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White Sox blank Angels, staying on 120 losses for third straight day
Andrew Vaughn and Lenyn Sosa both delivered two RBIs during a seven-run fifth inning and Chris Flexen pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as the host Chicago White Sox topped the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 on Thursday to earn a series sweep.,Chicago (39-120) again avoided surpassing the expansion 1962 New Yor...
Eagles WR Britain Covey out 6 weeks with broken scapula
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Britain Covey told reporters Thursday that he will be sidelined for six weeks with a broken scapula.,Covey, 27, said he will not require surgery for the shoulder injury sustained during Sunday's victory at New Orleans.,Covey has seven catches for 34 yards and one pu...
Driver Daniel Ricciardo out at RB, replaced by Liam Lawson
Daniel Ricciardo's rumored exit from RB is now a done deal.,RB, the sister team of Red Bull, announced Thursday that Ricciardo is being dropped from the roster effective immediately and won't race in the final six Formula One events of the season. The 35-year-old Australian, who has eight wins and 3...
Coco Gauff confirms Matt Daly added to coaching team
Coco Gauff rebounded quickly following her split from Brad Gilbert by adding Matt Daly to her coaching team.,Daly joins Jean-Christophe "JC" Faurel in assisting Gauff, who parted ways with Gilbert last week.,Daly, 45, recently coached Canadian Denis Shapovalov on the ATP Tour last season.,"I'm reall...
Report: Kings D Drew Doughty sustains fractured ankle
Los Angeles Kings veteran defenseman Drew Doughty sustained a fractured left ankle during a preseason game versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, the Daily Faceoff reported.,Per the report, he is scheduled to undergo additional imaging to determine if there is other structural damage.,Doughty...
Don’t Quit on Daniel Jones Quite Yet
The New York Giants avoided the dreaded 0-3 start, and quarterback Daniel Jones has the rest of the season to prove himself....
Dubious distinction awaits either White Sox or Angels
One team's run of futility will become a record on Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels and White Sox square off in Chicago.,On one hand is Los Angeles (63-95), which has dropped a pair of one-run decisions to begin this three-game series to tie the franchise record for losses in a season....
White Sox win in extras, again avoid record loss
Andrew Benintendi's RBI single in the 10th inning led host Chicago to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday as the White Sox averted a modern major league-record 121st loss in a season for the second straight day.,Jose Quijada (2-1) struck out Luis Robert Jr. to begin the 10th innin...
Pass rushes key as Eagles visit Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have surrendered 12 sacks while recording none of their own in their past two games.,Flipping that script could be critical to Sunday's result as the Philadelphia Eagles visit Tampa, Fla., for a battle of 2-1 teams.,Baker Mayfield was sacked seven times in last weekend's stu...
Steelers throw No. 1 defense at Colts, young playmakers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers and host Indianapolis Colts meet Sunday, it'll be a matchup of a young offense relying on an explosive rusher against the league's top-ranked defense.,Critical to the Colts' success is the 1-2 punch of sophomore quarterback Anthony Richardson and running back Jonathan Ta...
Eagles OG Mekhi Becton to play with cast on injured finger vs. Bucs
Philadelphia Eagles right guard Mekhi Becton said Wednesday that he tore a ligament in his left ring finger in last week's victory over the New Orleans Saints but will wear a cast and be able to play this Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,Becton was listed as a limited participant at Wednesda...
Cowboys, Jaguars favorites to land Bill Belichick
Dallas and Jacksonville are off to a combined 1-5 start to a season in which they were viewed as legitimate contenders, so it came as little surprise that Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and Jaguars coach Doug Pederson are the current favorites to be the first fired.,Add to the mix that arguably the gre...
Rest of Mets-Braves set ppd.; DH Monday may decide NL wild-card race
The games Wednesday and Thursday between the host Atlanta Braves and New York Mets were postponed by MLB due to Hurricane Helene approaching the southeastern United States, meaning the newly scheduled Monday doubleheader in Atlanta may determine all three National League wild-card spots. ,Entering W...
Fired-up Jim Furyk, U.S. eye 10th straight Presidents Cup win
Though there have been some close calls in recent memory, the United States has won nine straight Presidents Cups and counting, making its every-other-year contest against the International team pretty predictable., ,But don't tell U.S. captain Jim Furyk that an upset would spice up the event. One A...
Commanders RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) out for Week 4
Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler has been ruled out for this week's game with a concussion. ,Ekeler exited Monday night's win at Cincinnati in the second half with the injury and also a lacerated ear, Commanders coach Dan Quinn told reporters. It is Ekeler's third documented concussi...
Florida State, Florida, Georgia on high alert as Hurricane Helene nears landfall
Hurricane Helene began building speed Wednesday with Tallahassee, Fla., and the campus of Florida State University projected to feel the full force of the storm late Thursday night. ,Head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles are scheduled to play in Dallas at SMU on Saturday night and could change t...
North Carolina draws archrival Duke after embarrassing loss
Looking ahead to Saturday's game at Duke is the top priority for North Carolina after last week's disturbing result and a hectic few days.,Tar Heels coach Mack Brown said it's a good time to play the neighboring Blue Devils in Durham, N.C., because the Tar Heels need to bond together for a common ca...
Yankees place LHP Nestor Cortes (elbow) on injured list
New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes landed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow flexor strain Wednesday, the same day he was scheduled to start a potential American League East-clinching game against the Baltimore Orioles.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for Cortes, who pitched well in ...
Browns place G Wyatt Teller (knee) on IR
The Cleveland Browns placed Pro Bowl guard Wyatt Teller on injured reserve Wednesday.,The move will keep Teller off the field for at least the next four games for the Browns (1-2).,Teller sustained his knee injury during the third quarter of Cleveland's 21-15 loss to the New York Giants last Sunday....
Report: Yankees' Nestor Cortes to have MRI on elbow
New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes is set to have an MRI on his pitching elbow on Wednesday -- the same day he was scheduled to start a potential American League East-clinching game against the Baltimore Orioles, ESPN reported.,Based on Cortes' recent performances, his elbow didn't seem to b...