens rallied for a 41-38 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals.,Derrick Henry's 51-yard run in the extra session set up Justin Tucker's game-winning 24-yard f...

Timbers settle for scoreless tie vs. FC Dallas
The Portland Timbers missed a chance to improve their playoff positioning after they had to settle for a scoreless draw against visiting FC Dallas on Sunday., ,James Pantemis, making his first start since July 20, stopped six shots to earn his sixth clean sheet of the season for Portland. Dallas' Ji...

Forward Nils Hoglander signs 3-year contract with Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Nils Hoglander to a three-year, $9 million contract Sunday.,Hoglander, 23, scored a career-high 24 goals and added 12 assists in 80 games last season. ,The new deal will begin in the 2025-26 season because Hoglander has one season remaining on a two-year, $2.2 ...

Kevin Yu wins Sanderson Farms in playoff for maiden tour title
Kevin Yu of Taiwan birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Beau Hossler and win his first title on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday in Jackson, Miss.,Yu shot a 5-under-par 67 to match Hossler (68) at 23-under 265. They returned to the tee at the par-4 18th hole at the Coun...

SEC fines Arkansas, Vanderbilt for field storming
The Southeastern Conference announced on Sunday that it will fine both Vanderbilt University and the University of Arkansas for "violations of the league's access to competition area policy," or in layman's terms, for not preventing fans from storming the field Saturday.,Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 SEC) sc...