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Giants QB Tommy DeVito in line to start vs. Ravens
New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito is expected to start Sunday's game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens should Drew Lock be unable to play, head coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday.,Per Daboll, DeVito will take first-team reps in practice on Wednesday with Lock in a walking boot due to ...
World Cup hosts: Six countries in '30, Saudi Arabia in '34
The 2030 World Cup will take place across six countries on three continents, while Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer competition in 2034, FIFA announced Wednesday.,Both decisions were overwhelmingly affirmed by applause during a virtual meeting of the 211-member FIFA general congress. The resu...
Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Jozy Altidore join Bills ownership
Basketball Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are two of the 10 minority partners added to the Buffalo Bills' ownership group, the team announced during the NFL league meetings in Dallas on Wednesday.,"It's a huge honor to join this historic Bills organization," Carter said in a statement...
Michigan CB Will Johnson enters 2025 NFL Draft
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson entered the 2025 NFL Draft, ending his college career with his sights set on being a first-round pick in April. ,Johnson, ranked as a top 10 player overall by Field Level Media in the 2025 draft rankings, is one of two Wolverines defenders to declare for the draft th...
Former Tulane QB Darian Mensah transferring to Duke
Former Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah said he is transferring to Duke.,The top-ranked player in ESPN's transfer portal rankings confirmed his decision Wednesday with ESPN.,Mensah, who visited the Durham, N.C., campus on Tuesday, said he was impressed by Duke coach Manny Diaz.,"He gets you going; h...
Ahead of Showdown, Brooks Koepka envisions LIV v. PGA 'Ryder Cup style'
Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are ready to up the stakes of the "The Showdown," an exhibition being staged Tuesday in Las Vegas between the LIV Golf pairing and PGA Tour powers Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.,"All of us can align and bring something bigger and better so we can have a coupl...
Baycurrent Inc. named title sponsor of PGA Tour's Japan event
The PGA Tour and Baycurrent Inc. announced a multi-year agreement on Wednesday that positions the Tokyo-based consulting firm as the title sponsor of the reimagined Baycurrent Classic in Japan.,The event will relocate to Yokohama Country Club and be contested as part of the PGA TOUR's FedExCup Fall....
Ohio lawmaker wants to make flag-planting a felony
An Ohio lawmaker has introduced legislation that would make it a felony offense for an opponent to plant its flag in the center of Ohio Stadium.,The O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act introduced Tuesday by Republican state Rep. Josh Williams comes in response to a midfield brawl that broke out in Columbus o...
Raptors F Scottie Barnes (ankle) out at least one week
Toronto Raptors swingman Scottie Barnes will be sidelined at least one week with a sprained right ankle, the team confirmed Wednesday.,Barnes, 23, sustained the injury midway through the third quarter in Monday night's 113-108 home loss to the New York Knicks. X-rays were negative and further imagin...
Report: Al Michaels, 80, expected to return to Amazon in '25
Broadcaster Al Michaels will return for another season in Amazon Prime Video's NFL booth, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Michaels, 80, currently is in the final season of a three-year deal that reportedly pays him about $15 million per season.,Prime Video hosts the NFL's Thursday night games, in a...
Chicago Fire sign MLS NEXT Pro MVP David Poreba
The Chicago Fire signed 2024 MLS NEXT Pro MVP David Poreba to a first-team contract on Wednesday.,The deal with the 22-year-old midfielder runs through 2025 with club options for 2026 through 2028.,Poreba also earned Best XI honors and won the MLS NEXT Pro Golden Boot with 18 goals and six assists i...
Berlin to host its first NFL game in 2025
The NFL will play its first-ever regular season game in Berlin in 2025, when the league debuts in the German capital.,The game will take place at the historic 75,000-seat Olympic Stadium as part of a "multiyear commitment.",The NFL has held games in Munich and Frankfurt since 2022.,"Germany has a ri...
Rangers order up more power, acquire Jake Burger from Marlins
Jake Burger is on the move from the Miami Marlins to the Texas Rangers, who acquired the right-handed power bat in exchange for three prospects on Tuesday night. ,Burger returns to the American League following one full season in Miami in which he hit 29 home runs. The Marlins acquired Burger before...
One-time Oregon commit, Miss. State QB Michael Van Buren Jr. hits portal
Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. hit the transfer portal after one season in Starkville, igniting another likely string of dominoes on the college QB carousel.,The true freshman started eight games for the Bulldogs in 2024, taking over as QB1 when starter Blake Shapen was injured,...
Carlos Sainz patient, motivated to return Williams to legendary roots
Carlos Sainz knows the process of moving Williams up the Formula 1 grid will take some time, but the 30-year-old Spaniard said his motivation to do so is "unbelievable.",Sainz jumped in his Williams car for end-of-season testing on Tuesday, and posted the second-fastest time behind Charles Leclerc a...
Rundown 49ers host recharged Rams in NFC West battle
The San Francisco 49ers can't seem to catch a break.,Injuries have plagued San Francisco all season, and the Niners will have to deal with even more adversity on that front as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night in Santa Clara, Calif.,Just 10 months removed from a Super Bowl ...
South Alabama, WMU kick off bowl season in Montgomery
South Alabama and Western Michigan will face each other in football for the first time when they meet Saturday night in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,However, the men leading both programs do have some familiarity with one another: Both were on Nick Saban's first staff at Alab...
No. 3 Iowa State brings balance into rivalry clash vs. Iowa
Iowa State rolled past winless Jackson State on Sunday, four days after posting a double-digit victory against then-No. 5 Marquette.,An opponent's pedigree hardly matters to the No. 3 Cyclones, who will shoot for their fifth straight win when they visit in-state rival Iowa on Thursday in Iowa City.,...
Pitt trying to find consistency as Eastern Kentucky visits
Pitt is out to redeem itself after two weeks of inconsistent play as it prepares to host Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday night.,The Panthers (8-2) have had a couple of hiccups since a 6-0 start to the season, dropping two of their past four games. They were blown out 90-57 by Mississippi State in an S...
INF Spencer Horwitz dealt twice, ends up with Pirates
Infielder Spencer Horwitz began Tuesday as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and ended it as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, after a brief stopover with the Cleveland Guardians.,First, the Blue Jays acquired three-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman Andres Gimenez and right-hander Nick Sandli...