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Mets RHP Griffin Canning heading for MRI on injured ankle
New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning was helped off the field Thursday night after sustaining a left ankle injury in the third inning of their home game against the Atlanta Braves.,After the game, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters the team believes it is an Achilles injury and tha...
NBA draft shifts Cooper Flagg's biggest ROY threats
Cooper Flagg is still the prohibitive favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors next season, but the players viewed as his biggest competition shifted after the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.,Flagg opened as the -400 ROY favorite by BetMGM, although those odds were trimmed to -225 with the No. 1...
College stars go early in second round of NBA draft
Former college basketball stars Ryan Kalkbrenner and Johni Broome went among the first five picks of the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday night.,Kalkbrenner, the 7-foot-1 center who won four straight Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards at Creighton, was the fourth pick of the ...
Mets overcome starter's injury to blank Braves
Five pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout as the New York Mets overcame the loss of starting pitcher Griffin Canning to stop the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-0 Thursday night and earn a split of the teams' four-game series.,New York moved back into first place in the NL East by a half-game over Ph...
Mets starter Griffin Canning (leg) helped off field vs. Braves
New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning was helped off the field Thursday night after sustaining an injury to his left leg in the third inning of their home game against the Atlanta Braves.,Canning threw a pitch to Atlanta shortstop Nick Allen, who grounded out to shortstop Francisco Lindor. ...
Unbeaten Alouettes, winless Tiger-Cats ready for divisional clash
The Montreal Alouettes will seek to continue their sizzling start when they visit the winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.,The Alouettes (3-0) have put last season's bitter finish in the rearview mirror, outscoring their first three opponents by a combined 49 points.,Montreal leads the CFL i...
Aldrich Potgieter, Kevin Roy break course record at Rocket Classic
The course record at Detroit Golf Club was threatened, tied and then finally toppled on Thursday at the Rocket Classic.,After budding Australian star Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under-par 63 to match the course record, it came down when Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa wrapped up a 10-under 62.,Just min...
Kevin Roy, Aldrich Potgieter shoot 62s to open Rocket Classic
Kevin Roy and South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under-par 62 to break the single-round scoring record at Detroit Golf Club and take the first-round lead at the Rocket Classic on Thursday.,Roy and Potgieter only have a one-shot edge over Mark Hubbard, Max Greyserman and Australia's Min Wo...
Blue Jackets bring back F Brendan Gaunce in trade with Wild
Columbus acquired former Blue Jackets forward Brendan Gaunce from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in exchange for minor league forward Cameron Butler.,Gaunce, 31, collected one assist, four penalty minutes, seven blocked shots and 18 hits in 12 games last season, his lone campaign with the Wild.,For ...
Sacramento State plans to play in FBS in '26 despite NCAA denial
At the very least, Sacramento State football is determined, vowing to move from the FCS level to FBS in 2026 even though the NCAA Division I council denied a waiver this week for the program to move up a level.,Since 2024, Sacramento State has expressed a desire to move into college football's highe...
Tigers blank A's in Dietrich Enns' successful return to majors
Dietrich Enns pitched five scoreless innings in his first major league outing since 2021 as the host Detroit Tigers silenced the Athletics, 8-0, on Thursday afternoon.,Enns, who made nine relief appearances with Tampa Bay four seasons ago before pitching in Japan and Korea, was called up from Triple...
Min Woo Lee (63) ties course record at Rocket Classic
Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under 63 in the first round of the Rocket Classic on Thursday, tying a course record at the Detroit Golf Club.,Starting on the back nine, the 26-year-old Australian opened birdie-bogey, then rattled off nine birdies over the next 16 holes. He closed with three consecutive bird...
Mammoth acquire F JJ Peterka, sign him to 5-year deal
The Utah Mammoth acquired forward JJ Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and promptly signed him to a five-year, $38.5 million contract.,The Sabres, in turn, received defenseman Michael Kesselring and forward Josh Doan for Peterka, who was in line to become a restricted free agent on July 1....
Juan Soto looks to lead Mets to split with Braves
Any semblance of a slump for Juan Soto is long gone.,After Wednesday night, the rest of his New York Mets teammates hope they'll be saying the same thing.,The Mets will look to salvage a split of a four-game series Thursday night, when they host the Atlanta Braves in a battle of longtime National Le...
A's Jeffrey Springs seeks success vs. Tigers with an altered changeup
Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs didn't give up a run in his most recent start until the last pitch. ,With renewed confidence in his changeup, Springs will try to build off that outing in the series finale against the Tigers at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Springs held the Cleveland Guardians...
Reports: NHL's CBA talks may result in 84-game schedule
The NHL's regular season may see an increase from 82 to 84 games for the 2026-27 season, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday, as the league and the players' association negotiate the schedule change during their collective bargaining agreement discussions.,An imbalanced number of division g...
NBA trade notebook: Grizzlies trade 4 picks for Cedric Coward
The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the first big moves on NBA Draft night by sending two first-round picks and two second-rounders to the Portland Trail Blazers for the No. 11 overall selection, which they used to take Washington State guard Cedric Coward on Wednesday night.,The Grizzlies sent the No...
Jets ‘Ring of Honor’ DE Gerry Philbin dies at 83
Gerry Philbin, a member of the New York Jets' Super Bowl III championship team and a two-time All-Pro over a 10-year career, has died at the age of 83, the Jets announced Wednesday.,The former defensive end was first-team All-Pro in 1968 and '69, and also named to the Pro Bowl those two seasons.,Wit...
NBA roundup: Grizzlies trade 4 picks for Cedric Coward
The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the first big moves on NBA Draft night by sending two first-round picks and two second-rounders to the Portland Trail Blazers for the No. 11 overall selection, which they used to take Washington State guard Cedric Coward Wednesday night.,The Grizzlies sent the No. 1...
Juan Soto (2 HRs) sets MLB record as Mets drop Braves
Juan Soto hit two homers Wednesday night for the host New York Mets, who ended their drought against the Atlanta Braves by cruising to a 7-3 victory in the third game of a four-game series.,Ronny Mauricio also homered for the Mets, who won for just the second time in their last 12 games. New York en...