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Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (toe) will not pitch in playoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw will not pitch in the playoffs, manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday.,Kershaw has been sidelined since the end of August due to a bone spur in his left big toe. Roberts announced the news on Kershaw after the latter was left off the team's 26-...
Four-star RB Ousmane Kromah picks Georgia
Four-star ranked running back Ousmane Kromah selected the University of Georgia in a hat picking ceremony Saturday, giving the Bulldogs a commitment from one of the top running backs in the country.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">??LEE COUNTY RUNN...
Trail Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe undergoes abdomen surgery
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe underwent successful surgery Friday for a core muscle injury and will be re-evaluated in six weeks.,Sharpe, 20, hasn't played since Jan. 11, when he sustained a lower abdominal strain during a 139-77 loss against the host Oklahoma City Thunder. After a lac...
Guardians deliver hits, pitching to shut out Tigers in Game 1
Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as the Cleveland Guardians jumped all over the visiting Detroit Tigers while notching a 7-0 victory on Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.,David Fry added a two-run double in the sixth inning as Cle...
LJ Johnson scores go-ahead TD to lift SMU past No. 22 Louisville
LJ Johnson's 1-yard touchdown run with 6:39 remaining in the fourth quarter lifted visiting SMU to a 34-27 win over No. 22 LSU on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.,The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 ACC) drove 89 yards in 11 plays for the winning score. Quarterback Kevin Jennings, who accounted for...
Cardinals downgrade TE Trey McBride to questionable vs. 49ers
Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride has been downgraded to questionable to play in Sunday's road game against the San Francisco 49ers due to a rib injury. ,McBride was cleared from concussion protocol earlier this week after sitting out Arizona's 42-14 setback to the Washington Commanders last ...
Braedyn Locke passes Wisconsin to 18th straight win over Purdue
Braedyn Locke passed for three touchdowns and Tawee Walker ran for three more as the Wisconsin Badgers dominated visiting Purdue, 52-6, for their 18th consecutive victory over the Boilermakers in a Big Ten matchup Saturday.,Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) bounced back after lopsided losses to now top-r...
Patriots rule out S Jabrill Peppers vs. Dolphins
The New England Patriots downgraded safety Jabrill Peppers from questionable to out on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins because of a shoulder injury.,Peppers did not practice on Wednesday and was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday.,New England (1-3) also could be thin at the position agai...
Odell Beckham Jr. activated, set for Dolphins debut Sunday
Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham is set to make his Miami Dolphins debut on Sunday following Saturday's activation from the physically unable to perform list.,Beckham, 31, signed a one-year, $8.25 million deal with the Dolphins in May, but he missed the first four games of the season ...
Colts downgrade QB Anthony Richardson to doubtful vs. Jags
Veteran Joe Flacco is in line to start Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Indianapolis Colts downgraded fellow quarterback Anthony Richardson to doubtful.,Richardson was a limited participant in practice all week after sustaining an oblique injury in the Colts' 27-24 victory ov...
Cowboys place WR Brandin Cooks (knee) on IR
The Dallas Cowboys placed wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve Saturday due to a knee issue.,The infection followed a medical procedure Cooks had on the knee while remaining in New York after the Cowboys' 20-15 victory over the Giants on Sept. 26.,The move will sideline Cooks for the next ...
LNG, Gen.G move on to knockout stage at Worlds
LNG Esports and Gen.G Esports advanced to the knockout stage by winning their Round 3 fixtures on Saturday at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage in Berlin.,LNG Esports recorded a 2-0 victory over Dplus while Gen.G Esports posted a 2-1 win over Hanwha Life Esports to move on at...
Guardians leave RHP Ben Lively off ALDS roster vs. Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians will be without right-handed pitcher Ben Lively for the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, despite Lively serving as a crucial member of the starting rotation in the regular season. ,Lively finished 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts but was left off...
Greg Landry, former Lions QB and assistant coach, dies at 77
Former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at age 77, the team announced.,"We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry," the Lions posted Friday on social media.,His cause of death was not given.,A New Hampshire nati...
NHL season-preview capsules: Metropolitan Division
CAROLINA HURRICANES,Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour (seventh season),Last season: 52-23-7, 111 points, second place in Metropolitan Division,This season: A perennial top-tier club, the Hurricanes swung for the fences last season and were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round for the ...
Manchester United look to regain footing vs. surging Aston Villa
Manchester United will look for a result that could take some pressure off manager Erik ten Hag on Sunday when they visit Aston Villa, which is coming off its best European win in decades.,The Red Devils (2-3-1, 7 points) have now gone four matches in all competitions -- and two in the league -- wit...
Local favorite Grant Enfinger earns Truck win at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Grant Enfinger, the home-crowd favorite, claimed the victory in Friday afternoon's Love's RV Stop 225 Playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway -- the Alabama native's second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at the big track and the most important.,The victory gives Enfinger an aut...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (ankle) likely back for NLDS opener
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was asked Friday whether his ailing right ankle would allow him to play in the National League Division Series opener on Saturday against the San Diego Padres.,"I feel good," Freeman said before clarifying. "Good enough.",Freeman got hurt the last ti...
Houston offense awakens in 30-19 win over TCU
Zeon Chriss threw for a touchdown and ran for another Friday night as Houston rebounded from consecutive shutouts to earn a 30-19 Big 12 Conference win over TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.,Chriss completed 15 of 18 passes for 141 yards while running for a game-high 97 yards on 11 carries. The Cougars (2-4...
LNG Esports among 4 teams to start Swiss Stage 2-0 at LoL Worlds
LNG Esports, Gen.G Esports, Hanwha Life Esports and Dplus advanced to the Round 3 High matches by winning their Round 2 fixtures on Friday at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage in Berlin.,Those four clubs are now one win away from punching their tickets to the Knockout Stage a...