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Toronto FC hope to keep playoff hopes alive vs. CF Montreal
Toronto FC will look to extend their point streak to four matches and finish August with an unbeaten record when they host CF Montreal on Saturday night.,The Reds (5-13-9, 24 points) will look to keep their slim MLS Cup playoff hopes alive and sweep the season series against Montreal at BMO Field.,T...

NFL preseason ratings surge 17 percent, highest since '18
The NFL regular season hasn't even started yet, but viewership for the league is still setting records.,The league announced that this year's preseason averaged a record 2.2 million viewers per game across NFL Network, ESPN, CBS, NBC and FOX. That mark is 17 percent up from last year and the league'...

Surging Athletics, Rangers set for AL West clash
The Texas Rangers are looking to follow up their highest scoring output in 14 years, while the Athletics are aiming to build on a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.,Yet the timing of Thursday's off-day wasn't good for either team.,The Athletics have won 21 of 31 games and don't want a break, wh...
MLB Wild Card Race: Can Seattle Mariners and New York Mets Hold On?
Seattle and New York have clear wild card cushions entering September, but past playoff sprints suggest underdogs could still crash the field....

Differing stakes for Dream, Wings in late-season matchup
The Atlanta Dream welcome the Dallas Wings to College Park, Ga. in a matchup between two teams who sit on opposite ends of the standings on Friday night.,But both teams are competing for different things at the end of the WNBA regular season.,The Dream (24-14) can clinch a guaranteed spot in the pla...

Reports: Rangers SS Corey Seager set for appendectomy
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is set to undergo an appendectomy, multiple outlets reported Thursday, and is expected to miss multiple weeks, putting the remainder of his regular season in jeopardy.,Seager, 31, hit a home run among his two hits against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night...

Iowa excited to showcase upgraded offense vs. Albany
After being one of the nation's worst offensive teams in recent years, there is hope that things will change this season for Iowa entering its season opener Saturday against FCS opponent Albany in Iowa City, Iowa.,Over the offseason, Iowa welcomed in transfer Mark Gronowski, who compiled a 49-6 care...

Sounders shut out Galaxy, charge into Leagues Cup final
Pedro de la Vega and Osaze De Rosario each scored his third goal of the Leagues Cup as the Seattle Sounders earned a 2-0 semifinal victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday in Carson, Calif.,Seattle will host the final on Sunday against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, who won the tournament in ...

A'ja Wilson, Aces edge Dream for 12th consecutive win
A'ja Wilson produced 34 points and nine rebounds, Jackie Young added a triple-double and the visiting Las Vegas Aces rode a dominant third quarter to their 12th consecutive victory, 81-75 against the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday.,Young amassed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for her second tripl...

Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...

Reports: Patriots releasing WR Kendrick Bourne at his request
The New England Patriots are granting wide receiver Kendrick Bourne's request to be released, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,CBS Sports reported that a potential trade with the Vikings didn't materialize, and Minnesota filled its receiver need Wednesday in a trade with the Carolina Panthers fo...

Ex-NFL QB Jay Cutler gets jail time in DUI plea deal
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler is scheduled to report to jail in Tennessee on Sept. 29 after accepting a plea deal in a case involving DUI and gun charges.,Cutler, 42, entered a guilty plea to driving under the influence in court on Tuesday. He was arrested Oct. 17, 2024, after his Dodge Ram truc...

Titans place RB Tyjae Spears (ankle) on IR
Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears was placed on injured reserve Tuesday as he works his way back from a high-ankle sprain.,The move will keep Spears off the field for at least the first four games of the season for the Titans.,Spears, who was spotted this week in a walking boot, sustained t...

Streaking Aces, rising Dream to battle for second place in WNBA
The Las Vegas Aces are the hottest team in the WNBA, and the Atlanta Dream have set a franchise record for wins in a season.,The Aces will visit the Dream on Wednesday night in a game that will affect the top half of the playoff picture.,The Aces (25-14) won their 11th consecutive game when they bea...

Nebraska, Cincinnati to square off in key opening matchup
Nebraska and Cincinnati will meet Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., in the only Power Four matchup of the day.,Coming off a season in which they played in a bowl game for the first time since 2016, the Cornhuskers enter their third season under head coach Matt Rhule -- who has...

Pirates reinstate OF Oneil Cruz, DFA LHP Andrew Heaney
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated outfielder Oneil Cruz from the concussion injured list Tuesday, while left-hander Andrew Heaney was designated for assignment.,The Pirates also recalled right-hander Dauri Moreta from Triple-A Indianapolis, while rookie second baseman Ronny Simon was optioned to Tri...

Former South Florida coach Jim Leavitt facing battery, theft charges
Former South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt was arrested on Monday evening in St. Petersburg, Fla., on a felony grand theft charge and misdemeanor charges of simple battery and domestic battery.,Leavitt, 68, grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the arm as she tried to walk away and took her Louis Vuitto...

Saints choose QB1: Spencer Rattler over Tyler Shough
Spencer Rattler will be the starting quarterback when the New Orleans Saints open their season against the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 7.,New head coach Kellen Moore made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon after a tight competition between Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough, a second-round p...

Mets president: Manager Carlos Mendoza to return in '26
Carlos Mendoza will return next season as the manager of the New York Mets, president of baseball operations David Stearns confirmed Tuesday.,"Oh yeah, Mendy's doing a great job," Stearns told "The Show" podcast. "I think he's the right person for this job.",Mendoza, 46, is in his second season as m...

Report: Titans to place RB Tyjae Spears (ankle) on IR
Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears will be placed on injured reserve as he works his way back from a high-ankle sprain, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The move will keep Spears off the field for at least the first four games of the season for the Titans.,Spears, who was spotted this week in a walkin...